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Stories Could Help People Fall in Love with the World Again

April 23, 2021 Michael DornanLeave a comment

As botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer says, "The idea of reciprocity, of recognizing that we humans do have gifts that we can give in return for all that has been given to us [by nature] is, I think, a really generative and creative way to be a human in the world."

Posted in songwritingTagged art, creativity, ecology, independent musician, indie music, music, nature, reviews, storytelling

Like a Bolt from the Heavens it Flew

February 26, 2021April 1, 2021 Michael DornanLeave a comment

The album opener is ‘Kingfishers Catch Fire’, a song I've been trying to harness for years. Though it got a 2020 update, the lyric was mostly written in 2014, whirling out of me with caffeinated ease in a single session...

Posted in songwritingTagged birdwatching, creativity, folk, indie, nature, new album, new music, poetry, singer-songwriter, songwriter, writing

Let the water teem with living creatures

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 Michael DornanLeave a comment

I've been taking audio recordings of the sea, of rivers, creating software instruments out of samples I made in a forest and just loving how the growing world (plant life, recently fledged birds, amphibians) has given me therapy while the human world has been rather locked down.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged bjork, creativity, inspiration, messiaen, music, nature, new music
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