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The Sun Shines Through You (Single just for Andrea Taroppi to download)

The Sun Shines Through You (Single just for Andrea Taroppi to download)

Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
May 10, 2022 19:53
Genre: Alternative
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This is just #4, suitable for Andrea Taroppi to download, extracted from the album of 6 short pieces, The Evening Visitor.  To download, click on the little "Download All" which is just below and to the right of the picture...
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    Feathering the Tiny Prop Feathers

    Feathering the Tiny Prop Feathers

    Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
    February 10, 2022 18:02
    Genre: Alternative
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    The melody is taken from just a segment of the winnow.  I had difficulty making a loop without a connecting click sound, so I ended up using just short, hesitant little notes.  These were modulated by a tiny bit of LFO,...
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      Nook's Pluck (Peako)

      Nook's Pluck (Peako)

      Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
      December 09, 2021 16:36
      Genre: Alternative
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      My goat Peako loved Nook, shown here with him soon after a spring shearing. Peako would stand next to him and rub his head on Nook’s shoulder, something which I think Nook enjoyed as well too. The plucks are designed in...
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        SYNTH HORN added to Living With My Donkeys

        SYNTH HORN added to Living With My Donkeys

        Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
        September 30, 2021 17:00
        Genre: Ambient
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        This is the version of Living With My Donkeys with me playing the horn part on a synthesized horn (ie, playing a fake French horn on a keyboard--yeuch!)  BUT, it will give you an idea of how the pieces will sound when the...
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          Jewel Dirks posted the song Sunny’s Purr, "Inside The Lion's Throat"

          May 10, 2022 20:55
          Sunny’s Purr, "Inside The Lion's Throat"
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          Jewel Dirks updated the song The Sun Shines Through You

          May 10, 2022 20:46
          The Sun Shines Through You
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          Jewel Dirks updated the song The Sun Shines Through You

          May 10, 2022 20:46
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          Jewel Dirks updated the song The Sun Shines Through You

          May 10, 2022 20:46
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          Jewel Dirks updated the song The Sun Shines Through You

          May 10, 2022 20:46
          The Sun Shines Through You
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          Jewel Dirks updated the song The Sun Shines Through You

          May 10, 2022 20:46
          The Sun Shines Through You
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          The Sun Shines Through You (Single just for Andrea Taroppi to download)

          The Sun Shines Through You (Single just for Andrea Taroppi to download)

          Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
          May 10, 2022 19:53
          Genre: Alternative
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          This is just #4, suitable for Andrea Taroppi to download, extracted from the album of 6 short pieces, The Evening Visitor.  To download, click on the little "Download All" which is just below and to the right of the picture...
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            Inside the Lion's Throat

            Inside the Lion's Throat

            Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
            April 29, 2022 23:19
            Genre: Alternative
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            My greatest fear when I’m packing in wilderness areas is encountering a mountain lion.  I know how to avoid lightning, and am good at hanging my food to avoid bear encounters.  I don’t travel in highly populated grizzly...
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              The Sun Shines Through You

              The Sun Shines Through You

              Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
              May 10, 2022 20:46
              Genres: Alternative, Ambient
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              This is just the fourth movement from the album, The Evening Visitor, extracted solely for Andrea to download.  For the program notes, please click here....
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                Lurking Beneath the Surface

                Lurking Beneath the Surface

                Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                April 29, 2022 23:36
                Genre: Alternative
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                Click here for details on 4. Lurking Beneath the Surface....
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                  Those Claws

                  Those Claws

                  Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                  April 29, 2022 23:27
                  Genre: Alternative
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                  Click here for details on 3. Those Claws....
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                    Living With My Donkeys, SCORE for Horn and Donkey Bray

                    Living With My Donkeys, SCORE for Horn and Donkey Bray

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                    The Living With My Donkeys score is 11 x 14, covered and bound, 39 stiff card stock pages, with music, color photos and story line.  I also send a thumb drive, SDHD card and/or CD which has the Donkey Bray part for...
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                      After 35 years....

                      Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                      December 13, 2021 17:29
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                      Virginia finally prohibits LGBT discrimination link...
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                        "Living With My Donkeys" receives Honorable Mention

                        Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                        September 30, 2021 18:21
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                        The International Alliance for Women in Music awarded Honorable Mention for the Pauline Oliveros New Genre Prize to Living With My Donkeys.  What an honor!   Here's their news release....
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                          Sarah Willis Receives MBE

                          Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                          June 16, 2021 21:24
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                          Sarah Willis, horn player and human extraordinaire, has been included in Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Birthday Honours list to be awarded the title of MBE for her "services to Charity and for the promotion of Classical...
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                            My Music on Minerva Spotify Playlist

                            Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                            June 16, 2021 21:16
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                            The Minerva Festival of Cambridge is now featuring my music on their Spotify playlist.  Thanks so much, you dear friends!   Minerva Festival...
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