This is for those who sing on one note
So others are free to dream and to hope
So others can sing all over the scale
So others can rest and simply exhale
This is for those who stay in the chord
The internal voice so often ignored
Faithful and steady they drone on and on,
Never much noticed until they are gone
THIS IS MY DREAM, THIS IS MY HOPE
TO SWALLOW MY SONG AND SING ON ONE NOTE.
This is for those who sing the insides
The altos and tenors shaping our lives
The parents and friends who take on the cost
Of feeding the hungry and finding the lost.
This is for those who sing on one note
So others are free to dream and to hope
We honor their work, their countless refrains
We promise their work has not been in vain.
THIS IS MY DREAM, THIS IS MY HOPE
TO SWALLOW MY SONG AND SING ON ONE NOTE.
credits
from Slivers of Light,
released January 1, 2014
Travis Ford, voice / Secretary Michael, keyboard
The freak-folk collective's debut is full of rich, haunted vocals and experimental melodies derived from more traditional idioms Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 9, 2021
Delicate, plangent indie rock from this Toronto singer-songwriter, who here explores the many aspects of depression. Bandcamp New & Notable May 30, 2018
The haunting new record from Canadian folk artist Avi C. Engel bridges old and new traditions with a minimalist approach. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 24, 2024
Hushed folk-based songs build from feathery acoustic guitar figures and draped with layers of keys and pedal steel. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 14, 2023
Sanguine but uplifting, the Toronto singer-songwriter's "transfigured" folk songs ponder existential themes with grace and wonder. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 21, 2023
A dreamy improv-folk collage from Toronto multi-instrumentalist Clara Engel, who plays cigar box guitar, talharpa, melodica, and many more. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 20, 2022
More genre-hopping folk experiments from the Toronto artist, utilizing lap steel guitars, tongue drums, found instruments, and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 25, 2021