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In the summer of 2022 my wife Lisa and I attended a reunion of some classmates from the University of Rhode Island. It was a joyful and wonderful reconnection of old acquaintances, many of whom had not seen each other in several decades. Among those in attendance was David Nedwidek, a singer/songwriter/guitarist who I played with during our college days. It was great to catch up with David as he and I spoke together about the musical and other paths our lives had taken.
After the reunion David and I continued to stay in touch as he began creating songs for what was to become his recently released album Over the Moon. I play on two songs on that album, including the title track and another called Wounded Knee, a song that reflects David's deep interest in, respect for and knowledge of Native American history and culture.
During that time I was also recording tracks for my own new album of Native American style flute music. After working with David on his songs I knew I wanted him to play on my album as well. I sent him solo flute tracks for three songs and was completely amazed by the guitar parts he created to accompany them.
At our second URI reunion in summer 2023 David and I performed one of our songs for the group gathered in the living room for an after dinner jam. After playing our song I told the group it was as yet unnamed and asked if anyone had any thoughts for a title. One of our friends immediately suggested "Reunion", a perfect title for our composition!
In this holiday season full of family and friends reuniting and reconnecting I would like to offer our song Reunion as a musical gift from David and me to all of you. You can download it for free from BandCamp. We wish you peaceful holidays, filled with the love of friends and family who are here, and with loving memories of those who are no longer with us.
After the reunion David and I continued to stay in touch as he began creating songs for what was to become his recently released album Over the Moon. I play on two songs on that album, including the title track and another called Wounded Knee, a song that reflects David's deep interest in, respect for and knowledge of Native American history and culture.
During that time I was also recording tracks for my own new album of Native American style flute music. After working with David on his songs I knew I wanted him to play on my album as well. I sent him solo flute tracks for three songs and was completely amazed by the guitar parts he created to accompany them.
At our second URI reunion in summer 2023 David and I performed one of our songs for the group gathered in the living room for an after dinner jam. After playing our song I told the group it was as yet unnamed and asked if anyone had any thoughts for a title. One of our friends immediately suggested "Reunion", a perfect title for our composition!
In this holiday season full of family and friends reuniting and reconnecting I would like to offer our song Reunion as a musical gift from David and me to all of you. You can download it for free from BandCamp. We wish you peaceful holidays, filled with the love of friends and family who are here, and with loving memories of those who are no longer with us.
Reunion was co-written with David Nedwidek and is featured on the album Light on the Leaves. I am playing a Native American style flute and David is playing acoustic guitar.
Be sure to also check out David's new album Over the Moon.
Be sure to also check out David's new album Over the Moon.
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Digital audio files available for download at iTunes, Amazon & BandCamp.
Publishing at SheetMusicPlus and SheetMusicDirect.
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