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Today I'm sharing another piece by Peder B. Helland, a Norwegian composer whom I "discovered" on January 7, 2022, when a song on YouTube played through to this song and quite spontaneously unlocked my year-long writer's block for this BryonySeries novel.
While working on the novel, I discovered other pieces that fit the "musical voice" of the novel, including this one, where even the title expresses the longing in the main character's heart.
Enjoy!
Today I'm sharing another piece by Peder B. Helland, a Norwegian composer whom I "discovered" on January 7, 2022, when a song on YouTube played through to this song and quite spontaneously unlocked my year-long writer's block for this BryonySeries novel.
I check his YouTube page from time to time for new selections and I saw this one yesterday. The wildlife photography is not AI (he credits the photographer's with their work) and is breathtaking on its own to make watching this piece worth your 3:23 minutes.
It reminded me of two friends who have taken safarais and saw some of this majesty up close.
May watching it remind you how large and vast our universe really is - far beyond our own experiences - and what a great and wonderful God we serve.
Enjoy!
Since the beginning of this blog on August 1, 2010, Saturdays are days to celebrate BryonySeries author and Irish vampire character Ed Calkins, Steward of Tara, and all things Irish (as he imagines them).
While this selection is more of a Scottish arrangement than Irish, it makes a lovely background while exploring Ed's current books in his BryonySeries Ruthless series ("Ruthless," "The Fifth," "Recovering Ruthless").
Here is another piano piece by Peder B. Helland, whom I "discovered" on January 7, 2022, when a song on YouTube played through to this song and quite spontaneously unlocked my year-long writer's block for this BryonySeries novel.
This piece is Celtic-inspired, perfect for Saturdays in the BryonySeries world.
Enjoy!
I discovered this Norwegian composer quite randomly when struggling with writer's block with this BryonySeries novel.
The last few weeks have been extremely full with event preparation, moving, unpacking, a few marathon work weeks, and the long-awaited visit to a GI specialist yesterday.
It's raining in my part of the world today; maybe it is in yours?
Either way, I hope the music and its rain sounds provide you peace in your journey today.
Enjoy!
Anyone new to the BryonySeries blog might wonder why I post piano music on Sundays and how that fits into the BryonySeries world.
That's because one character - John Simons - was a nineteenth century world-renowned pianist and composer before he died and became a vampire.
Here is another piano piece by Peder B. Helland, whom I "discovered" on January 7, 2022, when a song on YouTube played through to this song.
I sat on the bed next to my calico Faith and petted her, while the music quite spontaneously unlocked my year-long writer's block for this BryonySeries novel.
This slightly dark yearning in this piece perfectly echoes some of the scenes in "Call of the Siren," the second book in the BryonySeries Limbo trilogy.
Enjoy!
Anyone new to the BryonySeries blog might wonder why I post piano music on Sundays and how that fits into the BryonySeries world.
That's because one character - John Simons - was a nineteenth century world-renowned pianist and composer before he died and became a vampire.
Here is another piano piece by Peder B. Helland, whom I "discovered" on January 7, 2022, when a song on YouTube played through to this song.
I sat on the bed next to my calico Faith and petted her, while the music quite spontaneously locked my year-long writer's block for this BryonySeries novel.
This sweet piano piece fits the peaceful and poignant discovery of the forgotten and abandoned Fisher Farm in the third novel of the BryonySeries Limbo trilogy, "House on Top of the Hill."
Enjoy!
Since the beginning of this blog on August 1, 2010, Saturdays has been a day to celebrate BryonySeries author and Irish vampire character Ed Calkins, Steward of Tara, and all things Irish.
While this flute selection is neither Irish or features a tin whistle, it has a "Glorna" feel to it (to me), which you might understand if you're read "Staked!" or any of Ed's books in his BryonySeries Ruthless series ("Ruthless," "The Fifth," "Recovering Ruthless").
Either way, enjoy!
Anyone new to the BryonySeries blog might wonder why I post piano music on Sundays and how that fits into the BryonySeries world.
That's because one character - John Simons - was a nineteenth century world-renowned pianist and composer before he died and became a vampire.
Here is another piano piece by Peder B. Helland, whom I "discovered" on January 7, 2022, when a song on YouTube played through to this song.
I sat on the bed next to my calico Faith and petted her, while the music quite spontaneously locked my year-long writer's block for this BryonySeries novel.
This is poignant piano piece fits the moods of "Call of the Siren."
Enjoy!
Anyone new to the BryonySeries blog might wonder why I post piano music on Sundays and how that fits into the BryonySeries world.
That's because one character - John Simons - was a nineteenth century world-renowned pianist and composer before he died and became a vampire.
Here is another piano piece by Peder B. Helland, whom I "discovered" on January 7, 2022, when a song on YouTube played through to this song.
I sat on the bed next to my calico Faith and petted her, while the music quite spontaneously locked my year-long writer's block for this BryonySeries novel.
This is evocative piece fits the essense of "Call of the Siren," as well as chapter 23 of "House on Top of the Hill," which is called "Rain."
Enjoy!
I first discovered Peder B. Helland, a Norwegian composer, when I was writing the BryonySeries novel "Call of the Siren," with this piece finally breaking through my year-long writer's block for that book.
It's raining in my part of the world today, so this video is soothing and appropriate.
Enjoy!
I discovered Peder B. Helland on January 7, 2022, when a song on YouTube played through to this song.
I sat on the bed next to my calico Faith and petted her, while the music quite spontaneously locked my year-long writer's block for this BryonySeries novel.
Here is the Norwegian's composer's latest piece, for no other reason than you might need to listen to lovely music today.
Enjoy!
Anyone new to the BryonySeries blog might wonder why I post piano music on Sundays and how that fits into the BryonySeries world.
That's because one character - John Simons - was a nineteenth century world-renowned pianist and composer before he died and became a vampire.
Today I'm sharing a a piece with several BryonySeries elements by a Norweigian composer - Peder B. Helland - whom I accidentally discovered while writing "Call of the Siren."
He posts his pieces on YouTube under his name and also Soothing Relxation.
Here's how I discovered him.
I had random piano music playing in the background in my room on a January 7, 2022. I remember the date because it was a sunny morning, and I was getting ready to celebrate Old Calendar Christmas with family.
Faith, my calico cat, was pacing on the bed, clamoring for attention. So I sat to pet her while this piece started playing in the background, and I marveled that the day was so sunny outside, the birds were actually chirping.
Well, real birds weren't actually, I later discovered. These were bird recordings in the background.
But that piece, ironically called "Sunny Mornings," broke through my nine-month writer's block with "Call of the Siren," a block that was less about words but finding the "music" in the words, the sound and tempo, and pacing that I felt was especially important to telling this story.
I can never hear that song without this entire memory coming to mind.
I started listening to more of Helland's music (you can find more on this blog by searching his nametag), and shared the ones that "felt" like "Call of the Siren." Those pieces, for me, became the book's unofficial soundtrack.
And I often listened to the "right" piece as I wrote "Call of the Siren," the only time I've ever listened to music while I wrote, preferring silence over distriction.
Sundays on the BryonySeries Facebook page are dedicated to the BryonySeries Limbo trilogy, which explores what happens when time and progress seemingly stop in a Northern Michigan fishing village. "Call of the Siren" is the second book in that trilogy.
So for reasons of piano music, Helland, the sounds of water in the background, and the fact "Call of the Siren" is today's featured book, I'm sharing this piece with you today.
Enjoy!
