The second Sam Marsala CD, Trails of Mist was delivered to my door step yesterday…It sounds and looks beautiful. Here’s what Sam has to say about it:

” This second outing is somewhat different from ‘Scapes & Tracks, which was basically quite a normal collection of songs. This time the journey began with discussions with Tiina, who does reiki healing among her other activities. She wasn’t too happy with the music available. This got us thinking…So, we’ve gone and made one really long centerpiece called “Trails of mist” that curls and twists around and takes us to a journey to the inner realms of Marsalaland. The two other songs embrace it from both sides easing You into the flow.

These songs give You time; time to ponder, to relax and slow down. Or You can do the dishes to them if You will…”

Tiina kicked me into gear and Jani helped once again with the cover art. Thanks!

The CD is available from Tiina’s webshop @ juniperi.fi. Digital version can be found from iTunes, Spotify etc.

Hi there! It’s snowing again. Hopefully one of the last times this year…

I’ve just been coping with the winter and the darkness. Even though I’m not prone to depression or anything like that, the long winter months take their toll. Some things have been done though: We’ve managed to make a few new songs with FlipSide, the long-in-the-making Antero Raimo & Ovet CD is ready and I’ve begun preparing for my next solo venture “Samsara sings the blues” (Planning to go to Nurmes to meet T and check out the songs). I’ll do some recording of Alpha Indigo while there. And yes, spring will be here soon….

This is my first attempt to make sense of my varied interests and activities….Lessee…