Hello Friends, and a very happy and “Thankful” Monday! Ive’ had many people ask when this song was gonna be available for download on iTunes, and truly, I’ve had no idea…it takes a while sometimes before a song gets uploaded onto their system. Then, this morning, as i struggled blurry-eyed through my early morning cup of coffee, i decided to check on its status and Voila! It was there…

I hope you enjoy and every little bit of my heart thanks you greatly for listening…

~Brent

                                        “Love, Love Here We Are” on iTunes 

dearbaby:

Brent is always roaming around the house strumming a guitar but a more recent occurrence has been Arlo’s interest in joining him. This little boy of ours has become obsessed with rhythm. Every utensil is turned into drum sticks to bang against the dinner table. Every song requires him to rush off in search of a maraca or tambourine or shaker egg to play along. And if none of those items are available, a clap or a head nod to the music will suffice, too.

These two have been making music together a lot lately and I attempted to capture one of their jam sessions on video last week. Arlo got a little shy about playing once I pulled the camera out, but it’s a sweet moment none the less!

Also, for those of you who have asked, my favorite song off Brent’s new album, “Love, Love Here We Are” is available for download here (and should be available on itunes next week). He’s also playing a show at Catawba College with Edwin McCain on January 24th. Check out his website for more information.

Love,

M

dearbaby:

(From the backseat, while I was driving)

Everly: “Mama, where is my paci?”

Me: “It’s at home, babe. You can have it at bedtime tonight.”

Everly: “I need you to listen to my words. My paci is in danger.”

Me: “Did you just say your paci was in danger?”

Everly: “Yes. It’s in danger and we…

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Its hard to reach the ears of the world. you know, get her to listen. Try as one may to write and record and live and love and play in front of good-sized crowds on a wide range of stages in all sorts of weather and in all colors of dying day, she truly can be, at times, a fickle queen. I’ve recorded two albums before, earning attention sometimes for a song ending up on a television show, or a documentary perhaps. There was always enough goodness that came to let me now that this was indeed the path my life was to take. Having kids will definitely exert the force that it naturally does on the psyche of an artist letting him know that something big needs to happen sooner than later, a break. something needs to happen or else the artist may have to lay down the brush, or instrument and pen to pick up some type of alternate career…That moment came dreadfully close a few years ago after my little girl was born and we moved back to North Carolina. But right as i was up against the edge of that decision, i was able to get my music into the hands of a person who had the ability to help me if he heard something in me that moved him. If my previous body of work, but more importantly, the songs i’d written recently and sang into the voice recorder on my iPhone appealed to him somehow, then this man had the ability to really help my career as a musician. one night, almost exactly two years ago, i got the call from this producer saying that he loved my songs and wanted to work with me…he loved my songs and wanted to work with me?! Thank you Lord! What was meant to take just over a year to complete, due to his touring and production schedule and me being a full-time stay at home dad, has turned into a two year saga filled with some crazy life tosses. My son was born during the first part of recording this album, and his first year of life wasn’t easy, to say the least. We were worried about him nearly all the time. There was a heart condition, and a form of albinism that meant that he may or may not be legally blind when he grew up. It seemed every doctors visit during that year was wrapped up with a little bad news…needless to say, it was hard to record as often as i would’ve liked, but i was inspired by that brave little boy to write some songs about the difficulties and triumphs of that year…The years have also been pretty damn tough on Chip, the Producer and Bassist on the record, as his mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer almost exactly the same time his wife’s mother was diagnosed with cancer…They have three boys together and are very much a close family. This album has been our catharsis, our way to purge and release. Arlo is doing great, fully recovered from heart surgery and with good vision now. Chip’s family still needs prayers. This album has taken a lot longer to make than any I’ve ever recorded before…but this album has been there for us. It has shaped us both and held us up at times…Im older now. This one is different. I want to share with you each song and how much they truly mean to me…as they come down the pipeline and we get them ready for you to hear, i’ll let you know. I’ll let you know and i’ll tell you exactly what they mean to me, how i wrote them, when and where i wrote them. i want to bare it all and be completely honest, because, well, you never know when it may be the last time you have to lay it all down on the creative line…And you know what? Sometimes the ears of one person can be just as important as the ears of the world…

     Upon a June day the grass said to the shadow of an elm tree, “You move to right and to left over-often, and you disturb my peace.”

     And the shadow answered and said, “Not I, not I. Look skyward. There is a tree that moves in the wind to the east and to the west, between the sun and earth.”

     And the grass looked up, and for the first time beheld the tree. And it said in its heart, “Why, behold, there is larger grass than myself.”

     And the grass was silent.

                                                                                                 Kahlil Gibran

Friends, I am so happy to be able to share with you the first new song I’ve released in a long stretch of time, Hilltop Stella, off of my soon to be released full length album, The Infinite Here…

Check it out and feel free to leave some feedback at www.brentjordanmusic.com 

The songs have been recorded over the last two years… a span of time that has been challenging for our little family, but through this music, we’ve been able to make sense of some of those challenges, and find beauty in the struggle…Life hasn’t been easy for many of us in recent years. My hope is that my music can, if nothing else, make you feel the same joy it gives me in writing and playing it, even if its but a moment.

Stay tuned for further releases of the new songs in the days and weeks ahead.

Sincerely, thank you for listening, and please share with your friends and family:)

Here’s to you!

~Brent Jordan

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