About the Album<\/b><\/h2>\n
As I’ve shared with you, almost two years ago, I embarked on the wild project to <\/span>release a new album of family friendly acoustic music every season<\/b>. \u00a0<\/span>Spring Raindrops<\/b> marks my seventh release in this series. <\/span><\/p>\n Along the way, I’ve learned so much<\/b>. \u00a0And this project, which began simply as a way of continuing to <\/span>provide new music for my in person classes<\/b> has become something more. \u00a0Now it\u2019s also become <\/span>a true creative outlet for me<\/b>, a place for me to connect with the <\/span>exuberance and wonder of childhood<\/b>, and one of my all around favorite ways to be of service in this life.<\/span><\/p>\n On each album, I\u2019ve had the same goal – simply to get a little better as a <\/span>songwriter<\/b>, <\/span>engineer, and arranger<\/b>, and to provide quality acoustic music for the families I know and love. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I don\u2019t just love the process of <\/span>recording the songs<\/b> – it\u2019s an equally fulfilling challenge to <\/span>find them<\/b>. \u00a0Each album is its own<\/span> musical scavenger hunt<\/b>, combing the virtual beaches of folk music history to find <\/span>those hidden gems that inspire wonder and delight,<\/b> and that connect us to <\/span>nature, spirit, <\/b>and<\/span> our history<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n This season, my most exciting discovery was folk-singer <\/span>Jean Ritchie, <\/b>who brought the songs of her Appalachian childhood to folk music audiences in the 60s, and who also popularized a wonderful instrument that few had heard of, outside her mountain home – <\/span>the mountain dulcimer. \u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Naturally, once I had heard this instrument played by <\/span>Jean Ritchie, <\/span>I had to have one<\/b>\u2026 \u00a0\ud83d\ude09 \u00a0At first I wasn’t sure how I’d buy it, but then I remembered my old electric guitar<\/strong>, once a prime instrument for me, back in my early\u00a0days as a singer songwriter. \u00a0To my delight, the vintage telecaster was easily sold, and the new dulcimer, bought, (though that’s another story, one I’ll save for later.) \u00a0What a great feeling to pass on something you’re no longer using and trade it for something you will use every day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thanks to the wonders of the internet, I\u2019ve been able to start teaching myself to play, and my new mountain dulcimer<\/span> has actually <\/span>inspired much of my songwriting for children this spring. <\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You\u2019ll also hear my debut on <\/span>alto recorder<\/b>, playing a beautiful wooden flute that I\u2019ve so rarely gotten to take out since I had children\u2026 You can hear this instrument in the solo section on the song, <\/span>Raindrop<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n Like my earlier releases, this new album is offered at the most flexible price point possible – <\/span>pay what you want. \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n That means that <\/span>you are welcome to download and share this album for free.<\/b><\/p>\n But to those who do decide to contribute financially for this album, thank you so much!<\/b><\/p>\n Your financial support of my work as a recording artist influences the process in some very direct ways, and I really can’t thank you enough for it<\/span><\/p>\n For example, you’ll notice that this album, (like the last one), <\/span>sounds louder and clearer than my earlier releases.<\/b> \u00a0This is the result of a post production service called <\/span>mastering<\/b> which I was able to invest in, <\/span>thanks entirely to the support of listeners like you.<\/b><\/p>\n Thank you so much for this, and for all the ways that you participate in and support my work.<\/b><\/p>\n So… I hope you will enjoy Spring Raindrops<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Thank you as always for listening, and I hope to cross paths with you in person sometime soon.<\/p>\n Warmly,<\/p>\n Noe Venable<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta admin_label=”Call To Action” 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<\/p>\nDownloading the Album<\/b><\/h3>\n
Wherever you live, you can\u00a0download our latest\u00a0musical release<\/span><\/a> for families<\/strong>. \u00a0It’s pay what you want, so you can download it for free if you need to! \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\n
Meadowlark Music Class<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>for children and caregivers<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Mothersong Chorus<\/a><\/span>, <\/strong>an\u00a0intergenerational singing circle <\/strong>for women and girls.<\/h3>\n