CHLOE WILDE

Yesterday I finally succumbed to “the calling” and resumed writing a song that had begun to come to me, about one year ago. It begins, “What would I say? What would I do?” If you knew how naturally songwriting has always felt for me, you’d wonder how I could let so much time pass. Since I began composing music with a piano composition and my first song at about 14 years of age, I not only treasured but basked in the creative experience. Once a melody or an idea came through me, I would get into the flow and work through the music on piano, until the song came to life that day, or soon thereafter. It was an exciting adventure seeing what colours I could extract and paint with what the universal creator gave me. I wanted to harness the memories, the feelings, the sounds and vibrations and put my two cents into the mix. I loved those days! The days of songs I have yet to share with the world at large.

O.K. now we’re here, and it’s the 1st of March, 2012 for goodness sake! So what will I do with those precious trinkets and jewels that express life from my point of view? I’ve decided that over the next several months I will create fresh vignettes of performances from my treasured song books and share them with you here! They will be both unpolished as well as polished. Off the cuff and rehearsed. I’m thinking, why not try something I would not normally do? If I’m going to be on this unique journey, why not share it with anyone who could get it?

So I guess I’ll get back to writing the ditty that’s dancing around and invading my mind. I think I’ll let it join me. Though at times challenging, it is a thrill to see how everything comes together, so that I can sing a new song for lovers of words & music.