As well as loving Beatles recordings, I have another collecting passion. I also attempt to acquire the musical contributions of Julian Lennon, John’s first son. He has a wonderful voice, and I only wish he had more confidence in his musical prowess as he is extremely talented. I personally believe he chose photography as his primary life focus because he wanted to avoid comparisons with his legendary father. The world is missing out on a lot of magical music as a result. As a collector I love to find the lesser-known recorded works of an artist. (Being the obsessive detective) Julian Lennon has made numerous guest appearances on other’s recordings and is both exhilarating and rewarding finding them and adding them to the collection!
This work published in 2017 was composed by the musician, Brian Byrne, and was a very challenging but intriguing idea on his part to take the words of famous author James Joyce and to write compositions inspired by those words as the lyrics to the musical pieces.
Goldenhair by Brian Byrne | Node Records
Golden Globe-nominated and IFTA award-winning composer Brian Byrne released Goldenhair on June 16th, 2017. The release date coincided with Bloomsday, the holiday celebrated worldwide in commemoration of Irish author James Joyce, whose poems inspired Byrne’s album.
I loved this recording when it came to my attention and I purchased an autographed copy by the musical composer, Brian Byrne who is a very talented man!
The blog post contained here today is my copy of the cd that I purchased!
The song that Julian Lennon appears on is called Sleep Now and he performs it with singer, Kristina Train:
The song has a beautiful melody, and the singers perform the composition superbly! It serves somewhat as a peaceful lullaby for an older adult audience!
THE SONG SLEEP NOW SUNG BY KRISTINA TRAIN & JULIAN LENNON:
Sleep Now (feat. Kristina Train & Julian Lennon)
The composer’s inscription to me on the cd:
The cd:
The track listing and credits:
Hope you enjoyed today’s post!
Do you have a favorite Julian Lennon vocal recording that you believe deserved greater recognition and exposure to a larger audience? Please let us know what it is in the comments section!
Thank you!
Be healthy and be happy!
Buzz
