October 28, 2011
For Immediate Release:
Songs For Charlie Music proudly announces the sixth album release from Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Celeste Friedman. In celebration of her brthday today, October 28th, the CD is now available on CDBaby, iTunes and various digital music outlets.
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The Road to Santiago de Compostela
Countless individuals have made the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. A five-hundred mile trek across Spain over the Pyrenees Mountains and rugged terrain. The trail is fickle, from smooth sand or grass to rocks and ridges. Many believe it to be a spiritual transformation and powerful challenge of faith.
Having not yet taken the journey myself, I close my eyes and imagine. I can feel the angels all around me. The meseta beckons, as the mountains slowly rise behind. The endless vineyards along the way are an elixir for the soul. As I near my celestial destination, I descend through a forest in the snow. Peering through a veil of sweet persuasion, the moon lights my way, the way of Saint James.
Espiritu Santo mi guia . . . Celeste
Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and composer Celeste Friedman delivers an eclectic journey of originals in tribute to the countless pilgrims who have crossed the five-hundred mile trek to the Cathedral de Compostela. For over one thousand years, it has been believed to be the final resting place of the apostle Saint James.
Friedman closes her eyes and imagines, sensing the angels everywhere. The Holy Spirit is her guide along the winding, rocky path, where she reveals in the title track that she carries all of her dreams and sins, a heavy load.
Haunting, mesmerizing and hypnotic best describes Friedman's compositions, lifting a veil on struggles with faith. In search of strength and guidance, Friedman features singles such as, "Searching"; "Forgiveness"; "White Butterfly" and "The Meaning of Life". Challenged by a crippling disease since her mid-thirties, Celeste tells the story of tolerance of pain and tests of patience and acceptance in "Running with Scissors". Reflecting on the snowy descent in the mountains, she includes her ballad, "The Trees are Bare" and a traditional Irish piece, "The Snows They Melt the Soonest". In "Oranges", she unravels the desire for happiness and simplicity, while still passionately feeding the fire in her soul.
Instrumental compositions include works which have been featured in television and film, such as "Secret Land"; "The Alchemist"; "La Rose Rouge" and "O Dominus". The entire collection is a tapestry weaving jazz, Latin, Celtic, contemporary pop and orchestral styles.
"The Road to Santiago" title track refers to the scallop shell in the lyrics. Metaphorically, the shell, often found on the shores of Galicia, has long been a symbol of the pilgrimage routes, where the grooves in the shell come together at one single point.
The journey to Santiago de Compostela was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages in medieval times. Today, common starting points are Paris, France or the town of Le Puy. Some claim to experience a holy transformation of the soul and believe to discover a new understanding of life, death and one's relationship with God.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
If You're Afraid to Go It Alone, Don't Read This!
If you don't need the bed all to yourself, don't read this! If you love sharing the milk jug in the refrigerator with someone who sneaks a slurp or two, don't read this! If you don't mind living with a slob, don't read this! If you're fed up with her having male friends in addition to her female friends, don't read this!
If you are ready to take the plunge and fly solo, check out my book, "Single 101: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Being Single". There are those who believe that if you are not in a relationship and prefer living alone, you just exit and don't really live. It may be true that there are some who are really living life and those who are just existing, but the latter is not true for the majority of singletons.
Single people who have chosen to remain single are also enjoying life, especially in the way they choose to live. Single men and women have been labeled many negatives, but until you embrace the possibilities, you'll never know. You may want to try living single for a period of time before you enter another relationship and you're bound to discover who you truly are.
It's shameful that our society allows their ignorance to dictate their beliefs. This is not 1811 or 1911, but 2011 and still, people will knock you down for managing your life on your own without a spouse or partner. Those who make a conscious, wise decision to fly solo have their reasons and shouldn't be criticized for their status. "Single 101" supports single men and women, their lifestyle choices and approach to life. Pick up a copy on Amazon or download it into your Kindle. It's a great stocking stuffer for the holidays too.
Always remember Reason #24- you never have to be afraid to go it alone.
If you are ready to take the plunge and fly solo, check out my book, "Single 101: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Being Single". There are those who believe that if you are not in a relationship and prefer living alone, you just exit and don't really live. It may be true that there are some who are really living life and those who are just existing, but the latter is not true for the majority of singletons.
Single people who have chosen to remain single are also enjoying life, especially in the way they choose to live. Single men and women have been labeled many negatives, but until you embrace the possibilities, you'll never know. You may want to try living single for a period of time before you enter another relationship and you're bound to discover who you truly are.
It's shameful that our society allows their ignorance to dictate their beliefs. This is not 1811 or 1911, but 2011 and still, people will knock you down for managing your life on your own without a spouse or partner. Those who make a conscious, wise decision to fly solo have their reasons and shouldn't be criticized for their status. "Single 101" supports single men and women, their lifestyle choices and approach to life. Pick up a copy on Amazon or download it into your Kindle. It's a great stocking stuffer for the holidays too.
Always remember Reason #24- you never have to be afraid to go it alone.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sir Paul and His New Bride
When I was eleven years old, I was convinced that I would one day marry Paul McCartney of The Beatles. I had read the fan magazine stories about his love affair with Jane Asher, but didn't care, because I was certain that I was the one and he was my prince charming.
I was a typical American girl who hung posters of the fab-four on the back of my bedroom door and gazed at Paul every day. My star-struck attraction never led me to make any plans of how I would actually meet Paul or if I would ever travel to London for a chance meeting. I just simply loved him, his innocent eyes and his songwriting.
The day that my future husband moved into my house, hauling in all of his "man-stuff" was a huge life-changing experience for me. I discovered that his framed life-size poster of the cover of the "Introducing the Beatles" album was not as significant to me as in the past. Hanging the poster on my living room wall was against my decorating tastes, but I compromised and agreed it would hang in the downstairs rec room. I no longer felt a flickering flame when I looked at Paul, who had now invaded my country-french interior decorating styles with the look of college dorm.
The day eventually arrived when Paul married Linda Eastman and I knew my chances were nill, reflecting on my childhood with a smile. Heather Mills came along in recent years and now his new bride, much younger than Sir Paul, exited the town hall yesterday in London after sealing their vows.
So, that is that. Will she still need him and feed him when he is seventy-four or ninety-four? Best wishes and good luck to my dear James Paul.
I was a typical American girl who hung posters of the fab-four on the back of my bedroom door and gazed at Paul every day. My star-struck attraction never led me to make any plans of how I would actually meet Paul or if I would ever travel to London for a chance meeting. I just simply loved him, his innocent eyes and his songwriting.
The day that my future husband moved into my house, hauling in all of his "man-stuff" was a huge life-changing experience for me. I discovered that his framed life-size poster of the cover of the "Introducing the Beatles" album was not as significant to me as in the past. Hanging the poster on my living room wall was against my decorating tastes, but I compromised and agreed it would hang in the downstairs rec room. I no longer felt a flickering flame when I looked at Paul, who had now invaded my country-french interior decorating styles with the look of college dorm.
The day eventually arrived when Paul married Linda Eastman and I knew my chances were nill, reflecting on my childhood with a smile. Heather Mills came along in recent years and now his new bride, much younger than Sir Paul, exited the town hall yesterday in London after sealing their vows.
So, that is that. Will she still need him and feed him when he is seventy-four or ninety-four? Best wishes and good luck to my dear James Paul.
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