Category Archives: Music

Two Talented Teenagers “Let It Be”

Posted on March 22, 2013 by russtowne

What do you get when you combine two talented teenagers who are obviously having a lot of fun with the Beatles’ “Let It Be”? Whatever it is, I’ll bet it makes you smile and lifts your spirit! Love, Russ

Posted in Believe, Cheerfulness, Creativity, Fun, Humor, Music, Passion, Vids & Stories That Touched Me, Youth | Tagged Let It Be, music, smile, spirit, teenagers, The Beatles, video | 9 Comments

Songwriting Update and Two Photo/Artwork Contests

Posted on March 10, 2013 by russtowne

No More Secrets No More Lies Final Mix w Loralee MP3 WFH LC 102512 Katie Sue Final Mix w truck Noises MP3 23oct12 The first song I listed on song-selling sites, “Nature’s Symphony” so far has had digital distribution via … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Contests, Following Your Passion, Imagination, Inspiring, Music, Nature, Talent | Tagged "No More Secrets/No More Lies", art, CD Baby, CDBaby.com, contest, Contests, images, Katie Sue, lies, Muve Music, Nature's Symphony, secrets, song, Spotify, XBox Music | 1 Comment

“Nature’s Symphony” Is Finally Available For Sale

Posted on January 23, 2013 by russtowne

First off, a reminder for everyone: Please remember that you can hear my songs for free as often as you want by going to the “Songs I’ve Written or Co-Written” category in this blog. But for those who quite awhile … Continue reading →

Posted in Following Your Passion, Music, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Song Updates, Songs For Sale That I Wrote or Co-Wrote, Songs I've Written or Co-Written, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged lyric, lyricist, lyricists, lyrics, music, nature, Nature's Symphony, sale, song, songwriting sites, symphony | Leave a comment

My Poetry

Posted on December 13, 2012 by russtowne

Hi everyone. This post is an elaboration of a reply I gave to a relatively new reader of my blog’s comment along the lines of that he likes poetry and wishes he could write it too. I thought you might … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Music, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged Friend, friends, poem, poems, poetry | 8 Comments

My Daily Fix

Posted on December 13, 2012 by russtowne

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if it were possible, speak a few reasonable words. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (1749-1832) (Source: … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Music, Quotes I Love | Tagged A.Word.A.Day by Anu Garg, advice, Anu Garg, blogging, dramatist, fine, food, friends, good advice, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, novelist, philosopher, picture, poem, poet, reasonable words, song, wonderful | Leave a comment

People and Trash Making Beautiful Music Together

Posted on December 8, 2012 by russtowne

Someone is taking trash and making it into musical instruments that poor children are using to play beautiful music together. Another example where creative and caring people are creating solutions that are making the world a better place for everyone. … Continue reading →