SEEDS OF SONG THROUGH TIME

by Cecile and Sarah Barchas.

This CD of 13 songs with lyrics booklet is a remarkable and unique collaboration between mother and daughter from two years of shared songwriting completed at ages 95 and 69 respectively. The core initial melodies for 8 of the 13 songs came from hummed melodies by Cecile who is bedridden, frail and with multiple infirmities at this point in her long life, yet still retains a love of music that helps sustain her. The weaving by Sarah of contrast melody and lyrics inspired by her mother's melodies, and the process of completion through shared effort and values, became a treasured experience for both.

The songs on this CD deal with themes of life, time, dreams, memories, growth, hope through adversity, connections to others, responsibility to this earth, and legacy. The song titles are “Music Box,” “Call This Memory,” “Night Song,” “Almost Missed,” “Merry-Go-Round,” “Listen to the Dream,” “Sleep, My Baby,” “Window,” “Worrying,” “Points of Light,” “Elusive Time,” “Does It Matter?” & “Seeds of Song Through Time.”

From the wistful enchantment of a long lost music box rediscovered, to the recognition that past dreams laid aside might still in some way be realized; from reaching inward and outward in hopes, memory, coping and growth, to viewing and still shaping the panorama of one's life; from individual connections with others to global connections and need for responsibility toward this earth, SEEDS OF SONG THROUGH TIME speaks across ages to TIME and to LIFE.

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LON AUSTIN – PHOENIX FOLK TRADITIONS MUSIC FESTIVAL – Sarah Barchas writes great songs about this journey called life that we all find ourselves on. This collaboration with her mother Cecile not only honors a mother and daughter’s journey, but, as she says in the song “Music Box”, it is a toast to life and all that life can be.

Title: SEEDS OF SONG THROUGH TIME

Music: Cecile and Sarah Barchas

Lyrics, performer, arrangement: Sarah Barchas

Cover Photo: Joseph A. Robbins

Graphic Design: Elizabeth Gething

Publication Date: September 21, 2008

Compact disc with booklet insert: ISBN:978-1-889686-22-6

Catalog # HHM-115D; Length of recording: 38 minutes; Price: $15.98

Insert booklet: 20 pages with all lyrics for use by children and adults

Audience: Across ages from at least ages 9 to 109; for schools, libraries, family enjoyment, sharing in car, home, camp, relaxation & reflection.

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