Hi, you guys ๐
I hope you are looking forward to the weekend and that you got many great plans!
To kick this weekend off I thought I would add another song for download to the blog, and this time I thought I would add The Traveler. It is one of my old songs, played with the ukulele, and it has always had a special place in my heart. Sometimes the simple songs are the best ones I think ๐
Back then I didnโt mix my songs myself, so Dan Grubbs helped me with the mixing of the song, but I have thought about making new versions of this song now that I can mix myself. Perhaps that could be fun? ๐
Anyway, it is a good song for summer when so many of us are traveling, sometimes we just need to get away, right?

Even though I have to admit that the kind of traveling that the song is about is probably a little different. It is not necessarily about being in a sailboat, to me the song is more about daring to go into the unknown, sometimes all alone. Daring to stand for what you believe in and being yourself even when there is a cost. It can be scary to spread those wings and just go for itโฆ

You might be fine on your little branch, but then you just got to do it. Test those little wings ๐

Anyway, you can listen to โThe Travelerโ or download it, and now I will also add it to the permanent Download Music page on this blog.
Have a great weekend fellow traveler ๐

If you like the images that have been used to illustrate post, they are all from morguefile.com. All the photos have been edited, but the first photo is by xandert, the second photo is by WingzDesign, the third and fourth photo is by BryanHanson and the last photo is by ucgdsr1974.
ยฉ Hilde Therese Juvodden, MyStoriesWithMusic, 2019. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this siteโs author and/or owner is strictly prohibited โ Simply donโt steal my stuff ๐
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I love the simplicity of just the uke and your voice. It is haunting and beautiful!
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Thank you! ๐
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beautiful post, the bird is fantastic and the song embraces everyone.
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Thank you, glad you liked it! ๐
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I really enjoyed the song, great lyrics!
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Thank you so much! ๐
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You’re welcome.
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A very beautiful song and you have a great voice. Thank you so much for sharing this, that is very generous.
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Thank you so much, glad you think so ๐
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How lovely
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Glad you think so ๐
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Love the song. It is really interesting to hear about your thought processes and meaning in your song writing. ๐
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Thank you so much! ๐ Glad you think so. ๐
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Beautiful!!๐คโค๏ธ๏ธ
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Thank you so much! ๐
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Lovely images and lovely thoughts. I couldnโt see a link to just play the song though rather than download? I do remember it from the original post you did with it in. Really nice, relaxing piece, great to sit back and listen with drink in hand ๐
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Thank you! ๐ There should be an audio player above the link for download, you should be able to just press play on the audio player to play the song. ๐ Hope it works ๐
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Ha! Found it! I blame these old eyes ๐ thank you!
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Loved it! A mouth organ might fit in well into this song. But it’s really great the way it is.
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Glad you think so ๐
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Hilde, a beautiful post and a heavenly song! It’s haunting, soothing with a deep message for life for us all. Your thoughts in the post about finding the courage within to fly, whatever the cost touches me more than you will understand. Spookily close to something I’ve written and I hope to mention this soon. I love your playing, composition and singing … a joy to listen to.
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Thank you so much for your kind words ๐ that makes me really happy.
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