Usually for an album I start out with an idea, a project, and build from there, but of course, this had to be the exception.... Still, it started with an idea, a suggestion, and a daring to try something new, just to see where it lead... which is here.... to sleep beneath the stars..... A dear friend suggested I come along to a meditation group, in a recently established holistic and meditation centre called The Om Rooms, just outside the little village of Callan, Co Kilkenny, presided over by the wonderfully gifted Shoshana Dunne. At the time (and I still do this for the big stuff), I wrote out and scored music before hitting the studio, however I thought I'd give the 'freeflow' thing a go. (Hey, it worked for Freud). The result is the opening piece on the album, and it's played at the opening of every monthly mediation session. It grew from there, some works on the album were inspired by those meditative journeys, and a few were pieces written for others, who were more than delighted to share it with the world...... Enjoy xx