Guest Artists
GUESTS on the Soul Series include:
Lily Fraser, Richard Knox, Mark Turnbull, Michael Mann, Em McElderry, Francyl Gawryn, Cristina Seaborn, Rick Brunson, Jim Cooper, Charley Packard, Polarity Shift, Dark Fire Cloud, Barbara Hester, Stephanie Gjerde, Common Ground, Susan Mogilka, Dan Tyler, Mark George-Moore, and various Mark Austin Bands and Projects.
THE SOUL SERIES of CDs I co-produced with Dallas musician Mark Austin features seven fully-packed discs of spiritual poetry laced with music, and featuring many guest musical artists. We've also produced Jesus of Urantia, with Utantia Book readings and music suites; Celestial Fusions, with readings from Teaching Mission celestial transmissions; and Sauntering Through Apocalypse, a collection of satirical, offbeat humor.
NEW for SPRING 2020:
Music/Poetry tracks by Jim Cleveland and Mark Austin
A lyrical reading on the myth and the meandering around FAIRNESS, with Jim, and Mark Austin on piano.
We Can Be
A Celebration of Spiritual Unity
Soul Synthesis
Favorites from the Soul Series
Soul Searching
Finding Truths Within the Quest
Souls Pouring
Expressions in Dark and Light
Souls Restless
Pursuing the Be Ye Perfect Path
Soul Stories
Reflections on the Human Quest
Soul Struggles
The Search for Higher Love
Souls Blooming
Vibrations of the Loving Spirit
Joys of Stillness
Where Meditation Meets God
Celestial Fusions
Realities of the Teaching Mission
Jesus of Urantia
In His Own Words
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Dearly Departed
Five Spiritual Friends and their Music Legacy
Over years of attending Urantia Book and Teaching Mission conferences, I've heard some very gifted singers and songwriters. Some of them have passed on, leaving a legacy of great songs and performances. This album is a tribute intended as a Legacy.
Lily Fraser honed her vocal skills as a performer and beer wench at Renaissance Fairs. Her strong voice never misses a note and she embellishes with guitar and harp. We've collected seven tracks though she never had a record label. She was kind, compassionate, yet a fearless stand-up champion for justice. She cared courageously for her fallen companion while ill herself. There is a special place in Heaven...
Hal Bynum was a larger than life icon in Nashville music, author of hit songs and a bonafide booze-fueled "hell-raiser." Then he met "Rebecca" in Utah, a gifted transmitter and icon in the Urantia-based Teaching Mission. They married and he began recording passionate, poetic down-home stories, such as these three.
Charley Packard devoted his young years to playing with famous rock bands. He then settled into the mountains of his native Idaho to play music with his friends and marry over a thousand of them. He became a community treasure, a good and caring man with a great gift that he always shared. There was a city-wide memorial when he passed. Here are four classics.
Cinde Borup joined Beth Pederson to perform for 28 years as Beth & Cinde/Wild Roses. Together with other talented Idaho performers, they produced several well-crafted CD's. Her soaring voice blends with beautiful arrangements in the four classics we feature. Cinde passed and Beth continues performing, with a new project slated for the months ahead.
Rick Giles had a theology degree and was a cabinet-maker. He was also a prolific Teaching Mission transmitter in a community of Idaho friends. He passed suddenly from a brain aneurysm a few years ago. Kathy Giles and other friends carry on as a steadfast Teaching Mission group. We discovered an upbeat track that captures a bit of their spiritual zeal.
I've included a couple of my lyrical poems that explore our eternal search for beauty and goodness. "Up To Green" seeks a wondrous mountain spirit.
These artists exemplify both beauty and goodness. These artists felt the spirit and shared it. They were idealists who proclaimed values and performers who achieved excellence.
1. Up To Green — Jim Cleveland
2. Friends Like You — Charley Packard
3. When I Meet You Here — Wild Roses
4. Love's The Place — Rick Giles
5. Will Ye Gang Love? — Lily Fraser
6. Feel Freedom — Charley Packard
7. Time For A Healing — Lily Fraser
8. There Is Love — Lily Fraser
9. All Is Well — Wild Roses
10. A Parable About Mirrors — Hal Bynum
11. Troublesome Waters — Lily Fraser
12. There Is A Place — Wild Roses
13. If I Could Do Anything I Wanted To — Hal Bynum
14. How Can I Keep From Singing? — Lily Fraser
15. Feel The Sun — Charley Packard
16. There'll Be Love — Hal Bynum
17. If I'm Needed There — Charley Packard
18. We Can Be — Lily Fraser
19. Bumpy Road — Charley Packard
20. Giver of Life — Lily Fraser
21. Don't Wait — Wild Roses
Jim Cleveland
Music, Poetry, Comedy
Enjoy these music cd's by Jim Cleveland
NEW for 2023:
ABSURD SOJOURNS
A collection of Humor tracks over the years, from Jim Cleveland's catalog. Now available at Jimclevelandfriends at BandCamp.
From Dearly Departed, here is a sample ballad from the catalog of Beth & Cinde/Wild Roses. Beth Pederson and the late Cindy Borup performing "Don't Wait."
Here's another sample from Dearly Departed by the fascinatingly homespun legend, Charley Packard.
Our third sample is the beautiful "We Can Be" by the late Lily Fraser, who has 7 tracks on the Dearly Departed CD.
From the 13-track CD, here's a take on fraternity house hi-jinks.
Here's another sample from the Absurd Sojourns set, extolling the simplistic wisdom of the poetic giant, Little Richard