Author: joeholtaway

  The New year; 2 poems, a  Foxx's Frequency January playlist, a deep relaxation recorded at Wake Up London and 2 songs as part of a fundraising appeal for the Liberian peace worker Annie Newshunn.   Felt to start with 2 poems 'Working together' by David White and 'I happened to be Standing' by Mary [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI1EH19Qz4Q Winter scene from song lover and musical activist Foxx's Frequency in Canada - appreciation for making Lay Down a single on the FF channel in November -   listen in for regular song sharings and do send any songwriters you know their way with offerings.   A visit from James Mason, singer songwriter and environmental activist [...]

  October into November Environmental camp in Yorkshire return, appreciation for the music activism of Mr. Foxx (Foxx's Frequency) and Tom Robinson (BBC6), bikes for refugees project at our house and introducing voice of friend Ruth Bentley.   - Also something in loving memory of American songwriter Tom Petty.     Autumn into Winter - and the [...]

September's Autumn colours, two peace song recordings, a fireside version of an own song, two short films and the voice of friend Ruth Bentley.     “The issue is whether we are determined to go in the direction of compassion or not. If we are, then can we reduce the suffering to a minimum, If [...]

July and August 2 peace campaign involvements/ invitations and some weeks traveling away from England visiting Plum Village - and 3 recordings, a Pete Seeger cover and 2 own songs with violinist Nigel Armstrong.     The first three weeks of Summer were spent (with a few people reading this 🙂 ) at the Plum [...]

May and June; 2 songs, one own and a Tom Paxton cover, 3 poets, a peace pilgrimage, and some peace sounds artist news 'Green was the silence' - the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda writes about Summer. With the movements in our world over the last few months finding times of quiet nature has been a [...]

Hello,  April into May, with two more songs, a trip to a monastery in Germany for some harmonica and a sharing with Kareem Ghandour from Peace Sounds 2. The apples turn this month to bloom in our co house garden, the bees are doing what they do best*. my love to those who came by for my birthday/gardening [...]

Hello -March into April - 2 recordings, 2 visits and a sharing with   Peace Sound's 2 Monica Max West Spring is budding and our co-house garden is coloured with blossom - damson, (above) apple and pear. So goes with the words of the first song I have to share this post 'So Around', written in loving memory of [...]

Hello - writing to you from Grove Park, our co-house in London and one of the homes to my recording projects this year. Here from the Plum Village project, with plans to make an album of own songs and continue to nurture the Peace Sounds label. I'll be keeping a journal of these two projects here something [...]