Radiant Sky Acoustic is a one man band based in Red Wing, Minnesota (acoustic guitar, voice, Irish penny whistle, french horn).
Why is this named Radiant Sky Acoustic?
I assert that the sky of our beloved planet Earth is continually seeking…………… and finding……………………… its way back to radiance. In our personal lives we can emulate that……… seeking and finding our way back to radiance as well. We live beneath a radiant sky, and its light is ever near to us.
By its nature, music bonds and creates trust between people. Audiences may well begin the night as assemblies of disparate people, but by the end of the evening the experience of having been somewhere good……… together……. becomes tangible. Simply stated, music has power. Radiant Sky Acoustic exercises that power for a specific purpose:
To aid people in their search for connection and radiance
People matter. Kindness is real. Life is beautiful. Light brings both color and warmth to our lives. Music responds and celebrates.
The Live Music Experience
Radiant Sky blends folk and sacred music into a single offering:
You’ve Got a Friend - James Taylor
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
My Sweet Lady - John Denver
Yesterday - Paul McCartney
Scarborough Fair - Paul Simon
Wedding Song (There is Love) - Peter Paul and Mary
Holy is His Name - John Michael Talbot
May the Road Rise to Meet You - traditional Irish blessing by Lori True
Along with music my mother enjoyed back in the day:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland's signature song
The Sound of Music - Julie Andrew's signature song
America the Beautiful - traditional patriotic
Upcoming Recorded Music
This offering is known as Radanta Spéir Acoustic due to its Irish leanings. Radanta Spéir is Irish for Radiant Sky. The first offering will be a rendition of the Christmas Carol “What Child is This”. Other recordings will follow.
The music will blend symphonic and Irish influences, similar in some respects to the Irish singer Enya. Enya is my favorite musician for the light, joy and peace embodied in her music.
Recommended Music
Fauré Requiem - Gabriel Fauré
A testament to life and its yearning for an eternal happiness
Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber
Beginning from a place of sadness………. the Adagio slowly rises……… peaks into an intense heart’s cry…………… rests…………….. opens a door to healing and hope……….. and culminates in a final ‘Amen’ (the last chords)
Appalachian Spring - Aaron Copland
For its unbridled joy…….. ending in restful peace
So I Could Find My Way - Enya
For its expression of gratefulness to those who have empowered life’s journey and the enduring connectedness that has formed as a result
May it Be - Enya
For continuing to believe in Light even while having to slog one’s way through darkness
In our pilgrimage through life, may we each find our way.
Blessings, Michael