Of Fairies and Muses

The majesty of mountains has always inspired me. So when I set out to write the music for this rendition of Blessed is the Spot, I wanted to somehow capture that feeling in my choice of tempo, and phrasing of the melody. I wanted to use this song to teach my nephew a Baha’í prayer, and I wanted him to be inspired by the beauty of Bahá'u'lláh’s matchless words.

The music video for the song contains two clips of a trip through mountainous country. Any guesses as to where they were taken? Here’s the video:

Why I Love Mountains

It all started when I was getting bogged down at work. Nothing exciting was happening in the lab; there were no new ideas to get me going, and I’m someone who lives on ideas, hare-brained schemes included.

So I decided to hang up my lab coat and get away as far as possible from the grey and dreary conditions of the town I was then living in. It turned out to be one of the wisest decisions I made.

The rolling hills, snow capped mountains, and the pure and sweet smelling mountain air of the place I visited made a lasting impression on me. That’s where I found my muse. Some dear old fairy must have brought it to me. Mountains are magical places.

When I finally got back to work, it was with zest and electricity. The very air seemed to crackle about me (not surprising since by this time it was getting late in fall!). But I never forgot the mountains. So don’t be surprised if one of these days you hear that I’ve traded in my lab coat for a geologist’s hammer and have gone fossil hunting on some ancient mountain range!