Ancient Earth

Edie Hartshorne and Janet "Purnima" Bray have created a genre of music which emanates from awareness of breath and silence, which invites one pointed attention, and wihch evokes an inner resonance. Using Tibetan bells, bamboo and silver flutes, Japanese koto, and ocarina, their compositoins bridge musical and meditative traditions of East and West. This live recording, made in an adobe chapel in New Mexico, expresses commitment to the Earth, and offers a refuge for calm reflection during times of turmoil and uncertainty.

Janet and Edie comment on how their music mirrors purpose in their own lives: "We seek to create an alternative voice to violence. Oour music is an ongoing inquiry: How can we create inner peace while engaging in meaningful action? How does music help us return to our spiritual practice and moral commitment? What does music teach us about right-relationship to each other, to the planet?"

Longing for darkness, spring rain
Scent of jasmine pulls us
Deep into the ancient earth.
Guadalupe weeps tears of blood.
Remember the face we had before birth,
Moon above the mountain rim
Wind over the stones.
Seeking an integrated simplicity,
Dew on bamboo leaf
Roses of fire at midnight.
We caste our songs,
Prayers on the water,
A life raft for the soul.