Water music

26 Miles; Sean Watkins, guitar and vocal

Sean Watkins plays guitar with the group Nickel Creek. He contributes to the ensemble not only as an instrumentalist and vocalist, but also as a composer. On this, his second solo album, “26 Miles” features his own music with each song played in a different style.

Mr. Watkins had heard at one time that the furthest anyone can see across a large body of water before the horizon begins to bend is twenty-six miles. The song “26 Miles” is about a walk on the beach …

Twenty six miles to my left, and not a single man,

There’s not much in front of me, below are feet and sand

So I turn and I sit and stare, in my lap this pen and pad

I watch the water rise and fall, recede and then advance

I’ve never been a beach man. But I’ve spent an appreciable amount of time on the water. So I feel a closeness to the sentiments he catches and pens on his pad.

Isn’t it a neat cover? I like the colors.

Credits: To you, again, faithful and loyal reader. You’ve come a very long way. I hope you’re not too tired. The journey back home is only about six weeks long. Stay tuned.

This is the ninth of my final forty-five CD’s.