Eve

Winter Solstice on Kaua'i was wet and windy this year...

...I'm seeing that this is the basic structure of our material world, and one day, I believe that quantum physics will explain it so that everyone understands it; then again, we've enjoyed electricity for over 200 years and I for one still don't fully understand it! But at least I know how to use it wisely - and that may be as good as it gets with understanding the way our world works, and why we do what we do, too.

This past Summer I wrote a couple of books (manuscripts, actually, as they haven't been published...yet?!) and one summarises my spiritual beliefs and view of how the world works, and how the world could be when we better understand how it works! It's called "How can we have Heaven here?"; of course, that's a Utopian idea, but I believe that we have to have ideals to work towards as part of our life here on Earth.

Music is a form of entertainment and self-expression, as a songwriter I strive to accomplish both, yet ultimately I'm not truly interested in making music unless it is a true expression of myself! Which makes me a bit of a misfit in 'my' world, which is heavily dependent on superficial self-promotion and the entertainment of media...never mind: I find that those who appreciate what I do, find me - and anyway, I've always believed in Quality over Quantity!

Having had a recent birthday, which here on our beloved and blessed island we were able to actively celebrate despite the current Covid-19 conditions everywhere else, a friend who brought me a lovely traditional Hawai'ian lei (a necklace of fragrant flowers) took this photo - a tad blurry, but that's OK!

(The framed t-shirt in the background is from a painting by a talented Nashville-based artist originally from Columbia, it features his wife, but depicts Eve! Which is why he sent it to me...)

Blessings be to all, and stay safe during this time of plague and crisis; trust that a Way is being made, and it will be.
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Aloha and Happy full moon!

Out here in Hawai'i 800 miles north of the equator, the full moon rises like a silver orb off an old Pink Floyd album cover out of the ocean, super-fast...unlike the pale distant silver sixpence usually shrouded by clouds I recall from my English childhood! Amazing and potent. Though we passed the point of equinox a little over a week ago, the weather here continues to be very warm and sunny...

...and we've reached this seasonal point with well over 400 subscribers; wow!!
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AND - this arrived in my email inbox today:

Dream of Alvareen
#1 for New Age in United States, Hawaii
#81 for New Age in United States
#195 for All Genres in United States, Hawaii

Whispers in the Dark
#1 for Adult Contemporary in United States, Hawaii
#29 for Adult Contemporary in United States
#30 for All Genres in United States, Hawaii

Yours, immortally...
#22 for Singer Songwriter in United States, Hawaii
#136 for All Genres in United States, Hawaii
#611 for Singer Songwriter in United States

MAHALO to everyone driving my songs into the spotlight - MUCH appreciated!!!

UPDATES: Unsurprisingly, I didn't make it any further on that audition for 'The Voice'! Natch. Never mind - it was an interesting experience!

ANOTHER UPDATE: For those who know her - as a result of a local radio station interview, I was privileged to receive an email from songwriting legend and First Nations activist Buffy Sainte-Marie about 3 years ago, and I'm about to email her again; so stay tuned...!

AND...I just added a few new songs to SoundCloud, and as-already-said, several more of my songs are now available on CDBaby and iTunes. I would gladly add more songs here to this site, but that would cost me $100 to do...so...
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( I really don't mind sharing my music for free, but draw the line at paying to share..!?)

Again, THANKS SO MUCH for all your support and making all this possible!

It's been a couple of weeks now since we crossed the midway point of this year - I watched the summer Solstice sunrise from a sacred spot, the ruins of an Hawai'ian temple - and we're well into sweltering with humidity in full swing, but tempered by the blessed trade-winds, without which the Hawai'ian islands would feel like the islands of Indonesia...
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I am thrilled to be able to share that once again (! - yep, this has happened many times already since I joined NumberOneMusic nearly 3 years ago), we're topping the NOM charts in more than one genre! This just in:

- 'Yours, Immortally...' is #7 for All Genres in the (expired link)., and #2 for Singer-Songwriter in Hawai'i
- 'Dream of Alvareen' is #42 for New Age in the (expired link). and # 1 for the New Age genre in Hawai'i
- 'Whispers in the Dark' is only @ #133 for Adult Contemporary in the (expired link)., but #1 for Adult Contemporary in Hawai'i
:) :) :)

Also...a strange but true little story is unfolding for me at the moment; just over a year ago, I applied to TV network NBC for their show about unknown Songwriters: I never heard back about that, but then a few weeks ago, an invitation to apply for an audition with NBC's hit show 'The Voice' showed up in my e-mailbox instead! Hmmm...well, not being one to overlook divine signs, I decided I'd better go ahead and apply (and all my info was already in their system because of my other application to another show!), and then last week I received notification of a 'virtual audition', this week! Eeeeekkk...if any of you have ever auditioned - for anything! - then you know how much it sux to audition... :(
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But I've decided to make a go of it, even though I can't really see how the show's producers are able to pick anyone from a 1.5 minute 'virtual' music audition! Never mind; my job is to make the best job of it I possibly can. We are instructed to pick a cover song which best represents our style, so I've chosen my interpretation of Sarah McLachlan's 'Answer', which I've slightly re-written for this audition (hey, I'm a songwriter, after all!) to be spiritually-themed instead of an epic love-song in service to Some Guy...
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(Sorry, Sarah!) ;)

So, stay tuned...
Meantime, MAHALO to everyone for their ongoing support!!!

...good grief, what strange days are these, indeed?!?

Though I'm extremely lucky to be living here on my beloved Kaua'i, where by swift measures and new rules contagion has been contained (so far, so good, anyway), the reality is that the daily buzz of the whole island has ceased...which is wonderful in a way ('paradise rediscovered'!) but upsetting and unsettling in another (nobody's getting paid because people are laid off work, police check-points to ensure folks are only out 'n about for approved reasons are psychologically jarring, and the overall high anxiety hanging in the atmosphere almost everywhere is invasive and all-pervasive!). As much compassion as I have with my friends and family in Britain, the USA, Germany and Italy, it's reached the point where I deliberately refuse to watch the news because it's too distressing, and it doesn't help anything to be distressed; those who are in a position to be of service are all already doing their best, bless them.

So I'm trying to reclaim my core artiste-self, so I can screen some of this anxiety out and focus on creating again, as this is the best way I can be of service, yes? I've been going deep(!) within and noticing my Ur-thoughts and feelings surfacing...as, I suspect, are most of us at this time...
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...and beneath that initial layer which Humankind at this moment in time seems to be sharing, I'm tapping into a well-spring which wants to be expressed unfriviously, (expired link). it's time for these cumulative thoughts and observations to be taken seriously (or so says the Artiste in me!). But right now, these things are still fomenting...which is way better than when they were just tormenting, haha! (which was approximately a week or so ago!). It's about human evolution. One of the things I admired about the late, great John Lennon wasn't even so much his songs (though he certainly wrote and sang some for the ages), but his awakening to the understanding that there needs to be a way for the world to live in peace, to replace all the feuding and fighting with a better, happier way of being. I wonder how far along he'd be in that process now (perhaps already is 'on the other side'?), and whether anyone other singer-songwriter has taken his torch, and if so, will they take it to the next level? Or is the music business these days strictly about entertainment, not enlightenment? Hmmmm....

...and PS, yes, I DO have a channel on YouTube with many more of my songs (and some funky home-made videos, too)!
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Unfortunately, NumberOneMusic won't let me post the link(!), but if you go to YouTube and type in EveKauai, it should come up.
(expired link)

...and on this first full moon of the new year, my thoughts on this particular moment in time:

Humankind has been evolving for a very long time (just how long is of course in dispute depending on who one discusses such things with!) and for those of us invested in evolution (and sadly, that’s not all of us by a long chalk, just going by what we see and read in global news), spirituality is key…and human spirituality has been evolving, too. We must be daring - because putting ourselves fully on the line here in this very troubled world requires a great deal of courage - to open ourselves up to What Is right in front of us, unfolding minute by minute, full-heartedly, instead of running on a reserve, with the Best of ourselves saved up for what’s Yet to Come. The time is Now, not Tomorrow or when our race is run; our beloved planet needs the best of what we can give, and humanity needs whatever we can contribute to the greater good.

This is the wisdom I have received through hard-won experience and the work I have done so far; I've never striven for fame for fame's sake, always for a higher purpose - to use my gifts in the cause of evolving humankind. As I sense myself moving into the next significant songwriting phase, I know my new music will reflect that...or so we'll see!
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Happy New Year to You and Yours, and MAHALO for all your enthusiasm and kind support!

PS - just adding this 4 days later after receiving a rainbow shower of lovely supportive emails from some of you lovely people taking the time to read this message from me, and a lot of people are asking where they can find more music and/or buy some of my songs; digital downloads are now available on iTunes and also CDBaby - just type Eve into the search engine and my songs should come right up! :)

Aloha from the humid high summer of Hawai'i!
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I've just processed another 7 old songs from my Los Angeles days (hey, that's what I've titled the digital download-only album, too!), which will be available on all the usual music sites sometime soon(ish)!

And I've finally gotten around to getting an Instagram account (woah, who knew I could be so tech savvy already?!) NumberOneMusic's gremlins are blocking the name of my Instagram account (!!!) but it's my first name with a period, plus Kauai.

MAHALO FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!!!

ALOHA!
...at LONG LAST, the agency who I've been working with to get my songs from 'Eve, Elementally...' up on iTunes, Spotify, etc (pretty much everywhere music can be heard and purchased digitally) FINALLY found the 'glitsch' which has been holding everything up for months!!! So now they say my songs should be up and available within about 10 days - HOORAY!!!

I also asked them to reactivate and put up a previous/old 3-song CD, entitled 'Eve' (hey, how original is that?!), but that could take a little longer.

So look for a total of 15 of my songs on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, etc, by the end of this month!

MAHALO FOR ALL YOUR MESSAGES OF SUPPORT.

Aloha All!

Very happy to report that an adhoc 'album' (digital download only) of my songs, performed and produced by me, 'EVE, ELEMENTALLY' is available as-of today on (expired link), and soon pretty much everywhere else! ((expired link). iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, etc)
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(expired link). to answer the question, why not available right here on NumberOneMusic? - it's because I don't believe $200 for just one stream source, is good/competitive value for money. (For musicians in a similar dilemma; compare $70 for ALL sites as opposed to just one!) Sorry to say because I'd like to support the site by paying a REASONABLE fee for this service...but as-is, it simply is what it is, so...

A BIG MAHALO to everyone who encouraged me to make my music available!

Wow! We are well over 100 Subscribers!!! Y’all are making me take myself more seriously (again!) as the Songstress I’ve in actuality been all my life (I made up my first song when I was 5! A tad short on substance but strong on style for my age group @ the time!), after years of Vision Questing/growing myself inwardly/spiritually, out here in Hawai’i, away from the main spotlight...mahalo!

Ok so it’s my birthday today & I’ve been watching the sunrise, doing yoga in my most sacred spot, swimming in the ocean, and watching whales! First of this season & so many sightings... Seeing a whale breach becomes a surreal visual in slow motion...in the ocean...spuming spouts and slick grey backs and shiny tails - then whoosh!! Up and through the air in a joyful arc; an amazing magic!

May this year bring more music and emotional/heart healing to us all.

Aloha All!
I’ve been immersed in what feels like a turning point in my personal spiritual evolution recently - including channelling a piece of writing (called ‘Being’) which got me featured on local radio this past Labor Day weekend and attracted the attention of Folk-Rock legend & First Nations activist Buffy Sainte-Marie, who emailed me personally. Stay tuned...i’m trying to fulfill my Destiny but the details take time..!!!

Winter arrived a bit early here in Hawai’...but even so, an average rainy day here doesn’t completely compare to an average rainy day in London, where I’m originally from! People freak out over the weather while I still walk on the wet sand along the beach and sometimes still swim in the ocean...in the rain...singing, ‘I’m swimming in the rain!’
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Ok so i’m still trying to sort thru this site so that I can offer some more songs and sell some to those of you who’ve been so kindly asking. Have also started the process of listing some songs on iTunes.

Thanx SO much for your interest! Your messages made me aware that there are people out there listening and appreciating my work!! I have a LOT (= 1000s!) of songs but only a few are recorded properly; the rest are all rough recordings on GarageBand...or even rougher on my phone! A dilemma as I ideally would love to just record them all right (I produce all my own songs so that’s not the problem - it’s time + money to make studio quality recordings to the standard I’ve posted here). But will just keep working on Everything and trust in Divine time! :)