"Ash tree - hollow".. work for soloist.

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

I have always had a fascination with nature, trees,  and scenery generally.  Trees, to me, can develop such personality; almost human like characteristics.. they can be tall, elegant, sturdy, portly, literally 'willowy' and beautiful too.  There's a particular beech tree by a lake which inspired me many times, and still does, but that is another story.

The subject here is rather tragic sprig of wooden wonder, at least what remains of it.  I took it as subject for a pictorial painted study originally about seven years back now; hollow, burned out by flames, charred interior, there it stood for a while the 'Ash tree' now hollow, a husk of bark remained.

It's gone long back now; but it set me thinking the other day, and I set this tune to the thought; "Ash tree - hollow".. I call it; it's really for any solo instrument; in this case my concertina suits it quite nicely. I added a very pronounced echo to give a mysterious 'haunted' feel to the audio track, and put in a few images too, of the tree itself. The music is very slow, with held notes, and attempts a yearning mysterious sound. [Music written March 2022] .. film visuals; 2015.