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Haunted Cowboy Sounds: The Instrumentals

"Sometimes we don't need words to express ourselves..."

- The Robotanist

 

As a singer-songwriter, it had never really occurred to me in my almost 30-years of songwriting to create an instrumental song for an album. After all, as a musical…

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Haunted Cowboy Sounds Track 2: Candace

“This old tree reminds me of, 

    A love we used to share. 

You had to go, 

    I know that now...” 

 

Ah, Candace… Honestly, probably my favourite song off the Haunted Cowboy Sounds album, that’s why I wanted to include…

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The Story Behind the Haunted Cowboy Sounds Album

Introducing Haunted Cowboy Sounds - A 10-song collection of sadly-optimistic indie folk songs, exploring the highs and lows of love. The uplifting feeling of finding love - the heartbreak of saying goodbye. 

 

If you have been following along on my…

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The Robotanist Track 6: Wednesday Song

This song holds a special place in my heart - it was written with a very kind-hearted friend in mind, and Wednesday Song marks the first time I have written and recorded an instrumental song. It came about quite by…

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Who or What is The Robotanist?

“Whatever it is going to be, it becomes that.” - George Harrison in Get Back 

 

It is a question I am often asked, and it is a question I will never tire of answering. Who, or what, is a Robotanist…

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