'Skies full of Seas' is a Celtic-driven collection of songs about wild places and the glory of human contact, anchored by a rich tapestry of guitar, bouzouki, and fiddle, and rooted in David Roon's myth-based, ecologically grounded lyricism.

12 MP3 Songs in this album (51:19) !
Related styles: Folk: Celtic Folk, Rock: Celtic Rock, Type: Lyrical

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David Roon has been writing and performing music for over ten years, in the interstitial spaces between canoeing and exploring wild places, romping with family and friends, and other mischief.

Skies full of Seas is Davidâs first album. It opens with âThe Gutter Songâ, a fiddle and bouzouki-driven celebration of the confusion and delight that result from the collision of souls that are disparate but true. âArctosâ is a musing on an encounter with a polar bear in Northern Manitoba, while âThe Great Silenceâ is a contemporary re-working of ancient Irish Selkie mythology. Guitar and Voice are the core instruments, augmented by bouzouki, fiddle, and drum.

The music on âSkies full of Seasâ draws from Davidâs lifetime love affair with Celtic music, a passion that started in Minneapolis , spurred by sneaking into late night gigs by local fixture âBoiled in Leadâ. A study abroad in North Wales cemented this; a Guinness-fueled concert by seminal Irish band âAltanâ at the Bangor college bar was a pivotal encounter, as was a hitchhiking stint in Western Ireland.

Davidâs songwriting is also spurred by immersion in the work of lyricists like Bruce Cockburn and Luka Bloom, and by a childhood spent inhaling myth-driven literature, particularly the writing of C.S. Lewis. Songwriting tends to be lyrical and narrative. Many songs focus on human interaction, but concern for the future of the natural word is a recurrent theme, often lending a dark, apocalyptic edge to some songs. Years spent as a canoe guide and naturalist have formulated this perspective, as has Davidâs ardent but unconventional take on Christianity.