The World Went Quiet

[Heinz Francis]

Includesunlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Out of Line, The World in a Guitar, The World Went Quiet, Audient, Enormous Flowers, Blue Anthem, Return of the Road Warriors, Padkos, and 9 more. , and , . Purchasable with gift card Buy Digital Discography 138.40 GBP or more (20% OFF) Send as Gift Share / Embed 1. One and Only 06:34 info buy track 2. Elephant Stomp 03:22 buy track 3. Empty Dance Hall 04:39 buy track 4. Campling's Challenge 03:14 buy track 5. Bathed in Blue 03:41 buy track 6. The World Went Quiet 06:36 buy track 7. TauBoy my Cowboy 03:52 buy track 8. I Meant To Put A heart 05:25 buy track 9. Never Forgotten 02:52 buy track 10. Sho' Left 03:37 buy track about Multiple award-winning acoustic guitarist, singer, composer and recording artist, Tony Cox has just completed his twenty third album. Titled after the strange oddities that have taken place during the Covid19 pandemic such as well known and generally bustling tourist areas now utterly silent and abandoned. This theme runs through the album with tracks like Empty Dance Hall and the haunting title track, The World Went Quiet. Cox pays remembrance and homage to those that have been taken by the virus with the sparse, Never Forgotten.

Before you begin to think the album is all doom and gloom, along come tracks like Elephant Stomp, a killer fingerpicker with overtones of blues, rock and jazz. Then there is a playful, African inspired romp for his young son, Tauboy my Cowboy and the almost Celtic, Campling's Challenge. The album's last track is Sho' Left, a South Africanism used wryly and applied to something that has taken a serious deviation. The track is an upbeat Zulu flavoured toe-tapper and is the only track with a full set of drums.

The three songs with lyrics on the album are each stylistically different from the other. One and Only that features Cox's daughter Thuli on vocals, is an unforgiving song about gender-based violence, something that South Africa has a massive problem with. Then there is Bathed in Blue, a song about love and immigrants who are treated very shabbily in that country. In massive contrast to these two songs is the country-flavoured and tongue firmly-in-cheek, love song that comes with a humorous critique on machismo, I Meant to put A Heart.

For the first time since 1984 when he holed up in his bedroom with a Fostex X15 and recorded an album for cassette tape release and brought on by the Covid restrictions and lockdowns, Cox has engineered and produced the entire album himself. He plays all the instruments, including two steel-strings and one nylon string guitar and he uses a baritone on the track Elephant Stomp.

The World Went Quiet is due for release in both South Africa and the UK since Cox has now taken up residence there with his family. $(".tralbum-about").last().bcTruncate(TruncateProfile.get("tralbum_about"), "more", "less"); credits released May 21, 2021

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Recorded, mixed and mastered at home by Tony Cox

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I created this candle when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States hard, closing down the whole country while the rest of world had already been quietly waiting for this scary time to pass. This was a time that no one could relate anything to, not even our grandparents. What used to have a label that read, "When the world went quiet, but no one was alone..." I realized that it started bringing back saddened memories for people, which is why I decided to replace the label with what the scent was meant to bring into the homes it was burning in. And that was the feeling of serenity.

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Life is a puzzle. Once you are three quarters of the way through you realize there are missing pieces. Pieces that you never anticipated would disappear or go missing. Pieces you may have taken for granted. Pieces which may comprise the heart of your puzzle. Without them, life goes silent.

For some, the experience may come sooner than anticipated. For others there is a slow progression to the state of silence. Advisors will recommend you find another focus to fill the void. Sounds logical, but easier said said than done. Think of it like trying to construct a missing puzzle piece to make your puzzle whole again. It never fits like the original piece, something is off. It leaves a void in your soul.

As young children we become immersed in our busy lives including school, play, sports, friends. Then as young adults and parents the routines are different. We find ourselves rising early to get to work on time, rushing through the day dealing with business issues while at the same time trying to figure out how to balance the children's evening activities. The all consuming pressure to please employers, climb the career ladder and reach the stage of self-independence can cloque the reality of what is to come in a future stage of life. When unprepared for that next stage, the reality can leave a person feeling emotionally paralyzed, disconnected from the world and struggling to find purpose.

Sometimes things in life happen that we cannot plan for. An accident, an illness, a loss of a close friend or family member, a job loss. Those things can leave a hole in our hearts, personality or life. It is important to recognize the world is not all wine and roses. Things occur and we are required to adjust or deal with the situation at hand. Yet that requirement doesn't mean it is an easy task or one that each person can handle.

As a teenager I remember asking my parents if they ever discussed plans for myself and 4 siblings in the event something happened to them. Truthfully, they had not considered the possibility. We lived on the brink of a hope that life would treat us well.

But today, life is very different. It's a whole new age and nothing is considered a given in the world. Maybe that is what contributes to these unexpected events being so difficult to discern. Certain phases in our life present a distinct and logical purpose - graduation, work, marriage, family, career, getting the children safely past the teenage years. But what about when those activities wind down and the surrounding world becomes quiet?

When my mother passed I realized I had seen things occur with her in phases that I never could acknowledge at the time. After the children were gone, her light dimmed. Then came the grandchildren and a new brighter light appeared. But then the grandchildren grew, physically life became more difficult for mom. The phone calls and visits from friends and family were less frequent. Her light dimmed again. When she was put in the rest home, the light became a dim flicker that only popped when she had a special visitor or someone reminded her of special times. Then there were several months when the light turned off. That was when she had truly given up. She would often tell me, "I have no purpose anymore". Mom's purpose had always been focused on her family. She now felt she was a burden and didn't recognize any purpose her existence provided. Friends and family could tell her otherwise, but her mind recognized a large part of her puzzle was gone.

I know what psychologists will say ...find a new purpose. Believe in yourself! You have so much to give! Look at the bright side!! Stay positive!! There are hundreds of sayings, but they don't always help the person who is really struggling to identify their purpose. Whether any psychologist or career advisor will admit it - it is harder for some people than others. I don't have any answers. I am writing this as a thinking tool. I hope others will reflect and respond to the questions with more than the token pieces of advice that you may hear from the guy next door. If you've ever felt you were on the path described, think about sharing your thoughts here. Maybe you will find something that will help you, maybe you will help someone else. So here are the questions I ask:

The world needs more quiet leadership. More listening. Less shouting and trying to be the one who gets the attention. Less trying to be something you are not just because culture says a certain way of being is desirable.

About the Author: Co-founder of 12 Tiny Things, Heidi Barr lives (quietly) in Minnesota with her family where they tend a large garden, explore nature, and do their best to live simply. Visit her at heidibarr.com

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