Nurture Your Nature
"I love this album! It's a mixture of Bono, the Eagles, and the Beatles but at the same time so original. I listen to it on the way to work every morning. His songs are so refreshing. I recommend it to everyone!!! " Review by Yesenia Lavalle
From first notes to last words, Nurture Your Nature weaves an alluring tapestry of thoughtful and passionate lyrics, sensual and memorable melodies, all driven by the powerful and sometimes exotic rhythms of Gary's classic and eclectic drumming, with strong rock, jazz, Latin and African influences.
The overall sound of this CD is reminiscent of the best of classic 70's/80's era rock, but with an unmistakable style that is unique and original. This 'concept' CD, with beginning to end story line, is set as an intimate concert played out at the Montmarte Cafe, in Paris. All the compositions, some of which have over 50 separate tracks, were masterfully recorded with world class musicians, with Gary playing all the drum and percussion tracks, and some of the guitar, keyboard and vocal tracks.
This CD was several years in the making, with the last three months spent in intensive recording. All the songs (except of course, the lovely Nocturne by master composer, Frederic Chopin), were written and produced by Gary. Paintings on CD are by Gary Walker.
Just as with fine art or beautiful gardens where the more you look, the more you see; so too with this CD, the more you listen, the more you hear.
Thank you for stopping by and we hope you enjoy the CD and will tell your friends about it.
The Best of Gary's GreenTree World Hour
Harmonizing Nature, Art and Science, has been Gary Walker’s life long quest. Join this renowned naturalist, certified arborist, master gardener and garden designer, lecturer, world traveler, cosmologist, poet, musician, artist, architect, art connoisseur, and sometimes eccentric Renaissance man, as he embarks on an entertaining and enlightening exploration of Nature‘s incomparable beauty, mystery and grandeur.
All excerpts are from Gary’s GreenTree World Hour, a popular, live call in radio show all about trees, gardens and a whole lot more. Cover panel oil paintings by Gary Walker. Oak Tree song written, performed and produced by Gary Walker.
CD1 1. Trees: The bigger picture 2. Galaxies, black holes and relativity. 3. Rainforests in peril 4. Nutrients for nature. 5. Van Gogh, Muir and Dr. Shigo 6. Tree pruning basics 7. Nature's pharmacopoeia 8. Fabulous factoids 9. Tying it all together 10. Bonus: Oak Tree song
CD2 1. Nurture your nature: America's #1 hobby 2. A-Z garden design 3.
Impressionists in your garden 4. Oprah, Lori and Helen 5. Different just like me 6. Carpenter ants invade studio 7. Mo, Richie, Snow, and Lisa Goat 8. Chicken's in the studio 9. World's greatest arborist: Dr. Alex Shigo 10. Bonus: Oak Tree song