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Gray Sky Over Port Oneida

by James Filkins

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Port Oneida, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, is located on the eastern end of Sleeping Bear Bay.  From Port Oneida up to Pyramid Point there are many incredible views of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands to the Northwest. The community of Port Oneida, owes its name to a steamship, the SS Oneida, which docked here early in its existence. When I look out anywhere along the bluff that follows the shoreline up to Pyramid Point, and witness the shoreline below, the expanse of Lake Michigan, and the flight of gulls in the vast sky reaching out between the Manitou Islands, I sense a longing for a time that lies beyond, a journey, an adventure or, perhaps, a memory that subtly beckons. On an overcast day, this longing is intensified and intermingled with the raw beauty and presence of nature, which infuse the moment with a sort of primeval power. If you close your eyes while listening, Joasia Cieślak’s cello creates sublime sonic textures that emulate the sky, and the gulls, melding with my guitar to bring this feeling and moment to life.

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released January 5, 2024
James Filkins-Acoustic Guitar, Joasia Cieślak- Cello

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James Filkins Traverse City, Michigan

A guitarist and composer of acoustically melodic instrumental music, infused with moody atmosphere and sonic texture. Utilizing acoustic stringed instruments, primarily guitar, steel stringed, nylon stringed and baritone, as well as percussion, flutes and whistles, his operating philosophy is “a barbaric yawp is better than no yawp at all”. An unfettered fresh water breeze
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