Forest Sun Music & Merch
Lyrics by Forest Sun and illustrations by Jill Dryer MORNINGBIRD is the tale of a guitar-playing Wolf and his sweet friend, Morningbird. Her song is so beautiful the sun climbs over the mountain to hear it. Wolf and Morningbird have a jam session in the forest with dancing creatures and violin-playing crickets. She flies away, and Wolf is lost without her. Can he sing her back? Jill has been making birds of all kinds including a 25-foot wingspan crane kite that flies at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle alongside 350 hand-folded paper cranes. Her art also appears in a rock musical, children’s books, murals, and an animated tv commercial. MORNINGBIRD stole her heart and she thinks children and adults will love to play along. We’ve also created a tiny film with handmade props that you’ll see in the book and we hope young readers will be inspired to make their own creations.
$20.00
“When I was in art school in Barcelona I spent a lot of time in the library looking at the vast collection of Art Books. In between classes that were often taught in Catalan (instead of the Spanish I had studied and was reasonably fluent in) I would grab a bocadillo de tortilla de patata or queso manchego at the break and then find a cozy corner in the library with a giant Rothko, Goya or El Greco book. Although there is nothing like seeing a painting in person to take in its full effect (and of course while in Barcelona I made the most of museums like the Joan Miro, Picasso Museum, and I lived near Parque Güell and would often walk there) I find there is something engaging about holding a careers worth of work in your hand in book form. Slowly turning the pages. Watching the progression of ideas and styles and color and form over time. I imagined then seeing my work in book form someday. Today I am sharing just that with you. I offer you these hardbound pages of original works spanning the years- paintings, drawings, pastels and prints - for you to curl up in a comfy chair and peruse at your leisure. My art student self would be proud. I’ll meet you at the cafe later and we can talk about life and art.” -Forest Sun
$125.00
Chords & lyrics to all of Forest Sun's albums to date!
Included: Hey Magnolia Follow The Love Stubborn Breathing Heart Brighter Day Just Begun So Nice Harlequin Goodnight Walk Through Walls For The Story Plenty Not Afraid
$20.00
All the sheet music for Forest Sun's song "Morningbird" as a simple pdf file!!
Guitar tabs, lyrics, violin & guitar parts, and vocal harmonies are all included!!
Once purchased, we will send you an email that includes the sheet music for download.
$15.00
“…touches of Americana, country, folk, soul and blues sprinkled in the music and it all sounds just plain good.” - Dave Watkins - Country Music People magazine
“.. radiates a warmth that’s absolutely enticing." Lee Zimmerman -Goldmine Magazine
“Invites us to the sunny side of California…offering us thirteen pop-rock tracks, tinged with folk …an endearing disc where the soul-tinged voice of the songwriter demonstrates all its possibilities.” Sam Pierre - La Cri Du Coyote Magazine - France
Brighter Day
- All This Freedom
- Brighter Day
- Hearts Beat and Take a Beating
- Baby Don’t Worry (We’ll be All Right)
- When Will I See You
- One Candle
- If Our Time is Over
- Windowsill
- Now That She’s Gone
- Just Someone I Used To Know
- Knowing How It Ends
- Little Mountain
- Clarity credits released October 11, 2019
Forest Sun - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion Gawain Mathews - Harmony Vocals, Hammond Organ, Upright Bass, Electric Bass, Mandolin, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Resonator Guitar, Pedal Steel, Acoustic Guitar Ingrid Serban - Harmony Vocals - (Tracks 1,2,4,6,8) Kelly McFarling- Harmony Vocals (Track 4,5,9,10) Lia Rose -Harmony Vocals (Track 5) Noelle Hampton -Harmony Vocals (Track 3) Lara Louise - Harmony Vocals (Track 13) Alex Budman - Saxaphones and Horn Arrangement (Track 6) Rob Hooper - Drums Kyle Caprista - Drums (Track 8) Produced by Gawain Mathews and Forest Sun Recorded, Mixed and Engineered by Gawain Mathews at Gawain Mathews Music Studio in San Pablo, Ca Noelle Hampton’s Vocals engineered by Andre Moran at Congress House Studios in Austin, Tx Mastered By Justin Weis All songs written by Forest Sun Copyright 2018 forestsunmusic BMI All Right Reserved www.forestsun.com
$25.00
" ... stripped-back, slightly twangy evocative Americana set that is a delight from start to end." Maverick Magazine (UK)
"Americana singer/songwriter Forest Sun has been making quality albums for more than a decade, yet I’d never had the pleasure of hearing him do his thing until “Just Begun” came across my desk a couple of months back. After several spins of the 12-track gem, I sought out Sun’s earlier work. I’m guessing you’ll do the same after “Just Begun” washes over you. Highlights abound, with Sun shinning brightest on the title track, “The Sky is Smiling,” “Just My Size,” Take That Wander,” “Like Water in the Desert,” It’s Good to See You,” “El Coyote” and “Long Day.” With his mellow vibe and ear-pleasing baritone, Sun is the real deal. Sorry it took me so long to realize that." Jeffrey Sisk, Daily News in Pittsburgh
"Just Begun, title of the disc, is also the affirmation of a great man who has not finished to surprise and enchant us." SP - Le Cri du Coyote (France) credits released November 10, 2016
All songs recorded at WaveLab Studios, Tucson, AZ. Produced by Forest Sun and Craig Schumacher. Engineered and Mixed by Chris Schultz and Craig Schumacher Jared Tyler and Jesse Aycock recorded at Blue Alleluia Studios, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Engineered by Jared Tyler. Mastered by J.J.Golden at Golden Mastering Winston Watson-Drums, Shaker Fen Ikner- Bass, Vibraphone, Vocals Michael Santander –Cello Ingrid Serban – Vocals, Accordions, Water drum, Bowed Vibraphone, Marxophone Jacob Valenzuela-Trumpet Jesse Aycock – Lap steel, Pedal Steel, Vocals Jared Tyler – Dobro, Mandolin, Vocals Chris Schulze – Shakers, Happy Apple Craig Schumacher – Harmonica, Organ Forest Sun – Vocals, Acoustic, Resonator and Electric Guitars, Piano, Toy Piano All Songs written by Forest Sun copyright 2012 forestsunmusic BMI All Rights Reserved Cd Layout and Design by Ryan Lopez Many thanks to all who make the music happen! Huge gratitude to Ingrid, Nathan, Wavelab, JJ, all the musicians listed above, and YOU for supporting the music! www.forestsun.com
$25.00
"Instantly accessible ... easily one of my favorite releases of the year." Rosalie Howarth - KFOG's Acoustic Sunrise
Forest Sun once again proves he is not only capable of writing fine new tunes but that he is a man who knows where he's coming from. He seems to have one foot in the future and the other firmly planted in his roots. His voice carries a quiet intensity and a warmth that disarms the listener, while the songs seem fresh and familiar all at the same time. Music played on real instruments by real people ... refreshing to say the least ... f^%ing great record ... and you can quote me." - Dan Wheetman of Marley's Ghost
"There's a powerful intersect between our own blessed American musical roots and a new spirit-path a-borning all about us. Forest Sun's music is right there on the overlap, getting it just about perfectly. He knows it's not enough for music to just lift spirits, you've got to point in the right direction too. This is music you always wanted someone to make--down-home and Out There & maybe get up and dance around a little too!" - Michael Green, creator of the Illuminated Rumi and The Illuminated Prayer credits released November 9, 2016
Forest Sun -Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Piano, Percussion Daniel Schacht- Electric and Upright Bass Thomas Greene-Drums Matt Henry Cunitz-Hammond organ, pump organ, Rhodes, Piano Alisa Rose-Violin Erik Yates-Flute, Accordion Larkyn Gayl -Harmony Vocals Michele MgGrath-Harmony Vocals Jolie Holland -Vocals, whistling (track 6) Wade Peterson - Percussion Alex Budman - Saxaphone
Hot Buttered Rum (track 7) Nat Keefe -Acoustic Guitar Erik Yates - Banjo Bryan Horne -upright Bass Zac Mathews- Mandolin Aaron Redner -fiddle
Choir on Track 11-Jesse DeNatale, Josh Fix, Larkyn Gayl, Jethro Jeremiah, Lisa Redfern
additional string arrangements (track 1 and 2) Daniel Schacht, (Track 10) Matt Henry Cunitz
Produced by Forest Sun Engineered and Mixed by Daniel Schacht at Schacht Studios Mastered by Ron K and Eliot Bates at Radical House, San Francisco Vocal Production Raz Kennedy Cover Photo -Victoria Smith
All songs copyright 2003 Forest Sun Music BMI
$25.00
"'Harlequin Goodnight' is altogether a quiet joy in a raucous world." John Davy - No Depression
"Coming from San Francisco's Bay Area, it seems only right and fitting that Forest Sun's music should be of a relaxed and sunny disposition. He generally plays gigs with just himself, his acoustic guitar and his sidekick Ingrid Serban to provide the sweetest backing vocals. For this recording there's not a whole lot added to the sound, really, or perhaps I should say that for the most part the addition of drums, keyboards and bass manage to enhance his sound without fundamentally changing it.`
Occasionally a cello comes in strongly to give some sombre depth to the music but mostly it's Forest Sun's own fine style on the acoustic guitar that defines things. He plays like a real folkie, able to pick notes, strum chords and slap the strings or the box (sometimes, it seems, all simultaneously) - ever conscious of the thread of music in his head but always, somehow, at ease and relaxed.
Forest seems to be one of those fortunate people (and I reckon they generally live in benign climates) who carries an air of unworried, unflustered ease with him and this is carried into his music. His songs flow easily and beautifully even when dealing with... more credits released November 10, 2016
Steve Adams - upright and acoustic bass Michael Messer - drums Forest Sun - vocals, guitar, Wurlitzer (1), piano, drums (10) Jonathan Sundeen-electric bass (10) Matt Henry Cunitz- hammond organ (6) Trevor Wheetman - hammond organ (10) David Phillips- dobro (7) Michael Kott-cello (4) Sean Hayes-vocals (2) Larkin Gayl-vocals (1,6) Joy Voeth-vocals (5) Zach Blizzard-vocals (3) Michael Winger- wurlitzer (5), e-bowed acoustic guitar (2)
Copyright 2007 forestsunmusic BMI
Produced by Michael Winger and Forest Sun Engineered and Mixed by Michael Winger Mastered by Mike Wells Recorded at Flying Kitchen Studios, San Francisco, CA Except track (10) recorded at Sage Art Studios Arlington, WA engineered by Mathew Gephardt Cello on track (4) recorded at 4th world studios in Santa Fe, NM engineered by Bill Boaz,
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