Tag: emotional blues

• The Forgotten Promise | By The William Altig Choir

  

  We all carry something ancient within us—a promise made before memory, a purpose that calls to us through the noise of daily life. “The Secret Vow” is a heavy blues meditation on the profound loss we feel when we’ve forgotten why we’re here. Drawing from the Buddhist teaching of the Bodhisattva vow—the commitment to return…

  William Altig

  November 9, 2025

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  acoustic blues, Americana, Ancient Wisdom, awakening, benefit all beings, Blues, Bodhisattva, buddhist music, Choir, choral arrangement, Collective Awakening, community music, compassionate action, Conscious Lyrics, Conscious Music, contemplative music, contemporary folk, Deep Blues, delta blues, emotional blues, existential blues, Folk Blues, gospel blues, harmonica blues, healing music, heavy blues, intentional living, introspective folk, life purpose music, meaningful lyrics, meditation music, mindfulness music, modern blues, Modern Spirituality, musical activism, philosophical music, promise, purpose, remembering, roots music, sacred music, service music, Slide Guitar, Soul Searching, spiritual awakening, Spiritual Music, storytelling folk, The William Altig Choir, transformative music, vow, world music fusion

• The Debt of Peace

  

  “The Debt of Peace” is a raw, slow-burning Delta blues song that captures the emotional weight of everyday suffering and the quiet hope for human connection. With trembling finger-picked guitar, a sparse upright bass, and a weeping harmonica, this track tells the truth gently but unflinchingly. The lyrics explore the burden we all carry—the debt…

  William Altig

  April 20, 2025

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  acoustic blues, Acoustic Guitar, Americana, blues storytelling, deep south blues, delta blues, emotional blues, Empathy, first noble truth, Folk Blues, folk songwriting, Harmonica, Kindness, mindful music, music with meaning, peace, Singer-Songwriter, slow blues, social blues, spoken truth, william altig

• Times Sweet Sway

  

  “Time’s Sweet Sway” is more than just a song; it’s an invitation to experience time as a melodic force, one that is both gentle and unapologetically unpredictable. It captivates with its poetic narrative and musicality, drawing the listener into a state where the ephemeral nature of time is celebrated rather than feared—a sweet, lingering reminder…

  William Altig

  April 14, 2025

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  acoustic folk, Blues Folk, dreamy groove, emotional blues, lyrical storytelling, metaphysical music, musical meditation, non-linear time, philosophical folk, poetic blues, Singer-Songwriter, soft groove blues, soulful male vocals, time and memory, timeless truth