Tag: introspective folk

• 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

• Karma’s Wheel

  

  Karma’s Wheel is a haunting, bluesy folk ballad that delves into the inevitable journey of cause and consequence. The song is inspired by timeless wisdom. It states, “When we do bad deeds, our bad deeds will lead us to sufferings in the future.” It paints a vivid picture of how actions echo back to the…

  William Altig

  November 17, 2024

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  Acoustic Guitar, acoustic song, actions and consequences, Blues Folk, Buddhism, cause and consequence, Dionysus, greek mythology, haunting melody, introspective folk, introspective lyrics, karma, karma’s cycle, Karma’s Wheel, karmic law, Mindfulness, mythology-inspired music, Philosophy, Poetic Lyrics, soulful ballad, Spirituality, suffering and redemption, timeless wisdom

• Karma’s Wheel

  

  Karma’s Wheel is a haunting, bluesy folk ballad that delves into the inevitable journey of cause and consequence. The song draws inspiration from the timeless wisdom, “Bad deeds lead to future sufferings.” It paints a vivid picture. It shows how actions echo back to the soul in mysterious ways. Dionysus, the Greek god of revelry,…

  William Altig

  November 13, 2024

  music

  Acoustic Guitar, acoustic song, actions and consequences, Blues Folk, Buddhism, cause and consequence, Dionysus, greek mythology, haunting melody, introspective folk, introspective lyrics, karma, karma’s cycle, Karma’s Wheel, karmic law, life, mythology-inspired music, Philosophy, Poetic Lyrics, soulful ballad, Spirituality, suffering and redemption, timeless wisdom