Tag: slow blues

• The One Great White Ox Cart Blues

  

  The One Great White Ox Cart Blues is a slow-burning folk-blues meditation on finding the sacred in everyday life. Driven by a mournful acoustic guitar in A minor and a steady, heartbeat bass, the song draws on the Lotus Sutra’s parable of the Great White Ox Cart to reveal a timeless truth: there is no…

  William Altig

  September 22, 2025

  Chapter 3, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Acoustic Guitar, acoustic slide guitar, awakening song, Blues Folk, Burning House Parable, compassionate lyrics, deep south blues vibe, everyday enlightenment, folk blues anthem, Lotus Sutra Inspired, mindful living, one vehicle dharma, slow blues, soulful americana, spiritual blues, Spiritual Journey, the one great white ox cart blues, William Altig Choir

• 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