The thirteen tracks on this album have endured arbitrary and sometimes unfair treatment. Some have lain almost forgotten in my ‘ideas file’ - a haphazard collection of transcribed moments of inspiration, unfinished fragments, and complete pieces. Some have been heard only by students. Others have been performed and recorded as ensemble pieces with the various groups and projects that I have been involved in. They are presented here as solo guitar pieces, the form in which they were first conceived, and in which I feel they work best. At Dawn: is about hope and gratitude. Aine: is the Gaelic version of the name Anya. It means radiance or sunlight. Aleppo: is for its people. Bread and Water: is a reference to the simplicity of the opening melody. Sea of Song: is a musical response to a novel by Salman Rushdie. Letter to a Friend: evokes the content of a letter that I wrote to a close friend. Catch and Fall: refers to the risks, hazar...