The back story to 'Ashley's Lullaby'
June 15, 2010
The back story to “ Ashley’s Lullaby”
Filmed by Miles McNamara/ Puccini Films
Contact: miles@puccinifilms.com
Written by Christie Grace with Robbie Steininger / guitar, Harold Birsten /cello and Marie Claude Brunet /viola from LATE BLOOMER.
Ashley and her friends are now young teenage women, yet they still watch it with glee shouting with delight at themselves and the happy memories it recalls from our puppy Riley somersaulting with the bubble wand to the Harry Potter cake presentation. (I so enjoyed making Birth Day cakes! ) Who knew that this video of simple family moments would become such a treasure? It was never meant for public use yet many friends who we have viewed it with have encouraged me to do so… so here it is.
The music, is Ashley’s Lullabye from Late Bloomer, that I wrote while driving on a car trip to Wells BC, a long 9 hour drive, for a guitar camp. That’s right, with a pen and paper on the steering wheel- going very slowly while Ashley who was three, was in the back car seat sleeping . I suddenly had a compulsion to tell her how much I loved her, in this song. I was a sobbing fool by the time I had finished it, three hours later, when she awoke from her nap. Perfect timing! I proudly performed the tune at the guitar camp with teachers, Doug Cox and Ken Hamm’s able assistance and it has now become my fans favorite song from L B. It is a simple melody that comes straight from the heart of this very sentimental Mother. Hope you like it.
The back story to “ Ashley’s Lullaby”
Filmed by Miles McNamara/ Puccini Films
Contact: miles@puccinifilms.com
Written by Christie Grace with Robbie Steininger / guitar, Harold Birsten /cello and Marie Claude Brunet /viola from LATE BLOOMER.
Ashley's Lullaby from Miles McNamara on Vimeo.
10 years ago I commissioned my friend Miles McNamara, a talented filmmaker, to video my daughter Ashley’s birthday party for a gift for my Mother, Kay McCullough , who lived in ON. Miles bravely appeared with no gear and no crew and his small GL2 – DV25 camera. Over the course of the afternoon braving the buzz and mayhem that comes with a parcel of excited young girls, he managed to capture the flowering innocence of my kid, her friends and that magical island day. It became a labor of love as several hundreds of hours later; Miles presented us with this jewel of a video that has now become a favorite family ritual and highlight for every succeeding birthday. And yes, my Mother loved it.Ashley and her friends are now young teenage women, yet they still watch it with glee shouting with delight at themselves and the happy memories it recalls from our puppy Riley somersaulting with the bubble wand to the Harry Potter cake presentation. (I so enjoyed making Birth Day cakes! ) Who knew that this video of simple family moments would become such a treasure? It was never meant for public use yet many friends who we have viewed it with have encouraged me to do so… so here it is.
The music, is Ashley’s Lullabye from Late Bloomer, that I wrote while driving on a car trip to Wells BC, a long 9 hour drive, for a guitar camp. That’s right, with a pen and paper on the steering wheel- going very slowly while Ashley who was three, was in the back car seat sleeping . I suddenly had a compulsion to tell her how much I loved her, in this song. I was a sobbing fool by the time I had finished it, three hours later, when she awoke from her nap. Perfect timing! I proudly performed the tune at the guitar camp with teachers, Doug Cox and Ken Hamm’s able assistance and it has now become my fans favorite song from L B. It is a simple melody that comes straight from the heart of this very sentimental Mother. Hope you like it.
