Fog Chaser: Volume II

Meditations | Volume II

Fog Chaser — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:00:54 GMT

Greetings from the Pacific Northwest, where the rains have arrived in full force and the ancient, felted darkness of autumn has settled, once again, over our verdant valley.1

As I mentioned last week, …

Meditation 025 | Beneath the Woodbine

Fog Chaser — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:01:25 GMT

This installment marks the end of Volume II, and the last of the 24-piece meditations series, a two-volume project where, as of this post, I have written and shared instrumental songs in every musica…

Meditation 024 | Cathedral Hush

Fog Chaser — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:35:33 GMT

“There's a cathedral hush here. Perhaps the thick soft bark absorbs sound and creates silence. The trees rise straight up to zenith; there is no horizon. The dawn comes early and remains dawn until t…

Meditation 023 | Slow Bloom

Fog Chaser — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:05:19 GMT

Thank you for being here for the 23rd installment of this newsletter.

I’ve been really flattered by how many of you have set up paid subscriptions, purchased merch, and clicked that follow button on

Meditation 022 | After a Summer Rain

Fog Chaser — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:45:59 GMT

Thank you for being here for the 22nd installment of this newsletter.

Meditation 021 | Soft Season

Fog Chaser — Thu, 25 May 2023 10:30:26 GMT

Thank you for being here for the 21st installment of this newsletter.1

Last month I mentioned that we were expecting the arrival of our baby boy at any moment. Well, he was born the day I sent that …

Meditation 020 | A Little Window

Fog Chaser — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:30:08 GMT

Thank you for being here for the 20th installment of this newsletter, and a very warm welcome to those who are new — it’s an honor to have you here. Click here to learn more about this project, or ex…

Meditation 019 | Gathering Light

Fog Chaser — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:01:35 GMT

Thank you for being here for the nineteenth installment of this newsletter.1

» I’ve become aware of the fact that you, my dear subscribers/listeners, tune in to this newsletter from nearly 80 countrie…

Meditation 018 | daydream

Fog Chaser — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:01:08 GMT

Thank you for being here for the eighteenth installment of this newsletter.

🎵 We’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled rotation around the circle of fifths1 to share my new collab with the t…

Meditation 017 | Cascadia

Fog Chaser — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:01:09 GMT

Thank you for being here for the seventeenth installment of this newsletter.

🎵 This month’s piece is in G minor.1 2

📷 I took this month’s photo on film in Mt. Hood National Forest.3 4

I invite you to …

Meditation 016 | A Simple Carol

Fog Chaser — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:03:23 GMT

Illustration by my friend Jonathan Wilcox / Now available as a print exclusively for paid subscriptions.

Sending all my best to you and yours this holiday season.

Thank you so much for being such an im…

Meditation 015 | Melyn

Fog Chaser — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:14:58 GMT

For the Rojahn family.

Thank you for being here for the 15th installment of this newsletter — and a very special welcome to those of you who are new here. To catch up on all things Fog Chaser, feel fr…

Meditation 014 | Late Roses

Fog Chaser — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:00:17 GMT

Thank you for being here for the 14th installment of this newsletter. Here in the Northwest, a few late-blooming roses linger as the summer, reluctantly, takes its leave.

🎵 This month’s piece is in F…

Meditation 013 | Wingbeat

Fog Chaser — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:01:33 GMT

Thank you for being here for the installment thirteen of this newsletter, and the first issue of Volume II. (See: Volume I)

🎵 This month’s piece is in F-sharp major.1 As we leave another summer behind…