April 1, 2024
Compositions in Spoken Word
In honor of National Poetry Month, here are six original spoken word pieces written by either Jerry Gormley or me from the Dark Hollow catalog, each running approximately a minute or so with a musical soundtrack created expressly for that piece. Dark Hollow has worked just as much in poetry, prose and dramatic monologue/dialogue as it has in songs, so this is just a sampling of such material. While most of the tracks below were recorded during the 1990s, “Winter Sketch #7” was completed in 2024. All music is performed by Dark Hollow; recitations are by Jerry, except for the last track.
Journey
Sacrament
Turn Out the Stars
Mist
The Rails
Winter Sketch #7
“Journey” (Copyright 1998 – words: Gormley/music: Bocchetti, Farinaccio, Gormley)
“Sacrament” (Copyright 1998 – words: Gormley/ music: Bocchetti, Farinaccio, Gormley)
“Turn Out the Stars” (Copyright 1998 – words: Gormley/music: Bocchetti, Farinaccio)
“Mist” (Copyright 1997 – words and music: Farinaccio)
“The Rails” (Copyright 1998 – words: Farinaccio/ music: Bocchetti, Farinaccio)
“Winter Sketch #7” (Copyright 2004, 2024 – words and music: Farinaccio)
Epistrophe 
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