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Thrilling! That’s the word that keeps coming up. Absolutely thrilling! Inspirational music took on new levels of inspiration last night as both Jenny Burton and Chieli Minucci and Friends closed out Series II in majestic form.

More and more I’m convinced these days that much of the world’s problems lie in language. If we all spoke the same language, the world would be a better place. As human beings we all want basically the same things – a full stomach, a roof over our head, love in our life, a chance to succeed and our freedoms of expression. Most people who have these things are basically happy. Happy people don’t make war. There’s nothing to war about.

When we first rolled out the WFM Learning Lab here at Watchfire Music, we thought it would be for New Yorkers only. Oh, maybe some New Jerseyites who knew us through our Inspirational music site, but basically it would be limited to neighbors.

Well, it turns out that our neighborhood is the world.

The WFM Listening Room played to the largest crowd in its history last night as both Jimmy Roberts and Julia Wade spun their magic. This continuous Inspirational music event is beginning to pay off great dividends to both audiences and producers – for audiences, a trusted destination in NYC where one can go see and hear great talent on a consistent basis and not have waiters in your face all night, not be forced to eat and drink and pay for watered down drinks and over-priced food that you don’t want -- and all at a vastly less expensive price.

The selling of Inspirational recorded music is a rough road these days. The selling of any recorded music is a rough road and it seems that Inspirational music is no different. It also seems that there are far too many good reasons why – so many that the problem has become very difficult to solve. Difficult for the entire industry.

Tonight I’m speaking to myself as much as with you. The Missus and I sat in shock last night and looked at each other dumbfounded remarking that something has broken yet again.

Here we talk about Inspirational music. Tonight I’m going to talk around it. Oh it’s in here somewhere, but we’re going beyond the box in our thinking – into the realm of creativity concerning all the arts – not just music.

Here’s a misconception: That the title of this post is antithetical, that the artist has to be completely free in his thinking – that creativity has to have no boundaries, necessitates a completely open field and that we, as artists, need to seek a life of exemption from structure, that we must have latitude, room to maneuver… independence.

For those yet unable to attend, we’ll try to bring the Watchfire Music Listening Room to you through the wondrous pictures taken this past concert by friend and follower, John Johnson, photographer extraordinaire – an evening of Inspirational music both inspiring to the ear and eye.