The Yule Siege

 Merry Christmas Everyone!

I am excited to announce the release of my new short story, The Yule Siege in the online literary magazine, Spillwords.  You can read it here...

https://spillwords.com/the-yule-siege/

I also composed a little soundtrack for it:

I hope you have a Cool Yule!

Blue Rabbit Stew - Another New Album

 Hey Gang!  Sup?  Just released my new album, Blue Rabbit Stew (ad free!) on YouTube.  Maybe give it listen before the world ends (if you get the chance!)

The Princess of Briar Oak - My New Album

 Hey gang!  Been a while, I know.  What a world, huh?  Well, before w all get nuked, or some shit, I thought I should let you know I just released by brand new album, The Princess of of Briar Oak in a full album, ad free version on YouTube.  It's a mix of instrumentals and songs with vocals, all original compositions written and performed by me on all instruments.  I'm pretty proud of it.

Into the Twilight

 Here's my new collaboration with W.B. Yeats...

Happy Holidays!

 I want to wish you good people a wonderful holiday season.  My gifts to you, such as they are are two new recordings I've made and released as YouTube videos. 

House of Frankenstein Girl - New Song

 Here's my newest, just in time for the Halloween season, House of Frankenstein Girl.  I think it's my best work.

A Couple of New Covers!

 Last weekend I dropped my cover of Pink Floyd's Time on YouTube

And just this morning I dropped the cover of ELP's classic Lucky Man that my friend Jeff requested

A Rainy Day in September

 I dropped my new instrumental, A Rainy Day in September on YouTube yesterday.  Have a listen...

New Cover Single and EP (YouTube Playlist)

 Hey Everybody!

Been busy with work and life and Lukamiar and music.  Here's my new playlist:

7 Songs Diana Hignutt (YouTube Playlist)

And my brand new cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps:

Passage to Tomorrow

 Just uploaded another song to my YouTube channel.  I'm pretty proud of this one.  

End of the World Blues

 Here's my new song, End of the World Blues.  I hope you like it.

Mystic Spyder - Driving Through the Sky

 

Way back in 1991, my band, Mystic Spyder recorded this song at Horizon Studios in Pitman, NJ.  I wrote the music, my friend and drummer, Jeff wrote the lyrics.  This song features both my late sister, Donna on bass, and my late ex, Liz on vocals.

Here We Go Again ( Bonus Round ) - From the Lukamiar: Legends & Leviathan Soundtrack

 

Something's Gotta Give

 Another song:

Trans Girl Blues

 Here's my song, Trans Girl Blues.  Seems the correct time to release it.  I wrote and recorded this song on the spot, writing each part on each track as I played it, making up and singing the lyrics off the cuff.  Let me know what you think.  And maybe like and subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Hopeful Groove

 So, yesterday I released a couple of my songs on YouTube.  The first is my prog/pop instrumental, Hopeful Groove.  I wrote the song and play all instruments.  I hope you like it.

I am Composing the Soundtrack to Lukamiar: Legends and Leviathan

 I am proud to announce that I am working on composing the soundtrack for the upcoming indy videogame, Lukamiar:  Legends and Leviathan by Quantum Foggy.

Quantum Foggy announced the upcoming 2023 release today and announced that I would be composing the soundtrack.  Quantum Foggy uploaded some short videos today in celebration.  They contain short samples of my music.

Update: April 2021

 Hey Kids,

 

I have a lot to report.  I apologize for the radio silence, but it took me a month to feel the ground under me after my dad's death.  The next month I spent writing and recording music for the first time, in a log time.  I'm mixing down an album's worth of music, of many different genre's (though admittedly, mostly rock, there's blues, jazz, funk, classical, hard rock, country, fusion, pop, and prog), called The Tree.  Look for more information on that soon.

I also got vaccinated.  Had my first shot of Pfizer at the Armory in Albany on March 16, and the second on April 6th.  Knowing that my Covid 19 Leave of Absence was soon coming to an end at Advance Auto Parts, and I would soon be returning to work, I started looking for something else, I might enjoy doing better.  On March 20th I applied for a position at a leading Steel Distributor in the Capitol Region located just outside of Albany.  Two days later I received a formal offer, which I accepted.  I began that position on Monday, April 12th.

Anyway, that's what's going on here.

Ok, bye!

RIP Dad

 There was no one kinder in the world to me, no one more generous to me, than my dad.  He was my hero, my idol, and my dad.  I just received word of his passing.  He has long battled dementia, heart disease, and kidney failure, and he succumbed to them peacefully and in his sleep a few days ago.  I am so glad that he did not suffer in the end.  He will be sorely missed.  I've missed him for years already, of course, he hasn't been himself for a while now.  I spoke to him on the phone on Christmas.  It was the last time we would talk.  I knew it might be.  I told him I loved him so many times on that call.  It wasn't enough.  I wish I could have told him one more time.

I'm sure I'll talk more about him as I am able.

RIP, Robert F. Hignutt April 1933 to February 2021.

I will always miss you.  Why must this world hurt so much?

I'm back

 Hey gang!  How goes it.  Sorry to be awol for so long.  Work got to being very busy, taking more and more of my energy to deal with the ever-increasing stress of waiting on a hundred people a day during a pandemic.  Today, the infection rate in Albany is listed at 6.40%.  I decided to take another leave of absence from work, due to being high risk for Covid 19.  Right now, I'm just chilling, decompressing, and recovering.  Soon, I hope to get back to writing.  More Confessions soon.  Who knows what else?  See ya around.