Richard Crafton/Ross Holtz: News

Just put up new mixes of Reggae Music and A side Of You and Production of Information Seekers,theatre of the obsurd. Fly Away and Woman440 the reggae story of Adam and Eve.Check em out.

Just finished it ,hope You like it!

This is one of life's greatest Love Stories..."I was dead,and now alive again! Go to Audio listen to "Color/Light" it is the beginning of this story.

Just finished yesterday.I don't know what got into Me ,but this Song just jumped out ,so I recorded it hope You enjoy it! richard

Richard Crafton is about to release His trademark product! Fine and highest Quality Soaps and Incense.The Line is titled " Im mac Q Lette"
Look for it in the finest Aromatheory store's in the World... copyright 2-20-08

Just Won! Editor's Choice Award for the song-poem"Blood of a Stone".congrats to My Father ,The Song appears on Our CD Talks Expensive,if You choose to listen.Poem will be Published in Immortal Verses,at Poetry.com Richard

Just put up 8 new songs check em out .If You want funky ,go to A Side of You -Fly Away,thats funky blue .For simple love song go to Miriam or Nevermine .Hope You enjoy,thanks for listening...Richard

Born an advahoot—an enlightened being—Hillbilly Guru entertainingly comments upon today’s politics as only a holy fool can. He is in the world, but not of it. Hillbilly Guru’s father is from the Appalachians and his mother is from the Himalayas. From his trailer high up in the Appalachian hills, Hillbilly Guru crafts songs which reflect a society dancing on the precipice. Hillbilly Guru plays the kind of music you can listen to on your way to the revolution.

Hillbilly Guru is an innocent; his songs are the truth told by an idiot savant. His birthright as an advahoot makes him incapable of intended malice or offense. He weaves compassion and humor even throughout his songs’ darkest explorations of the sacred and the profane.

From global warming through religious leaders to America’s involvement in the war in Iraq, Hillbilly Guru provocatively explores the territory between hope and despair that encapsulates the experience of living today. Taking on multi-national corporations, consumer culture and the isolation of the individual in am America in which shopping malls are the new temples, Hillbilly Guru thinks the unthinkable and says the unsayable.

Singer/songwriter Richard Crafton of Baltimore, Maryland wrote several songs embodying the spirit of Hillbilly Guru between 1999 and 2006. In the summer of 2007, Hillbilly Guru emerged in Crafton’s imagination as a fully developed character. A multi-talented singer, guitar player, and songwriter, Crafton’s oeuvres include danceable folk, blues and reggae. “I’m coming from so many places, if you listen to it, the influences are everything from Mozart to Marley.”

Although the earthy artistry and comic sensibility of Hillbilly Guru sparkle throughout Crafton’s songwriting, there’s a distinct sensibility in the Hillbilly Guru songs. “I’m just trying to heighten social awareness, and sometimes it takes an insult to do that. You finally have to use the right tool for the job. Hillbilly Guru insults people, that’s what he does.”

Hillbilly Guru’s songs are among the most frequently downloaded from Crafton’s site, <www.colorlighttheory.com>. They include the songs “Information Seekers”, “Blood is Thicker than Water”, “Higher Places”, “Stupid People”, “Om Song”, “W”, and “Heaven”. Thanks to Crafton’s free get-it-while-you-can approach, the songs are now listened top in 27 countries.

Hillbilly Guru is a musical messenger of the post-industrial age, who by virtue of his status of a fool can unselfconsciously proclaim, “But the emperor wears no clothes!” Perhaps the popularity of Hillbilly Guru comes from the fact that many music listeners wish they were just as outspoken.

Godlight is reflected in Our behavior,not in excuses for Our behavior.

We are going to upload the final song on the Songs of Europe CD titled Rumi.Anyone who reads or writes poetry knows of this Great Persian Poet.The Song is written not as a story,it is a action! The Art of life in real time.One of My favorite styles of His

The concept of this aromatic line is to take you on a journey back through time. These blended aromatics are developed from ancient recipes and presented in their most pure form. Everything is natural; we use no synthetics in the creation of any of the products in this line.

After studying aromatics for twenty years, I have developed a line of incense based on a variety of ancient aromatic rituals from all over the world. I have also developed the world’s only charcoal heated essential oil diffuser, known as the Prana Pot.

We are working on some songs of Humor and a group of songs titled... "I wish I never said that!" The CD is finished! It is called All Come Now and after the 4th song, starts the Hillbilly Guru taking it out on Those who misuse our great human gifts.

I Stopped whatever I was doing,To release 2 Blues Tunes that could stop A WAR.Let face it Our Troops are Dying more each mounth to try to stop a civil War that cannot be stopped! These Poeple have been fighting each other since Time.Get Our Troops Home and out of their way! Its clearly not our Problem. What They do with their destiny is in their Hands!

Hello all, I wanted to take the time to say THANK YOU,for your interest in Our Art.We are deeply moved that we can entertain you, and that people everywhere are listening to our music. This next CD Praying with Prophets is written to promote Social Togetherness. It has cool songs, that are going to be the Soundtrack for the play I wrote called STICKS AND STONES. Please hang with us to learn more as we are deeply concerned and moved by social issues and awareness. Also joing our e-mail and come back often cause things are changing around here!

Correction!This CD is subtitled...8 little epics.As I am mixing it to prepare its release,I was overwelmed by all the talented People who have devoted their time on this CD!! what a honor to be in the same room with these People.You will soon hear!!