Hodgepodge Music

09/10/2025

I look out over the Santa Rita mountains from my studio window.

They are a source of great inspiration.

In this piece I imagine the mountains breathing and singing as I watch the colours change in the clouds above them.

My Nom de Plume is HRÆFN. I conceived and performed the piece with synths, percussion, and breaths. I also took the photograph and designed and created the cover art.

~ Richard

track by Hræfn

09/04/2025

Bandcamp Friday is on September 5th - See if anything tickles your fancy at:

https://hodgepodgemusic.bandcamp.com/
or
https://ancestralambience.bandcamp.com/

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays

We'll be partnering with the festival over the course of the next year.

08/30/2025

Released today by my new recording and performance project AWEN

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The Shadow Man’ (JRR Tolkien) by AWEN

"The Shadow-Man" is an early version of a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien that was later published in 1962 as "Shadow-Bride" in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. Discovered in a 1936 school magazine from Our Lady's Abingdon school in Oxfordshire, the poem tells the story of a man who lives alone in shadow and is later joined by a lady in grey, their two shadows merging into one.
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Richard Price is AWEN. He composed and performed / recorded the music and read the poem. He also created the cover artwork.

track by Hræfn

08/05/2025

Out today on ‘Hodgepodge Music’

Marijane C. Milton sings the American song ‘Shenandoah.’

Marijane C. Milton sings. Richard Price provided synth drones and recorded/edited/and mixed the production at ‘The Dreaming Chair Atalier” in Baja Arizona.

Marijane say’s “I’ve always loved this song. To me, it’s a lament about being far from home.”

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07/26/2025

In December 2021 I finished writing the first part of my book ‘The Death of Albion.’

It’s about the Industrial Revolution arriving in the picturesqe county of Shropshire in England, the place where my Welsh ancestors settled for many years on their trek from Brecon in Wales to the hub of the new revolution - Manchester/Oldham.

The book is the fantasy of what happens to six year old Eliza Jones when she is kidnapped by the henchmen of the revolution and taken to work in the factories of the town of Ironbridge, Shropshire.

Magic ensues, and Eliza has the most amazing of adventures.

Well, life got in the way and I never finished the book and it has sat on my laptop ever since.

I DID however create an audio version of the introduction to the story which you can listen to / support at any amount at the link below.

Now I’m fired up to write the next stage of the book, and to potentially turn the finished book into an audio project with a storyteller and soundscape / musical accompaniment.

It’s going to be quite a process, and I am going to need help achieving it. If I set up a ‘go fund me’ account, would you be interested in contributing? Could you help with editing / help getting the project to the correct publisher / suggestions for self publishing? Help with any aspect of bringing the project to fruition will be gladly considered. Please ‘message’ me privately if you are interested in helping 🙂

So, please have a listen to the audio introduction and consider if you can help in anyway to make some magic happen.

❤️ Richard ❤️

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07/18/2025

I’ve just uploaded a new piece called TREE to my Bandcamp portal.

It’s about the tree outside my studio window, which is a meeting place for the birds in the neighborhood. The small birds gather there to chat and spread gossip, and then the Ravens / Crows barge in and push them out to have their time! After the Corvids leave, the small birds come back and the cycle continues .

PS: The Corvids are WAY noisier than the small birds! Oh, so much to say!!

I’m joined on this piece by a brand new collaborator who actually lives in the same town as me - my collaborators usually live in other parts and we work via long distant file sharing.

Her name is Marijane C. Milton. She has appeared in musicals, concerts, operettas, plays, choral programs (and the occasional piano bar) for decades. She currently resides in the Tucson AZ area with her three cats and her parrot.

Marijane’s voice is the tree that has lived a very long time in the desert, she’s feeling tired and weary, she’s been pummeled by winds, soaked in the monsoons, baked by the sun and has been a gathering place for thousands of small birds and Corvids over years.

I am very happy to welcome MariJane and her voice to my future creations.

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07/08/2025

Out today:

The Old Man of Storr (Scottish Gaelic: Bodach an Stòrr) is a mountain on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The hill presents a steep rocky eastern face overlooking the Sound of Raasay, contrasting with gentler grassy slopes to the west.

Richard Price is HRÆFN. He conceived of, performed, edited and mastered this piece using his voice and various other instruments. He also created the project’s artwork.

Enjoy!

track by Hræfn

07/02/2025

A new six track project out today!

Hello there -

Richard Price was born in the beautiful village of Beddgelert in Snowdonia, Wales. But he grew up in the centre of England, known as the Midlands.

He would visit Wales often as a child and a young man, and has many times felt what the Welsh call Hiraeth, which is a deep longing for the place of his birth.

This collection of pieces called ‘A LOVE SONG FOR SNOWDONIA’ tries to capture his feelings for Eryri (Snowdonia) and Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) which he climbed many times in his youth.

Richard Price is HRÆFN - He conceived of, composed, performed, recorded and edited this project, using percussion, voice and various other instruments including synthesiser. He also created the projects cover art.

Blessings
HRÆFN

6 track album

06/25/2025

Out today from STEER by STARS is a waltz for The Santa Rita mountains.

My nom de plume is STEER by STARS. I live in the Sonoran Desert, south of Tucson. From my studio window, I can look out at the magnificent Santa Rita mountains. I composed and performed this piece on various drums and rattles, chimes, voices and synths.

Out today from STEER by STARS is a waltz for The Santa Rita mountains.

My nom de plume is STEER by STARS. I live in the Sonoran Desert, south of Tucson. From my studio window, I can look out at the magnificent Santa Rita mountains. I composed and performed this piece on various drums and rattles, chimes, voices and synths.

https://hodgepodgemusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-santa-rita-waltz

06/20/2025

There‘s a nine piece love song to ERYRI just in production. When it’s finished you’ll find it at my digital portal at
https://ancestralambience.bandcamp.com/

Heuldro Hapus o HRÆFN

06/07/2025

Hello from Richard -

Out today is 6x1 by my moniker STEER by STARS.

6x1 is six creations which were created in one take each for a contemporary dance company. The soundscapes were performed whilst watching videos of the contemporary dancers improvising in silence.

Everything was played live, without any editing or over dubbing.

The pieces are:

CRYSTALLINE
BREATHING
MUTED
SHIFT
VAPOUR
PEACE

Cheers!
Richard

6 track album