I consider myself at heart a folksinger, though this term has gone out of fashion. I say this because I have been committed to having my music follow my life, rather than the other way around. Writing songs and playing music comes naturally to me. It’s something I started doing instinctively when I was twelve […]
Ever since last year’s presidential campaign, the only songs that have come out of me are about the state of our country. Homeless in America is a lament for the times we live in…
“Serious & Playful” is my eighth CD. Many of the great musicians who perform on this record have played on my earler CDs. I’m very fortunate to hae been able to work with them for a long time now. First and foremost is my producer Jim Rickert of Creative Works Studio in Quincy, MA. My longstanding […]
Love is a difficult subject for me to write about. It’s not that I don’t believe in love or have never experienced it: I have. It’s just that there are all forms of love — some fleeting and transient, others deep and profound and hard to get to. I try my best on this CD […]
Ron Israel is a unique singer-songwriter in the tradition of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and others. His music blends insightful lyrics with well defined melody lines and rhythms. He writes songs about life, love, suffering, and redemption.
This CD contains fourteen tracks of hard-won wisdom and inspiration. Most of the tunes focus on insights I’ve had about how to survive; what this world is all about; and what’s important to value in life. These songs are not intended to be preachy. They’re just soulful expressions of the truth about certain things as […]
I have been greatly influenced by Buddhist teachings and the life story of Siddhartha; otherwise known as the Buddha. Rock Buddha Rock seeks to translate that story into a rock opera format. I have tried to modernize and make real the main characters including the Buddha himself, his disciples known as the Wandering Ascetics, and […]
This CD is a collection of songs I wrote for my kids as they were growing up. There are songs about animals and giants and rainbows. I have tried to imbed deeper questions about the mystery of life into each of these songs; so that they’re not just for young people but for the part […]
This CD is all about the the great day job I’ve had working in developing countries. I’ve had the chance to do work on issues in education and health in more than twenty countries around the world including Afghanistan, Ghana, Haiti, India, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa and others. Each song on this CD tries […]
This is one of my first records, and has some of my favorite songs are on it. There is the song “Beauty of the World”, which I’m quite fond of and have kept playing and updating over the years. You also might like the gospel-flavored “Down-Each Dead End” or the penny-whistle song for America “Don’t […]
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