"In The Earth's Fading Light" delights in terrific harmonies and spiritual essence of a supreme guitarist. Kristina Stykos passionately opens the selection with "This I Know", which then gives way to a tender instrumental loaded with stunningly beautiful guitar entitled "Gypsy Lullaby". We could not get enough of Stykos' style. Favorites can all go by the wayside, as they cannot be selected out of such a compelling collection of music. Moreover, the stripped down production of these tunes add to the overall atmosphere of heart-felt honesty. Kristina puts everything she feels into these songs, which is why this album deserves to be heard.

January is almost over, and I've yet to start on my next solo venture. All the material is ready to go, but that huge inertia that always accompanies the start of something big is upon me. I think, "...maybe I need a new mic for vocals, a new plug-in to deal with stereo guitar phase issues...maybe today I'll write one more song that will be the title track...maybe that guy will call me back about co-producing...maybe...maybe...". Guess I just better get another hot chocolate, and get to work.