This music is to be enjoyed and to be shared. It is licensed under the Creative Commons license: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works. This means that you may freely download these songs, share them with others, and use them for non-commercial purposes, as long as you credit me (Cynthia Rylander Crossen).
The songs can’t be changed in any way or used commercially, without permission from me (please contact me if you would like to use my music for these purposes.)
Please refer to the Creative Commons license for more information about reuse or distribution.
Note on these recordings: Most are home recordings. Some of these home recordings are very rough, others are smoother, and others have been produced in conjunction with other folks. Some of these albums were created on cassette tape, for the purpose of teaching others the songs. My aim is to just get the songs out there, so I’ve included the unpolished recordings along with the more polished ones, in the hopes that the songs will shine through.
If you are interested, you can also track, through these songs, my history as a songwriter and wisdom-seeker–seeing where I started out (Vintage Cindy), my favorite themes (the earth, feminine empowerment and spirituality, love and connection, oneness and wholeness), and my personal evolution.
Community Music Project
The Community Music Project is rooted in the rich, creative, and vibrant soil of the Carrboro/Chapel Hill/Chatham County North Carolina community. Since 2000, we have produced one CD every year. We record local songwriters and singers, compile the songs and artwork into a CD, and give 1000 copies away to the CD musicians, friends, and community members–wherever we think the music will be appreciated.
Discovered (2012)
As my winter season nears, my soul tree is making so many seeds, and it burns in me to scatter them before I go… so, to you, all my Beloveds, here are some of these song seeds, from my heart to yours. Thank you for love’s wild ride, and such sweet fertile ground.
Feel This Love (2002)
Feel This Love was created by Cynthia Rylander Crossen for healing through song. These rounds, songs, and chants about love and connection hope to inspire, enliven, comfort, and bring a sense of peace to the listener, to heal hurts, illness, and fears.
The Goddess Suite (1987)
The Goddess Suite is a choral work for women’s voices, composed by Cynthia Crossen to celebrate the Greek goddesses.
Songs by Cynthia Rylander Crossen, sung with her family
Cynthia’s songs performed by Silkworm
Spiraling Into the Center (1992)
Sunlight Through Stained Glass (2017)
These are a few of my very first songs, written in the 1970’s, recorded in the 1980’s, and just being published now, in 2013. Enjoy!
We Shall Lift Each Other Up (Stellaria 2014)
