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Stones In The River Bed

by David Baron and Donna Lewis

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I’m in a cave within a cave I dissolve into the darkness You came into my dream A sealed stillness Through the mountain mist I call call your name Feel the green blades between my fingers As i shut out The weeping face of the world And your holy words They’re like water Like stones in the river bed They lead me to you Lost in the music Of vanishing violins My mind opens It’s a place to start Feel the green blades between my fingers As i shut out The weeping face of the world And your holy words They’re like water Like stones in the river bed They lead me to you What’s it all about Whats it all about Across the ocean I feel you And I dream of you In the weeping face of the world And your holy words They’re like water Like stones in the river bed They lead me to you Hold each other close So i can see you I can see you I can see you smile Hold each other close Cos i can’t feel you I can’t touch you But I can see you To know that you’re safe It’s all i need It’s all i need

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40 piece orchestra, all real players, composed and arranged by David Baron. Lyrics written by and vocals performed by Donna Lewis

"Feeling isolated but also fortunate to still be able to work from home, it felt good to get lost in the music. David and I were both writing and recording in our own studios and decided to create something beautiful together that we could share with everyone going through these difficult times.

Feeling lucky to be living in the countryside appreciating nature even more helped me shut out the sadness that was happening all over the world even if it was just for a few minutes at a time.

The heart of the song is all about missing my loved ones that are on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. I remember my mother’s words — full of kindness, always hopeful — memories of crossing the beautiful Ogmore river in Wales. Even though I can’t be with my family and hug them, I feel blessed that I can see them and talk to them every day and to know that they’re safe.

I hope this song brings comfort and courage to everyone who is separated from the families they love”
Donna Lewis, 2020.

Donna Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer from Cardiff, Wales. She is best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", which peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, and also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, and the United States. In the United States, "I Love You Always Forever" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks, having been held off the summit by the Bayside Boys Remix of "Macarena" by Los Del Rio. It also became the highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 by a Welsh artist since Bonnie Tyler topped the chart with Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1983. Additionally, the single holds the record for being drawn for third place among songs with the longest runs at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and at second for most weeks at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. Lewis teamed up with Richard Marx in the 1997 adult contemporary hit "At the Beginning." In 1997, Lewis was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Female.

David Baron's sound is influenced by Woodstock where he's based, analogue & modular synths which he collects and the Classical Music he's scored in great abundance.

US composer, arranger, engineer David Baron has worked with Lenny Kravitz, The Lumineers, Shania Twain, Jade Bird, Meghan Trainor, Shawn Mendes, Four Tet, Bat For Lashes, Conor Oberst, Phoebe Bridgers, Noah Kahan, Matt Maeson, The Felice Brothers, Peter Murphy and Melanie De Biasio amongst many others.


Baron has worked with Lenny Kravitz for 20 years. They took over the Hotel Edison recording studio with Henry Hirsch in 2001. David has arranged strings and programmed synths on Kravitz last 6 albums. In December 2018 Lenny and David performed ’Here To Love’ live on tv on the CNN Heroes show. ‘Here To Love’ the recording was recorded live in 1 take with David on piano and Lenny singing. Evidence of both Lenny’s incredible voice and David’s amazing playing.

David performed on The Lumineers #1 Billboard Album 'Cleopatra' and has performed on mixed and produced the forthcoming 2019 follow up album. On The Lumineers new album III David plays keys and mixed it. David mixed the amazing song Nightshade by The Lumineers for the Game Of Thrones soundtrack.

2020 saw Baron record and produce Shania Twain's new album in his newly refurbished Sun Mountain studio.

David provided synths, programming, production and mixing to 'The Bride' (Bat For Lashes) which was shortlisted for Mercury Music Prize 2016 alongside Bowie and Radiohead with Skepta ultimately getting gold.

David arranged and conducted strings for Shawn Mendes on 'Bad Reputation' from the number 1 album in 65 countries 'Illuminate Deluxe'. David arranged and conducted strings on Mendes follow up self-titled album

He played piano, organ and baritone saxophone on one of the biggest selling singles of all time ('All About That Bass' Meghan Trainor) alongside songwriter Kevin Kadish who David works with on numerous projects

Baron was employed by Glassnote Records to develop Jade Bird from an unknown artist to the superstar she is becoming. Including musical directing and arranging strings for tv performances on Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert’s shows.

He produced and co-wrote both 'Strangers' by fellow Woodstock artist Simone Felice and 'Ninth' with Peter Murphy.

David mixed and mastered Melanie De Biasio ‘Blackened Cities’ which was Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards Track of The Year 2017 voted for the public including artists Solange, Kaytranada and Frank Ocean.

David was hired by Motown Records to remix Smokey Robinson ‘Quiet Storm’. He worked with Roy Ayers on this remix which was released under the name Groove Boutique.


Filmscore / Soundtrack
David’s background is composing. He very successfully scored tv and ads for many years
Aswell as The Ballad Of Cleopatra for The Lumineers he wrote the filmscores for Tatterdemalion (Lost Child) directed by Ramaa Mosely and Keely and Du directed by Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert.

David is lead composer and soundtrack producer for Gregory Colbert’s new feature film. Colbert last project ‘Ashes And Snow’ was featured in Time Magazine. Canadian director and photographer Gregory Colbert creates multi media nomadic exhibitions. ‘Ashes And Snow’ was the most attended exhibition by any living artist ever. The feature film starred Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus in The Matrix Trilogy) and was directed by Oscar winner (for Gladiator) Pietro Scalia. The soundtrack to Ashes And Snow helped launch the career of Jóhann Jóhannsson. On the new venture David is not only working with Colbert and Fishburne but also Patrick Watson (lead vocal on The Cinematic Orchestra ‘To Build A Home’) plus Nile Rodgers, Steve Gadd, Sophie Hunger, Melanie De Biasio, Gregory Gonzales (Cigarettes After Sex), Lisa Fischer.


Aaron Baron
David is son of Aaron Baron. Aaron recorded classic live albums from The Allman Brothers Band including ‘Eat A Peach’ and much of the Fillmore live recordings

My father was a pioneer in remote recording. He had a mobile truck called “Location Recorders”. He and his truck were hired to do “Stage Fright” for The Band at the Woodstock Playhouse in Woodstock. Albert Grossman loved the idea and bought my dad’s business and gave him a multiyear contract to record live albums.

He recorded BB King, The Allman Brothers Band, Blue Oyster Cult, Barbara Streisand, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Chicago, Todd Rundgren and many more in various locations including Fillmore and the Carnegie Hall


In 2020, David Baron’s contemporary classical instrumental ‘Earthling’ was featured in two episodes on Brave New World on Peacock TV in the US and Sky One in the UK.

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released October 22, 2020

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David Baron Woodstock, New York

Woodstock, New York baroque pop, chamber pop, modern classical composer and alternative music producer, Mercury Music Prize shortlisted for Bat For Lashes 'The Bride', synth collector, working with Lenny Kravitz for many years. Filmscoring for Gregory Colbert, The Lumineers, Tatterdemalion ... more

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