Neptune's Keep

In celebration of the Maytime, that glorious Spring jubilee! Words, music, vocals, harmonium, and cover photo by Diane Laura Rains. Hammered dulcimer by Stu Janis. Copyright © 2019 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. A' Merrying In May music video: https://youtu.be/7R71kFH4aLE ∞∞∞ LYRICS ∞∞∞ Here we go a-merrying upon a Springtime day. Here we go a-merrying to usher in the May! Sunlight war...

What a lovely feeling it is to sing the stars! Starsinging is the heart of my spiritual practice. I use Science – NASA sonification technology - to give a voice to stars of mythological and personal significance. Then I add my own voice, creating a cosmic choir. I do this on the date of each star’s Midnight Culmination, when the star reaches its zenith (highest point in its travels) nearest to mid...

The Lost Bride.—‘A girl in this region died on her wedding-night while dancing. Soon after her death she appeared to her husband, and said to him, “I’m not dead at all, but I am put from you now for a time. It may be a long time, or a short time, I cannot tell. I am not badly off. If you want to get me back you must stand at the gap near the house and catch me as I go by, for I live near there, an...

Whether viewed as Celtic Goddess or Irish Saint, Brighid stands for healing, poetry, sovereignty. If ever we needed those things, it’s now. At Imbolc, may we be reminded that Spring will come again to the land. May it come to our hearts, as well. May the world wear Brighid’s mantle green! ∞∞∞∞ BRIGHID OF LIGHT ∞∞∞∞ Words, music, vocal and Celtic Lever Harp by Diane Laura Rains. Copyright © 2026 by...

From Fae By Nature Choral Works' suite, Starflung Lullabies: Seven Sisters (Pleiades), a sparkling song for Children's Choir. For thousands of years, The Pleiades have been one of the most recognized and beloved constellations in the night sky. For ancient peoples, the cycles of The Seven Sisters' journey across the heavens were central to spirituality as well as the timing of agricultural practic...

EQUUS STELLARUS vocals and image sonification by Diane Rains. Copyright ©2025 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. ∞∞∞ Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology, has captured the imagination for millenia. The constellation Pegasus, named for this dramatic mythical horse, is one of the largest and most easily identified in the night sky. Northern Hemisphere observers can see Pegasus in the...

On July 9 each year the star Eltanin (aka Edasich) reaches its Midnight Culmination – a significant event in the musical and spiritual mythology of Ceol Sidhe. Eltanin is the "right eye" star of the constellation Draco the Dragon. We of Ceol Sidhe know that illustrious reptile as "Aegnemon." This is the musical story of Aegnemon, The White Star Dragon. The piece begins with NASA recordings of soun...

A gentle lullaby from the realm of Fairy floats across the Crystal Sea. Let it take you away! ∞∞∞ Music, words, main vocal, MIDI harp, MIDI cello, MIDI Celesta, and MIDI chorus by Diane Rains. Copyright © 2024 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. ∞∞∞ LYRICS ∞∞∞ Lay lo lo, lay lo lo. Close your eyes and find your rest Lay lo lo, lay lo lo. here in my arms, for I love you best. Then fly away t...

What is a lullaby? A comfort, a hope, protection magic born of love. I dream lullabies. I dreamed this one for Coda, my precious furchild. Everything will be alright.
 ∞∞∞ Words, music, vocals, piano, digital cello by Diane Rains. Copyright ©2024 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. ∞∞∞ LYRICS ∞∞∞ When the rivers of your sleep seem dark and murky, just look up! The tender stars will always s...

For those who deeply long for something once lost: a person, a way of life, an enchanting island. What is lost might one day be found in memory, in hope, or perhaps in lullaby. ∞∞∞ Words and music by Diane Rains. Vocals by Diane Rains and guest Baritone. MIDI Irish harp, MIDI whistles, and MIDI Uilleann pipes by Diane Rains. Copyright © 2024 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. ∞∞∞ LYRICS ∞∞...

For Áine, who sang tenderly to her daughter on an enchanted isle in a sweet, forgotten time. ∞∞∞ Music, words, vocal, and MIDI Irish harp by Diane Rains. Copyright ©2024 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. Cover art: The Childhood of Saint Cecilia by Marie Spartali Stillman, 1883 ∞∞∞ LYRICS ∞∞∞ Child of mine, daughter of stars and of time, one day your sweet voice will chime with a melody s...

A song for subtly splendid twilight, where liminal beings thrive! ∞∞∞ Words, music, vocals, MIDI musette, MIDI Celtic harp, MIDI bowed lyre, and MIDI bouzouki by Diane Rains. Copyright ©2024 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. Cover art: When the Evening Twilight Gathers Round by William Henry James Boot, 1877 ∞∞∞ LYRICS ∞∞∞ The bluest of birds at my window appear. The brightest sky to dazz...

A lullaby from another realm, in the spaces between the stars. Music, words, vocals, digital keyboards by Diane Rains. Copyright ©2024 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. Cover art: Night With Her Train of Stars, by Edward Robert Hughes, 1912. ✦✧✦ LYRICS ✦✧✦ Swaying with stars, my babies are traveling with moonbeams from pillows of dreams. Milky Way flight all through the night, where comet...

A jazzy little lullaby inspired by a bright November moon. ∞∞∞ Words, music, and vocals by Diane Rains. Copyright ©2023 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. ∞∞∞ A fully instrumented version coming in 2024! ∞∞∞ Cover art ~ Spring Scattering Stars by Edwin Blashfield (1927)

In many cultural and spiritual traditions, four Elements comprise the building blocks of our planet: Earth, Air, Water, Fire. Spirit is also often considered an element. But there is a sixth element, in my view: Shadow. What is a shadow, that ephemeral and perplexing thing? It has form but not substance. It is both stationary and mobile. It appears and it disappears, lives and dies and lives again...

Words, music, lead vocal, and virtual instruments by Diane Rains. Copyright ©2023 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. ∞∞∞ Each year on or about November 21 at midnight, the Pleiades reach the highest point in their journey across the night sky. This event is known as the Midnight Culmination, and it is a time of spiritual significance for some. The Pleiades feature prominently in the stella...

Eek! mask! ∞∞∞ Words, music, vocals and asthma attack by Diane Laura Rains. Copyright © 2023 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. [Except for the asthma. You can have that; I don't want it!)

On sultry summer nights, I love to peer out our second story window into the darkness to catch a glimpse of the secret comings and goings of night creatures. If there's a bit of moon, I might observe deer or fox, bat or raccoon busy in the fullness of their nocturnal lives. If it's not windy, not too dry, and I'm very lucky, I might be treated to the enchanting vision of a prairie full of sparkles...

"Áine of the Gold Heart" words, music, vocals, & harmonium by Diane Rains. Hammered dulcimer by Stu Janis. Digital trumpets & drum by Sibelius software. "Áine of the Gold Heart" words & music Copyright © 2020 by Diane Laura Rains. All Rights Reserved. ∞∞∞ At midnight on June 23 more than 60 years ago, I was born. On that night, many thousands of miles away, the people of Ireland performed a sacred...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...

Gentraige (merry), Goltraige (sad), and Súantraige (lullaby) are the three types of magical music unique to the Good Folk (the"fairies") of Ireland. The album trilogy by Neptune's Keep is a treasure trove of fairy folklore set to music. The first installment, Vol. 1 The Child, was released on Winter Solstice 2022. Two more volumes will eventually emerge from beyond the veil.
 The songs on Vol. 1 T...