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I devote a song apiece to my late parents, who, in a sense, were my shamans. As "Send For the Captain" was for my father, "Aileron" is for my mother. In the Museo del Oro in Bogotá were countless figurines of the Birdman, or the Batman, various flying shamans. About this practice:

"In cultures worldwide, the shaman is a religious practitioner who acts as an intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds. The shaman, usually male, commonly experiences three phases in his spiritual journeys. First, he prepares to leave this world by entering a trance, often through the use of psychoactive plants, self-mutilation, sleep deprivation, ritual dancing, or fasting. In this state, he travels to the supernatural realm. During his flight, the shaman is protected by animal spirits from the dangers inherent in interacting with the spirit world, and often metamorphoses into the totem animal he represents. Once in the spirit world, he communes with supernatural beings, bringing gifts and prayers from his people, and gaining knowledge or assistance in healing, divination, successful hunts, or weather management. With his new knowledge, the shaman returns to the natural world to convey to his people what he has learned, completing the third phase of the journey." "Flight of the Shaman" by Christine VanPool

Lyrically I liken the shamanic birdman to my mother, who herself traveled to immeasurable inner places and brought spiritual wisdom back to countless others in her journey as a recovering alcoholic and a mentor to those in recovery. She thrived in the role, and some considered her to be a saint.

AILERON (lyrics)

Wings fill the sky
How far will you fly?
And when you return
Will you share what you have learned?

Transform the night
Find your second sight
The spirit guides your tack
Bring your wisdom back

Clear visions tell
From under the spell
Of the winds that free your soul
The odyssey that makes you whole

New state of mind
Rebirth of a kind
With powers not fully known
A thousand flights remain to be flown

You were once unsure,
Discovered something pure,
Now you fly forever free
So the rest of us may see

Leave the ground behind
Slip outside of time
Glide through heaven's door
Don your magic wings and soar.
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The recurring intro to "Aileron" is harmonically inspired by the sylvan "Vorspiel" from Arnold Schoenberg's "Gurrelieder," apropos as Side Two moves into a more verdant place, physically and spiritually.

"Aileron" is French for "little wing." You decide if Jimi Hendrix's explanation of his own famous song by that title has any relevance here: "So I figured that I take everything I see around and put it maybe in the form of a girl maybe, somethin' like that, you know, and call it 'Little Wing', and then it will just fly away."

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from Plastic Island Pentecost, released October 14, 2018
Guest:
John McEntire - drums

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