Joe Ginorio - Singer / Songwriter
Songs from the Heart
I compose simple songs with the hope that they touch your heart, if even for a moment
SINGLES
My Leah
Joe Ginorio
Released September 2021
Camino Shell from the shoreline in Finisterre, Spain
Feel the Rain
SINGLES
Freedom Rings
Joe Ginorio Viscal
Recorded Sept. 2021
Extended Play Album
See Song descriptions below
Camino, I'm Feeling You
The Camino de Santiago is a 500 mile pilgrimage across northern Spain - carry a backpack, sleep in hostels, meet other pilgrims from around the world. Discover your soul - the Camino will answer your heart.
Belen de Ponferrada
Belen de Ponferrada
English Version
A short musical story about an innocent evening in Ponferrada, Spain with an extraordinarily beautiful woman. She took my breath away and I composed a song for her. A special thanks to Belen for letting me use her picture and being kind.
Song Descriptions
Camino, I'm Feeling You
Story about a 450 mile journey hiking the Camino de Santiago across Northern Spain with a backpack - enjoying the richness of Spain, camaraderie of pilgrims, and the gracious Spanish people
Sounds of the Falling Rain
A spiritual experience - sitting in a New York cafe early in the morning, by a picture window looking out onto the street, in pure silence, and Feeling the Rain as a source of deep peace
From the Ramparts
Story from the "Ancient Chronicles of the Kingdom of Aragon" about my grandmother's ancestors in northern Spain - when the Moors conquered Spain in 714 AD, her ancestors refused to submit, defended their home, but were overwhelmed and retreated ,with thousands of others, into the Pyrenees - their descendants continued the conquest to recover their land - took 700 years (1492)- and we're here today to write about it.
My Mother's Garden
A son's expression and gratitude towards his mother on her passing. A grateful message for all mothers.
Belén de Ponferrada
Belén is a beautiful, blue eyed, Spanish brunette, from the city of Ponferrada, Spain - her picture adorns the album cover. During my 450 mile Camino de Santiago trek across Northern Spain, she shared a friendly conversation and a glass of wine with me. Her smile took my breath away and left me speechless. But her affable demeanor was enchanting. She shared some of her life story with me, and I promised to write her a song. This is it.
The Spanish version was with the help of my Spanish cousin,
Jaime Lopez Chicheri Daban
Belén de Ponferrada (Español)
Belén es una bella morena española de ojos azules de la ciudad de Ponferrada, España, su foto adorna la portada del álbum. Durante mi caminata de 450 millas por el Camino de Santiago por el norte de España, ella compartió una conversación amistosa y una copa de vino conmigo. Su sonrisa me dejó sin aliento y me dejó sin palabras. Pero su comportamiento afable era encantador. Ella compartió parte de su historia de vida conmigo, y le prometí escribirle una canción. Eso es todo.
El español fue con la ayuda de mi primo español,
Jaime López Chicheri Daban.
My Leah
Composed to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of a good friend whose deep love and affection for his wife, Leah, inspired this song.
Sounds of the Falling Rain
Imagine having coffee in a cafe gazing out the window onto the sidewalk - it starts to rain. Slowly, the raindrops make their way down the window pane, Each step of people rushing by, silently splash their shoes - and, yet all remains perfectly still and peaceful.
Belen de Ponferrada
Belen de Ponferrada
Versión en Español
Una breve historia musical sobre una noche inocente en Ponferrada, España, con una mujer extraordinariamente hermosa. Ella me quitó el aliento y le compuse una canción. Un agradecimiento especial a Belen por dejarme usar su foto y ser amable.
Camino, I'm Feeling You
Joe & Kris Ginorio walked 450 miles on the Camino de Santiago - this video is a pictorial summary with the original song,Camino, I'm Feeling You by Joe Ginorio
Camino Video
This video is a series of photos I took when my wife, Kris and I, walked the Camino de Santiago in 2017 from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela,Spain -450 miles. The music is "Camino, I'm Feeling You" displayed above. For those pilgrims who have journeyed this path, this will be a welcomed reminder of our journey. For those considering this pilgrimage, it is an insight into the experience - Buen Camino - Joe Ginorio
Album Credits
Camino, I'm Feeling You
Sounds of the Falling Rain
My Mother's Garden
From the Ramparts
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Bill Bromfield
Clockwise Records
Belen de Ponferrada
Mixed and Mastered by Bill Bromfield at Clockwise Records Instrumental arrangement and recording by Charles Harnach
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Bill Bromfield: Arranger, guitar, backing vocals, bass, piano, string arrangement, percussion and in "From the Ramparts" special Reminiscent penny whistle arranged and performed by Stephen Darnell - thanks to Stephen and Bill for their great and creative work,
My Mother's Garden - Lyrics by Stephen Coltrain
Am grateful to my cousin for his poetic Spanish translation of Belen de Ponferrada
Gracias - Jaime López-Chicheri-Dabán
Sweet Surrender
Alan Gregson - arrangement including piano, guitars, backing vocals, percussion, et al.
My Leah
Alan Gregson - arrangement including piano, guitars, backing vocals, percussion, et al.
Freedom Rings
Alan Gregson - arrangement including piano, guitars, backing vocals, percussion, et al
© 2021 by Francisco Jose Ginorio Viscal