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Greg Maroney

Greg Maroney ~ Piano music inspired by Nature

About Me


Greg Maroney is a very gifted pianist. The original piano music found in his 5 CDs is beautifully written and flows as if it comes directly from nature. His songs have a warmth and dignity that speak to the listener, bringing them closer to their own heart. His life and surroundings, along with his past and present, all add to the stories that are behind his wonderful music.
Greg Maroney's music evokes images and stories from both our memories and imaginations. His original piano compositions are at times variations on simple and pure melodic themes, such as Wing River on "Songs of the Water Rose" and at others intricate patterns or passionate crescendo's found in songs like Esmeralda on "The Copper Hat". His third release, "Sentinel" includes Fire Drake, a fast, fiery song full of joy at the summer weather and thunderstorms, and Avoi Dance, written for his wife Linda as she soaked up the afternoon sun in the hammock. The fourth CD, "Harmony Grove" was inspired from his rural life experiences over the past year. Songs such as Nature's Fury and The Chicken Chase are his musical interpretations of the immediate natural surroundings. Greg's 5th release, "Wind Chimes", was inspired, as the title suggests, by the collection of wind chimes hanging around the porch. He noticed that even though the chimes remained the same, every day they sang a different song. The direction of the wind, its velocity, the thickness of the air, the mood, all contribute to how one hears the ever-changing combinations and layers of sound. His most recent release, "Seven Valleys", was inspired by the beauty of the region he now calls home, south central Pennsylvania. This area is rolling pastoral farmland, with endless fields of corn and wheat that ripple in the winds, summer thunderstorms and a natural, wonderful inner strength resulting from an independent way of living.
Greg has studied classical and jazz piano since age 5. He also studied classical Indian Music and music of the Middle East, and gave performances on the sitar and saz in the early 1970's. Currently he continues to compose, teach and perform in concert both locally and nationally. He and his wife live in an old farmhouse in the country with 3 cats, 4 dogs, a myriad of chickens, and his vegetable garden.
Listening to his music, you will find yourself reminiscing, smiling, waltzing and dreaming.
For further information, please contact Greg Maroney
by emailing to [email protected].
To purchase CDs at CDBaby, click the following buttons:
Seven Valleys
Wind Chimes
The Copper Hat
Harmony Grove
Sentinel
Songs of the Water Rose
BREATHE
Other videos available on YouTube

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Member Since: 4/7/2007
Band Website: gregmaroney.com
Band Members: Greg Maroney
Influences: Nature. Wind, water, birds flying, plants growing, dogs barking, chickens squawking. The love of my wife. Listening to Vladimir Horowitz playing all the great classical composers. Or Robert Earl Keen singing Armadillo Jackal. Discovering Pink Floyd 20 years later. A great cup of coffee. Creating something with my own hands. Growing enough in the vegetable garden to share with friends and still enough to then savor all winter. The sound of a freshly tuned-up tiller or chainsaw. The sound and feel of a freshly tuned piano. Building my barn with only hand tools. In short, all the usual things that surround us day to day.
Sounds Like: Liz Story, Jim Brickman, David Lanz, Kostia
Record Label: Hen House Records
Type of Label: Indie