UnConquered Sun is my tribute to the triumph of light over darkness. Ahead of its release on iTunes this week (how exciting!), I’ve been thinking about exactly what the sun represents to me as the teller of this ancient tale. I have a special love of the Rider-Waite tarot cards – the artwork is […]
UnConquered Sun began life as a simple non-denominational Christmas song based on the legend of the Yuletide. The old sun dies at the darkest part of winter and is buried for three days before being reborn as the “prince of winter” – the newborn solstice child who grows throughout the spring to be crowned king […]
I’m often asked how I got into music – and the truth is becoming a songwriter was as sudden as a meteor strike for me. One moment I was a suburban mother juggling the demands of family life with a part-time career as an art teacher and the next I was a songwriter with an […]
Singer/Songwriter Susan Muranty, has won the Lyrics Only Category of the 2013 UK Songwriting Contest for the second year in a row. “I can’t believe it,” says Susan. “It’s so very special to be acknowledged in this way – 2012 and 2013 have been huge years for me. The UK Songwriting Contest is a world […]
I’m very lucky – 2010 was a great year, song contest-wise. I attended the Australian Songwriter’s Conference (ASC) in Ettalong on the NSW Central Coast and was thrilled to win three categories of the ASC Song Contest. Ruby Ruby (Crimson Sheets) won the World category, Dark Night of the Soul won the Christian Category and I […]