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Gwynie
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Hi, I’m Gwynie (aka Sage Zahnd). I’m a musician, writer, and digital artist from Alaska.

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I think 10% of Juneau is crowded into this hall to hear Rhiannon Giddens and another 10% are listening on the radio. #alaskasky
April 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Thank you so much! 💙
April 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Even when we’re just mapping out the general sound, some of these songs have really come to life with her accompaniment. I didn’t know it was possible to fall more in love with these songs!
February 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Thankfully my mom is providing the cello and, in addition to her 30+ years of experience, she really speaks the same language as me when it comes to music. I’ll sit down with her and poorly explain how I want the cello to swell, or waver, or sigh. And she just gets it.
February 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Next step is finalizing all of the cello arrangements. Which is hard! I have lots of ideas of what I want the cello to do in my songs, but because I don’t play the cello, it’s hard to explain what I actually want it to sound like.
February 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I want to*
February 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Perfect being the enemy of the good, and all that, I guess. But I’m trying to get over that. There is so much to process right now, and music has always been a place for me to do that. I cannot prevent myself from finding a way to heal just because it might not be a number one hit.

So, here’s this
February 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
and tugging, and sticking around even when I write about death a whole lot.

Despite being a writer, and finding most of my emotional solace in writing and creating music, I think I also have that “if its not the best song you’ve ever written there’s no reason to write it” recurring thought.
February 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM