Musical Soul
At the age of four, I taught myself to play the piano and organ. At nine, I began to take formal lessons, eventually performing on TV, radio, at the Calgary Stampede, and many other venues by the age of 13.
For many years, I was a church organist, pianist and choir director until my spiritual journey led me down other paths.
Below, a few samples of music I’ve created.
from my heart
I love listening to most kinds of music; my interests are varied. I enjoy playing many styles of music, too (especially classical), and love composing instrumental pieces. Well, it's not really "composing." I hit the "record" button and play whatever falls out.
One of those pieces is featured in the video below. I created this emotional piece of music at one of the most painful times in my life. Having fallen in love with England and intending to live there for the rest of my life, I was devastated when the Universe had other plans. I couldn’t stand the idea of leaving this country that has my heart, nor could I bear the idea of leaving my beloved old cottage, Ravenswood.
“Leaving You”
scary next step
“Gonna Step Into My Dreams”
Below is my debut as an untrained singer/songwriter. Thanks to my dear friend, Frank Moffatt, for pushing me so far out of my comfort zone, he shoved me right off the cliff...
Frank and I were out for coffee one evening and he was talking about his days as the manager for his sons, former award-winning international boy band "The Moffatts" (I still love their music! - Click here for my favourite!).
As he knew I had a musical background, he offered to come over and write a song with me. We talked more than anything, but Frank did give me a nudge to get me started. The song below is what ended up happening.
PS: I have never fancied myself a singer but my dear friend, Frank, in all his well-intentioned pushiness, insisted that I release this to the public. Terrifying…
first co-creation
"Broken"
by Liberty Forrest and Dave Moffatt
As mentioned above, Frank was the manager for his four sons, who were an international boy band, "The Moffatts". Brilliantly gifted since they were very little boys, all four are still involved in music in various ways.
(Click here for one of their songs; you'll probably recognise it by the time they get to the chorus! PS Dave is the one playing the piano.)
Dave and I had talked about writing some spiritual music together and one day while driving, these lyrics started pouring into my brain. I couldn’t get home fast enough to write them down.
We got together, Dave came up with music, we fine-tuned the song, booked a recording session with my friend who produces records, and here’s what we created:
Dave grew up singing with his three brothers, "The Moffatts." The twins in the group, Bob and Clint, are now singing as "Music Travel Love". Dave’s deep into a solo career.
Scott still sings and has also enjoyed a highly successful and award-winning career as a producer.
In 2018, the four brothers produced the first Moffatts album in several years.