<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:03:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@leahmchenry/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My Cover of Silent Night - Christmas Carol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yup. It's that time of year again. Time to bust out the Christmas music! This one has been done a bazillion times already so I thought I'd try to twist it up a bit. I hope you like this unique take on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/my-cover-of-silent-night-christmas-carol</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/my-cover-of-silent-night-christmas-carol</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:45:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bRb9gatmwEsdvNEZvoQKmhHzR4q7EDgGCxFWStcZvPPkVPKPmePN61S8rA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving Day! Reflections on Our Craziest Year Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, we're finally moving to a bigger house. It's our first time hiring packers and movers and I must say, it agrees with me. :) I'm literally sitting here, drinking my coffee while people pack up the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@leahmchenry/moving-day-reflections-on-our-craziest-year-ever</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@leahmchenry/moving-day-reflections-on-our-craziest-year-ever</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2016 16:26:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8tXtEcw5X4qGKm3y19x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song - There Is No Farewell]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was inspired by some imagery I had in my mind as I was reading my children the Chronicles of Narnia book series. I just went with it, and ran with the theme. There is no farewell In the courtyard, beyond]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-there-is-no-fare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-there-is-no-fare</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 21:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXr3rFsJqPRPerbg4dtmL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song - Say Yes]]></title><description><![CDATA[This one's pretty self-explanatory, I suppose. Obsession, lies, passion, and all that good stuff ;) Wasted a lie, can’t understand why Wasted and untied, want you to run away Wanted to try, can’t ever]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-say-yes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-say-yes</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:53:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXp9KWF5VwpPe1UjBFYUW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song - Alpha et Omega]]></title><description><![CDATA[This song was written a number of years back, and I've always wanted to make it heavy. I knew there was potential, so when Timo Somers and I worked together on this, I was really happy with the outcome]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-alpha-et-omega</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-alpha-et-omega</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 06:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXoQm4gf16dgiMD3noSjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My version of Return to Serenity by Testement]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took up the harp last year and thought it would be cool to use it in a cover of this most excellent song. Something to mellow out to as the week marches on. I'm gonna take you To a place far from here]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/my-vesrion-of-return-to-serenity-by-testement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/my-vesrion-of-return-to-serenity-by-testement</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:51:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY9Gc9G8QoN63iYUjotnS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song - Hourglass]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this one many years ago now, and had a friend in mind when I wrote it. They were in the midst of losing someone in their life. This song is about the torturous season in time of waiting to see]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-hourglass</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-hourglass</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8tcgEPoAMuBZVUuoWcN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song - Winter Sun (christmas metal) with Eric Peterson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winter is coming. For this one, I teamed up with Eric Peterson, the guitarist from Testament and Dragonlord to produce something new to blast in lieu of the standard seasonal songs we're normally inundated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-winter-sun-christmas-metal-with-eric-peterson</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-winter-sun-christmas-metal-with-eric-peterson</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8XYNr5P5pKMEwMcNx46?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song - Save the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[This song was inspired by a saying that goes "You don't polish brass on a sinking ship". Today's culture is bombarded with this message in the media, news outlets and pulpits: that the world]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-save-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-save-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2016 18:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7rfKnRmFfivJAgHQeBx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song - This Present Darkness (Mythic Prog Rock)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This song is inspired by epic tales such as LOTR where a small minority faced great opposition, all the odds were against them, and it seemed that evil would prevail..... and yet they overcame the impossible]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-this-present-darkness-mythic-prog-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-this-present-darkness-mythic-prog-rock</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 01:39:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrM7AssNxVvd3fTj8Fkz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song - Enter he Highlands (celtic folk metal)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this song several years ago, and have changed the lyrics several times. It was amazing to hear it transform after Timo got a hold of it and made it so heavy. This is one of the more progressive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-enter-he-highlands-celtic-folk-metal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-enter-he-highlands-celtic-folk-metal</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 04:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqgrwCjWD7ZpYmwn5R6v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Will Go Home (Song of Exile)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some relaxing harp music for you today. You may recognize this song from the movie, King Arthur, but of course I had to put my own personal spin on it :) Land of bear and land of eagle Land that gave us]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/we-will-go-home-song-of-exile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/we-will-go-home-song-of-exile</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:36:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuSmmKuQHrdBv6cX4vwxgEHJjyj2JPsFjFRHNVKdGe9CJWCoqszezJvtw8XsZJHXJXHf5shWWSGHJ5jPzXSNADievXxVdcfNB5crZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song - Palace of Dreams (Epic Myth Rock)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This song is a story about an evil tyrant (the Usurper, "Tyranus es") who has put a spell over the Kings and Queens of the land. He has been working in the shadows to set up a one-world dictatorship]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-palace-of-dreams-epic-myth-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-palace-of-dreams-epic-myth-rock</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:11:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsRf8RnMHkXQb8MWnCW27jxxMKgDugx6Xh854dUnr7BUGnJz22Lb5k85tyNXK4b6p9mwL2j3fWUnCks6F3tCeiJkyGir?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cover of Only Time by Enya]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something mellow to relax you this fine Sunday afternoon. I thought it would be fun try give it a bit of a middle-eastern flavor so here it is. Who can say where the road goes? Where the day flows? Only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/my-cover-of-only-time-by-enya</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/my-cover-of-only-time-by-enya</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2016 18:50:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpaf3CcKww1aWyRzwyPC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song: Mainland (Celtic Folk Metal)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a lively song to brighten your day. The lyrics are lonely and longing but the music they're set to always seem to pick people up, especially when the the double kick gets going in the chorus :)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-mainland-celtic-folk-metal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-mainland-celtic-folk-metal</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2016 11:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXp9Amg24pcxEietzWT18?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song: Old World (Celtic Folk Metal)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many years ago, I was wandering around an ancient Welsh graveyard, sitting beside a mysterious one-thousand-year-old castle. Tombstones jutting out everywhere amidst the wild grass and fragrant wild flowers.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-old-world-celtic-folk-metal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalmusic/@leahmchenry/original-song-old-world-celtic-folk-metal</guid><category><![CDATA[originalmusic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:03:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXomv8JBdFipMLmfdMZwC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song: Prisoner (Celtic Folk Metal)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first wrote this song, it had a totally different feel. It was a lot more poppy and happy in a way, and the vocals were doing similar things, but in a major key. Then we decided to evolve it a little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/original-song-prisoner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/original-song-prisoner</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY9GXBRDJGr2jPEtazzdc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cover of The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the songs I release are original compositions but every once in a while, I like to toss a special cover into the mix. This is just such an example. An old favorite that I'm sure you all know. :)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/song-my-cover-of-the-sound-of-silence-by-simon-and-garfunkel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/song-my-cover-of-the-sound-of-silence-by-simon-and-garfunkel</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 21:29:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8xdQpEq3Q48Tw41Mt4E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building a Loyal Following Doesn't Happen Overnight - My First Two Songs on YouTube in 2010]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six years ago, I filmed myself playing alone on the piano and singing. I uploaded it to YouTube, having no idea where it would lead. Since then, a greatly fulfilling career has blossomed and it's fun to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/building-a-loyal-following-doesn-t-happen-overnight-my-first-two-songs-on-youtube-in-2010</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/building-a-loyal-following-doesn-t-happen-overnight-my-first-two-songs-on-youtube-in-2010</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXptDViB2Jv1zwCo5uZJn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Song: Dreamland - featuring Eric Peterson from Testament and Dragonlord]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eric Peterson from Testament/Dragonlord lent his brutal vocals to this one so buckle up! (I'm still there to balance things out though so I think it works) Lyrics: In this dreamland, no one has to hide]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/original-song-dreamland-featuring-eric-peterson-from-testament-and-dragonlord</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@leahmchenry/original-song-dreamland-featuring-eric-peterson-from-testament-and-dragonlord</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahmchenry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:45:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pNeUECXxXBuKjBFVmZCHpZiAir3wZgKNJGQKDpsPw2CDu2Jp7tAKeAeids6nutt8rGkeJ8X1FD7qx3fgvfH7xP16ZobmkZ5XFwaiFZ2ZRSKYmt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>