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#1 - RUST IN BLOOD
Vocals - Noel Fudge, Martine denBok, Helen Davis
Violin - Sue Aylard & Brie Hurlburt
Viola - Martine denBok
Cello - Jeff Farragher
Bass - Jay Buttle
Drums - Dean Spankie
Piano - Jazz Nipp
Engineering and production - Sandhill Studios (N. Fudge)
Mastering-
Rust in Blood is about that moment when love doesn’t ask — it just happens. You don’t plan it, and you can’t explain it — it just moves through you, like something deep in your blood that’s been waiting.
When I wrote this song, I was thinking about how love changes us — like a reaction between elements that were always meant to meet...like chemical reactivity. And in that sense, love is no different. It’s not something you can define or defend or plan for… because the reason you love, is simply love. You didn't have a choice.
“Rust in Blood” explores the elemental nature of love — how it arrives uninvited, transforms us, and endures beyond reason or control. For me, it began as a reflection on finding deep connection with someone who truly understood me — the kind of meeting that feels less like discovery and more like remembering something timeless.
The song’s chorus speaks to a conversation that never happened — an attempt to explain love to someone who doesn’t understand it. But love doesn’t explain itself. It’s not an obligation or a transaction; it’s a reaction — inevitable, unstoppable, and deeply human. It doesn't have to make sense...it doesn't have to fit into any box.
The imagery of rust carries through the song as both a symbol of change and continuity. The iron in our blood is born from stardust. One day 1000's of years from now, it may bind with oxygen and in a sense, rust — an endless cycle of transformation. In that same way, love transcends time and form; it weathers, it blooms, and it never truly disappears.
Highlights and Links
From our first concert in Silverton, BC!
The story of Tokyo and the concept behind the Broken Wing Music Collection
BROKEN WING IN Em - String Quartet
In 1979, my Father rescued a Sandhill Crane at the dikes in Prince George, BC. The giant bird was shot by a hunter who mistaken it for a grouse. It’s wing was broken and it was clear it would never fly again. For more than two months, my Father cared for him, and in that time they formed an unlikely friendship. He named the bird Tokyo.
Tokyo was curious, personable, and humorous—he was so friendly that he accompanied my father on errands, including memorable trips through drive-thrus for fish burgers. Eventually, my father arranged for Tokyo’s transfer to the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta, BC. The two of them took one last journey together—by helicopter—to Vancouver. There, Tokyo was released, and he quickly found a lifelong companion among the sanctuary’s cranes. The two birds became inseparable.
Years later, my father was given a woodcut painting of a majestic Sandhill Crane. The artist R.H. Johnson, depicted two Sandhill Cranes; one standing tall in the foreground with a playful pose, looking at the viewer, the other, a little more cautious standing behind in the reeds. The playful bird reminded him of his dear friend, Tokyo. He enjoyed the painting so much that he reached out to the artist to compliment him on his work. In their conversation, RH. Johnson replied: “I remember that bird well. I painted him at the George C. Reifel Sanctuary in Delta, BC. He came from Prince George by helicopter. He walked right up to me, said hello, and posed for my canvas. He was the friendliest of birds.”
Broken Wing in Em depicts the journey of Tokyo from Tokyo’s perspective. It was debuted as the "prelude" for a twenty-one song concept album called Broken Wing. Today, the portrait of Tokyo hangs above my desk at Sandhill Studios, a daily reminder of his story.
Broken Wing in Em is slated to be recorded in 2026 by the Broken Wing String Ensemble.