Cactus Breeze is a soulful journey.

      Imagine trekking across the desolate desert alone. A wind is blowing with enough force to carry the needles from the nearby Prickly Pear Cacti. They, like loneliness, sting and stay with you.

      After a while, you stop at a little café. A waitress dressed in black brings your order with a forlorn look and a lonely smile. You identify. Loneliness. It seems like a living thing, like a hurt, a pain, a needle sting. You’ve both been seized by a Cactus Breeze.

      Cactus Breeze was written by me Jo Vickers (aka Jo Wilburn), Dan Wilburn, and Mark Tokach. The music came first, a guitar track, instigated and originated by Dan and Mark. Mark named it Cactus Breeze. I thought the name matched the haunting mood and wrote the lyrics and melody around that title to fit the music. Later, I learned that Mark used that name because it’s the street he lives on, meaning this is from Cactus Breeze. Happy coincidences. 

      For more of the story behind Cactus Breeze, check out the blog entry: “Big Bend’s Prickly Pear.” 

      Cactus Breeze by JoDan Music is available here on the JoDan Music page, and also on most streaming platforms.