Ted Turner and his wife Majella are two musicians who agree that their life is “Better Together,” and that it all happened within the “Divine Timing” of the universe. Those are also the titles of their first two albums, which they regard as “a testament of their love.”

Turner and Majella will be performing “Equal Measure” live at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. It will be their first live public performance as a duo singing their collaborative work in music.

British Rock ’n’ Roll

David Alan “Ted” Turner is a guitarist and vocalist known for his work with the 1970s British rock band Wishbone Ash, alongside fellow guitarist Andy Powell. Turner was voted as one of Rolling Stone’s top 20 rock guitarists of all time in the early 1970s, and was described by Traffic magazine in 1989 as “one of the most important guitarists in rock history.” However, Turner said such a title is misleading and that it is “more of a popularity contest than being accurate. Although it is nice,” he added.

Turner began playing guitar at the age of 17, which he said was “much later in life than most.” His interest in music was encouraged by his mother, who enjoyed a diverse selection of artists, from Motown to the crooners to Little Richard. Bands like the Beatles emerged and musicians began pushing the boundaries, and the excitement in music at that time even extended to album covers, which captured the identity of the music. Turner recalled that an album’s artwork was the first thing he would experience before he would dive into the music.

“You’d look at the cover, and you just take it all in — that doesn’t exist anymore,” Turner said.

Although he still remembers first seeing the band Cream perform at a pub — bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker, who, in his opinion, were the most masterful musicians of the day — it was observing Peter Green play guitar with John Mayall and the Bluebreakers — an iconic band that featured some of Britain’s best musicians — that made Turner want to pursue his career as a guitarist.

“Peter Green was the guy that inspired me to play guitar,” Turner said. “Because of what he played, and what he put in a note, obviously, his soul was coming through … Art is what we call the thing an artist does. It’s not the sound or the medium. What matters, what makes it art, is that the person who made it overcame the resistance, ignored the voice of doubt and made something worth making. Something risky. Something human. Art is not in the eye of the beholder — it’s in the soul of the artist.”

One of the high points of Turner’s career came in 1971, when he was invited to play acoustic guitar on two tracks of John Lennon’s album “Imagine” — “Crippled Inside” and “How Do You Sleep.” The experience humbled Turner, who said that he feels those accomplishments are “yesterday’s news.”

The Proposal

The first time she saw Turner perform, Majella said she could feel the intensity of his charisma as the audience migrated closer to that stage. Their relationship began as a friendship, and although their musical collaboration was synergistic, neither would have predicted that 10 years later they would marry. Turner waited seven years before he proposed to Majella. They were taking a walk close to the Cannock Chase Forest, a nature preserve near Majella’s home in Staffordshire, England. He had been searching for the perfect spot to propose.

“When I got an inkling that I may have a shot, I bought a ring,” Turner said. “I was trying to pick the moment — it’s a big field — but there’s a couple of trees in the middle. I was thinking I could say, ‘What’s that shining down there?’ But I was too nervous and we kept walking and walking and in that moment, there was this beech tree that apparently is significant for lovers. I just went down on one knee and did the business, as it were.” “He said, ‘I don’t want to live without you,’” Majella interjected. “‘So just help me be the best man that I can be.’”

Unbeknownst to Turner, that beech tree had a special significance for Majella. “I would place crystals under the tree while I meditated, not wishing for anything really,” she said. “He knew nothing of that place and its significance, but it was special to me.”

In February 2014, Turner and Majella married and moved to Phoenix. They moved to Sedona this June.

Spirituality and Songwriting

Majella is an English songwriter, vocalist and actress. Her songs and poetry tell stories indicative of her love of music and theatre. She has also written, directed and performed a series of musical plays and worked in performing arts education.

“Songs come to me — it’s like a mantra,” Majella said. “I get one line downloaded and instead of letting that go, I’ll walk with it and then the next one drops in. So, I repeat both lines and then I just keep going. It’s like learning the Bhagavad Gita. Songs are teachers. They’re ahead of the game — it’s for us to catch up. It’s our lessons.”

“I’m accompanying this amazing artist in her own right,” Turner added. “Majella has a signature voice and she’s a great songwriter. I feel blessed that we’re partners in this musically now. I love her to bits.”

Majella said that music was the catalyst that brought her and Turner together.

“Music is the reason why we’re together. It’s about our awakening. It’s about art. Coming into our healing, into our balance, into our synchronicity and into ourselves.”

The music that Turner and Majella are currently preparing is new for both. Turner said it encompasses folk and blues with a Celtic flair, different from his rock performances. For Majella, this will be the first time performing her music.

“We really have focused on recording the two albums because we’ve been guided that way,” Majella said. “Our style of music is for people to sit and listen. What’s beautiful about it is that these two worlds are coming together to find their balance.”