another cultural landslide

An original guitar arrangement by Movement to Contact stirred this dormant memory from a long slumber.

Enjoy!

This pretty much sums it all up for me I guess.

STONE FROM THE OCEAN

Keith Landry: Vocals, Guitar
Liam Byrne: Drums
Brian Martin: Bass
Brian Mooney: Piano

Chasing the daylight
On the horizon
Down to the sea
The tilt of the shoreline
The weight of the water
The call of the…read more

Arranged by Jessica (with contributions from Amelia), I’ve gone days without being able to shake this melody.

Added a little more to this nice little change of strumming patterns played as an excuse to write a little love song.

I FOUND LOVE

You know I love you more than I
Ever thought one simple man could
You know I need you more than I
Ever thought one simple man would
All I need to see
Is…read more

FOUND IN THE MOVEMENT

She moves in a spinning reminder
A violent link to the past
Don’t you dare try to define her
She might not be big, but she’s fast
A release of God-given aggression
An arm near her head in defense
Somewhere just short of obsession
Something just north of intense…read more

Some reflections after recording this song:

1. Mic positioning for a live take can drive you crazy
2. The lowest note I can comfortably sing is an A
3. A tortured soul can somehow write an amazing love song
4. I still have much to learn

Welcome to my day on the river with Karen, folks.

INTO THE LIGHT (THIS LAZY RIVER)

Take me down to the river
Throw the jackets in the hull of the boat
Let the current deliver
To the bend at the bridge where it’s harder to float
What’d you pack in the cooler?
It’s hard work lying back…read more

A somewhat ambient version of the country/folk standard.

An afternoon on the Saco with Karen always leads to delusions of grandeur. Now where did I leave that eye patch?

SACO RIVER PIRATES

Another Maine sunrise on the not so high seas
Hand me my eyepatch, I’ll help you tie the peg leg to your knee
We’ve paddled down this river every summer…read more

Eventually, games like this arise for everyone when alone with someone else for a while. In the end, though, there always is only one choice.

ALWAYS CHOOSING YOU

Sitting with you out here by the fire underneath the summer sky
Behind the pines, the moon is getting higher, calling out the…read more