I wrote this song while out hiking some awesome trails in Zion National Park... gave me some excellent inspiration. I also tried some different stuff with the mixing and using my keyboard... so trying to push a few of my envelopes...
Here…
This was a write it and record it in one session song challenge that my songwriting friends and I came up with this week. Lions and Lambs was started thinking of spring, but it turned into a song about relationships... as they often do.
Greg…
This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…
This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…
You guys are on fire! Each of you has the thing to compliment the other.
Colleen, I was thinking of you over the weekend. Thinking about how far you have come musically since I met you last summer.
These last few songs have stopped me in my tracks. Very impressive!
This is my first upload. I mostly have a vocal here. It's a song that I'd love to get some collaboration on from the guitarists in the community. Let me know what you think?
This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…
This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…
Thanks for all the great comments everyone. This was a really fun collaboration with Paul. Looking forward to many more collaborations. Learn something amazing each time.
This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…
Another outstanding collaboration...Colleen your already great vocals are sounding better and better...this is your best recording yet in my opinion ..the mix between your voice and the music is perfect....cudos to Paul
This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…
Bullseye!
An excellent example of the power of collaboration being greater than the sum of it's parts.
I love the simplicity, and that emotional tug.
This one really caught my attention, well done guys!
This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…
This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…
This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…
This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…
Heres a story of a cold cold house
They walk by
Trying as they do to catch a glimpse, of life inside the cold, cold house
But the dark of the windows only reflect themselves
Their enquiry is rejected
The house keeps its secrets to it’s self…
I can finally see through my eyes now
Everything is clear
Suddenly everything is back into focus
I have no fear
I can see you
you can see me
We can be one
I can feel you
you can touch me
We can be one
The days have gone of…
Lemonade is an instrumental. It started as an early version of a co-written song with Mary Kealy Falk. We eventually settled on the 4th version of the project.
I just couldn't let this version go without doing something with it. It's the…
Lemonade is an instrumental. It started as an early version of a co-written song with Mary Kealy Falk. We eventually settled on the 4th version of the project.
I just couldn't let this version go without doing something with it. It's the…
Written by Colleen Dillon, Mark Lofgren & Greg Connor around the Minnesota Coffee Table in less than 3 hours.
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Chorus
Cleave me from my foibles
My heart is torn in two
I can’t go forward
And I can’t…
Written by Colleen Dillon, Mark Lofgren & Greg Connor. Created specifically for Carl Unbehaun’s Thanksgiving Radio Show.
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VERSE 1
I like butter
I like cream
Rutabagas are my Thanksgiving dream
Mmm, mmm…
A song about a few characters I remember growing up in Portsmouth, UK. Sadly they all had Mental health problems, but 50 plus years ago no one really cared.
I found this Tangelwood guitar locally in a repair barn
its a parlor with 12 frets to the body
the top wood is cedar, this guitar can sing
I am sharing its beauty with you for free
Another one from the archives! Collab with glu from 2009 - I took his original guitar track and added vocals, then he remixed and made about four more versions, but this is my fave.
(Remastered 22/10/2021)
I've been missing in action for ages - apologies to all, I'm about to start listening again too.
For ages, I'd been considering a move away from my trusty Boss BR1600 on which I've recorded and mixed nearly everything…
When you C reach the Em point
When it’s F all in the rear view C mirror
And Am reflection is your G only point of C view G
You C feel it Em inside
When it F becomes so C clear
There’s Am nothing that G you can C do
F Hold on to G memories…
IN MY ROOM
In my room there's no day and there's no night
In my room, just an incandescent light
...hanging from a wire.
In my room there's no hot and there's no cold
In my room,I'm not young. I'm not old
...hanging from a wire…
Comments on Colleen Dillon's stuff
Nice tunes!!
Great song guys! Beautiful arrangement and lyrics. I'll be listening to it a bunch more times!
Great collab...
I like the space between the notes and the vox. Great, open feeling, captures the mood of the lyrics perfectly!
This sounds like I am driving through the Irish countryside. Lovely!
What fabulous poetry! Perfect music. EXCELLENT COLLABORATION, AGAIN, y'all -- What a team! The vocals are lovely and sweet.
I am ready for some green beer now!! I agree with everything Greg said...you 2 make a great team...keep it up
Emerald Gem! Thanks for everything.
Kicking Ass again this morning!
You guys are on fire! Each of you has the thing to compliment the other. Colleen, I was thinking of you over the weekend. Thinking about how far you have come musically since I met you last summer. These last few songs have stopped me in my tracks. Very impressive!
Great job! Love the music and vocals......flute is especially cool.
Loved it great track
Very nice.... simple and sincere
Thanks for all the great comments everyone. This was a really fun collaboration with Paul. Looking forward to many more collaborations. Learn something amazing each time.
Another outstanding collaboration...Colleen your already great vocals are sounding better and better...this is your best recording yet in my opinion ..the mix between your voice and the music is perfect....cudos to Paul
Bullseye! An excellent example of the power of collaboration being greater than the sum of it's parts. I love the simplicity, and that emotional tug. This one really caught my attention, well done guys!
Well that works. Lovely stuff guys.
Dreamy little tune. Very warm vox. I love it. Many thanks. I look forward to more from Dillon - Lennon
What a fabulous collaboration, y'all! Interesting lyrics -- they make one ponder -- and very appropriate music, saturated in melancholy.
Heartfelt and beautiful, the arrangement is lovely and the words resonate.
Comments made by Colleen Dillon
Wow... your music has such amazing variety. This is really cool!
Fantastic lyrics! Love this one!!
Just listening again to this and it's so beautiful! You should send it to the Thistle and Shamrock radio show for celtic music! Gorgeous all around!!
This is so pretty!!! I’m glad you kept this version indeed.
Always cracks me up!!!!
Yay! Thanks for posting this one Greg!
sounds like a colorful bunch indeed!
sounds marvelous!!! good scrounging by you!!!
Classic!!!
What a beautiful tribute!!!
Haunting and really beautiful!
Your voice is so gorgeous!!! Love this!
Melancholy indeed….
Absolutely fabulous! Your lyrics always mesmerize… wonderful to hear your amazing music again. You’ve been missed indeed.
This is so pretty! I love the mix and all the pretty instrumental interplay...
Sounds fantastic you guys!!!!
Eerily simple and powerful
Love the feel of this... like you are walking us through a happy memory in a beautiful sunny meadow
simply FABULOUS!!!!
Cool bass line... intense!!!