Social Distancing is the theme for this Holiday _________________________ It's a Christmas time of year With lights and sounds of Holiday cheer It's not like Christmas past We'll shelter in place and raise our glass Don't share the…

Recorded with Classical Guitar, Irish Whistle and Fender Jazz Bass. I wrote this a few years ago and rerecorded it this week. _______________________________ Winter Solstice Written by Greg Connor When the G days are short, and the C…

When there’s C snow on the G pumpkins Autumn leaves have all D gone And the C geese are all G flying Cause it’s time to move D on When there’s C snow on the G pumpkins We’ll sit by the Em fire We’ll C talk about our dreams, our D hope…

Here is my latest Minnesota Homebrew Radio Challenge entry: Let's write scary or creepy songs for our October 29 show--songs that'll make our listeners' skin crawl! Submit by October 28 to: minnesotahomebrew@gmail.com _________________________________…

This is more of a description than a song. It's my contribution to the Minnesota Homebrew Radio Show monthly song writing challenge: "Write a song about your first car."

Here is my contribution to the Minnesota Association of Songwriters challenge: Write a song titled "Mississippi Moon" and use this chord progression somewhere in the song (adjust for the Key you are in) "C, G, Am, C, Dm" You will find D…

What’s on your mind Are you losing confidence Someone’s been unkind And caring becomes a consequence Look for a reason to smile The Sun will shine your way Look for a reason to smile And watch the clouds drift away Feeling like you…

Written for Minnesota Homebrew Radio Show's current songwriting challenge, "write a song with two words in the title starting with P". The term 'pseudo' means 'false' or 'pretend.' Pseudo-psychology, therefore, refers to a psychological practice…

Fresh breeze on Lake Superior And waves collide with the shore The sailor must be watching For gusting wind we can’t ignore Loose the main, correct the healing Point the bow to the wind Recognize the peaceful feeling In this sacred…

It’s like floating down a river When you’re not quite in control That river’s going to take you Only where it wants to go So you reach out with conviction At debris along the way That river’s going to take you If you give up and say…

My wife Rita mentioned that she had not heard my dulcimer on any music recently, so I tuned it up and wrote First Morning Light. A little Low D Irish Whistle flavored it just a bit. _______________________________________ Fresh air through…

I left my home in paradise when warning signs begun With a member of my aging family I left behind the trees so tall they almost blocked the Sun And a lake so big it looked just like the sea The wind blows cold through paradise in winter…

I had myself a dream last night As I tossed and turned in bed The window was open wide The street noise jangled, in my head . I was dreaming of a better time It was all so clear to me Wind whistled through the pine trees…

Here is another ZOOM Collaboration with: Steve Krell Colleen Dillon Roger Harris Greg Connor We posted the lyrics and featured the chords, just in case you wanted to write your own lyrics and post them with this idea. Empty Bottles…

This song is a work in progress. I attended an online songwriting workshop hosted by Chad Shank (Minnesota Songwriters Association) who was talking about songs with varying length lines to create more of a conversational atmosphere and the use…

Inspired at a "safe" distance by my friends on our Zoom song writing chats. _______________________________________ Lift Me Up © 2020 Gregory A Connor Rising tide, lift me up, let me float away This Safe harbor turned to mud, this…

Strange Times is an international collaboration between Roger Harris & myself. Roger initiated the idea with the first verse and chorus along with a chord progression. I added the last verse and took some liberty in producing this version…

A song for the times.

I'll admit it right up front . . . This is the result of an idle mind.