Sadly, an unfinished track I recorded about the time I ran out of money. Back when I was writing four or five tunes a day. Played guitars, mandolin, keyboards, and I'm guessing it's my original keyboard drum and bass parts that I did at home…
A couple of Irish jigs I wrote and recorded on piano (using either Reason or Cubase and EWQLSO, I really don't remember) a few years ago. The arrangement is incomplete and one I meant to add a little icing to. I may have to dig up the Reason file…
Sadly, an unfinished track I recorded about the time I ran out of money. Back when I was writing four or five tunes a day. Played guitars, mandolin, keyboards, and I'm guessing it's my original keyboard drum and bass parts that I did at home…
Kavin told me to swing by and check out your music. I have been checking out your RPM to start (as I've had time today and have really enjoyed it. I like that layers that you build upon with the riffs and how you create a nice atmosphere within each piece. I will be back by for a more in depth listen and it looks like I have a lot of listening in the coming days. :) -JG
Sadly, an unfinished track I recorded about the time I ran out of money. Back when I was writing four or five tunes a day. Played guitars, mandolin, keyboards, and I'm guessing it's my original keyboard drum and bass parts that I did at home…
Sadly, an unfinished track I recorded about the time I ran out of money. Back when I was writing four or five tunes a day. Played guitars, mandolin, keyboards, and I'm guessing it's my original keyboard drum and bass parts that I did at home…
Sadly, an unfinished track I recorded about the time I ran out of money. Back when I was writing four or five tunes a day. Played guitars, mandolin, keyboards, and I'm guessing it's my original keyboard drum and bass parts that I did at home…
Pennywhistle, Low Whistle, Bar Stool (w/ drums ticks): Doug Sparling
Bodhran: David Shaughnessy
Composer: Traditional
Recorded: 2005
Set of traditional Irish jigs. Don't ask me the names of them, I don't remember (are you seeing a pattern here…
"Happy To Meet" really nice!
All of these are, Doug! I've been sitting here through the whole CD. Not just sayin', but I love this CD. And I'll be late for supper, friends picking me up! Thank you so much for this! I'll be back!!
Doug, Just came in from mowing lawn, a very large lawn, I am tired! But, had to check my FB news feed and found your post re: Sweet Dreams Come Drifting. Am playing it now! 3rd time! It is beautiful! I saw where someone said "you don't give yourself enough credit" and I agree! I turn up the volume and I just "float" (LOL) around here doing my housework while listening! Not a musician, just know a great sound when I hear it! Thank you for sharing!
Carol Riggall
Pennywhistles: Doug Sparling
Bodhran: David Shaughnessy
Composer: Traditional
Recorded: 2005
A set of reels (the first being "For the Sake of Old Decency," picked up from a Michael Tubridy album of the same name) I put together one evening. You…
Another rainy morning, lazy mood, and I am listening, Doug, to the Old Stone Bridge tracks and enjoying! I am not a musician, just a lover of good music! Thanks for this and the many unheard yet!
Carol Riggall
This is a Phil Keaggy tune. I swiped his original loop and then built my own thing on top of it. Might have been longer, but my volume swell effect keeps slipping out of sync with everything else. May work on it more at a later date
Noodling with the "art guitar" in DADGAD tuning in the Serra sculpture Vortex at the FW MOMA. No fx added, all natural reverb/delay inside the structure.
Perpetual motion of things that will not stop even when we're no longer here. Strange feeling.
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"Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really... "Do the stars gaze back?" Now…
A simple as it is musically, this song pretty much sums it all up for me. What started as the simple appreciation of a hiking t-shirt evolved into this song about the duality of this domesticated artist who recognizes the importance of wandering…
Something completely different- Uilleann pipes(Irish bagpipes) and synth. I wrote this tune over 20 years ago in the style of traditional Irish slow airs. It was recorded way back in 1991 for an album that's been out of print for over 15 years…
My contribution to the Aural Films Robots! compilation, available here: http://auralfilms.bandcamp.com/album/robots
From Cordwainer Smith's Instrumentality series of stories, the Manshonyagger (from the German Menschenjäger, meaning hunter of…
A bit of improv done yesterday with my newly refurbished fretless guitar. Finally got the midi pickup to track almost right! Part of the sounds were gotten by rubbing a teaspoon on the strings.
Maybe I missed a career scoring for no budget spaghetti westerns, because this is what this reminds me of. Done live a couple weeks ago with the Taylor and a floor full of toys and loopers.
From the archives. Traditional Irish slow air. Myself on the Uilleann pipes with synth backing. This was recorded at a concert here in Weston back in I think '92. Originally recorded on an ancient 4 track machine and then transferred to cassette…
This is a live cut from an NPR radio broadcast back in 1988 while my Irish Trad group Scartaglen was on one of its first east coast tours. Found recently on a cassette tape. Musically this was one of my favorite periods in the history of the band…
An experiment I recorded yesterday with a rig I put together for more or less ambient sounds using two loopers and nearly every effects unit I own. I have no idea who Clark was but he owned the '58 Harmony Stratotone that I used on this cut. His…
I found a cassette tape the other day from 1991 which turned out to be live to 2 track demos that Scartaglen did in the studio in preparation for our 3rd and (as it turned out) final album. This tune didn't make the cut for the record but I always…
I found a cassette tape the other day from 1991 which turned out to be live to 2 track demos that Scartaglen did in the studio in preparation for our 3rd and (as it turned out) final album. This tune didn't make the cut for the record but I always…
This track is from the 1986 Scartaglen album "The Middle Path". The first tune "Jezaig" was composed by Breton musician Gilles Le Bigot. The second tune is one of the "Cantigas de Santa Maria" and is attributed to King Alfonso X of Spain
Roger…
Comments on dougsparling's stuff
Oh my goodness! What an absolutely beautiful track! I love it! w;-)
Anthemic and slick - hoping you find the time/space to finish this one and write another 4 or 5 a day. Hope things are good, Doug.
Fantastic track!
Nice Doug! Hope you and family are well. Marla
A breath of fresh air. I love it! w;-)
Pretty melody Doug. It deserves finishing. I can hear a more rock type layer over parts of this. That would be cool. Nice to see you here.
Kavin told me to swing by and check out your music. I have been checking out your RPM to start (as I've had time today and have really enjoyed it. I like that layers that you build upon with the riffs and how you create a nice atmosphere within each piece. I will be back by for a more in depth listen and it looks like I have a lot of listening in the coming days. :) -JG
wow what kind of guitars did you use? they really work well together
I can "feel" the clouds now! Also LIKE!
It makes me feel the clouds...LIKE!
~Sparlingtronics~
I will be short: timeless, Doug. Wanna lay down with a solo here, ya...
Great track mate very cool.
Like it mate cool sound
ah the old days....i enjoyed this
Lovely texture you've created here!
Have always loved this song. Awesome! Carol
"Happy To Meet" really nice! All of these are, Doug! I've been sitting here through the whole CD. Not just sayin', but I love this CD. And I'll be late for supper, friends picking me up! Thank you so much for this! I'll be back!!
Doug, Just came in from mowing lawn, a very large lawn, I am tired! But, had to check my FB news feed and found your post re: Sweet Dreams Come Drifting. Am playing it now! 3rd time! It is beautiful! I saw where someone said "you don't give yourself enough credit" and I agree! I turn up the volume and I just "float" (LOL) around here doing my housework while listening! Not a musician, just know a great sound when I hear it! Thank you for sharing! Carol Riggall
Another rainy morning, lazy mood, and I am listening, Doug, to the Old Stone Bridge tracks and enjoying! I am not a musician, just a lover of good music! Thanks for this and the many unheard yet! Carol Riggall
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Awesome and way better than the new Davey Spillane...not pure shyte!
Nice! And reminds me that I really need to dig up Acoustic Sketches someday...
Kavin + DADGAD, you know I already like it!
Beautiful. Music is your soul!
Amazing!
Oh yeah, this is awesome!
Had me hooked in the first five seconds. Lovely acoustic.
Shit, this brings back some memories...
Love this. Hard to go wrong with piano and strings! Nice simple (and beautiful) melody, just the way it should be...
You're still doing great music, so glad to hear it!
Nice ray gun sounds. Fun!
Thanks for your comments on Frozen Roads. Dang, I don't even remember recording that thing! Uploaded 5 years ago...wow :)
Yeah, man, that's awesome!
Nice!
Still nice, one of my favorites. Is that a tune Seamus Ennis played? My Irish record collection has gotten quite dusty...
This so rocks! Must be from a few years before I met you.
Nice sounding geetar and love the track.
Actually, make that great tune!
I remember Paul from when Scartaglen used to play down by Folgers on 9th St. Nice tune.
Still love this one...