I sent the tracks for this tune to a friend of mine who owns a professional studio. I gave him no instructions on how to mix it, as I wanted someone else's take on the music. He created a very dry, intimate mix, focusing more on the acoustic guitars…
Guitar/Mandolin: Doug Sparling
Fiddle: Brent Hoad
Composer: Turlough O'Carolan
Arrangement: Doug Sparling
Recorded: 2005
A couple of Planxties by O'Carolan. For the life of me I don't remember the names of them...one may be Charles O'Conor…
Just a Sunday morning,(raining)having my coffee, being a little lazy, checking my news feed on Facebook, found a link from Norm Dahlor, found it and am enjoying this sooo much! Thanks for a very pleasant experience, Doug!
Carol Riggall
Guitar/Mandolin: Doug Sparling
Fiddle: Brent Hoad
Composer: Turlough O'Carolan
Arrangement: Doug Sparling
Recorded: 2005
A couple of Planxties by O'Carolan. For the life of me I don't remember the names of them...one may be Charles O'Conor…
Written & Recorded: Feb 26, 2011
GADGAD Capo III, DADGAD Capo III
This is probably my last track for this year's RPM Challenge (leaving it incomplete for 2011). I'm kind of worn out and not feeling super inspired this year and I sort of…
I've been listening to your "Couleurs" sequence with great admiration. Your palette is spot-on; the music is beautiful, evocative, and insinuating, and your playing has the finesse (and occasional conscious ferocity) of a Toulouse-Lautrec, or one of Monet's late self-portraits. Brilliant stuff, which really gets under your skin!
From 2006 or 2007. One of the first (and one of just a few) pieces I wrote using Reason. I was definitely listening to Patrick O'Hearne at the time...might have to buy some real piano samples.
Guitars/Keyboards/Pennywhistles: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Recorded: 2005
This was my "signature" track several years ago. I wrote this on guitar in the mid-90s while I was getting divorced, but later renamed it and recorded it…
Written: 2004
Composer: Doug Sparling
Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop.
Piano music created at the command line on a Linux laptop.
These are the first tunes I composed after switching from performing to writing. I don't own a piano…
Written: 2004
Composer: Doug Sparling
Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop.
Piano music created at the command line on a Linux laptop.
These are the first tunes I composed after switching from performing to writing. I don't own a piano…
The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
really cool song,, missed it somehow,, but saw Kirk's comment,, and followed the trail,, your lyrics are really good, and the musical parts are very fine,, well done
The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
Written and Recorded April 22, 2010
Buddah defined compassion as "a trembling of the heart."
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD/DADGAD Capo VII), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity.
Written and Recorded April 22, 2010
Buddah defined compassion as "a trembling of the heart."
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD/DADGAD Capo VII), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity.
Written and Recorded April 22, 2010
Buddah defined compassion as "a trembling of the heart."
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD/DADGAD Capo VII), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity.
Written & Recorded: Feb 26, 2011
GADGAD Capo III, DADGAD Capo III
This is probably my last track for this year's RPM Challenge (leaving it incomplete for 2011). I'm kind of worn out and not feeling super inspired this year and I sort of…
Written & Recorded: Feb 26, 2011
GADGAD Capo III, DADGAD Capo III
This is probably my last track for this year's RPM Challenge (leaving it incomplete for 2011). I'm kind of worn out and not feeling super inspired this year and I sort of…
For my friend and coworker, because he certainly deserves it.
This song is friends with [song for themcgruff](http://alonetone.com/sudara/tracks/song-for-themcgruff)
Another one from back when I was tracking to actual tape. Was going to do a new version at some point, but decided I had lost interest. Sometimes there's no sense in recreating the past! Recorded probably the beginning of 2007
Originally this piece was written for a guitar. But I love my R3 so much! I'm playing with it. So this piece is just an electronic version. As always, all sound patches were programmed by me.
It's the "do no harm" mix.
Because, theoretically you won't hear any difference between this and "technique 43".
Which is sad really, given how many hours I spent on it. Hours spent on the oh-so-exciting put-everything-in-Logic step…
Recorded August 28, 2009
Details: Martin D1 (DADFGC - capo II), Shure SM57, Audacity, Sound Forge.
After digging this tune up really I really wanted to try it again on acoustic (which I don't play much). This is a second take recorded in…
Just one of those passing moods. Just finished today - august 2 2009. I resisted the temptation to try to develop it any further and just let it be what it is
Solo acoustic finger picking thing I've been working on for a while. Sometime around 1968 I started studying with Mr. George Bennett who taught me the rudiments of finger picking. Later when we played some gigs together he also taught me the rudiments…
Recorded: August 8, 2009
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD/DADGBE - capo III), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, Audacity, Sound Forge.
Thanks for the kind comments everyone, it's given me inspiration to actually sit down and do something again...yeah, I do have a penchant for short tracks, something I've never seem to overcome. (I'm lucky to ever have any time to record, and usually when I do I've only got hour or so from plugging in to final "mix.") However, in this case I accidentally erased my backing track before I barely got started, so I just went with what I had...in this case it actually probably would have been much longer. Going back and doing it over later wasn't an option, I always go with the flow, never work with anything pre-prepared.
Written, recorded, and mixed in 24 hours. August 01-02, 2009, from 6am to 6am.
Instrumentation: Two acoustic guitars, electric guitar (picked and bowed), fretless bass, about 7 different flutes, two tabla drums, rattles, tambourine, didgeridoo…
New stuff has been slow in coming for me lately, but I found this lurking on my hard drive from a while back. Frankly don't remember how I did it except that it was all live to 2 tracks and at one point one of my synth patches glitched out on…
One of four tracks I did for the August 2009 24 hour challenge. This was the last track I did, and it shows.
I was pretty tired after finishing 3am chill, and had to mess round for ages mangling loops and trying out different things before…
Recorded: August 1, 2009
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD - capo II), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity, Sound Forge.
Yeah, I knew you'd catch that one. I'm thinking about taking trad tune titles and writing my own music to them...I may go sans looper for the rest though.
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…
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…
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 Scartaglen CDs are long buried in box in the garage...is that Valencia Harbour? Never the less, damn, that's a great tune, great playing. It almost makes me want a set of pipes again (don't worry, hearing your playing does for my piping desires exactly the same thing that Adagio for Strings does for my desire to write orchestral music...realise I'll never get remotely close to perfection)
A moody solo acoustic thing that I came up with playing in a long forgotten tuning. Just got a new Zoom H4N, so this was recorded in my shop sitting at my reedmaking bench may 12 2009
Beautiful piece, outstanding sounds and such musical, melodic guitar playing, just the way I like it...and I think you play closer to my influences than I do :)
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Have played this over and over! I especially like this one! Song For A Friend! You have gained one with this. Thanks, Doug!
Just a Sunday morning,(raining)having my coffee, being a little lazy, checking my news feed on Facebook, found a link from Norm Dahlor, found it and am enjoying this sooo much! Thanks for a very pleasant experience, Doug! Carol Riggall
Nice to listen to, Doug, even at 7:19 AM on a Sunday! Carol Riggall
I've been listening to your "Couleurs" sequence with great admiration. Your palette is spot-on; the music is beautiful, evocative, and insinuating, and your playing has the finesse (and occasional conscious ferocity) of a Toulouse-Lautrec, or one of Monet's late self-portraits. Brilliant stuff, which really gets under your skin!
Light & pretty! w;-)
Lovely! And, how did I miss it? Shame on me! w;-)
Beautiful melody, love it!
Wonderful!! GREAT guitar sounds!
Wonderful tune, sounds great!
really cool song,, missed it somehow,, but saw Kirk's comment,, and followed the trail,, your lyrics are really good, and the musical parts are very fine,, well done
How cool! Forgot about this one. How ya been man?
Thanks to whomever for bringing this to the fore again. Love Doug's stuff.
oooo i dig that sound...
Sounds GREAT!!! Love it...
EXCELLENT TRACK MAN!!!
Trying to wrap my head (ears?) around the slightly overdriven mono(?) mix you use, but the melodies are always so strong!
Came back for another listen - it's a fascinating sound, really hypnotic
La démarche irrésistible de l'irréversibilité
What a sound, Doug... Excellent work, this RPM effort!
Faved at 0:02. Damn. So good.
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"With two jobs to go to and one on the weekend"...The more I listen to this song the better it gets.
How have I missed this?...very, very nice.
Great groove, man, great playing as always. So should record something when we get together or just hit the pubs of Weston?
Oh, lovely. I'm a sucker for this kind of thing.
yeah!
Wonderful track.
Kavin - I'm going to be recording acoustic only for a while. As soon as I get another one done I'll add a new playlist.
Love this track, think I'm gonna have a pint now.
Kirk, another nice one, I'd recognise your playing anywhere. We need to get together for some beer and ebows...
Beautiful, exquisite...what else can I say?
Thanks for the kind comments everyone, it's given me inspiration to actually sit down and do something again...yeah, I do have a penchant for short tracks, something I've never seem to overcome. (I'm lucky to ever have any time to record, and usually when I do I've only got hour or so from plugging in to final "mix.") However, in this case I accidentally erased my backing track before I barely got started, so I just went with what I had...in this case it actually probably would have been much longer. Going back and doing it over later wasn't an option, I always go with the flow, never work with anything pre-prepared.
I'm just 30 seconds in and I can tell I'm in for a treat...
If that was lurking on your hard drive, you better go look and see if there is anything else on there. Great atmosphere...
Nice, nice, like it. I think I need to drop the guitar a bit and get back into some other stuff.
Yeah, I knew you'd catch that one. I'm thinking about taking trad tune titles and writing my own music to them...I may go sans looper for the rest though.
I was thinking of your tune when I wrote this one a couple years ago: http://alonetone.com/dougsparling/tracks/teampall-an-cheathrair-alainn
Oh, 1991, Last Year's Fun, then...St. Stephen's Street? Been a while :)
My Scartaglen CDs are long buried in box in the garage...is that Valencia Harbour? Never the less, damn, that's a great tune, great playing. It almost makes me want a set of pipes again (don't worry, hearing your playing does for my piping desires exactly the same thing that Adagio for Strings does for my desire to write orchestral music...realise I'll never get remotely close to perfection)
I can't remember if I've heard this one before or not...that's another damn, fine tune, Kirk.
Beautiful piece, outstanding sounds and such musical, melodic guitar playing, just the way I like it...and I think you play closer to my influences than I do :)