Doug Sparling - If I Could Have Said Goodbye

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Song For A Friend

Uploaded September 14, 2009 6:19am.

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A song written for my dear old friend, Kirk Lynch, who I’ve known for almost 20 years. For those who don’t know, Kirk and I live less than an hour apart, but I swear it’s been five years since we’ve seen each other in person, which just ain’t right…

After a long week of stress, emotional turmoil and an ear that’s decided to quit working fully, I sat down in my kitchen tonight for a cathartic recording session and this little tune practically wrote itself…basically almost everything is a first take. You’re hearing a demo quality recording here because my ears are shot, so I just mixed it on the little Fostex 8-track I recorded it on. I’m going to get it mixed properly, but I wanted to put this up on alonetone now, because one, it’s good to have friends, and two, it makes me feel a whole lot better :) Enjoy…

Written and recorded September 13-14, 2009

All guitars: Martin D1, standard tuning
Melody and fingerpicking right, capo VII
Fingerpicking left, open
Strings: Yamaha PSR 2000
Recorded on a piece of crap Fostex MR-8 mkII
Shure SM57, DMP3 Preamp, Audacity and SoundForge.

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Guest said January 27, 2012 11:53pm

It would have been nice if I had left my name with that last comment...It's Vickie Ormsby

Guest said January 27, 2012 11:50pm

This is gorgeous, Doug. One of your best, I think. There is a warmth and depth to it that makes you feel like you are at home and in good company. Very, very nice. Makes me proud to be one of your friends!!

kirklynch said September 12, 2010 3:56pm

Still a Beauty Man! Hope you're well

Guest said November 1, 2009 6:28pm

So, I think we are all dying to know - have you seen each other lately, now?

kirklynch said October 14, 2009 2:51pm

Had to have another listen- thanks again man!

Guest said October 14, 2009 2:02pm

Nearly favourited this again - sooo dreamy! Wonderful stuff.

Endicott Road said October 6, 2009 12:22am

Very nice song, sir. Love the strings. Gives the song a rich feel to it. ER

Guest said September 27, 2009 5:10pm

beautiful song,very emotional.Good arrangement and very well recorded as all of your songs I've heard,you must have a very good mic

Guest said September 23, 2009 10:11am

Lovely, lovely, lovely, oh and lovely!

Guest said September 21, 2009 3:43am

I am thankful for the opportunity to hear this at the end of a wonderful day. You are quite talented.

Wildgeas Music said September 17, 2009 2:34pm

I really dig this. I'm singing your about words to the music. Works well.

jesse1366 said September 16, 2009 11:05pm

Very nice!!The word serenity comes to mind.......

mmi said September 15, 2009 3:00pm

Yay for single take wonders. A beautiful gift indeed.

Guest said September 15, 2009 6:49am

your ability to move one is astounding

another cultural landslide said September 15, 2009 3:22am

Wow. And this is on a Fostex? It transcends its medium, dude. Absolutely lovely. Okay. Now record more tunes, dammit. The more I hear your work, the more I love it.

kavin. said September 15, 2009 1:08am

Great back ground and technical notes, very nice tune. You guys should do something together. Two of my favorite pickers in these parts. Good luck with the ear thing, be well.

Wildgeas Music said September 14, 2009 9:34pm

Whew! I love it when emotion comes out of a guitar. Well done Sir.

kirklynch said September 14, 2009 9:20pm

Had to hear this one again. Downloading this one for my alonetone faves album Volume 1. You're in the company of SS and Bethan as well as ACL on that one

Guest said September 14, 2009 5:10pm

Oh, now, there's a lovely thing. What a sweet gesture! And BEAUTIFULLY played.

Guest said September 14, 2009 4:17pm

the music is beatifull for mi, I like

another cultural landslide said September 14, 2009 4:04pm

One more comment - it brought tears to my eyes - moved me. Thank you so much for it... w;-)

another cultural landslide said September 14, 2009 4:03pm

Doug - this is so wonderfully beautiful! w;-)

kirklynch said September 14, 2009 1:08pm

I'm touched man! This is just gorgeous! What a nice thing to wake up to this morning. Thank you soooo much!

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