I really was carrying the ash from the fire out in the dark and looking at the stars and thinking how weird that was - to be throwing the ashes out in the middle of the night and pitch black and everything
Now ye sons of the kraaken, let's get to some honest pillaging, shall we? Aaaarh!
The devil is an idle jest compared to what's within this chest
No hearts more black than ours they say
trust your own hide to be waterproof only
else they…
OK it's the morning after the party at the China Quay, and our hero is waking up. What has happened?
Influenced by about 6 different doowop tunes (great for hangovers!)
Here now, there be treasure to hide and we'll bury it full deep in the earth, and ye with it if you tell the tale. To the shovels lads, and dig down.
International Talk Like A Pirate day is upon us, so swab yer decks and break open the Rum…
Now ye sons of the kraaken, let's get to some honest pillaging, shall we? Aaaarh!
The devil is an idle jest compared to what's within this chest
No hearts more black than ours they say
trust your own hide to be waterproof only
else they…
Now ye sons of the kraaken, let's get to some honest pillaging, shall we? Aaaarh!
The devil is an idle jest compared to what's within this chest
No hearts more black than ours they say
trust your own hide to be waterproof only
else they…
Now ye sons of the kraaken, let's get to some honest pillaging, shall we? Aaaarh!
The devil is an idle jest compared to what's within this chest
No hearts more black than ours they say
trust your own hide to be waterproof only
else they…
Here now, there be treasure to hide and we'll bury it full deep in the earth, and ye with it if you tell the tale. To the shovels lads, and dig down.
International Talk Like A Pirate day is upon us, so swab yer decks and break open the Rum…
Now ye sons of the kraaken, let's get to some honest pillaging, shall we? Aaaarh!
The devil is an idle jest compared to what's within this chest
No hearts more black than ours they say
trust your own hide to be waterproof only
else they…
Now ye sons of the kraaken, let's get to some honest pillaging, shall we? Aaaarh!
The devil is an idle jest compared to what's within this chest
No hearts more black than ours they say
trust your own hide to be waterproof only
else they…
Now ye sons of the kraaken, let's get to some honest pillaging, shall we? Aaaarh!
The devil is an idle jest compared to what's within this chest
No hearts more black than ours they say
trust your own hide to be waterproof only
else they…
Now ye sons of the kraaken, let's get to some honest pillaging, shall we? Aaaarh!
The devil is an idle jest compared to what's within this chest
No hearts more black than ours they say
trust your own hide to be waterproof only
else they…
Now ye sons of the kraaken, let's get to some honest pillaging, shall we? Aaaarh!
The devil is an idle jest compared to what's within this chest
No hearts more black than ours they say
trust your own hide to be waterproof only
else they…
Here now, there be treasure to hide and we'll bury it full deep in the earth, and ye with it if you tell the tale. To the shovels lads, and dig down.
International Talk Like A Pirate day is upon us, so swab yer decks and break open the Rum…
Here now, there be treasure to hide and we'll bury it full deep in the earth, and ye with it if you tell the tale. To the shovels lads, and dig down.
International Talk Like A Pirate day is upon us, so swab yer decks and break open the Rum…
Here now, there be treasure to hide and we'll bury it full deep in the earth, and ye with it if you tell the tale. To the shovels lads, and dig down.
International Talk Like A Pirate day is upon us, so swab yer decks and break open the Rum…
Poppa
INTRO:
Praise The LORD, Lift His Name On High.
VERSE ONE:
Praise the LORD, O my soul, and remember all the things He has done.
Glorify His name, yes, my soul; don’t forget all the good things He has done.
There’s none like…
I Call Upon Your Name
VERSE ONE (Richard):
I call upon Your name, for in You my peace is found, You’re the owner of my heart.
I call upon You, LORD, 'cause You’re all I've ever wanted, Yes, You’re all that I need.
Before I was born…
Like A Wave
--
If you make yourself a mule
someone's gonna ride you
this I know
Like a breeze moves through the air
or a wave upon the water
is how I go
When you can freely give
of all that you can hold
you can know no more…
Billy wanted a project for the 2023 Christmas holidays and asked some of his extremely talented musician friends to play on this track.
Matt Smith: Guitars & backing vocals
Paul Matthews: Pianos & organ
Naomi Daulby: Lead & backing…
Epic! This is pretty amazing. Like the way all the old jazzers took a solo and had to be distinctively themselves, this is like an 80s rock supergroup!
It's now 12:00 am....so Song 2 for RPM is as done as it will be!
In this tune I'm experimenting with vocal layering and using my analogue synth (my guitar and piano are giving me the skunk-eye). Thanks again for anyone listening out there…
3rd Song for RPM. Getting this done was filled with late night torture.
You tried so hard
You tried so hard
But you’re not there
You’re not there
You’re not there
You’re not there
You made your way
Oh you made your way
But…
Gates
w/m Nate Houge
(c) 2015 Lutefist
(Each line is 4 bars – song alternates between four bars of G and four bars of C)
G///G///G///G///
C///C///C///C///
G
Open up the gates, let the people in
Let the drinkers drink another pull of…
For the first track for this years RPM. I recently went on a short break to New York for the first time and had a walk about with my camera and explored most of Manhattan over the three or four days and man did my feet hurt at the end of it…
Sometimes writing a song is the very best and only thing you can do....
Cold Winter Moon
Oh cold winter moon
And the wind that blows
Bring me a change
For my weary soul
Take away this longing
That fills my heart
Something is over…
The final Song for my 2023 RPM challenge!! Dusted off my acoustic guitar (and blistered my fingers) to get this one done. Phew! I love Latin rhythms and so I found a beat and jammed it up. Thanks again to anyone who listens -it's really fun…
I've enjoyed listening to some tunes tonight and this one is right in my ball-park!
Wonderful groove and vocal. And it highlights something i kept noticing. You write or craft wonderful bridge parts, whether they are vocal or not they give that magical lift to a tune. If I find a nice bridge for a tune this year it's down to you!
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.
This is such a sensual feast! a classic.
I must have had one of the other four versions, but i'm so glad it's here because hard drives don't last forever!
With lovely Keith Landry. Unfortunately, the studio I had at the time was on its last legs and the recording is a terrible quality, but I've never been able to get the vocal to sound better. Probably because I'm now over the awful thing* I did…
First Day of the 2024 RPM challenge .... so here is Song 1
I'm experimenting with my old analogue synth (Prophet 6) this year
Thanks to anyone who listens! A gloomy song for gloomy times. Onward!
One day
You’ll find
It’s over, it’s over…
Comments on Gumbo's stuff
On form! Classic Gumbo! Something tells me your RPM CD is going to be extra double super special in February!
Oh lovely, I enjoyed that. Nice understated backing vocals too.
Great song Gumbo, love your lyrics.
Great!!Love it
Still great!
Brilliant
Had me smiling- Nice!
Love the guitar! Very cool!
Great tune!
Yeah this one came out better of the two Pirate songs this year. Kind o reminds me of the more 'raucous' tracks by the Kingston Trio.
Such wonderful lyrics, great fun. SS told me you are big into Pirate talking Day. Proper job, my ansome!
Great stuff, love the chorus especially, it fits really well.
I very much enjoyed the singing on this one.
Does me black heart good to hear such as this it does!
LOL there's still time, laahd. Man the Rum and break out the cannons !!
OK, this is great...next year I've got do to my own pirate song.
This is pirate reggae! OMG!! Carribean rum!
One more Aaaarrrhhh! Would seem appropriate - Now where's me rum?
Aaarhh now there ye have it, by the Beast's Barnacles, and your day will go swimmingly, so it will. Breakout the RUM! And the coffee!!
Ooh, it be a daaark pirate anthem, aaarhhh! Now I want rum in my coffee.
Comments made by Gumbo
Carlos Di Sarli 1958
So peaceful.
Soulful stuff. You're owning this. I like the birdsong too.
Ah this is mesmerising. Lovely. It's good to know you're still making music. I'm playing catch up here. Been away in the woods
Beautiful!
I hear ya brother. The floor is heaving :-)
It's like rediscovering an old treasure-box. I love this album!
Epic! This is pretty amazing. Like the way all the old jazzers took a solo and had to be distinctively themselves, this is like an 80s rock supergroup!
This is still a stunning listen
Oh I love the momentum in the lyric. Wonderful.
Gorgeous harmonies. There's a great build to this one.
Raw and rowdy praise the night. Dock Boggs sounded like this once. Love it.
Up with this sort of thing!
Nicely done. Is that yourself on keys? Very light! And I like the samples. Especially when the cop car pulls up alongside!
this is fun!
sad but true!
I've enjoyed listening to some tunes tonight and this one is right in my ball-park! Wonderful groove and vocal. And it highlights something i kept noticing. You write or craft wonderful bridge parts, whether they are vocal or not they give that magical lift to a tune. If I find a nice bridge for a tune this year it's down to you!
This is such a sensual feast! a classic. I must have had one of the other four versions, but i'm so glad it's here because hard drives don't last forever!
oh this is so tender
Good stuff. Such a cheery soundscape!