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
Written today.
recorded on an iMac with the internal mic and no headphones (!) so it's probably going to be muddy as hell, but that feels about right for now.
LYRIC:
Fill up the glass, Bartender
Ply your art
Quench the fire in here, now…
Written today.
recorded on an iMac with the internal mic and no headphones (!) so it's probably going to be muddy as hell, but that feels about right for now.
LYRIC:
Fill up the glass, Bartender
Ply your art
Quench the fire in here, now…
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
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
A one hour track start to finish - words music and all the faffing around at the end to get the levels right.
It's a ghost story. So go get your cocoa now!
And a Murder ballad and a love story (but aren't they all).
Old Conor Higgins…
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
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
Inspired by a line in one of the many books I read while laid up with a recent back injury.
Song of The Raven Queen
--
As The Fool set sail in an old milk pail
To fetch the Moon's reflection
The Mountains stood as of course they should…
I thought it would be fitting to post this today, on Memorial Day, as a tribute to my friend William Easley, as well as all who have fought and died in wars, American or otherwise.
Sometime back in the 60's William (Billy from here on) heard…
I needed a place to host a work in progress where it wouldn't be obvious so you might have found a secret mix!!!
So that 4 minute song with the slide guitar that no-one listens to is gone ;-)
K.G. made gold with this one. words are oh so good. J.H. broke away from his bass and added a very nice banjo part. i did a little clapton bending . i think this is a magical moment for our band. we all came together at the end and did it! i hope…
words by The Goods,E.G. & K.G. . music by me M.F. . our preferred rpm track . this song is about a coward and what he has coming, based on an assault of one of our loved ones. you can hear the anger. that is cool!
At one point, I had a version recorded with much better guitar -- at least I thought I did -- but I can't find it now...
Another one of those tunes that kept growing after the demo was laid down, this song now has twice as many verses as you…
I may have said this before about your stuff but .. I love it when a song performance just grabs hold of time and puts the brakes on. Life goes by too fast sometimes. This is a wonderful antidote.
This is a remix of an improvised track I did for our first RPM album. For this new mix, I got rid of the vocals & added a most excellent electric guitar part by our good friend, Chris Mitchell. He listened to the track just once and proceeded…
a working track.
i dip in once in a while and scrub this bit, file back that bit.
let me know what yous think! good/bad criticisms.
also the title is lame. that will change.
Left here smilin' but you came back mean
Ain't no need to tell me, I know where you've been
Ya tell me you love me, an' you really care
an' if you just had some more, you'd be happy to share
You came back wantin' once you'd lost in all…
The passport, acapulco and finding out about the affair with Reg was the final straw ithe saga of Desirea and Reg is finally over Reg has drawn a line in the sand and stepped over it. It over and done he washes his hands of her. So he went out…
This was written and recorded on 19th September 05
aka International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2005 ( a wet afternoon as I recall) and is posted here so you start to get the hint.
Aarr! Me hearties, tis the day you've all been waiting for this long year, fast approaching off the starboard bow. Break out the grog, Mr mate, and accompany me in a song if you will. And the Plank for anyone who don't sing in tune!
There's a youtube for this now and not a minute too soon!
Field recording from SE Peru. Came across this pissed off spider monkey and decided to record a few minutes of this vocal bout. I'm not sure what elicited such a vocal temperament, and of course, at the time, I was worried it was a large cat…
Sometimes you need to stay up late to try to force yourself to dream.
When I wrote this song (and started singing it a bit), I knew that my voice could never give it what it needed... So I turned it over to one Sister Savage... And she did…
I unleash my secret weapon!
Guest vocalist Shaka brings the icing to this rather haunted version of the first chapter of Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier!
Comments on Gumbo's stuff
Very nice!
love the chord sequence in this one, beautiful song!
i love this. i love the darkness of it :)
Awesome. People, making music in a room. *applause*
Hic. Faved.
My kids shout "Gumbo!" when they hear this. And so do I.
Excellent!
Good one Stu! As usual of course. What a subject.
one of my favorites.
excellent tune... "More!"
I like this song, really paints a picture.Great lyrics.
More often than not, I get a smile from your songs. Thanks!
Nice One Gumbo!
Oo-hooooh-hooooh! Classic Gumbo brilliance. (You're accompanying tonight's dinner party, by the way.)
Great, great song!!
Fantastic, Stu. Love the sparse arrangement, the understated leads, and the vocal interplay. Good lyrics to boot...
Very nice. Makes me wanna get my @ss in gear and get serious about writing lyrics again.
Classic indeed!
Great lyrics! Damn- now I'm missing the smell of a turf fire
Gah! My comment vanished! Love your vox on this - and great song-writing as usual!
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great feel to this and another stunning vocal!
That's the stuff!
haha - so much for secret - i forgot you'd get an email any critiscisms of the mix gratefully received!
another faved track. Nice to hear you guys cutting loose live.
Beaut. Could have come right off of Berlin.
Right on! I got a pistol for you!
good stuff - especially the vocal tone - lovely!
I may have said this before about your stuff but .. I love it when a song performance just grabs hold of time and puts the brakes on. Life goes by too fast sometimes. This is a wonderful antidote.
Beautiful! You've got such a mellow feel to this.
Lovely tone on that guitar!
sounds good to me - it's interesting the way you play with the timing of the banjo (?) through the first minute
What a GREAT VOCAL!!!
Stunning, Reg and Reg.
that's beaut, Colin. didn't notice any mistakes, though, can you throw up another version with something more glaring in it ;)
I'm not a Gangsta - I'm a Planksta LOL glu glu where are yu?
I'm not a Gangsta - I'm a Planksta LOL glu glu where are yu?
Aarr! Me hearties, tis the day you've all been waiting for this long year, fast approaching off the starboard bow. Break out the grog, Mr mate, and accompany me in a song if you will. And the Plank for anyone who don't sing in tune! There's a youtube for this now and not a minute too soon!
hey glu where are yu
Beautiful. You put the Joy in Rejoyvenation!
Ain't dat de truth ....