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Picture an old tavern just up the way, and music spilling into the street. My first REM submission! Put in for April.
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Greg Connor said

This is beautiful. I’m guessing bouzouki but I might be wrong.

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Another silly little tune, this time about the world's favourite stout! (Edit: uploaded a new version. Fixed a few mistakes.) Lyrics: When the sun is up high, in a bright blue sky And you're walking around in Dublin town You got nothing…
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Greg Connor said

Fun song! I’d like to hear you sing that after having a few Guinness.

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A little more rock and roll than my normal mellow vibe. I might play around with this some more, but for now, it is what is :) Guitar, bass, bodhran, vocals, and a casio keyboard drumkit.
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Andrew Russe said

Woah! Wasn't expecting that! But yeah - play around with it some more. It's got a cool vibe.

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A little more rock and roll than my normal mellow vibe. I might play around with this some more, but for now, it is what is :) Guitar, bass, bodhran, vocals, and a casio keyboard drumkit.
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Guest said

Fun!

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I dreamed this song once, with Eddie Vedder on vocals. It stuck in my mind, and I've finally got around to recording it. Sadly, I can only sing it in my own voice! Ah well :)
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Andrew Russe said

Yeah, it works well, even without Eddie Vedder... I get exactly the same sort of problem- in the dream about my latest one, it was Taylor Swift singing - it took me quite a bit to get over the initial disappointment when I found that my own voice didn't have quite the same effect as the version I'd dreamt.

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This one makes me really happy. Soothing and a little snappy. Guitar, bass, lyre, bongo, bodhran (brush), vocals. Lyrics: Life is a roller coaster Just turn on the toaster I know you're up and down Just make a happy sound Flying a dragon…
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Andrew Russe said

Yep, made me happy too. I LOVE the lyrics. I hit fave just for the coaster/toaster thing, made me smile... then the two lines that followed... superb

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This one makes me really happy. Soothing and a little snappy. Guitar, bass, lyre, bongo, bodhran (brush), vocals. Lyrics: Life is a roller coaster Just turn on the toaster I know you're up and down Just make a happy sound Flying a dragon…
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Pat Bondy said

Thanks, David! Yeah I'm not Irish myself but I've always been a big fan of Celtic music. Been getting more into playing with those kinds of instruments lately.

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I dreamed this song once, with Eddie Vedder on vocals. It stuck in my mind, and I've finally got around to recording it. Sadly, I can only sing it in my own voice! Ah well :)
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David G Harrington said

Nice Celtic feel

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This one makes me really happy. Soothing and a little snappy. Guitar, bass, lyre, bongo, bodhran (brush), vocals. Lyrics: Life is a roller coaster Just turn on the toaster I know you're up and down Just make a happy sound Flying a dragon…
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David G Harrington said

A bodhran, wow. Doesn't say where you are from but that's an Irish or Celtic instrument. very soothing sounds.

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I dreamed this song a while ago. Sort of a music circle in a pub. Lots of instruments and percussion and what not. I quite like it :) (Bass, lyre, bodhran, bongos, shaker, 2 mandolin tracks, multiple clap tracks)
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James Michael Taylor said

Great "slap-back" feel.

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Here's an instrumental folk Celtic sort of tune I made today. Guitar, bass, pennywhistle, mandolin, bodhran. Took about 4 hours to record all the parts properly. The result is a delightful minute and a half, I think!
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James Michael Taylor said

Cool. I had to look up bodhran.

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A cover of Great Big Sea's cover of Ron Angel's song. I love both versions. I used guitar, bodhran, vocals. Edit: reuploaded; fixed up the vocals a bit.
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James Michael Taylor said

Love it when men sing these songs in unison. Well done.

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Messing around, playing a classic. Recorded on my phone. Lots of fun! (Merle Travis, Tennesse Ernie Ford, Johnny Cash all did popular versions; probably a million others have played it at some point.)
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James Michael Taylor said

Great old song, well done.

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It's a long-distance love song Yes, a long-distance love song I'll sing it just for you I'll sing a long distance love song When the night is long And you've been gone from home Sing a long-distance love song Yeah a long-distance love…
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James Michael Taylor said

Very sweet. Nice solo.

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Another soothing, kind of playful fingerpicking tune, in something like E minor. I had intended to put some lyrics over the rhythm track, but then I was having fun with the lead and decided to just keep it this way for now. Maybe another version…
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Lane Sullivan said

I would love to hear you voice over this track at some point!

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My attempt at this super fun sea shanty! This is an old New Zealand whaling song. The popular recent version was recorded a cappella by The Longest Johns. I'm using the chords suggested by Piotrek_G on ultimate-guitar. Edit: re-uploaded…
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Lane Sullivan said

This is a fantastic rendition of this tune.

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My attempt at this super fun sea shanty! This is an old New Zealand whaling song. The popular recent version was recorded a cappella by The Longest Johns. I'm using the chords suggested by Piotrek_G on ultimate-guitar. Edit: re-uploaded…
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James Michael Taylor said

Like it.

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A fun little mandolin reel I did, inspired by the pub music playalongs from the online academy of irish music on youtube.
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James Michael Taylor said

Very nice...

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My little Beaver Creek guitar was lonely, so I picked her up and this was the song we made.
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Pat Bondy said

Thanks, James! I think I started playing this tune after watching a season of Justified. Kind of in the same ballpark as the show's theme song.

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My little Beaver Creek guitar was lonely, so I picked her up and this was the song we made.
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James Michael Taylor said

I like the bendy-swooniness of this..

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