acapella vocal loop
In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water turned to stone
Snow had fallen
Snow on snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long, long ago
- Christina Rossetti 1872
Kirk, the humbucker, I think this is it. It came with the guitar. http://www.guitarcenter.com/LR-Baggs-M1A-Active-Soundhole-Magnetic-Pickup-103213047-i1177543.gc?source=4WWRWXGP&kpid=103213047
An unusual traditional tune from the first Scartaglen album way back in 1984. Going through stuff the other day and ran across the LP and couldn't even remember the tune or having recorded it. I played guitar on this track
For the daughters of two of my favorite people.
Bonfire Lullaby
Dannah studies my hands while I play
With heavy eyes at the end of a runaround day
Fading fast ‘neath a summer night’s sky
No need to wonder why
Time stands still in her…
A steel string guitar improvisation I did last night before bed called “A Nagging Thought“. The piece prominently features a V+ to i (augmented dominant to minor tonic) movement. I usually don’t care for the sound of an augmented tried but in…
Cool. Can I use that for the halloween mega(t)rack?. Hey everyone if you want to contribute here's the forum post. http://alonetone.com/forums/togethertone/topics/halloween-mega-rack?page=1#post_6026
A homage to Steve Hackett (who wrote this piece)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hackett
This is played using John O'Sullivan's Blue JI tuning. Pianoteq and Kontakt didn't play nice together so I had add 4.81 cents to all of the flute notes.
Live in the Living Room cover of Hawkwind's Master of the Universe
Done for the Songcrafters.org fest Live in the Living Room, I made this recording in one take. Which isn't how I usually work. My guitar was put through fuzz and distortion…
400 BULLETS
400 guns. 400 bullets.
400 babies in the grave.
You got your New Pearl Harbor
Now it’s time for a new Passover.
400 guns
400 guns. 400 bullets.
400 babies in the grave.
Buy your $10,000 dog
One bad steak and he’s a…
After a long summer of doing stuff other than recording it was time to get back on the horse.
Sonically, this isn't much of a departure but I am trying a couple of new things technically.
One it that I spent more time on the drums (an achilles…
Comments on kavin.'s stuff
Enormously good , I'm lovin that guitar tone , recorded so well
Nice...wand'rin around the melodies
Pretty damn'd fabulous
So beautiful and starts my day perfectly! Ah, two for the price of one. Bethan
Thank you for the comments Kavin - I know I'd be happy listening to B read a phone book too! And this piece is simply magical!
Great tones and tune, like the low D hum.
Faved before the one minute mark! Beautiful work Man!
Oooh....love this style of playin.....
Beautiful music!
Fabulous, as always!!!
Lovely music - just right for a friday morning start
Well, it only took me 3 yrs, to listen to this album all the way thru, (shame on me). 3 words...you are brilliant!!!!
what key (open tuning i presume) are you playing in?
How did I miss this? Brilliant! w;-)
This is really nice - it's probably the most cohesive (non-improvised) item from this particular playlist.
Oh, yeah...
Kirk, the humbucker, I think this is it. It came with the guitar. http://www.guitarcenter.com/LR-Baggs-M1A-Active-Soundhole-Magnetic-Pickup-103213047-i1177543.gc?source=4WWRWXGP&kpid=103213047
The two sources combine nicely! Which Baggs unit did you get?
Holy crap! How in the world did I miss this?
I wish I could favorite this again! What a blues groove!
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Simply lovely. Will have to search for more Scartaglen.
Great work yawl. Even rivals the great Vincent Price's recitation.
Ha!
I must echo everyone else. Beautiful songwriting.
Fantastic, inventive stuff.
This just seems to float in the air and tickle the ears. Nice epi.
Cool. Can I use that for the halloween mega(t)rack?. Hey everyone if you want to contribute here's the forum post. http://alonetone.com/forums/togethertone/topics/halloween-mega-rack?page=1#post_6026
Hackett and this one are a big fave of mine, nice take on a beautiful melody.
Whoosh! Yeah!
Doing some different things with the owl here. Liking the vocal/bass harmony groove.
Yes, it happens.
yay!
Call Neil! He'd like this one.
Nice one, m. Drums are my A heel too, working on that. I like the beats and mix here.
Rocks
Really sweet. Sad but hopeful. Keep on.
Cool. May take ye up on that one.
Love that groove!
mesmerizing. Wish I knew the nomenclature.
Always loved this one, you did it justcie indeed.