Nice to have a weekend free, the good wife is in Spain with our daughter and friends to celebrate her fortieth birthday, watch out Spain !!!! Got round to this one, everything is in Open D on my trusty acoustic.
Nice to have a weekend free, the good wife is in Spain with our daughter and friends to celebrate her fortieth birthday, watch out Spain !!!! Got round to this one, everything is in Open D on my trusty acoustic.
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…
Song 5 for RPM 2024. Sat at our piano for this one and got a bit carried away!
More of an atmospheric piece and the title track of my RPM "album". I love doing vocal harmonies (I grew up on CSNY). Thanks to anyone who listens :)
Oh…
Song 7 for RPM 2024. I've always wanted to do a song with a one note melody line...here it is! I had my awesome husband join me for some lead guitar parts (which made it that much more fun). Thanks for listening!
It’s not like you
Crossing…
Listen to the Ice breaking on the shore of Lake Pepin, a wide spot on the Mississippi River. The sound of the Ice serves as a backdrop to the last of 11 songs on my new Album, "Instinct". The track was created using a log drum, Irish Whistle…
The Woman You Love
She never needs to compromise
Strips paint with a simple cut of her eyes
As warm as a summer sun; as cold as a winter moon
Likes to relax with a book on a rainy afternoon
She lays tables cooks our food
Laughs a deeper…
Hello peeps!
Long time no public activity from me.
I've been working on a bunch of stuff with the guitarist from my old band. None of its ready...
However, I've been experimenting with different ways of jamming and doing demos. And in the…
Sitting on a bar stool thinking about Jane
I wonder if she still remembers my name
It’s been a long time as you might guess
Last time I saw her it was quite a mess
She called me names and made it clear
She blew me a kiss in the rear view…
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…
This was one of the most hilarious songwriting sessions we've had in a long time.... One for all the single people still searching for the elusive LTR out there - a classic with Greg Connor - guitar, Mark Lofgren - guitar and lead vocals, yours…
Inspired by a gift from my Cousin Danita, a bird whistle.
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I open my eyes to the first morning’s light
The Birds sing outside my window
And the stars are all gone from the previous night
They…
Inspired by a huge Cottonwood tree I found washed up along the Mississippi River near Red Wing MN.
D When your roots can’t seem to hold you When you’re A footing falls away
Your D left to feel unstable With the A change that’s underway
It…
The MN coffee table is back!!!! We have a new member too - Joel Schaubert, who joined Mark Lofgren and Greg Connor - veterans of the coffee table. Once again we wrote this song and recorded it in my backyard coffee table (hence some of the wind…
Here is my contribution to the latest songwriting challenge offered by Minnesota Association of Songwriters:
Write and record one song and complete one of these three concepts.
A stranger comes to your door, and/or….
You find a class…
After Sebs football today I went up into the loft searching for an old guitar a friend gave me a few years back. When I lifted the lid of the case I saw that the tone switch was pulled off leaving bare wires. I couldn't remember if it worked or…
Going through my collection over the years...thinking I'll post some of those old tunes (pretty rough and ready....one take, recorded on garage band I believe). Why not...life is short! Thanks to anyone who listens :)
Its snowing so nothing can be done on the garden so why not go down the cellar and have a ponder...and of course get Edie the acoustic out and let her join in with the pondering...Thanks for listening
We hear no evil
we listen the news…
Music and vox by Gordon, lyrics by me:
That remind-me song was playing
On the juke box in the bar
And on my way to work today
On the radio in the car
Reminds me how you wounded me
And it sure brings back the pain
But I can’t seem…
Written with John Bennett - Find more John Bennett music here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8kZ_1SeK4wsNtEoYwlEzCbGVt0XA6ny
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Walking On A Winter’s Day
Sunlight glistening on freshly fallen…
Comments on oldfolks2's stuff
Very easy feeling, like putting on old shoes.
NICE. It's got a wonderful feel to it. Love the "Doo-do-do-doo" choruses.
OOh Yeah!!
Like it mate
This is great stuff. Thank you for sharing.
Ohhh, Rock me Roger.... loved the crash chords and that sweet bass line. Faved instantly
who you gonna meet on the street. Great recording Roger, So clean and focused. You are one of my favorites
Excellente!
Oh very tasty. Very tasty indeed... It had me thinking Ronnie Lane? Excellent stuff.
A nice easy feel to this. Just what you'd expect from a *"fine looking woman"*
I really like that tuning.it suits a "fine looking woman with long blonde hair"
That's the stuff. I'm with Merry Bear over that banjo.
That banjo in the distance is just too damn cool!
YOU ARE GETTING YOUR GROOVE ON. I THOUGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SENIOR CITIZENS.
*I'm reaching for my harmonica to play along! Yep, key of E I'm forwarding this over to a friend. We'll be tooting along in Minnesota*
I was digging this and wondering what to say - handturkey nailed it, it's the pulse of the thing. Nice one.
Playing it again. This is one for the headphones! Love that lead guitar moving from ear to ear -- good fun!
Lovely song! The lyrics are beautiful, the singing and guitar are really incredible. Thank you for posting this!
Love the pulse of this! Everything works so well together. Great blues song!
I sooooo love this -- great job! Fabulous, really!
Comments made by oldfolks2
Excellent RPM, really interesting songs, well done ...
A touch of Kate Bush ?
Love it ...
So haunting , classy as always Greg.
Excellent Ray, love the hypnotic music ..
'ello stranger, mind you, so am I now it seems, great to hear from you again, a touch of Roy Harper for me. Good Stuff.
Guess Jane was a bit of a pain ..... good stuff Greg ...
I hate the cold, but I love the song, have to agree possibly your best ...
Ha .... you lot are mad .... you sure it's just coffee being drunk ..... Love it ...
That's quite wonderful Greg ...
A real gem ....
Great to hear you guys again, that's a nifty little song .... hopefully will give me a kick up the backside to record some songs myself .....
As easy as that Greg, a simple sounding song, but I can hear the complexity of it ... just wonderful ...
Really great CPR you performed there mate ....
Now that hit the spot , great track ....
So, so true mate ....
Ha, sounds like the band had fun, Oh yeah we had about two flakes overnight, thanks to the Costa de South coast ....
Great fun guys ....
That's a really good song guys ....
Great picture painting guys ....