Ok, before I go any further, I need to thank Alonetoner Greg Connor. He proposed a song-writing challenge around the theme of "Who Knew" in early/mid December. Many musicians here in the Alonetone community wrote some amazing songs around this…

He missed you, and though you failed more often than not, you are welcome back home. And there you have it, in all of it's declarations, to ponder, to think about, to question, to wonder. Sonder.

You gotta have another rocker, because ROCK! And it's all about perspective, and recognizing that sometimes the biggest antagonist in our lives is ourselves.

This all ends, some days are good, some days you are no further than where you first began, or worse. Have faith. The song started life from the verse gtr. It was actually a variation of an idea from 2014. That idea went on to become the song…

I think the lyrics spell it all out. Musically, this is what happens when you mess around with gtr sounds and you play a very basic chord prog while testing out stuff, but for some reason, today, unlike any other day, today that prog sound different…

Do any of us have any idea of what we are doing? Can we ever get it right, and do we understand the importance of blind faith? And again, the antagonist.

Trying, but now I know what a mess I am, and it seems so daunting and unobtainable. I'm not sure I can do this. It sounds NOTHING like I originally thought it might, but I am ok with that.

Now that you know, you have try to be more aware, because it is easy to slip, to stumble, to fall. It's even harder once you are aware. And year after year...antagonist...

The roar of the leopard? I haven't heard. In truth, the leopard does not roar, but shhh ... all of a sudden? --- March 29, 2016 Bad Münder am Deister

by Michael Jackson

Things are great, but then the doubt explodes into technicolor fear. Stoicism can't defeat reality, or is it awareness? And still the antagonist is there. Hard to know.... Another TV-time riff (I hardly watch it, but when I do, I always have a…

Don't tell me how it is, I'm good, I got it, I got it. But are we blind, and are there cracks in a facade? The riff was what came first, probably while watching the idiot box one evening. I am pretty sure it came very soon after RPM '15, and I…

A song about being self-centered, it needed to be full of angst and antagonism, but also needed the glimmer of something bigger still. Already people have sent me notes, which I am grateful for, but everyone seems to misinterpret the meaning of…

This song is meant to be the intro, set the stage, and talk about the direction of the album. The riff came to me while I was absent-mindedly noodling on my gtr in front of the idiot box one day. I knew at that point I had an album opener of a…

Be strong, nothing that is good is easy. Even when everyone seems to be telling you to give up, be true to yourself. This song came to me in a dream. In that dream, I was singing a country song. You have to realize, I am, uh, not really a fan…

--- However... We'll be forever, won't we? -- Yes, we will! We will again greet the dawn, sit on the porch and drink tea and have fun talking about everything and nothing. --- March 29, 2016 Bad Münder am Deister

ambient improvisations

ambient improvisations

Electronic Ambient

I wrote this at my dad's urging. He likes it. We sing it together. I have YouTube Video of it up. EULOGY He grew up in Clinton, Oklahoma Red dirt back yard, Gramma's place Honey suckle in a dust bowl Life as hard as limestone lace…

A "mamil" is a Middle Aged Man In Lycra. Cyclists who take themselves super-seriously: this song is for them.

A plaintive self-questioning song thing.

Somewhat autobiographical (well, OK, entirely) with an 80s synth pop vibe.

Sadly, Annie and Allan are now divorced... The games are over... Annie & Allan Annie and Allan were having a problem Made a decision to go their own ways Annie and Allan made an announcement Not even knowing how it saddened…

Here's a recent one written down in the islands. Trying out my new Seagull acoustic on this and a few other things... Hope you like it, even though is still rough. TAKING BACK WHAT'S MINE © 2016 Colleen Dillon All Rights Reserved…

Ambient electronica

Soft ambient fugue.

Just ukulele, bass, and drums. Nothing too special, but i like it.

A tune i revisit every few years. (First came up with this chord progression about twenty years ago now...)

I earn my daily bread with a company that makes software than can help auto makers, and other companies rushing headlong to make internet connected products to do a better job on the software engineering side. There's more software in the average…

Lead Vocals and Acoustic Guitar: Olivia Winthrop The fields are plowed the stones are drawn away and the seeds are sown under the light of day We feed the ground reaping our return and the sun in the sky will always brightly burn…

Another ol' Irish song about drinkin' and smokin'. Who knew?

I’ll make my exit on the wind Nevermore to pretend That I’m fine Yeah, I’m good, so good At doin’ everything I should To convince you That I’m okay for today An’ I won’t crawl out of my skin I’ll just pretend Some days…