Finally, at last... I've got something finished... Been working on this for a few weeks. A bit of a rocker... (and an aging lecherous one at that) I got it as close as I could and then mixed it loud... I've over-cooked it slightly - but…

So I dropped the guitar into DADGAD tuning for the first time, threw a capo on the third fret, rifled off something nice, and sent it to Movement to Contact for his contribution, got it back, did some mixing... Here is the result. YOU NEED…

Thanks Merry Bear for cleaning this up for me!

#RPM Challenge 2015#

Paul Lennon and I got our "Irish up" after our last collaboration and did one more to share with everyone. Hope you all have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day! Here are the lyrics: The Land We Call Tara © 2015 Lyrics - Colleen Dillon, Music…

Inspired by Last Week's Winter Storm where the only people out driving around in it were the people trying to prove Darwin's theory of Natural Selection. Vocal addition by Colleen Dillon. Colleen also suggested the topic *"Winter Tune…

Steve (SLKrell) and I have been competing over the same *"IMAGINARY"* girlfriend for years now. And Yep . . . Steve started it. Well she's mine now, at least until Steve writes the next song. Look for Steve's music here: http://alonetone…

Added some acoustic hammers and harmonics to JC Combs' "Phase Study for Paul Muller"

#RPM 2015# . . . . And We're off . . . First song of the RPM Challenge

This was a write it and record it in one session song challenge that my songwriting friends and I came up with this week. Lions and Lambs was started thinking of spring, but it turned into a song about relationships... as they often do. Greg…

Two Northumbrian Jigs for Concertina.net theme of the month for March 2015. Lamb Skinnett is traditional Northumbrian. Wood Nunrich Fair I found in a book of tunes for Northumbrian Pipes. Played on Anglo Concertina, Tenor Ukulele & Bass…

LYRICS: With Or Without You Try to get along but it takes two It’s a Whole lot of me and not much you Working myself right to the bone Thinking that I am all alone Just like a monkey up in the tree Throwing your feces straight…

Guess I am..... and keep calm it's a new track !!!

Just a slow blues as such, and brand new.

I was having a break revising for my exam on Monday night....i can't remember a dam thing......must be an early set on alziehmers.....anyway what was i saying??..Oh yeah a Regged Version of the Zep Classic Rock n roll ........

Third piece for the Rhythm & Hues playlist. Uploaded 3.22.2015

Made for the 2015 RPM Challenge

Here is my version of Greg's Cherry Pie...I took a little liberty with it and recorded a whole new song.....I think Greg said that would be ok!! Tried to put the Sweet Ronnie Cream Cheese Mojo on it....good gawd!!!!

It's about a eerie and imaginary freedom. Palm trees, wonderful cloudless skies. But alongside this an undercurrent of something distinctly not right.

An original composition. The Moors refer to the North Yorks Moors in the UK which has a fine stretch of heather moorland which looks magnificent when the heather is in bloom in late August/Early September Instrumentation: CG Anglo Concertina…

Another cut from the 1988 cassette tape of a live performance by Scartaglen on the NPR show Mountain stage. This time some tunes from County Kerry. Kirk Lynch- Uilleann pipes and whistle. Becky Pringle- Fiddle. Mike Dugger- Fiddle and guitar…

Another Live performance with former band mates in Scartaglen back in 1988 on the NPR show Mountain Stage. This time a piece of Gaelic mouth music followed by 3 reels. Maybe the most complex arrangement of a set of tunes that we ever did.

Bethan Mathis on Uke and Vocals. Now we got some class!

I had fun singing this at the open mic this past week. Originally written for a song writing challenge using the phrase *"Chicken Plucking Time In Petaluma"*

Was messing about one day and this was the result.

Another rant, again from a few years back. And yes, lyrics from News items at the time. Again no offense meant, just a rant !!!!

Greg let me have another go at one of his songs and I the wrote the words and music for a bridge so that way he has to pay me some royalties when he sells a million !!! lol thanks Greg for your inspiration and great music!!

WRITER’S BLOCK I went out to the stockyards last night. I don’t get out much but I had an invite. My buddy, Guthrie Kennard was playing. The place was full. The band was tight. Whitney Raquel opened the night And the kids from the 2500 Club…

In this track the guitar melodies and solos are based on an unusual scale John McLaughlin (of Mahavishnu Orchestra fame) liked to use. It's basically a Phrygian Dominant scale with the flat-6 removed.

Let's have a rant, from a few years ago now. Mostly gleaned from various News items. No offense meant to any one concerning the lyrics.

Remix of the elephant march from Disney's The Jungle Book

GOOD-BYE I don't want to say good-bye But I have to go Catch the train that's heading West Do another show I don't want to make you cry There's no other way Give your weary head a rest Carry on the day - Don't know how to say good…