Another lovely Monroe-Robinson collaboration. This one was originally titled "It's There For Us," but when Robbie's wife really liked the line "it's simple and easy to say the words that keep us alive" in a draft version, Leum was happy to retitle…

Another song about struggling to fit in when you've always been told what to do.

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This is a demo recording that I made for our Muskegon-area Neighborhood Bluegrass group to practice with. It will sound a lot better after it's re-recorded with the group actually playing and singing their parts. Soon to have our own Muskegon…

“Homesick” written and recorded on the evening of 8/10/2023, for August's 30 Day Songs challenge (30daysongs.com). “Homesick” is also being submitted to August’s REM Challenge (via RPM Challenge). I've been displaced from home for more…

“Geisha Boys and Temple Girls/Let Me Go” acoustic Heaven 17 medley, recorded on the evening of 8/10/2023. “Geisha Boys and Temple Girls” and "Let Me Go" written by Gregory/Marsh/Ware, originally by Heaven 17.

Another lovely song from Leum. He's prolific, that one is! It was fun to collaborate on lyrical tweaks for this one, working together to tighten up a solid draft into a rich, compact song. For recording, we used a couple of condenser mics…

Mike's fun rockabilly follow-up to Scammers, Spammers, and Cons from a previous RPM Challenge. We recorded the drums, bass, one rhythm guitar track, and a scratch vocal take live off the floor, then added the other guitar tracks and a clean…

A recording by our Muskegon-area neighborhood bluegrass group. Despite its upbeat association and recent use in pharmaceutical TV advertising, this is a rather sad song; but, like most others do, we perform it in an upbeat style. Marsha Kitchka…

B-Side recorded for 30 Day Songs July challenge. Topic: “Freedom” originally by Deep Purple.

A-Side recorded for 30 Day Songs July challenge. Topic: "Freedom" originally by Twisted Sister.

by Courtney Barnett

“Pronounce the Crown” rerecorded and remixed for July’s 30 Day Songs challenge (30daysongs.com); original demo recorded in October 2018 for xChange 2k18. “Pronounce the Crown” is also being submitted to July’s REM Challenge (via RPM Challenge…

“Independent Women” recorded and mixed for July’s 30 Day Songs challenge (30daysongs.com). “Independent Women” written by Knowles/Barnes/Rooney/Olivier, originally by Elbow; originally originally by Destiny's Child. "Independent Women" is…