Another oldie but goodie (again, apologies for the few seconds of silence it takes to get to the intro). This song is the first that I really tried to record properly, written around Christmastime four or five years ago with my seventh grade…

i have come to realize that i don't need his guidance anymore.........

a sinister violence...a quiet violence...the violence of tears...the violence of sorrow...the violence of hurt, distrust, betrayal...the violence of loss, coping, longing...the violence in my heart.........

ahhhh bouncy and boring!

Guitars/Keyboards/Pennywhistles: Doug Sparling Composer: Doug Sparling Recorded: 2005 This was my "signature" track several years ago. I wrote this on guitar in the mid-90s while I was getting divorced, but later renamed it and recorded it…

Written: 2004 Composer: Doug Sparling Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop. Piano music created at the command line on a Linux laptop. These are the first tunes I composed after switching from performing to writing. I don't own a piano…

Keyboards: Doug Sparling Composer: Doug Sparling Written/Recorded: 2006 Another short piece I threw together when I had access to a keyboard. If I ever have any extra money, I need to get a keyboard. Though I'm technically inclined, sometimes…

Guitars/Mandolin/Pennywhistle: Doug Sparling Fiddle: Brent Hoad Bodhran: David Shaughnnessy Composer: Doug Sparling Recorded: 2005 Set of three tunes I wrote in 2005. Well, I guess they're hornpipes of sorts...

Guitars/Keyboards/Low Whistle: Doug Sparling Composer: Traditional Recorded: 2005 Irish song, also know by its English title, "For Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name."

Written: 2004 Composer: Doug Sparling Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop. Piano music created at the command line on a Linux laptop. These are the first tunes I composed after switching from performing to writing. I don't own a piano…