Anyone else like to roll those (internet) dice ... ?
376 2023-09-04 00:20:29
Re: Suggestions: October 2023 - random words from a site (5 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
377 2023-09-04 00:19:26
Re: September 2023 FSOTM: Hailstorms, Lightning, Stormy Monday, Spring (21 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
To get the ball rolling here is my song "Lightening Doesn't Strike Twice"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U__qh2aC_yo
Thanks for kicking off this month, Peatle, I really enjoyed the song, although I must admit at the pause(s) I was waiting for a big drum intro to kick in ...
Was that a black cockatoo at the end? I thought they were only in Australia ... !
Cheers
Richard
378 2023-09-01 02:58:38
Topic: September 2023 FSOTM: Hailstorms, Lightning, Stormy Monday, Spring (21 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
For this months Featured song of the month we've had a few suggested words including:
Jandle: hailstones
Peatle: Lightening
Grah1: Stormy Monday
neophytte: Spring
With these suggested words, our members can write a poem, create a song or cover somebody else's song which include any or all of those words.
Go ahead and make some awesome music!! Looking forward to hearing it!
379 2023-09-01 02:53:25
Re: Suggestions: September 2023 – Words to do with the weather (11 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
This topic is now closed, but I don't have the super powers to close it off ... ![]()
Cheers
Richard
380 2023-09-01 02:49:10
Topic: Suggestions: October 2023 - random words from a site (5 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
For this months suggestions, I'm going to do something a bit different. I've noticed we are repeating a few picked out words (and even subjects!), so we're going to hand that randomness over to the internet ... !
For this month you'll need to follow these steps:
1) Got to https://randomwordgenerator.com/
2) Generate 4 random words
3) Put those words in our topic here!
Note you don't need to pick the four in the first generation, any four will do!!
Look forward to reading what you all RANDOMLY SUGGEST.
READY ... SET ... GO!!!
381 2023-08-31 00:37:55
Re: Glass Recycle Man Video with Phill Williams Music (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Richard, sometimes I make the video and take pictures to go with the music or song and other times I dig into my file of videos and pictures. It all started when I got a phone that took photos and videos. So for about the last 8 years I have been playing around with making videos trying to utilize whatever is around me by coming at it with different angles.
Part of the thing with me is what we see as everyday today might not be there in 20 years' time. So part of my purpose quiet often is to have a record of the present time knowing that things can change very quickly and be gone before you know it.

I wish I had this attitude when I had my film camera in the 80's and 90's ...
Cheers
Richard
382 2023-08-31 00:26:38
Re: Stormy Morning (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jeff Stormy morning might be an idea for the September CSOTM. if you suggest the word Stormy . Look forward to hearing it played and sung.
Grah1 suggested "Stormy Monday" which is pretty close: https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=39105
Cheers
Richard
383 2023-08-31 00:24:11
Re: Suggestions: September 2023 – Words to do with the weather (11 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Last day to enter your one word for the forthcoming September FSOTM ... any word to do with weather ...
Cheers
Richard
384 2023-08-31 00:22:55
Re: August 2023 FSOTM: Ticket, Memory, Water, Winter, Wine, Picture (42 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Great version Neo
The CAT !! I thought it was a fake one at first:)
Thanks for sharing
Jim
Thanks - we have two cats, the other one was probably sat in my guitar case ![]()
neophytte wrote:Here's one I did in January for that FSOTM (which also had the word 'wine', from memory):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLBY4BgA9yg
Cheers
Richard
Richard you made that song your own and it came out good.
Cheers for that ...
I actually came here to ask if anyone else was going to make a submission for this month, as we are at the end of the month ...
Cheers
Richard
385 2023-08-28 06:23:19
Re: Where have you enjoyed playing recently? (5 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Hmmm, I haven't played any 'proper' gigs for a while - I usually enjoy doing stuff at the Wanneroo Folk Club, as they are generally quite supportive, and the guy that runs it is always giving tips and advice to all performers. Probably the last gig I did was up at Yanchep, which was bought about by the good people from the Merriwa Folk club.
Thinking about your question, I feel I need to get out and do more gigs ...
Cheers
Richard
386 2023-08-28 06:13:37
Re: Glass Recycle Man Video with Phill Williams Music (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Nice video; I'm always curious if you have a "backlog" of clips that you use, or go out and record them especially for each film clip .. ? The music reminded me a bit of the Shadows (and, oddly, a video of some random dude playing "Apache" also showed up ...!).
Anyway, thanks for posting!
Cheers
Richard
387 2023-08-28 00:14:14
Re: August 2023 FSOTM: Ticket, Memory, Water, Winter, Wine, Picture (42 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Here's one I did in January for that FSOTM (which also had the word 'wine', from memory):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLBY4BgA9yg
Cheers
Richard
388 2023-08-28 00:12:16
Re: Suggestions: September 2023 – Words to do with the weather (11 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Still a few days to enter your one word for the forthcoming September FSOTM ... any word to do with weather ...
Cheers
Richard
389 2023-08-23 23:15:23
Re: Suggestions: September 2023 – Words to do with the weather (11 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Still time to contribute a word before the end of the month!! All we need is one word from you, to do with the weather ...
Cheers
Richard
390 2023-08-17 09:15:40
Re: August 2023 FSOTM: Ticket, Memory, Water, Winter, Wine, Picture (42 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Grah and Richard you both picked good songs to put up. Richard having Al on autoharp playing and singing is the sort of thing I could imagine Jerry Garcia doing if he was still around.
Heh - thanks, Al does it well on Autoharp by himself, I'm just adding a bit with a choppy guitar thing ...
Richard you and Al did a good job with what I've alway thought was a hard song .Well done you two
Thanks - that was our first practice, so I've got to get used to the chords changes in the chorus ...
Cheers
Richard
391 2023-08-17 09:06:21
Re: Suggestions: September 2023 – Words to do with the weather (11 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Bumping this one back into the "recent topics" in hopes that other contribute!
Cheers
Richard
392 2023-08-14 03:26:29
Re: Glistenbury festival for Manorlands Hospice (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Pretty good sound for a three piece!!! How many tunes would you perform in a set for a day like this?
Cheers
Richard
393 2023-08-14 00:03:04
Re: August 2023 FSOTM: Ticket, Memory, Water, Winter, Wine, Picture (42 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/heaters-on
banged out a quicky to support csom used the word ``winter``
Nice tune!! I was feeling like putting the heater on this morning, it was damn freezing here as I rode my bike to work - but I don't think the extension cord would reach!
What about Phone booth by Robert Cray it has a line which says I had to buy me some wine this version was from our recent performance at Ilkley fest where it was raining so do I get 2 points for water and wine LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf1cs2Yz8YM
Nice cover!! Always loved listening to Robert Cray - and yes, it looks like it was raining pretty hard!!! Well done, and thanks for participating!
This is a practice I did with Al (playing autoharp) of a Grateful Dead song called Ripple. The chorus has the words ... ripple through still waters ... : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-mlSNMFn50 - this was our first practice, so it's a bit rough ...
Also, don't forget to suggest a word for Septembers FSOTM: https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=39105
Cheers
Richard
394 2023-08-11 00:45:16
Re: August 2023 FSOTM: Ticket, Memory, Water, Winter, Wine, Picture (42 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
A little rock n' roll here - I used all the words from the SOTM Challenge.
I'm not totally sold on the chords - any suggestions would be appreciated.
Maybe one of the accomplished musicians on here will give it a whirl
Fantastic!! If it is rock 'n' roll, you've got all the right chords ...just remember, to somebody else you are an accomplished musician, so I think that qualifies you for having a go at it!!
Cheers
Richard
395 2023-08-11 00:32:30
Re: August 2023 FSOTM: Ticket, Memory, Water, Winter, Wine, Picture (42 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
well done Neo,good to see some life back in ``song of the mth``
perhaps ill bang one out.
Thanks, please participate, because that's what it takes to make the community happen ....
Cheers
Richard
396 2023-08-10 04:46:28
Re: August 2023 FSOTM: Ticket, Memory, Water, Winter, Wine, Picture (42 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Takes me back to a time when music and groups like the Mama@Papas were putting out great songs good choice Richard.
Thanks - I just looked at the date and saw it was almost one year ago to the day I did that!! If all goes to plan, I'll be doing another few songs there tomorrow evening.
Cheers
Richard
397 2023-08-10 04:44:34
Re: Suggestions: September 2023 – Words to do with the weather (11 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Any other word suggestions for something to do with the weather?
Cheers
Richard
398 2023-08-10 01:03:02
Re: August 2023 FSOTM: Ticket, Memory, Water, Winter, Wine, Picture (42 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Making this appear in the "active topics" again by posting this video I performed a year ago of the Mama's and the Papa's song California Dreamin', which has the words "... on a winters day..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBY5fNjzn0w
Hoping others will join in and post something!
Cheers
Richard
399 2023-08-07 00:29:38
Re: August 2023 FSOTM: Ticket, Memory, Water, Winter, Wine, Picture (42 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Just to get the ball rolling here is a song with the word Picture in the lyrics called "Write You A song Honey"
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FFEve-SAk4
It's great to hear you playing again Peatle!! And congrats on being the first member to put up a song for this month, hopefully we can inspire others to join in ...
I liked your song, the core message was a good one!!
Cheers
Richard
400 2023-08-07 00:15:03
Re: shut up ya face (3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Wow, that's a blast from the past ... I was in High School when that song came out, and I remember we all used to laugh about it.
Years later, I was doing a music workshop and the co-ordinator Gary mentioned this song - our job was to write and record a song that ended up on a cassette. He said not to be too cliche, otherwise we would end up like Joe Dolce who was a serious musician, but everytime he played a gig, everyone wanted to hear "Shut upa ya face" over and over ... and none of his other tunes.
Cheers
Richard