401 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

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 ...

Grah1 wrote:

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     

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402 Reply by neophytte

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Bumping this one back into the "recent topics" in hopes that other contribute!

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Richard     

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403 Reply by neophytte

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Pretty good sound for a three piece!!! How many tunes would you perform in a set for a day like this?

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Richard     

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404 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

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!

Grah1 wrote:

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

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405 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

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!!

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Richard     

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406 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

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 ....

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Richard     

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407 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

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.

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Richard     

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408 Reply by neophytte

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Any other word suggestions for something to do with the weather?

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Richard     

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409 Reply by neophytte

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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

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410 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

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!!

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Richard     

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411 Reply by neophytte

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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.

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Richard     

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412 Reply by neophytte

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Ok, these suggestions have been moved to the August FSOTM section - https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=39106

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Richard     

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413 Topic by neophytte

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Gosh, August 2023 already, the months seem to be flying by this year!!

With Jandle being a bit busy during these couple of months, we're trying to get the FSOTM back on track.

So for August we're stealing the JULY 2023 suggestions, and our members can write a poem, create a song or cover somebody else's song which include these words:

  • Ticket
    Memory
    Water
    Winter
    Wine
    Picture

Anyway, you know the drill, READY ... SET ... GO!!! 

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414 Topic by neophytte

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With Jandle being a bit busy during these couple of months, we're trying to get the FSOTM back on track.

Down here in the southern hemisphere, we are transitioning away from the colder months, with glimpses of sunshine starting to make their way through, so we are looking for suggestions from members to talk about changes in the weather, and a word that you associate with that change.

Suggest a word, members can use that word in a song or poem, either a cover or original. Personally I like the stories that go along with the word, but that's not compulsory - but make it clear with your suggested word on a single line.

Look forward to reading what you all SUGGEST.

READY ... SET ... GO!!! 

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415 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Hi everyone, sorry I have been absent in July for FSOTM which did not happen.  I am letting you know with renovations going on here presently and family members here, it`s been a bit hard for me to even get online to do anything much.  Just giving you all a heads up, August is going to be pretty much the same for me with renovations and family here but also away on holiday for a couple of weeks.  SO, all that to say, FSOTM will resume back to normal in September.  Please forgive me for the interruption on FSOTM for these two months and all will be back to normal in September.  In the meantime, think of songs, both originals and covers, for September.  We will use the WORDS suggested in July smile

I'd be happy to take over the administrative role if you would like?

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Richard     

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416 Reply by neophytte

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Congrats on one year!

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Richard     

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417 Reply by neophytte

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I'm at work, so don't have a guitar on me - but I'm thinking it would go well with a [C#m] to [E] then down to an [A] and [F#m] with one chord to each of the lines ... I heard it in a blues downbeat style .... let me know if that works for you.

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Richard     

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418 Reply by neophytte

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I must admit, back in the 90's I was always "Fenders for electric, Matons for acoustic" type person, but I tried one of their acoustics and it was pretty darn nice. It's a nice looking guitar as well, hope you find many hours of enjoyment with it.

Look forward to hearing some tunes from it!

BTW the Nashville tuning sounds interesting - what do you use it for?

Cheers

Richard

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419 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

The strength of a good song I guess or music is how it impacts our emotions??

That is a true statement!!

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Richard     

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420 Reply by neophytte

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I haven't heard that song for many years!! I thought it was going to be another Beatles special ....

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Richard     

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421 Reply by neophytte

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That was a nice tune, did I see that guy at the end crying (about 4:06)?

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Richard     

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422 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Ok, thanks everyone.  Will set up the new one tomorrow, sorry been a busy week for me.

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423 Reply by neophytte

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I've never been a big "Barnsie" fan, but some of his work in Cold Chisel was pretty good, and this was is close to the top of the heap. Thanks for sharing ...

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Richard     

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424 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Neo when I lived in Melbourne I often wondered what it would be like to drive from there to Perth I never found the time  to do it. I should imagine the Nullarbor Plain part of the journey would have been an interesting drive if not a challenging part of a driving that distance. I travelled extensively through Victori, NSW ,Queensland, and the Northern Territory but have yet to do other states apart from a brief stopover in Addelaide while flying down from Alice on the way to Sydney. My Maree liked Perth when the ship she was on berthed at Fremantle. Apparently so I'm told Fremantle has a really good record store that sells recordings that are hard to get

Hi Peatle,

It's a long drive, I've done it a couple of times, and it's pretty interesting the amount of bushes and trees. Apparently it's a 37 hour drive accourding to Google maps 

The record place in Freo (to the locals) is probably Mills, it's still around, we were there last Monday on a trip down to the Port City ...

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Richard     

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425 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Maybe our mate Neo over in Ozz straylia when  at the Wanneroo Folk Club  could sing us a breakfast song.

Could we have kippers for breakfast

Mummy dear, Mummy dear

They got to have 'em in Texas

Cos everyone's a millionaire

It's funny you say that Peatle, a couple of months ago we had some new people join us at the Merriwa Folk club, and they did this song!! I watched the guy on guitar as I've never been able to get the right 'feel' for this song, but his wife sang it well. With 15 performers doing 2 songs each, I don't always remember every song everyone does, but this one stood out as I hadn't heard it for so long!!!

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Richard     

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