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(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Happy new year to all!!     

Jandle wrote:

Richard, both your entries are great. The Christmas one was very easy listening, had a nice vibe to it.  Well done to both of you on this performance.  The second one had a political vibe to it and I liked it very much.  Food for thought in songs of this type.  Very impressed, well done again to you both.

Thank you!

Cheers

Richard     

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(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

If the strings have been off for a long time, it's possible the neck is bowed, you can sometimes resolve it with some truss rod turns, but sometimes you need to overtighten the strings and put it somewhere humid .. it's a bit risky as you can cause other issues, but with the fibreglass back, you might be ok .. it's not an overnight job, though, it can take months ...

Cheers

Richard     

Yes, I saw that on the news and was a bit sad ...

Cheers

Richard     

easybeat wrote:

thanks for the song guys,good christmas vibe
sounds like the crowd enjoyed it too.

Thanks! We also did this one, but it has less of a Christmas feel (and more like a David Attenborough 'save the planet' feel):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mmm-6Cnuh4

Cheers

Richard     

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(5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Right back at you, Bill - hope all is well.

Cheers

Richard     

Here is my friends song New Christmas Eve:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iipaq4DKxRw

Enjoy!

Richard     

I'll see if anyone wants to use the phrase in a song:

Jandle wrote:

Getting help .. each week with a lady who specializes in hands.

I saw it in another post and thought it would make an interesting topic. Anyone up for it?

Cheers

Richard     

Jandle wrote:
easybeat wrote:

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/381-christmas-2025
thought i would kick things off with this song
i had a beer or two before i recorded it so as you can hear i really got into it.
lets hear some christmas songs from the rest of ya!

I like the boogie-woogie blues there!

Cheers

Richard     

Jandle wrote:

Going to attempt to play my ukulele this week, hopefully my wrist will be able to do it, wish me luck.

Good luck - if it hurts, put it down ... you may need to work back up to it ... I'll be doing some concerts in a couple of weeks, so I might enter my friends song that I'll be playing on ...

Cheers

Richard     

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(1 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I hope you will record it for the December FSOTM: https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=40540

Cheers

Richard     

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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I hope you record it in time to add it to the December FSOTM: https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=40540

Cheers

Richard     

Grah1 wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkR8EestkM0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qssn2ipFVvs
Both  sets  from my  set  at  todays  CND  Festival   at Saltaire  Victoria   Hall
each  set   contains  a  cover  of  a  song  written by  a  Chordie  member . Joe  and  Brian thanks  for  writing these  great  songs  they went  well .

Those look pretty good ... I had to scrub through, so will have a better listen this evening!!

Cheers

Richard     

Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:

[Here is an entry from me that has the word day in it, Today is the day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpTrfLRy0wI

Cheers

Richard

Nice one Richard, some nice guitar work in there.

Thanks, I hope you are feeling better ...

Cheers

Richard     

KRTW wrote:

Is it possible to download songs from here in Chordpro format? This is the full reason I am here. Want to create a huge list of songs to play, and jam to.

I use the view icon, select the eye icon, then copy -> paste to a local program, which is ok for singular songs, but if you want a whole swag, you're better off getting something like the OLGA archive, available here: https://archive.org/details/olgaarchive - the problem you will hit with that (as I did), there is lots of really bad versions and lots of songs (and bands) you've never of ... then you need to weed out the junk ...

Good luck!

Cheers

Richard     

Grah1 wrote:

Hope  you  like  it   https://soundcloud.com/graham-windle/to … ever-comes

That sounded pretty good, pity it never got the attention it deserved!

Cheers

Richard     

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(7 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Nice little tune you got there, very meaningful in today's world!!

Cheers

Richard     

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(17 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Enjoyed the song, left a comment on SC as well.

Cheers

Richard     

Grah1 wrote:

Will  the  word  today  count

I think it should .... we're pretty relaxed on the rules smile

Cheers

Richard     

That was pretty good - enjoyed the groove you got going!!

Here is an entry from me that has the word day in it, Today is the day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpTrfLRy0wI

Cheers

Richard     

TIGLJK wrote:

OK - sorry I missed October but here is a song I wrote. 
This pretty much is about my wife and I  smile
I am going to post under songwriting as well - I hope its ok.

Yes, you can enter the FSOTM even after the month has completed ... I did a quick check, and I couldn't see the words aligning with the November FSOTM, but it would be possible to add it there if some words were changed (and you were so inclined!)

Cheers

Richard     

For December 2025, we are looking for suggestions for songs that fit around the Christmas theme - comedy, serious, religious, or family can be included, as long as it stems around the Christmas theme ... please feel free to make any suggestions and we will make some music as the end of the year approaches!

Let's hear those suggestions!!! 

This month we have a selection of random words to be used in a song; you can write or record a song which uses one (or more!) of the following words:

    available
    dirty
    deputy
    selection
    day
    security
    deny
    funeral

Ready, set ... GO!! 

Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:
Jandle wrote:

I loved both of these neophytte.  You nailed them both.  The spider one we have heard b4 and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time, probably more.  In both, the visual ambience added to them.   What were you using on the second song to change the vocals?  What camera are you using to film as it scans around the room?  Very affective and adds to the total performance.

Thanks!! A while ago I traded my Zoom R24 recorder up to a Zoom L-12 recorder (you can see it on the desk in front of me in a few songs), which allows me to record tracks individually - so the guitar is on one track, the vocals on one track, the keyboards on one track - then I run it through Logic and tweak each track and balance everything out. It's a bit of a process, but something I enjoy playing around with ...

For the video, I've just got two iPhones on stands; when I've completed the audio as above, I drop that and the two iPhone videos into iMovie and use some Ken Burns effects and cross blur and things like that ... it's another thing that you get better at the more you use it. 

Cheers

Richard

Oh how I wish I lived closer to you neophytte, to learn about all this stuff from you.  I am such a novice with all this stuff.

YouTube is a great source of info these days, even when I had the R24 there was a bunch of "how to's" for it .. the rest is experimentation ...

Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:
Grah1 wrote:

Anything  go's heres  one    from todays  gig in Lancaster  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCzM4ZV9fr8
and  one  from 10yrs  ago  for  Richard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkicwMwuCPo

The newer one was pretty good (had a good sound for what looks like a phone only video), but the pub looks pretty empty ...

For the older one, were you using backing tapes or a looper??

I was chatting with someone the other day and I'd forgotten I'd put this up a while ago from 1995: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVnirXS … ;index=108

Cheers

Richard

neophytte, sound quality was of the era, but I totally got the vibe smile  Wish I had gotten into music when I was younger rather than in my more mature years lol, wonder where it would have led .......

You'd be sucking back on your Pina Colada in your multi-million dollar mansion, of course!!

Cheers

Richard

We remember you ... sorry life has thrown you a rough time to get though, I hope you come by more often ...

Cheers

Richard