Another great song Ken with a look at the sad way people have treated each other. I hope things have improved since the time in history your song writes about.
1,051 2021-01-18 04:15:55
Re: MISSISSIPPI 1955 - A song about racial inequality (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
1,052 2021-01-17 20:11:24
Re: Prince Edward Island (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim, I have never been to Prince Edward Island I just read it being described as a land cradled in the waves. I also see another one of its informal names is "Garden of the Gulf", referring to the pastoral scenery and lush agricultural lands. Prince Edward Island geography looking at it on the internet, has an evocative romance of its own in the same way your song of lost love, brings that out the romance of that place. I was thinking it is most probably somewhere on the same coast of Canada where some legends of Chordie live, Tenement Funster and Bad Eye our Nova Scotia representatives. Excellent lyric writing Jim..
1,053 2021-01-16 22:05:30
Re: Play the pipes out loud and bring peace (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I can imagine a Scottish man wearing his Kilt singing that. Excellent lyrics so far ctech.
1,054 2021-01-15 21:11:55
Re: A Texas Limerick (2 replies, posted in Poems)
Phill and EB that is clever. Big thank you to Mojo for making January 2021 Texas month here on chordie it has made this site come alive.
1,055 2021-01-15 21:08:37
Re: Nashville Tuning (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf I love that crisp sound your guitar strings make . The high tones sound great without too much bass sound.
1,056 2021-01-14 00:04:36
Re: Just A Girl From Texas (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
TIGLJK wrote:
hope it's ok - made a couple small changes and added a verse.
This needs a chorus too.
She rode my horse like her butt was on fire..
Her tight blue jeans up to her waist.
Her chequered shirt tied 2 inches higher.
with ruby lips that I'd love to tasteI had just arrived back home in Texas.
After spending six months out at sea.
she was a little rough around the edges
but that just stoked a ship's fire in me.we got together at the local watering hole
to quench our thirsts with whiskey and beer
then she started dancing out of control
I thought " what the heck am I doing here ?
I went to bar to order another beer.
When the bartender lent over and quietly said to me.
That Gal aint no Texas Rose she's a San Pedro Cactus.
Don't want to burst your bubble bud there will be trouble.
She aint the sort we want in here,.
So make this your last beer.
Take her with you get out of here.
I don't want no trouble.
Back to you guys best I could come up with Jim your add on real good..
1,057 2021-01-13 19:49:24
Re: Just A Girl From Texas (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill Williams wrote:
Goodnight Jim Bob!
Pete how about this for your opening line...
She rode my horse like her butt was on fire..
Her tight blue jeans up to her waist.
Her chequered shirt tied 2 inches higher.
And I had to ride hard to keep up.I can imagine it sung to a kind of ghost riders beat. Over to you
I had just arrived back home in Texas.
After spending six months out at sea.
Looking at her belly button.
Brought out more of my naval instincts in me.
Back to you Phill or anyone else with a verse.
1,058 2021-01-13 19:41:46
Re: Just A Girl From Texas (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I look forward to hearing you do this one Jim.
1,059 2021-01-12 21:23:15
Re: Chordie Member Has Won A Semi Final Place In A Worldwide Song Contest (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thank you everyone for supporting Brian . If your wondering how the comp works here is a email to Brian outlining the competition and its process of selecting winners.
Dear Brian Meynell,
Congratulations on making it this far! Public votes are now coming in, so if you haven’t yet, make sure you share the unique link to your song with your friends and family as soon as possible. The public voting period will close on Jan 21.
If you are wondering how the voting works, here are some things to remember:
Can someone vote for my song more than once?
People can vote for as many songs as they like, but are limited to one vote, per song, per device.
How were semi-finalists chosen?
The contest was open to submissions from around the globe, and we were overwhelmed with the response, with over 1500 song submissions. Our initial review committee reviewed every song and looked at many factors in choosing the submissions to move on to the next round. After careful initial review, your’s was among those chosen to move on as a semi-finalist to the public voting period.
Does Production or performance quality affect the outcome of voting?
Not all songwriters are singers or producers! Production and performance quality are secondary to the musicality and message of a song, as well as how well a song fits the theme.
How will finalists be chosen?
Twelve finalists will be chosen and notified on January 22. These selections will be based on both the public voting results and the RootsTech Song Contest judges panel selections based on the best interpretation of the theme. Winners will have 24 hours to accept their position as a finalist. If a finalist does not respond, their position may go to the submission that ranked next in line. In the event of a tie, the judges panel will have the final decision.
How can I vote for the final winners?
Twelve finalists will be chosen and will be eligible for the Grand Prize, Individual Category Winners, and People’s Choice awards. RootsTech Connect virtual attendees from around the globe and an industry expert judges panel will vote on the finalists during the 2021 RootsTech Connect virtual conference February 25-27, 2021. The judging panel will choose the Grand Prize winner, winners from each youth, amateur, and professional categories, and attendees will choose the people’s choice award.
. The RootsTech Song Contest Team
1,060 2021-01-12 20:55:51
Re: Just A Girl From Texas (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim love your song and the way Mojo has got everyone thinking about Texas. Easy Beat has a song writing muso mate David who yesterday ended up in hospital after falling into some cactus. I was thinking maybe I should write a song called Texas Cactus Blues about a cowboy whose horse throws him of into some cactus after a bad day out with his girlfriend one of those girls you wrote about with tight blue jeans.
1,061 2021-01-12 20:35:25
Re: Cold Virginia Snow (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Ken I love the way your poignant song tells us your family history and the hardship of war and battle and its traumatic effect on family. To me it is very important these pieces of history are never forgotten and your song is an excellent way of doing that for generations to come. A brilliant idea to imagine how it would be in a letter your lyrics do that well and I think your ancestors would be proud of the way you wrote this song. "But should a musket ball cause me to fall and it be my time to go My soul will rest in heaven and my heart with you Jo-anna" to me would have been exactly how I would imagined how he felt. Your an exceptional song writer Ken.
1,062 2021-01-11 10:06:10
Re: Hank Williams On My Mind (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Good one Ken. Hank still lives on. Nearly every time I have been to an open mike night here in New Zealand. someone will get up and sing one of his songs and it is usually by someone who is under fifty.
1,063 2021-01-09 22:00:15
Re: Chordie Member Has Won A Semi Final Place In A Worldwide Song Contest (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thank you everyone who has supported Brian on here.
1,064 2021-01-09 21:56:33
Re: Breakthrough (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Ctech you have a real good singing voice and passion in it come through real good. Great song with the singing and musical arrangement bang on. It is a song that I think works well in this modern era and I could imagine my nieces would love it. It has the potential to win song competitions and awards.
1,065 2021-01-09 06:37:16
Re: Chordie Member Has Won A Semi Final Place In A Worldwide Song Contest (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Dirty Ed wrote:
"Stripped back honest simple song" is what I like best. You get my vote. I haven't listened to any of the other entries. I noticed there are 356 semi-finalists in the amateur division. As folks around here say: "That's a tough row to hoe". Good luck and best wishes!!
I am sure that if more people on here give Brian's song a listen and hopefully a vote it will increase his chances against the big number of semifinalist. If anyone can win this I'm sure Brian could but if to win is purely based on just vote numbers then that will make it very hard as the professionals will have a lot more exposure. Me I am an optimist and believe a simple act of voting can make a big difference here if the number of people who read this post take a bit more time to check Brian's entry out and maybe give him their vote.
1,066 2021-01-09 06:18:24
Re: Phill Williams Song Searchin' (7 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Neo Happy New Year great to see you back on here and thank you for your encouraging comment. Phill wrote a good song which inspired me to make the video.
1,067 2021-01-09 06:14:38
Re: it's raining in Texas (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill your USA and Wales song lyrics read good to me.
1,068 2021-01-09 06:09:32
Re: Wretched Lives - on you tube and or soundcloud - featuring Phill (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim and Phill I thought that collaboration worked well. I couldn't fault video or song.
1,069 2021-01-08 21:16:19
Topic: Chordie Member Has Won A Semi Final Place In A Worldwide Song Contest (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Our man from chordie Brian Meynell AKA Easy Beat has now won a semi-finalist spot in the world wide Roots Tech Contest which is a world wide song contest. Now for him to get to the finals there is going to be another evaluation by their panel of judges and a public vote. After that finalists will be notified by email on January 22nd. So please check out the link below and if you can and if you do like his entry more than the others it would be good if you could give him a vote.
1,070 2021-01-08 08:34:21
Re: the last song (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I like that song and so true the lyrics in your song life is long and time is short.
1,071 2021-01-08 08:27:54
Re: MELT INTO THE CROWD (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill sounding good.
1,072 2021-01-07 20:16:32
Re: Ha Ha Ha (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Eb my friend Adam from the USA has lived here for just over ten years is still getting use to our accents. he tells me when I say road it sounds like rowed. Good fun song you did there.
1,073 2021-01-07 20:14:03
Re: MELT INTO THE CROWD (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill Williams wrote:
thanks Pete, but did you like the song?
I liked the song. Phill I thought it could have had a little bit more subtle tempo changes but apart from that real good. It is far better than anything I could do or write.
1,074 2021-01-07 19:43:52
Re: MELT INTO THE CROWD (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill Williams wrote:
The thought had occurred to me but then it reflects that even a traumatic experience can be pushed to one side and result in a happy ending? Not to minimise the seriousness of sexual abuse of a young person but everyone deserves a little happiness with the help and love of a good partner.
With lock down we hear a lot of abuse both physical and sexual of those less able to protect themselves. My hope is that my song will offer even a little hope to those less fortunate.
Good subject Phill to write about and I like the way you wrote it. Sexual, verbal and physical abuse and the damage it has done to people is a world wide problem that for many years has been hidden but has started to be exposed more and talked about more.
1,075 2021-01-05 20:22:33
Re: Always Hope (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thank you Jim, I got the ukulele given to me a few years back so recently I have been mucking around with it. Last time I played ukulele before that was as a young kid my mother for many years had a ukulele that she use to play and sing Fijian and also popular English lyric party songs.
Cheers Ken, thank you for your input. So far I have sort of ended up with a bit of a folk music sea shanty feel going on. I have been listening to Chris Thile playing Mandolin recently that style of music he played with The Punch Brothers appealed to me. That is when I thought I will try and see if I could get some sort of element of that sound going on my ukulele, So far I haven’t had much success but I thought I will keep working at it and see if I can improve with practice. A friend of mine has started playing guitar with a group of Bluegrass guys and his guitar playing that style just blows me away. I don’t think I would be able to get to that level on guitar as some of the finger stretches he has to do on the neck of the guitar would be impossible for me to achieve and also at speed. I like the history of bluegrass music and the way it begun with the people who migrated to America in the 1600s from Ireland, Scotland, and England and brought with them the basic styles of music that is now generally considered to be the roots of modern bluegrass music. Also the Black people who introduced the Banjo to the Appalachia area. Of course now that roots. Bluegrass. folk style of music is popular all around the world. My love of Bluegrass goes back to the late 60s when a New Zealand group called Hamilton County Bluegrass band introduced that music to this part of the world. Colleen Trenwith, who played fiddle with Hamilton County Bluegrass Band later left New Zealand and went on to be a sort after session recording studio musician in Nashville for a while through the 70's and 80's. Like many musicians, teaching is now her bread and butter. Since 2007 she has taught at East Tennessee State University, instructing about 300 students in bluegrass, blues and other "old-time country" genres. When The Beverly Hillbillies came to New Zealand television in the late 60's with Earl Scruggs’ banjo driving its ‘Ballad Of Jed Clampett’ theme song that hooked me onto bluegrass also.