Jim Ive done a quick cover of your song Life I left behind .I hope you dont mind Ive abreviated some of the lines to help me phrase it in my style . After I posted it I felt in the chorus at the end of line 2 it needed to go up a little to fit my vocal so Ive stuck a D chord at the end of that line .
It can be difficult interpreting another persons work but Ive always thought when doing covers one should try somethins slightly different , Hope you like version one I'll try and do version 2 later as its 9pm here and my neighbours need sleep . G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IBYS-WBSdw
176 2025-04-06 19:59:23
Re: Song - The Life I Left Behind (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
177 2025-04-06 19:17:41
Re: MARCH 2025 FSOTM – COUNTRY, FOLK, ROCK (24 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Bit late putting this one up This is Jim song Life I left behind hope you like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IBYS-WBSdw
Sorry about my voice but I'm still recovering from some murderous dentistry .
178 2025-04-05 17:34:03
Re: Song - The Life I Left Behind (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
It plays well I'll do a recording if i get time over the weekend
179 2025-04-04 16:04:10
Re: Song - The Life I Left Behind (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I like this one Jim gonna give it play tonight
180 2025-04-02 16:58:29
Re: UPCOMING TOPIC, DISCUSSION & SUGGESTIONS FOR MAY 2025 - FOLK (11 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Heres a cover of a song from Ferocious dog who are a popular punk folk band here in the UK https://youtu.be/BSg05tD1ElE?si=4x2K6rh47hgWAIGI
181 2025-04-02 16:27:50
Re: UPCOMING TOPIC, DISCUSSION & SUGGESTIONS FOR MAY 2025 - FOLK (11 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Folk music is very popular here in the Yorkshire Dales Our drummer Jim also plays with a folk rock band called Gaelforce they won a competition in 2023 and havent looked back . He is currently touring in Portugal with them ,Its messed our schedule up but Paul and I will play what ever gigs we have booked as a duo until he is available again .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4YbirMZpdo
182 2025-03-29 13:00:22
Re: MARCH 2025 FSOTM – COUNTRY, FOLK, ROCK (24 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Just listened to your song Richard ,well played and a great audience reaction as well
183 2025-03-29 11:15:52
Re: Another great afternoon at the Goats Head (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLINO08p7BQ this is the video of kurt which I should have posted
184 2025-03-29 08:29:40
Re: Another great afternoon at the Goats Head (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Don't know what happened with that link must have miss clicked some how I'll sort it later I was one of the original members of SF and still post there
185 2025-03-28 21:01:18
Re: MARCH 2025 FSOTM – COUNTRY, FOLK, ROCK (24 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Strong lyrics Phill have you recorded this?
186 2025-03-28 20:22:09
Re: Another great afternoon at the Goats Head (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
He's pretty good used to be a street musician in venice california check his stuff on you tube http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.p … 95&hl= Plays all the instruments on this vid
187 2025-03-23 21:16:33
Topic: Another great afternoon at the Goats Head (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Today I did a set with my friend Kurt Max from Venice California at the Goats Head ,just a bit of fun on the spur of the moment . Heres a very short clip of Sin City by the Fling Burrito Bros . We also covered for What its Worth By Buffalo Springfield , Same ol blues JJ Cale and Route 66 (stones version ) Was a lot of un rehearsed fun .
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0luJDqIuDoI
188 2025-03-19 10:21:01
Re: UPCOMING TOPIC, DISCUSSION & SUGGESTIONS FOR APRIL – BLUES (12 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Blues has been my go to genre since I was a teenager ,although I did rolling stones covers from 8 yr old . My favourite blues song is Killing floor by Howling wolf but my intrest was awakened when a friend introduced me to the music of Leadbelly . we would spend hours trying to play thes songs mostly in our own styles .However if some one asks me to play a blues song I will usualy play Rock me baby as It was always an audience favourite back when I was with GB Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEL70AypVlY
189 2025-03-07 17:08:24
Re: MARCH 2025 FSOTM – COUNTRY, FOLK, ROCK (24 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Richard ,Brian both good songs you both get a great acoustic tone, well done guys
190 2025-03-06 21:13:34
Topic: Getting gigs (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Dont know what it is these days but venues seem reluctant to reply ,either they come back straight away and say things like we'll send you some dates or they just blank you ,
Certainly round here they advertise and ignore replys booking the same few acts ,Sure there are plenty of open mic things but its nor the same . yeah we get repeat bookings but breaking new ground is awful .Iknow we could get an agent but fees for playing are low enough with out giving it away and getting stuffed into some dive where no one else wants to play .
I'm 70 yrs old and my days of playing rough pubs are long gone .Last time I did one of those I had some one try to steal my gear and the 200pounds I was paid wouldnt have covered the loss.
Any one care to share stories ?
191 2025-02-25 09:38:01
Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I keep having an equipment cull but I'm down to the essentials now and it still seems a lot 5 electric 6 acoustic 2 mandolin 1 as yet unbuilt uke kit ,two amps ,an infinite amount of pedals 2 drum machines .It's down to available space ,which in my case in this new house is some what limited
192 2025-02-20 18:29:54
Re: saxidap545 (2 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Phill I said last year I wonder if some forums are being used for secret messaging .we seem to get an awful lot of random what seems like crap posts ,is it just to easy to post on here surely there should now be some way of filtering out the dickheads and spammers
193 2025-02-12 15:20:02
Re: SUGGESTIONS MARCH 2025 – COUNTRY, FOLK, ROCK (4 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
No love in Oaklahoma by Luke Combs this is my version https://soundcloud.com/graham-windle/no … -oaklahoma
194 2025-02-08 17:13:48
Re: Total revamp of my Song Lonsome Heart and Empty Sky (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I'll give it another go tonight Jim
195 2025-02-05 13:29:32
Re: The road rolls on original song NEW EDIT (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
New version a bit more up tempo with a key change at the end
The Road rolls on
D A
Dust devils dancin' on the borderline
G D
The sun beatin' down , I hear the engine whine
D A
And the road rolls on like a ribbon through the heat
G D
Days are getting longer I'm feeling beat
D A
Chasin' after sunsets 'as the miles just melt away
G D
the days pass by like tumble weeds
D A
The map in my pocket is folded and worn thin
G D
But the compass of my heart still pulls me from within
Chorus
D A
And the road rolls on , as I twist the throttle
G D
The days go by I drink another bottle
D A
Don't know where I'm going ,Don't know where I've been
G D
But I guess that I'll remember when I get there again
D A
As the miles just vanish into the haze and smoke
G D
I am a lonely man ,with a tale that I ain’t spoke
D A
I leave behind the echoes of a life I cant afford
G D
Just another hobo riding down the endless road
Bridge
Am F
Maybe its the freedom ,maybe its the pain
Am F
that keeps this engine running ,through the sun and through the rain
G F
I'm not looking for some answers 'just a road that has no end
Dm G
Just me and this old iron horse and storeys round the bend
Chorus
A E
And the road rolls on , as I twist the throttle
D A
The days go by I drink another bottle
A E
Don't know where I'm going ,Don't know where I've been
D A
But I guess that I'll remember when I get there again
Chorus
A E
And the road rolls on , as I twist the throttle
D A
The days go by I drink another bottle
A E
Don't know where I'm going ,Don't know where I've been
D A
But I guess that I'll remember when I get there again
196 2025-02-05 11:03:45
Re: FEBRUARY 2025 FSOTM – RANDOM WORDS (15 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Nice recording Richard ,I could see the story in my mind .
197 2025-02-04 20:52:21
Re: Well , I’m still alive :) (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Welcome back Scott
198 2025-02-03 21:40:19
Re: The road rolls on original song NEW EDIT (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
After i played an electric version I changed a few things ,moved the choruses and simplified the chord sequences I'll do a vid later in the week if I get chance
200 2025-02-03 18:52:49
Re: The road rolls on original song NEW EDIT (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Phill I rode motor bikes for many years in my misspent youth but had to stop once I met my wife because it terrified her especially after we lost two good friends ,but I can still remember and imagine the sound of my Triumph Trident as it sped through the Yorkshire dales .