Well, done Richard, it's always good to go along and perform for folks who are in homes.  Great to see you supporting your mate with his song that he wrote. 

A group of us used to perform every month at different Rest Homes for quite a few years up until covid hit.  We used to do all the old songs they knew and could sing along too.  They thoroughly enjoyed it, though we never used amps as quite a few folks wore hearing aids and the amplifiers hurt their ears with hearing aids, so we decided early on not to use them.     

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(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Once again you nailed it TIGLJK, though I suspect in your case, you seldom have an empty page!  You are blessed with the ability to write songs easily, effortlessly it seems and the  flow of the ink onto paper never seems to be an issue for you.  Well done smile     

Peatle Jville wrote:

Jim thank you for putting up a real good Christmas song. Merry Christmas peace and love to you all who read this. I will attach a video with some our local school kids  having a bit of fun with music on a sunny day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHyMA9XFAIA

Merry Christmas to you too Peatle and thanks for the good wishes and word from you for Christmas and the New Year.  Those kids were great, I love to see the young ones out there getting into music.  Thanks for sharing that.     

TIGLJK wrote:

Here's a Christmas song  I wrote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec5VbYGUYZI

Wow, wow, wow!!! Love this TIGLJK!  That one is a keeper to add to anyone's list for Christmas.  You have done yourself proud smile     

neophytte, that was a brilliant entry, really enjoyed listening and watching this one.  The song really suited you vocally and the harmonica and auto harp are a great addition to the guitar.  I agree, it has a folky feel to it.  Thumbs up from me smile     

easybeat wrote:

good to see 2 songs already,ive been knocking out xmas songs this week too.but have put a couple of other new ones on soundcloud
so maybe i wont put a xmas song there.
but best of luck,look forward to hearing more xmas songs from you guys.

easybeat, pop the link on here for us for your Christmas songs smile     

Grah1 and neophytte, I just relistened to this song and I have to say it's a really great song.  The lyrics Grah1 are well written and quite sad, kinda tug at the heart stuff, great job.  neophytte, you really performed this one well, your vocals were spot on for this one as was the guitar, you performed it really well.     

Grah1 has an original song from back in 2022, here is the link if anyone would to cover it:  https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=38627   

Here is neophytte covering Grah1`s original song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm6c9tsDFuY     

Anything goes this MONTH of JANUARY to begin the NEW YEAR off with.   

You can SUGGEST SONGS you like, or SONGS from any ARTIST you like.  You can pick WORDS from the RANDOM WORD GENERATOR as some of you have used in the past.  You can write an ORIGNAL and post the lyrics and chords for us to attempt

Here is the RANDOM WORD GENERATOR link:  https://randomwordgenerator.com/

READY, SET, GO!!!


https://i.postimg.cc/V62g4yBf/free-happy-new-year-clipart-images-3.jpg 

neophytte wrote:

This song has the words: " ... huddled in caves from the rain ... "

https://youtu.be/wZah8dJJkYU

Cheers

Richard

I haven't heard of this song before neo, first time I am hearing it.   With that said, it suited your vocals well and you played it well too.     

It`s that time of year again, DECEMBER 2024 FSOTM.

Looking for any songs for the  CHRISTMAS SEASON, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER, pretty much anything you can think of. 

Once again, you can write, perform an ORIGINAL or you can perform a COVER of your favorite SONG.

Looking forward to what you all come up with.

READY, SET, GO!!!

https://i.postimg.cc/DwY2x5Dj/christmas-guitarist-playing-electric-guitar-1053378-2092.avif 

Hmmm not much in the way of suggestions on here this time around, bit disappointing but BIG THANKS to Grah1 for your original song which I will post in December`s FSTOM for people to cover if they want.  Thanks neo also for your cover you posted which I will also pop into Decembers FSOTM.     

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

That was clever with the voice over bits Peatle, well done.  I have mixed feelings about AI myself.  I think I prefer the human touch and human thoughts, ideas with song writing and performance.  Having said that, I think it is very clever what AI can do.     

neophytte wrote:

I did this quickly out the back yesterday, Here comes the rain again by The Eurythmics:

https://youtu.be/lTNAKDc4Ajo

Enjoy!

Richard (the cat caught the fly!!)

lol good on the cat big_smile Now that is a song I haven't heard in a very long time.  I have to say the guitar playing on this was great neophytte.  Is that a different guitar?     

neophytte wrote:
Jandle wrote:

neophytte, nicely performed on this cover.  Interesting the effect to your vocals on this one, what program were you using on the vocals?

Thanks - depending where I was in my recording history (6 years ago), I either used the inbuilt effects of iMovie, or it might have been later when I switched over to using LogicX for the audio, then importing that into iMovie for the video editing.

Cheers

Richard

Ok thanks for that, I haven't used either of those, but always good to learn about programs like that.     

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(7 replies, posted in Poems)

Peatle, that's a good poem right there.  I like how you have put that one together.  I read through it a couple of times and it has some really good points in it.     

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(6 replies, posted in Poems)

Ryuusei, even if you feel like you are writing forcibly, the main thing is, you can write your thoughts down and express them so well.   That doesn't come easily to everyone when it comes to writing smile     

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

I am so sorry to hear the news about Dondra, Bills beloved wife and partner.  I have fond memories of how Bill always said lovely things about his Dondra.  My thoughts go out to Bill.  I miss seeing Strummer Boy Bill on here, he always had great things to say, he was a great conversationalist on here and genuinely enjoyed chatting with all that came on here.  I received a few emails and Christmas cards from Bill over the time I knew him on here and always enjoyed hearing from him.   Much love and thoughts to you Bill and your family xx     

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

I am too young to join in this conversation bahaha, I wish big_smile   No in all honesty, I never was a writer, never even crossed my mind to write anything down other than back in the day of snail mail to family or friends and even that was occasionally, not a regular thing.  I never ever attempted to write a song until I joined Chordie and even then, it took me a while to write one, it just doesn't come that naturally to me.   I have only to this day actually written 3 completed and performed songs and another half song co-jointly with Peatle on one of his songs years ago that I added too.  A number of silly poems and that's about it from me writing wise.  So yes, I can say I have written more in my more mature years lol and it leaves me wondering, I wonder if I had tried when I was younger, would I have had more of a talent for it then? who knows ......     

easybeat, well done on your original song.  Maybe a little repetitive on the line 'The Rain" on this one when I listened to it but just my opinion.  Guitar work awesome as always.

neophytte, nicely performed on this cover.  Interesting the effect to your vocals on this one, what program were you using on the vocals?

Phill, I didn't get any report and can`t see anything about it in the moderator's section either.  Was it an email?  And agree, I can`t see anything here that needs reporting on.

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

Well done neophytte, good you have your buddy playing along with you too.  Good message, I like the line "your chosing our fate" and your right, so many views on the politcal arena.     

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(66 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

SEPTEMBER 2024 – NAME, TOWN, AGE, ELEMENTS

Original thread can be found here:  https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=39627
If you missed out, it's never too late!  You can share a link at the thread above, comment there, etc.!
Here are quick links to member's submissions (if I missed any, please post in the original thread linked above and I'll get this post updated!)

Grah1:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbjhD-649fk
easybeat:   https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/old-fashion-letter
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XFbW0_fZvY
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL9GFAn2iu4     

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(66 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

AUGUST 2024 – ANYTHING GOES!

Original thread can be found here:  https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=39565
If you missed out, it's never too late!  You can share a link at the thread above, comment there, etc.!
Here are quick links to member's submissions (if I missed any, please post in the original thread linked above and I'll get this post updated!)

neophytte:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC_cS5yotEM
neophytte:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd9AduKaK4I
easybeat:    https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/old-fashion-letter

Below are the WORDS SUGGESTED for SONGS this month for NOVEMBER`S FSOTM (Featured Song Of The Month).
BOY
BROKE
CLOSER
TEA
ILLUSION
BILL
JOURNAL
WOOD
RAIN
DISCREET
LINEAR
DEER

As per usual, write an ORIGINAL SONG or perform a COVER of a SONG with any of the WORDS listed above.

READY, SET, GO!!! 

Wow, nearly that time of year again! 

Looking for your SUGGESTIONS this DECEMBER for CHRISTMAS  CAROLS, or SONGS about the HOLIDAYS, or songs about SUMMER or WINTER.    

Put as many SUGGESTIONS down as you like, the more the merrier.  Remember, you can write your own ORIGINAL SONG as well and enter it next month in DECEMBER.

Look forward to seeing your SUGGESTIONS