Diamond Light

Hey StranSong - Great song - reminds me of the bittersweet feelings I have for where I grew up too although it doesn't have quite as storied history as Belfast. It had a Baker Street feel about it how I was playing if you know that song. I'd love to hear your version.

hi stransongs lovely lyrics,they kind of roll off the tongue  so to speak,great song.....stay cool

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the comments. I have a backlog of recording to do, so decided to jump to the top of the list and record Diamond Light this morning. You can access it on the website link. It's a rough cut with a couple of mistakes and a clipped ending. It's also a bit faster than I would like it - I want to linger on the long notes.

I'm looking at audio interfaces so I can run two channels at the one time and get it down live. I hate doing it a channel at a time - no patience !

Jets, yes I know Baker St - great song - this is more trad Irish. I'd love to hear your version if you ever had time to put it up. It would be interesting to look at the two interpretations of the chords anf lyrics.

Russel, thanks for the kind words - it's a great story. I work across the road from the library, so I'll be checking out when the "diamond" is put on display - maybe get a pic of it.

Daddy and Ark, yes, the flow was assisted by the internal rhymes within some of the lines. I was searching for rhymes in an early version of the song and was struck by the way putting them in the same line made it glide together more.

Hi StanSongs,

Just had a listen to all your songs and would like to say Well Done. I also enjoyed the story, and song Diamond Light. Your songs have a genuine Irish feel which is a pleasure to listen to.
It must be nice to live all around history like you do.

Well Done to you.

Kenny

Hi Alan
Nice to hear you recorded this one..
Well done
ark

Thanks, Shady,

I mean a window sill - as kids we used to be lifted onto the sill to better see my da walk up the street from work.