New song release: Amherst Wetlands Plea
This is the tenth entry in my Amherst series, blending music and civic storytelling. The song responds to the Mass Ready Act, a bill that could drastically reduce local authority over wetlands protection. I wrote it after reading about the issue in the Amherst Indy.

This one’s written in the protest folk tradition—direct, urgent, and grounded in place. Public comment deadline is July 29.
📝 https://open.substack.com/pub/sweetsongs/p/behind-the-song-amherst-wetlands

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Amherst Wetlands Plea

Cosmic travelers, ignite for Exciton Surge! Born from UC Irvine’s quantum frontier, this psytrance beast channels hafnium’s radiant spin under 70-Tesla storms. Excitons flare, lighting the void with high-frequency fire. Join the interstellar rave, where radiation-proof rhythms drive us to Mars and beyond. Feel the quantum rush—dance into the galaxy’s heart! 

Exciton Surge

Peach Season in the Valley is a folk ballad inspired by the farmers, families, and orchards of western Massachusetts. Based on a recent article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, this song pays tribute to the resilience and care that go into growing peaches here in the Pioneer Valley. From Easthampton to Colrain, each verse tells the story of a farm, a farmer, and a harvest that survived the frost to bring sweetness to the table.

This isn’t just about fruit—it’s about place, people, and perseverance.

Download and support the song if you believe local stories matter.

https://adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/pioneer-peaches

Pioneer Peaches

Trainwreck on Main Street is my response to the so-called “traffic calming” changes in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts. Once a vital four-lane stretch where locals and travelers alike flowed freely through the heart of the city, Main Street has been narrowed, boxed in, and painted over in the name of "progress." But for many of us, it feels more like a stranglehold than a solution.

This folk song tells the story of what’s been lost—businesses drying up, parking disappearing, and the quiet frustration of those watching their town change without consent. Inspired by the Gazette’s letters and my own drives down Main, I wrote this song as a kind of sonic protest. It’s not about nostalgia—it’s about survival.

Download it, share it, sing it if you feel it. This is for the shopkeepers, the drivers, the diners, and everyone caught in the wreckage of good intentions gone sideways.

https://adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/train-wreck-on-main-street

Train Wreck on Main Street

On July 29, 2025, a devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific—from Russia and Japan to Alaska and Hawaii. This song, Tsunami Lament, is my way of processing the shock, fear, and resilience I witnessed in the news and remembered from disasters past. It's an American folk ballad for those who fled in the night, for communities holding their breath, for lives lost and saved, and for the strength it takes to rebuild.

Recorded with respect for all those affected—past and present.

https://adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/tsunami-lament

Tsunami Lament

Three original Atlantic reels, drawn from both sides of the sea.

This medley was born of quiet moments—walking Amherst Road, improvising in Cambridge, remembering sessions in Connemara—and became a bridge between two worlds. Each reel unfolds in its own time: one drawing you in, one turning sharp, and one letting you run.

These are not traditional tunes—they aren’t “Celtic” for its own sake—but they are of the Atlantic: a current of history, memory, and invention that flows between cultures and coasts.

🩵 If this set moves you, please support it directly on Bandcamp.



Copied from: Atlantic Reels Title Ideas - <https://chatgpt.com/c/688a8b1e-c31c-832c-ad5d-c7155ea4a834>

Cambridge to Connemara

Cambridge to Connemara - a medley of 3 Atlantic Reels

Land of Olive Trees is a song of witness and remembrance—written in response to what’s unfolding in Palestine, and rooted in the enduring connection between land, history, and resilience. The lyrics reflect the landscape as more than just terrain—it’s memory, identity, and unyielding spirit.
https://adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/land-of-olive-trees
This is not a political anthem, but a human one. A tribute to a people who have endured through centuries of upheaval, who still plant and harvest, sing and mourn, resist and survive.

Let the trees speak. Let the hills sing. Let the heart remember.

Land of Olive Trees

Simple Things. This song was inspired by a heartfelt sentiment from a Substack post: “Some days, it’s the simple things that make me the happiest. Like these carrots pulled from my garden.” That line hit us right in the soul, so we spun it into a foot-stompin’ ode to the joy of life’s little moments. Check out the original post on Substack for more of that down-home wisdom, and grab our track here to keep the good vibes growin’ like carrots in the garden!

Simple Things

"Shadows on the Sand" is a heartfelt cry for justice, inspired by the enduring struggle and resilience of the Palestinian people. This song weaves raw emotion with vivid imagery, capturing the pain of loss, the weight of oppression, and the unyielding hope that persists against all odds. Written from the heart, it’s a call to reflect on the human cost of conflict and to amplify the voices that refuse to be silenced. All proceeds from this release will be donated to organizations supporting humanitarian efforts in Palestine. Thank you for listening and standing in solidarity.

https://adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/shadows-on-the-sand

Shadows on the Sand

"Steel Drivers Roar Tonight" is a bluegrass tribute to the robo-trucks revolutionizing Texas highways, sparked by Andrew Yang’s vision of automation. This track captures the thrill of self-driving rigs outpacing human drivers with LiDAR precision, hauling cargo from Dallas to Houston under the stars. It’s a nod to the future where tech takes the wheel, blending gritty banjo and soaring fiddle to tell a story of progress and possibility. Perfect for anyone fascinated by the rise of robotrucks.

Steel Drivers Roar Tonight

“Wendell Old Home Day” is a toe-tapping big band jazz tribute to one of Western Massachusetts’ most spirited small-town traditions. Inspired by the annual celebration in Wendell—lovingly detailed in the Greenfield Recorder—this tune captures the essence of a day filled with music, maple trees, hand-spun joy, and neighborly pride.  From the early parade steps to the last notes from the Shadow Twisters, the song strolls through forty-six vendor stalls, art shows, and local flavors like Diemand Farm and Ginger Love Café. It’s a musical snapshot of community connection, rooted in the fields and forest of the hilltown. Put it on, turn it up, and imagine yourself dancing on the common.

Wendell Home Day

Founder of the Cybernetic Fusion™ style, blending ancestral music with electronic rhythms and sounds, creating a future-born dance tradition.

Cambridge to Connemara - a medley of 3 Atlantic Reels

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