Name: Letter For Ty by Alfie
Duration: 2 min 51 s
Description: Swedish folk/pop duo based in Paris. Influenced by American singer/songwriters, you can also find traces of Swedish traditional folk/jazz in the vocal harmonies.

It used to be you I guess it’s not any longer

1st single from Crying Day Care Choir.
Released digitally worldwide March 20th
for the limited physical release, please visit cryingdaycarechoir.tumblr.com

July

Off of our self-titled 'EP' available on Band Camp, iTunes and, Amazon, oh my!

There's this girl that I know who puts braids in her hair 
Her heart's in the south when there's frost in the air 
She don't know if she's staying, she's destined to leave 
But she likes my playing so I want to believe 

She puts on his records and closes her eyes 
Her hands move in motion to the sounds of his cries 
And she knows he is broken but she'd still have his ring 
Cause she'd pick up his pieces as long as he sings 
She'd pick up his pieces as long as he sings 

Oh why, oh why do I trust this heart of mine? 
It's been fooled in the past and I don't think it's different this time 
Oh why, oh why, do I want to believe? 
My hands are too spoken and my love is naive 

The wine is much sweeter than the bread that is served 
And she is much kinder than the man she deserves 
Cause she knows all the songs her mom used to play 
Hoping to sing to her weakness one day 

Oh why, oh why do I trust this heart of mine? 
It's been fooled before and I don't think it's different this time 
Oh why, oh why, do I want to believe? 
My hands are too spoken and my love is naive 

Men only suffer when they think alone 
A blackbird in a cage would like nice on his thrown 
But there are men who best me who know birds are to fly 
And he is the dirt, where I am the sky 
He is the dirt, where I am the sky

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Blackbird In A Cage

I’ll start stitching those seams 
just under my skin 
so sure they’ll break away again  I’d lean way out over if this rail will hold
And rise up right into the cold 
Are you out there? 
Bones exposed? 
Upside the mountain. 
Your eyes are closed. 
 Are you diving off the side? 
To test you courage. 
To keep in stride? 
With those birds up high. 

And will you be my Ironwood Tree?
 I hear the sirens out loud 
there’s a fire in your soul 
You could burn us down or light up the way 

With love your heart it might sway 
But never go still 
like the leaves falling from the tree on the hill 
You feel the pressure subside in the blink of an eye 
You can see the world open up and give in  It all calls for a toast off the shores of a coast 
Where the rhythm of the waves keeps you alive 

And will you be my Ironwood Tree?


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Ironwood Tree

The new single 'Think About You' out NOW!! 

Watch the stop motion music video here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvmUpjmWV-E

Download Now :  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/id1001156725

Think About You - Single

It’s Your Turn

There are clouds on the horizon that are now well understood
But we stick our heads deep in the sand instead of seeing like we should
So we swallow down the medicine that lets us sleep at night
Settle on some 9 to 5, and lose the fire that fuels the fight.

Oh, change won’t come with only hope
It’s not a secret; the time has come to carry your own load
It’s your turn

We build our castles on the hill and then we fill them all with stuff
And then we wonder what went wrong because the dream wasn’t enough.
Entitlement and greed become a plague across the land
From main street to wall street, a snowball to an avalanche

And so to fuel our future, we keep digging up our past
A solitary source is shaky, no telling how long it will last.
Surrender up our science, place addiction on the throne,
We bring strength to our foes, while we are weakening our home.

Oh, change won’t come with only hope
It’s not a secret; the time has come to carry your own load
It’s your turn

And our leader hides his gun behind his bible, 
But no one seems to notice ‘cause they’re crowning a new idol.
And it’s only on TV that we fight wars that aren’t ours
Then we’re honestly surprised by bridges burned and toppled towers

People looking at their neighbor only see the lines of tribe
Though they’re reading the same pages in the book that they subscribe 
to, And so we are united and divided by our faith,
So we keep all of our friends in little boxes, where it’s safe.

Oh, change won’t come with only hope
It’s not a secret; the time has come to carry your own load
It’s your turn

And now we are implored “to choose our better history…
To reject as false the choice between our safety and ideals”
Because greatness will never be a given in this world
It is our choices and our actions that will demonstrate our worth

Oh, change won’t come with only hope
It’s not a secret; the time has come to carry your own load
It’s your turn x3

Zanna; Vocals, Guitar, Assistant Engineer, Producer
Nate Dubé: Chief Engineer, Producer

Recorded and Mixed by Nate Dubé at Rear Window Studio in Brookline, MA.

© 2009 Small Medium Large Music


Zanna - It's Your Turn (Demo)

Winter Eclipse

Swedish folk/pop duo  based in Paris. Influenced by American singer/songwriters, you can also find traces of Swedish traditional folk/jazz in the vocal harmonies.

Letter For Ty

//My E.P.//
https://open.spotify.com/album/322pomh1xwdsr10WQDicKL?si=EuQ58ymvQ4qszW6bhnadfQ
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-apart-e-p/1300632423

Big shoutout to Alex Rainbird for featuring this in his 2016 Winter Mixtape! You're a star :-)

--
Here's a quick demo of a song i've been working on. 

//LYRICS//

So tell me why things didn’t feel right to you
look at me it’s like you’re looking right through
there’s a look in your eyes i can’t place anymore
it’s like you shouldn’t have let me go

i keep staring at the corner of my street
incase your car comes round this bend
with sinking ships and all this rain pouring down
i have nothing left to defend
i have nothing left to defend

I’m sorry it was so hard to love me
i know that you couldn’t stay
My feet are so tired from walking
and i’ve gone the wrong way
for a moment i think i stopped breathing
my world it faded to grey
But i’m not sure how i can keep moving 
when you stand in my way

And i thought we, i thought you were better than this
and i’m sorry if there’s something i miss
but can’t you see you took away from me
the only thing that felt real?

i keep looking for the answers my dear
but all my questions have gone away
To me it looks like the stars well they’ve got your back
i have nothing left to say
i have nothing left to say

I’m sorry it was so hard to love me
i know that you couldn’t stay
My feet are so tired from walking
and i’ve gone the wrong way
for a moment i think i stopped breathing
my world it faded to grey
But i’m not sure how i can keep moving 
when you stand in my way

And  this road keeps twisting when i think it’s straightened out
It’s the wrong direction when i think i’ figured things out
Honey, i like to think that i can do without you
 i can do without you
 i can do without you

I’m sorry it was so hard to love me
i know that you couldn’t stay
My feet are so tired from walking
and i’ve gone the wrong way
for a moment i think i stopped breathing
my world it faded to grey
But i’m not sure how i can keep moving 
when you stand in my way

Stand In My Way (original)

On February 22nd, 2014, Ian Randall Thornton released his debut EP “End Where You Begin”, a six track continuous song series about the beauty and difficulty of love in the context of change, life, and death. This soulful folk record is a journey of breathtaking tension and release. Intricate, heartfelt acoustic guitar and Ian’s rich baritone blend with tasteful string arrangements and other instruments that seem to enter and exit like a brilliantly choreographed play. Poetic and descriptive lyrics draw you into a cinematic narrative that feels like a good conversation flowing from layer to layer of the weighty topic. For such a lofty conceptual album it remains approachable, human and personal while leaving the listener feeling enriched, embraced and contemplative.
credits
released February 22, 2014 

Album credits 
Produced by - Ian Randall Thornton and Ryan Meadows 
Engineered by - Ryan Meadows and Junior Favela at collector studios
Mixed by - Jonathan Santana 
Mastered by - Matt Ruckle 
Photography by - Randall Thornton 
Graphic design by - Manny Gonzalez 
Songs written and arranged by - Ian Randall Thornton 


Instrumentalists 
Electric guitar - Gabe Rosenfarb 
Drums - Jacob Dyer 
Violin - Jessi Hunt 
Violin and viola - Jenni Hunt 
Piano - Junior Favela 
Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, upright bass, ukulele and vocals - Ian Randall Thornton

End Where You Begin

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Written by Sky Barbarick and James Armstrong
Produced by Matt Buszko
The Casablanca Sessions - Red Brick on Lake Couchiching

Photo by Jana Cleland
 

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Swedish folk/pop duo based in Paris. Influenced by American singer/songwriters, you can also find traces of Swedish traditional folk/jazz in the vocal harmonies.

Letter For Ty

Alfie

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