For my mother 

Music and Lyrics by Ben-Tam Jennifer 
Recorded and produced by Ben-Tam Jennifer using Audacity
Microphone: Rhode USB Mini 
Guitar: Cort  MR710 LH NS

Lyrics:

Mommy mommy mommy
Where did you go?
I never got the chance to tell you
That I love you so.
.
Mommy mommy mommy
Why did you leave?
I miss you every day
How do I continue this way?
.
Mommy mommy mommy
Mommy mommy mommy
Tell me how
Tell me now
Tell me
.
Mother!
Is it cold?
You faced something to which
We must all race
Death's door
.
Mother!
You're keeping me warm
My memories are blankets around my heart
They help me to mourn
.
Mommy mommy mommy
Mommy mommy mommy
Tell me how
Tell me now
Tell me
.
Are there stars where you are?
Can people see your smile?
Are there gardens filled with flowers,
For you to walk around, in?
.
Are there hopeful dreams?
And waterfalls and trees?
Sunny days with music playing?
Do you ever think of me?
.
Mommy mommy mommy
Mommy mommy mommy
Tell me how
Tell me now
Tell me
.
Mommy mommy mommy
Mommy mommy mommy
Tell me how
Tell me now
Tell me
.


Tell Me

Tell Me (2022)

Sailing away on the crest of a wave
Point our bows to the rising sun
The diamond sea sings so softly to me
It says...

Day after day as our world fades away
We set a course for the brightest star
We fall fast asleep and dream crystalline dreams
’Til we arrive

When we arrive
When we arrive
We’ll build a city that burns like a fire

When we arrive
If we survive
Our children are greeted
By the Garden of Eden
They’ll never go hungry again
Oh what a feast we’ll have then
They’ll never go hungry again

A New World (Pilgrim Song)

I read an article the other day where the term " Single use soldier " was used, poorly trained and ill equipped soldiers who are sent to the front line as a distraction whilst the main offensive is being carried out somewhere else, there is only one outcome for these poor boys, what have we become ?
This song is for all the "Single use Soldiers" Maybe a few of them might hear it before its too late. 

Written and performed and produced by :Johnny Mc Farlane

Single Use Soldier An Anti-war Song

Lyrics:
I tracked down all of my loneliness
I followed it into this place
You were sitting there
How could I not fall in love with that face?
You were getting drunk real fast
You were chasing it
You were trying to make that feeling last
You told me just to let you sit there
And sizzle
(sizzle)
Mmm, when I am gone
I hope you think back on me and smile
And take me where all your good thoughts go
All your good thoughts go
Where your good thoughts go

If you come around town
You'll see me swinging from the trees
When you think back on me
I hope you know
I was pure of heart
I could never follow our plan
I was a bad Buddist
 I was even a worse
Song & dance man
I would always fail
It's like trying to land a 747
Through the mail
When you look back on me
Hope that you smile
Ohh, take me into your frontal lobe
And take me where all those good thoughts go
Take me where all your good thoughts go

Take Me Where Your Good Thoughts Go

Cosmic Cycles. collaboration between Steve Coombes & Anomon.

How are you, my dear old friend? An intriguing question that haunted me for weeks and led to this wonderful soul ballad. Lucas was directly connected to my composition and said everything, I couldn't express in words. Reach out to your friends in these difficult times. I am so happy, that we teamed up with Rich who played very groovy bass and guitars - and Robert, who added a real drumset. You took my draft to another level.

Nadine de Macedo: composition, arrangement, e-piano, synths, production
Lucas Maehara Rotman: vocals, lyrics
Rich Joseph: guitars, bass
Robert Cooperider: drums

Where to find us:
https://nadinedemacedo.bandcamp.com
https://lucasmaehararotman.com
https://soundcloud.com/user-831068061

===== LYRICS ====

Looking through the window pane
Just another day of rain
Bringing me down all over again

Then I remember stumbling home
Laughing at your jokes
Suddenly those clouds seem miles away

How are you, my dear old friend?
Called to bother you again
With stories you’ve heard 
Ten thousand times

How are you, my dear old friend?
There may be lonely days ahead
But if you need me, 
I’ll be right by your side

Ooh ooh ooh ooh

There are days we wake up tired
From visions of a world on fire
Hope seems lost in skies of grey

We don’t have to take a walk
Don’t even have to talk
Just savor the stillness of the day

How are you, my dear old friend?
Called to bother you again
With stories you’ve heard 
Ten thousand times

How are you, my dear old friend?
There may be lonely days ahead
But if you need me, 
I’ll be right by your side
Right by your side

The world can be a dreary place
Think of all the time that we waste
Trying to get by on our own

But I know in the end
We can count on our true friends
To help us carry our heaviest loads

How are you, my dear old friend?
Called to bother you again
With stories you’ve heard 
Ten thousand times

How are you, my dear old friend?
If there'll be lonesome days ahead
You know that I'll be there
Right by your side

Ooh ooh ooh ooh

Quarterlife Blues

How Are You?

How Are You

'Alone In A Crowded Place' is a fusion track inspired by the experience of feeling alone whilst surrounded and in the midst of a large group of people. Composition is shared with Georg Boehme, whilst Georg's wind arrangements are simply mind blowing as is his soloing on this track. So then once again I have had the exceptionally good fortune of sharing another musical journey with this extraordinary player, arranger and composer.
Thank you for listening and please leave your thoughts in the comments should you have the time and/or inclination to do so.
Alan.

Alone In A Crowded Place

Alone In A Crowded Place ( Hamilton and Boehme)

A song I wrote two years ago or more about my wife and her mother. Reflecting on the loss of a mother and how it affects the daughter so much and continues to hurt everyday five years later.
I gave Noobly the original demo and said imagine this.
We are on stage at the Albert Hall. You with an acoustic guitar and me on vocals with a full orchestra behind us. He said no pressure then and laughed.
It’s the only way I could express how big this sound needed to be.
Noobly loves a challenge and always delivers. I was blown away at what he had created it’s a home  studio masterclass of orchestration and production.
He also pulled out the original vocal part from the middle 8 and re-used it again as he thought it was more authentic than the new vocal.
A nice touch for me and nostalgic.
The anniversary draws near so now is a good time for the song to be released as a tribute. 
Just Not Today………….

Just Not Today ~ Conscience Of Kings

What a wonderful tune Seagull sent me to collaborate on.  His nylon-string and bass playing is lovely but he asked if I could help with a second guitar voice.  The Taylor JKSM seemed the perfect fit with its sweet steel-string acoustic voice.  The undercurrent of meaning in the song is best described by Seagull himself:
"The song is called Stairway, and I realized that it reflects everyone's climb in life. We are encouraged and taught from birth that we must constantly get better at everything. Better upbringing, better behavior, better education, better job, better pay, better things, better health, better parent, better home, better car and so on...But what is the real goal of all this striving? Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with education hopefully producing better and more understanding and empathetic people, and a safer and nicer society. But.....and I think it's a big but.... as we are obviously being trained to buy all the happiness we need in life instead of experiencing it in a peaceful, healthy and experiential life." 
It is a question of what is ultimately important in our life and are we willing to make the climb to reach and attain it.  Something to ponder while you listen:)
Hear more of Seagull's amazing music @farout-music-studio.

Stairway (Seagull, David and Clara Sorace, vocal)

This song was written about this lake, way up high, overlooking the sky. 

I could go anywhere
I could see all the things 
This world has to give
And at the end of it 
I just wanna come to your place

Can I stay here
Can I stay here
Can I stay here
Can I stay

She walks on the water 
He tries not to see
Her reflection
The glow 
But him tells him everything
She stands in the morning 
Her gaze far away
What I found
Do I touch 
Can I stay
Tell me everything

I could go anywhere
I could see all the things 
This world has to give
And at the end of it 
I just wanna come to your place
She walks on the water 
He tries not to see
Her reflection
The glow 
But him tells him everything
She stands in the morning 
Her gaze far away
What I found
Do I touch 
Can I stay
Tell me everything

Can I stay here
Can I stay here
Can I stay here
Can I stay

Copyright Gina Graham 2023

Every Conversation in June

Heaven's Lake

Buy me if you love me

Trying to fingerpick.  Just vocals and guitar, nothing else.  Hope you enjoy.

New Years Decree

PLEASE STOP SENDING ME OFFERS OF MUSIC PROMOTION.
 
AI is not an option I use or intend to in the future. All of my music is composed, played and produced using the following equipment:
Cubase 14 Pro on Windows PC
Arturia instruments (full suite) some FX
Native Instruments - Instruments and FX
Toontracks -Superior Drummer 3 and Percussion
Korg Triton Synth
Roland RD800 Piano
Native Instruments - Komplete Control S49 and S61 keyboards
Icon Mixing desk
Yamaha & KRK active monitors
Congas and various  LA percussion instruments.
Various String libraries including: Spitfire/ IK Multimedia/labs/Orchestral Tools and The Crowhill Co.
Orange Tree Samples - Guitars and Flute
Musiclabs Guitars
Spectrasonics Trilian Basses
Soundpaint: Strings/Brass/Wind/Guitars/Percussion/ and a multitude of other things.
Various FX from a multitude of companies.
Various Programs from the Spitfire Original range
My trusted "Drum Stool"
Fridge (for Guinness)!!!!



Now retired from a life 'on the road' as a freelance keyboard player, I compose and record in my home studio, situated in the Carrick Hills in Southern Scotland. My music is mainly instrumental in nature and is a reflection of my life experience, sometimes real and sometimes imagined.
My influences are many and I have quite probably been shaped by listening to the very many "giants" of music, both players and composers. From classical to contemporary jazz and everything in between. My main instrument is the keyboard, whether that be piano, organ or synth. But I also play banjo, flute and percussion. I have a special relationship'with bass, whether upright or electric and use virtual and synth basses from numerous sources, but mainly Trilian by Spectrasonics.


https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alan-hamilton/119498445/see-all?section=full-albums
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2j38dJ8YVPX2nVQcUjaAYx
https://music.apple.com/us/album/time-travel-and-other-journeys/1651782098

Alone In A Crowded Place ( Hamilton and Boehme)

Alan Hamilton