I used to live in Santa Fe. Had i met you while I was in NM, I woulda probably persuaded you to start a band with me. Anywho, keep on keeping on.

Oh, wow! Such a ‘60s sound in this! Wonderful harmonies! Great song!!

This is an excellent slice of harmonised acid folk.

Fragile

Recorded by Jake Smallwood at Farm Road Studios
in July 2023
Mixed by Alex Perkins
Artwork & Photography by Mot Runk

Heart As A Weapon

*COMING SOON: Not My Neighborhood, Extended Rant Mix!
The Rant: Cono Corvino & Nadia 
Instrumental & Mix by Garddwr Porffor: 
https://soundcloud.com/garddwrporffor
Sax by Nigel Manning of The Windscale Blues Experiment: 
https://soundcloud.com/windscaleblues
Lyrics, Vocals, Production by Nadia Selvaggi
'Two Boys Smoking' (1975) by Photographer Peter Bellamy:
https://pswbportaiture.blogspot.com/
http://www.peterbellamyphoto.com/
More on Peter Bellamy: 
https://medium.com/@Brownstoner/in-1970s-brooklyn-when-horses-roamed-gowanus-and-kids-played-stickball-photos-a3bbe85c0246
New York Street Noise by Pixabay

Not My Neighborhood
by Nadia Selvaggi

This, this, this is not my neighborhood!
Where is Williamsburg, Brooklyn --
my crime-ridden, filthy, spray-painted 'hood?

Where is Eastern District High School?
Where is that old school cool?
Where is all the red brick?
Where are all the addicts itchin' for a fix?

I don't know this place at all
I don't smell my Grandma's moth or meat balls
Corporate greed, thy will be done,
as it is in Manhattan and the City of London

Mr. Global's mercenaries killed our low rent, 
our culture, and our authenticity
Damn the L train gentrifiers!
Damn the cold glass and bitter steal!

Bamonte's, Fortunato Brothers, Nunzio and Sons,
survived New York's perpetual reinvention
Tell me craft beer drinking, Hipster trust fund --
where is my 11211?

Not My Neighborhood by Garddwr Porffor & Nadia Selvaggi (w The Windscale Blues Experiment)

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Higher

Movement - VIP Mix

MY BRAND NEW 2024 SONG IS DEDICATED TO THE GREAT FIGURE OF SHANE MAC GOWAN, THE HISTORIC SINGER OF "THE POGUES", DIED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE LYRICS TELLS SOME IMPORTANT AND FUNNY EPISODES OF HIS ROCK 'N ROLL LIFE. FOR THE MUSIC THIS TIME I CHOSE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE PIANO. 
STARTING FROM FEBRUARY 18 THE SONG WILL BE AVAILABLE ALSO ON SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC, DEEZER AND AMAZON ON ALL MY "ALE RIATTI" PAGES. SHARE AND COMMENT IF YOU LIKE, MANY THANKS AND ENJOY THE SONG! 
CIAO
ALE

SHANE

The mirror is a common friend
All the secrets that it hides within
A witness to your life’s events
It won’t feel your pain, but it will watch you walk away
The mirror is not your friend
It will be there till the very end
The memories and the joys and tears
It won’t feel your pain, but it will watch you walk away
And it might seem the same, but it don’t feel anything
The mirror is a common friend

Walk away from staring at the wall
Because there is no soul
In the mirrors home
Far away from everything we say
Because there is no love
In the mirrors gaze

A mirror orbits out in space
To focus all the light this way
That traveled through eternity
As it kissed the face of our world that thrives and creates
A mirror is a maze again
With a million eyes that never end
Where truth become the lies that win
It can see the choices made, and it will watch you try escape
And it might seem like play, as it keeps you entertained
The mirror is not your friend

So, walk away from staring at the wall
Because there is no soul
In the mirrors home
Far away from everything we say
Because there is no love
In the mirrors gaze

The Mirror

Provisional Farewell

HI!! Here's my folk-rocky version of SCOTLAND THE BRAVE!!!
In 1951, the famous Scots singer Robert Wilson asked Cliff Hanley to write the words to accompany an old Highland pipe tune. Although few realised it at the time, "Scotland the Brave" was to become a nationwide and international hit. Indeed, it remained the de facto national anthem for two decades before being supplanted by Flower Of Scotland. SHARE AND COMMENT IF YOU LIKE!!

SCOTLAND THE BRAVE

Off kilter, not where it should and not where it is, a little bit lost with something to find.

A shelter from this world within. A new life triumph the ignorant. Wrapped together in this blanket. Security is a faceless harmony.
 Of all the twisted words. I'm wishing the wishes that scream. In my sleeps nighttime's dream.
 Seagulls splashing the river. Tasting the water so pure. Diving close, never leaving the flock. Security is a faceless harmony.
 Yesterday is today as tomorrow. With you again and again. Spinning through this entropy. Security is a faceless harmony. For Laural...

Sacred Spaces


 I have written new material, just need to record again. Having disabilities makes this struggle all the more difficult. I wish the best for all of us that create. I hope to continue this adventure that only started at the beginning of the lockdowns. Once we are settled I hope to share more of the world of Catpadwick. I do have a YouTube channel that is more personal and has some live performances and meditations. I need help understanding this new digital world.
 Thank you for the past few years.
My next pro is now over. Being on the verge of homelessness and having disabilities makes holding onto SoundCloud impossible at the moment. I'm loosing songs on this page. I will try a more affordable approach from here on out, as far as music production. In a world of baby shark; music has no place it seems anymore. Thanks again for your support the past three years and 56 songs later. 

Neil

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