A demo for my friends at Halon Guitar Parts. And yes, they kick ass.
This demo features my "Little Kitty" bastard Jaguar guitar with parts from all over the world. I've got a Halon Offset Aluminum bridge (brass saddles) and their Steel trem on it. They rock! Pickups by EP Custom and they are great, check them out at... https://www.instagram.com/epcustompickups/?hl=en

Halon Wheels

I just wanted to write a rocking mandolin drivin song. I thought the subject matter fit the sound :)My little Breedlove OF mandolin has got a cool little rocking sound.

The Telephone

Recently I learned of my Italian Heritage, and that my great grandfather was a mandolin player, so I thought I'd throw a little nod to that :) I just got these two instruments, and they are truly Piuttosto Una Coppia (quite a pair).

Piuttosto Una Coppia (Quite A Pair)

Zemaitis CS22MF DCP NT
Wolfetone Legend and Fenris pickups.
Mesa Fillmore 50 amplifier
Larrivee P-09 BL acoustic guitarguitar

I'd Rather Go Blind Etta James Cover Rod Stewart Style

A demo for y friend Kuz who sold me this guitar

Demo For Kuz

This is the first song written with my Teye Le Perla guitar.

Both guitar tracks are the Teye Le Perla straight into the Mesa Fillmore 50

lyrics...

Show Me A Sign / Weldon 2023

I don't know what you do to me
I feel so twisted inside
'cause I know he ain't no good for you
he's just living a lie

so baby, show me a sign
then baby, I'll throw you a line

I know that he ain't right for you
there's been talk on the town
they say your boy he's a cheater 
he's been gettin' around

so baby, show me a sign
then baby, I'll throw you a line

how did you ever
wind up with
a boy like him
you need to leave him

hey now babe do you think of me
do I run through your mind
if i do won't you come to me
leave that cheater behind

baby, show me a sign
baby, I'll throw you a line

I want you
I need you
baby, show me a sign
baby, I'll throw you a line

baby, show me a sign
baby, I'll throw you a line
I'll throw you a line
show me a sign
yeah. I want you baby yeah yeah 
cmon cmon cmom cmon cmon cmon
I need you girl
come to me baby ooh oh yeah yeah yeah

Show Me A Sign

Little demo of my Firebird with Klein Firebird pickups and my Victoria Regal II for my friend Katy. This is just the bridge pickup.

Firebird And Victoria

Nachocheese

A cover of one of my favorite old Rod songs to demo my voice and my Firebird and Larrivee parlor guitars.

Every Picture Tells A Story Rod Stewart Cover

Keep Me In Your Heart "Warren Zevon Cover"

Duetto Di Gattino

Original song by Daniel Weldon from Vorraro upcoming demo/CD.

Vorraro is...
Daniel Weldon: lead vocals, guitars
Ryan Hawthorn: harmony vocals, guitars, mandolin, lap steel
Jeff Aaron: fretless bass
Martin Carle: drums

Waiting On You

I was talking to a friend, and he asked me why
I learned to play guitar, only one reason why...

I want a Rock And Roll girl :)

Rock and Roll Girl

Demo of Seymour Duncan BG1400 Tele Set (Original Song "More Bacon Please", by Daniel Weldon). Daniel Weldon guitars, Jeff Aaron Bass, Martin Carle Drums. The order of the pickup positions in the song are neck, middle, bridge! The guitar, a Tele that I built from various parts, (Warmoth Body, Fender Limited Ed. neck with Fender tuners, Halon bridge, CTS and Switchcraft electronics) is plugged straight into a Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 amp. The stock speaker is mic'ed with w Sennheiser MD421 mic, and an additional Mojotone speaker cab (Celestion Creamback Alnico Speaker) is miced with a CAD E350 microphone.

More Bacon Please (Seymour Duncan BG1400 Tele Set Demo)

Sometimes you've got to break free from what's draggin' you down! This song is brought to life by our band Vorraro! Daniel Weldon: Vocals and Acoustic Guitar and National Resonator, Ryan Hawthorn: Lap Steel and Electric Guitar, Jeff Aaron: Fretless Bass, Martin Carle: Drums

Looking For A Change

Frankie Bag A Bagels (Demo of PRS with Freeway 6 way switch, and Esquire with BG1400 pickup)

Frankie Bag A Bagels with Jaguar

Nacho's '41 Blues

Gotta live it to sing about it! I wrote this song a while back but Vorraro brought it to life!

Lovesick Heart

A litty ditty about falling into the wrong groove. Performed by our band Vorraro!

Try Too Hard

She Likes To Boogie

White Love

Make Your Move

Another new song demo for the Vorraro Band, a classic Stones/Faces vibe. 

Daniel Weldon: Lead Vocals, Electric/Acoustic/Resonator Guitars
Ryan Hawthorn: Harmony Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Lap Steel
Jeff Aaron : Fretless Bass
Martin Carle: Drums, Harmony Vocals

Liar

This was the first song that Ryan Hawthorn my guitar playing partner in Vorarro and I learned together. It took us a while but eventually we started a duet, and then after a while of doing that, and getting tighter all the time, we decided to form Vorarro. It was actually Ryan's idea. We added two of our favorite musicians from past bands, Jeff Aaron on fretless bass, and Martin Carle on drums and harmony vocals. This is the only band that I've been in that plays only my original songs, and I couldn't imagine a better band to play them with.  It's funny that it took us so long to record this one. What I like about this is that it's evolved just as we have as a band.

Bleeder

A different take of my song Lovesick Heart recorded live (faster and on a National M2 reso) in one take. Vocal mic was a Blue Cactus, guitar mic was a Blue Dragonfly. Each mic went through a ISA Model One preamp, and an Art VLA Compressor. Reverb is Waves Abby Road Plug-in

Lovesick Heart M2

A demo of my 1960 Fender Musicmaster and a 1969 Fender Vibrochamp, this is the rig that I learned to play guitar on. The acoustic guitar is a newer Gibson J100 Xtra. Microphones used: Rode Classic II on vocal, Rode NTK on acoustic gtr, Sennheiser MD421 on electric guitars. Langevin DVC preamp on vocal and acoustic guitar, Drawmer 1960 preamp on electric guitars.

Rocket Man Demo by Elton John

Cover Of A Bob Dylan Classic Song Just Like Tom Thumb Blues For My Friends.

"Tom Thumb Blues" Bob Dylan Cover

I haven't been very creative lately. With this pandemic robbing me of all my gigs, I've been fighting a bit of depression, so I forced myself to sit down and write a song. This song is the first one that I've used my Martin guitar on since Lynn Wheelwright fixed it up for me! And the electric guitar is my Zemaitis which has worked it's way into my heart as my current favorite! The microphones were Rode Classic II on vocal, #Violet Globe Vintage on the Martin, Sennheiser MD421 on the Ampeg amp. And heartbreak songs are my favorite (scroll down for the lyrics), so here we go...

When I finished the song I felt quite a bit better :)

tears in my eyes / weldon 2020

with that smile, and bright eyes
she looked right into me
and she lied, yeah she lied
'bout the life that she'd show me
but I was too blind, to see that I'd wind up,
with the tears in my eyes

she told me, she told me,
she said she'd never leave me
through that smile she lied
ooh, that girl, she deceived me
so why did I try, only to wind up
with the tears in my eyes

solo

but I was too blind,
only to wind up
with the tears in my eyes

so why oh why
did I ever believe her
like the snake in the tree
she whispered to me
with her tounge tipped in poison
the ancient deceiver
brought the tears to my eyes

the ancient deceiver
she brought the tears to my eyes
she brought the tears to my eyes
I got the tears in my eyes

Tears In My Eyes

I covered one of my favorite Stones songs with my Bastard Redhead cohorts BB Melanson and Korene Greenwood. I'm singing lead, playing acoustic guitar, resonator, porchboard, and mandolin. BB is on Bass, and Korene is singing the harmony.

Daniel Weldon

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