how did I miss hearing this before? shoot   David this so sweet--sound and composition;  there's a bit of a South American flair at 1:26 with the high doubling;    only those who've recorded fingerstyle guitar will fully appreciate how dang hard it is to get an execution this clean--bravo!!

This is beautiful, sensitive, a conversation fill with flour.

A lovely composition ....... gorgeous chords and and the two guitars sound great! :)

That run up reminds me of 'Where is Love' from Oliver

Beautiful composition and sensitive playing. So intricate. 

David Dunham

Suncycle (Slowed and Reverb v3)

A gentle almost crystalline piece for solo guitar with a questioning and unfinished ambience.

Unanswered

Ballet after hours. Lo-fi beats glide under minimalist piano motifs and graceful, dance-inspired rhythms—adagio to allegro, plié to arabesque. Neon-sunset ambience and warm tape texture set a calm, focused mood for stretching, journaling, or late-night choreography notes. Classical elegance, modern groove—Drift Notion’s lo-fi ballet variations.

Tides of Streetlamp Gold

Two powerful words in the English language that embrace both regret of missed opportunity, and all the possibilities that life has to offer, and maybe even beyond this life...What if?  Closer to home;  "what if" I used two different guitars for this track, how would it sound?  You be the judge, but I hope you like it:)

What If...

No more Mr. Nice Guy 👿😈👻😁 ...
> performed by DudellicAh! (2020)

Blast, Beats And😱No Melody [A Serious🧐KasperlTREKater]

Taken from the new 4-track EP, Final Destination, available to stream  at www.jakedasilva.com. Hope you visit and hear a track you like.

Thanks as always for supporting my creativity.

Stay safe!

Beautiful Lies

This song is based on an original idea by Jeff Buckley and Liz Fraser. Sadly it was never finished or properly recorded in his lifetime. Bethany and I thought that the song deserved to be completed and so we set out to do just that.

The full band version of this song can be found on Bethany's SC profile:

https://soundcloud.com/bethanygraceuk/all-flowers-in-time-bend-towards-the-sun

This version is the Acoustic Mix.

There were so many great performances from the musicians involved that we really thought it would be great to really hear the quieter instruments in their own setting. Not only does it give yet another take on the song but it also allows you to really hear the beautiful vocals once again.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it.

All Flowers In Time (Acoustic Mix) Collab with Bethany Grace

The great hidden secrets are knowable only by those who have awakened to the iterative time stream. A traditional gospel tune which accidentally got it right.

Of The Next Revolution

Known Only To Him

This tune came out of a wonderful convergence (happy accident); my collaboration with @devin-locke on "Theme and Variations" and a renewed interest in the painting of Bob Ross. One of the variations I became so taken with, I wanted to develop it into a full track using the original steel string voice of the collaboration then adding nylon string to enlarge the melody line.  "Happy Accidents" was a favorite saying of Bob Ross as he would go about his painting on Public Television.  I saw how it applied to me in how I have composed guitar music over the years;  the unexpected note or chord I first thought a mistake became a turning point for a phrase or melody line.  Some would call it "serendipity", for Bob Ross it was a "happy accident".  If you listen closely toward the beginning, you can hear my granddaughter Lily in the background, a bit of a cameo and very much a happy accident:)

Happy Accidents (For Bob Ross)

Musique George Delerue
paroles Henri Colpi

TROIS PETITES NOTES DE MUSIQUE  + DDJohn's Clarinet (cover Yves Montand)

A while back fine guitarist @devin-locke inspired me to revisit some of the early Miles Davis' recordings which are brilliant jazz masterpieces.  I wanted to try my hand at the style and have Devin join me if he felt so inclined.  He hasn't yet, but may do so in the future:) Anyway, a little tribute to a master...

Miles And Miles To Go

Written for my 2nd granddaughter who turned 20 last November, she is pictured here as a three year old about the time the song was first written.  It was a stylistic breakthrough for me finding its birth on a Mexican classical guitar I found at a pawn shop and bought at a bargain because it needed repair.  Shortly after the glue dried, I started playing it and the opening phrases of the song just poured out and I thought "that sounds like my Grace".  So here it is on the Godin, a song for Grace and a prayer for you.

Grace To You

A sax quartet version of the wonderful and accommodating traditional tune "Amazing Grace." Georg and I both play two parts, can you tell which is which? We met in the Große Musikvereinssaal to record this - at least that's what impulse went into the convolution reverb.

Amazing Grace - Georg And Joe

Angels play a huge role throughout the Biblical narrative.  They also play a role in our lives as well, probably much more than we realize...May Lemke is one such angel. I read about her years ago and her rescuing of a hopelessly disabled, premature baby she would adopt and name Leslie in an article titled "The Miracle of May Lemke's Love".  Here is a brief video of that angel telling her story.  www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWtZA-ZmOAM&list=PLKj3m-0NiJ6VpEOx8YE1dhsRg0umHaQ8N&index=1  Debra Buesking gives the song yet another dimension of ambience and power in our collaboration: soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203/on-the-wings-of-angels-second-flight-with-debra-buesking-piano

On Angels' Wings (In Memory of May Lemke)

Walking Ears - Piano

halF unusuaL (@half-unusual) - Electronics

Walking unusuaL IV (halF unusuaL & Walking Ears)

With all that's going on, sometimes the heart just wants to flee to a place of innocence. Maybe we could meet there...

Return To Innocence

I am a finger-style guitarist living on the Texas high plains.  At the core of my music is melody that is inspired and informed by my Christian faith, family, friends, and countless influences through the years from the great composers, to jazz, folk, rock, Latin, Celtic, and the many fine musicians I have come to love on the Cloud, some I have been privileged to collaborate with.  Thanks for stopping by to have a listen. Comments are always welcome. Feel free to click on the picture of any track to learn more about it.

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