a kind of Leon Redbone feel....very cool....

this reminds me of a story from  " A praire home companion" . good job

@dabluroom: It's easy to get a dash of Django into one's head. Tougher on the fingers.

the music....funky folk with a touch of tin pan alley...your voice goes a little Al Jolson at times...very cool song...everything fits snuggly....

Ah, this inimitable John Eagle/Edro touch! Great song, filled with passion and humor. Love it :)

This is so super good Ed! The inimitable writing prowess of the Eagle with your unique approach and delivery is an absolute treat - what makes for great stories!

Setting Byron's famous poem to melody, with a a slight change in words ('she' to 'he'),   Video: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrl3Bvkk4TM

The Burren

He Walks In Beauty

22 Track 22 5

Best wishes for a new year ahead. Peace and Love.

Solo Guitar. Can't remember the composer that inspired my arrangement right now.

Another Home- Solo Guitar Arranged by Asteri Galanos

I wrote the lyric for this song after a family blackberrying expedition a few years ago. My old friend Gareth and I put some chords to it and recorded it. Lizzy Taypen said that she liked it a lot, so I took the opportunity to rope her in to sing with us. I mixed her vocal in and produced another version. https://soundcloud.com/garddwrporffor/blackberrying-harmonies-with-lizzie-mix-2
I listened to it again and thought that Lizzies vocal was very special and that I had missed the best version. So I mixed a version with only Lizzie singing and a more gentle support track. I thought that it was beautiful, it is the track  here.
Her page https://soundcloud.com/taylor-pentland

Blackberrying

When the sun light falls in a steeply slanted angle
And the colours of the world fade to muted reds and golds
The living soil still holds it’s warmth and waning sweetness
As another summer gently slips from our aging fingers hold
We can still find simple joy in the things we did as children
Finding fruit among the bushes along the margins of our roads
with our adult children now
as we enjoy this timeless pleasure
Of finding fruits just hanging ripe and ready in the hedgerow
And taking them back home with us like edible treasure hoards

Folk don’t seem to bother now, to take the time to pick them
Still they grow and glow like jewels amongst natures topiary
A present from an old imagined ancient world of wonder
As sweet fruit drops into our hands from the realm of the fairyies
We stretch to reach the fullest ones, beyond reach in the branches
the nettles tingle our arms and legs if we fail to be wary
Then we carry home our bounty, taking great care not to spill them
and turn them into memories that we had very nearly lost
a refreshment for our hearts from our purple blackberries

Blackberrying feat Lizzie Taypen

Brand new song. 5.02.2024, Via Kosmische.

"In the Garden of Love"

HE’S A MUSHROOM MAN SUNNY SIDE UP
LEADER OF THE MOTHERS OF A FREE JUICY NATION
HE’S A MUSHROOM MAN GET TO KNOW HIM
JUST A SIP OF HIS SAP AND IT’S THE EIGHT DIMENSION

EAT HIS FLESH DRINK HIS BLOOD
AND GET BACK TO THE EARLY DAYS BEFORE THE FLOOD

HE’S THE MUSHROOM MAN OPEN MINDED
HE WILL SET UP YOUR BRAINS INTO BETTER DIRECTIONS
CHECK THE TINY DOTS GLOWING ON HIS TOP HAT
IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT AN IDIOTIC SITUATION

YOU ARE IN YOU ARE OUT
WITHOUT  THE FAINTEST IDEA OF WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT

HE’S A MUSHROOM MAN EASY DOES IT
HE’S THE RESURRECTION MAN FROM THE GARDEN OF EDEN  

HIGH ON POT OR A NEEDLE AND A SHOT
NOTHING CAN COMPARE WITH THE FUNGUS CAMELOT

HE’S THE MUSHROOM MAN  MIND BLOWER   
MASTER OF CREATION OF A MASSIVE ILLUSION 

EAT HIS BREAD DRINK HIS WINE
AND YOU’LL SURELY WILL BE FED 
FOR THE REST OF YOUR TIME

HE'S A MUSHROOM MAN
HE'S A MUSHROOM MAN
HE TASTES A BIT LIKE GUMBO
HE LOOKE A LOT GUMBO
BUT HE DOIESN'T CARE FOR RAMBO
C'MON AND JOIN THE MUSHROOM COMBO
HE'S A MUSHROOM MAN
HE'S A MUSHROOM MAN
ad lib

THE MUSHROOM MAN  (Lyrics) + add vcls on coda B.Browning

WELL IT TOOK SOME TIME TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE CAT AND YOU THE WAY YOU WALK ON BY
YOU HAVE THE SAME FELINE ROLLING GAIT LIKE A DANCE SOMETHING I COULD NEVER DO NO MATTER HOW MUCH I’D TRY

AND WHO’S FOLLOWING WHO 
WHO LOVES THE OTHER THE MOST 
NO WAY TO HAVE A CLUE
BETWEEN THE GUEST AND THE HOST

C’EST UNE HISTOIRE D’AMOUR ENTRE UNE FEMME ET UN CHAT DEUX PATTES DE VELOURS ET QUELQUES ENTRECHATS

AND WHO’S COPYING WHO 
SAME SUITS AND LITTLE HATS
A MEOW FOR A MIAOU
AS LONG AS YOU GET TITS FOR TATS

HAPPY MERI MERRY TEDDY HAPPY MERI MERRY TEDDY

SALUT TEDDY COMMENT ÇA VA? 
QUELQU’UN M’A DIT QUE T’ES LE ROI DES CHATS
QUI ÇA DEVINE
MOI JE LE DIRAI PAS
QUE FAIRE DANS CES CAS-LÀ 
DONNER SA LANGUE AU CHAT

AND WHO’S PURRING FOR WHO 
WHO CUDDLES THE OTHER THE MOST 
I SEND TO BOTH OF YOU
MY LOVE IN THE FORM OF A GHOST

HAPPY MERI MERRY TEDDY
HAPPY MERI MERRY TEDDY
WELL WE ALL NEED SOMEONE WE CAN DROOL ON AND IF YOU WANT IT WELL YOU CAN DROOL ON ME

SON NOM EST TEDDY BARACK 
AUSSI DIT LE CHAT NOIR
ET SUR SON COMPTE INSTAGRAM 
IL CASSE LA BARAQUE 
ALLEZ Y VOIR...
TELL ME TEDDY 
AS-TU FAIT TON YOGA 
ES-TU PLUTÔT TAYLOR QUE VIVALDI

TEDDY TEDDY
C’EST TOI LE CHAT
MAIS C’EST UN JEU D’ENFANT QUE MERI 
NE CONNAIT PAS

BYE BYE TEDDY
AND IF WE EVER MEET
I DON’T MIND YOU DROOLING ALL OVER ME 
ON THE CONTRARY

MEOW MEOW

TEDDY BARACK  (Lyrics) Song for Teddy the cat

Based on a mobile game. Servants of historical figures help a Master to save Humanity. Viva Tsundere! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundere)
Musically, I tried to explore how key changes can smooth a song.

Written and performed by Kyo
***************************:
She walks into the room, with a glare so cold
Just like an iceberg, her attitude is bold 
With every word, she's sharp as a knife,
But deep inside, I know she’s cute as a wife 

She huffs and puffs, putting up a fight
But deep in her eyes, there is a glimmer of light
Her stubborn ways make me laugh a lot 
For underneath, she's got a gentle slot 

(Chorus)
Oh, oh, oh oh oh
She acts like a berserker 
Nobody can really jerk her 
Oh, oh, oh oh oh
When I see her smile she melts me
Can you set that feisty princess free?

She calls me bad names, with her fiery tongue
Her cheeks flush pink, when love is sprung.
Though she pushes away with every slight,
Her secret longing shines through the fight.

(Chorus)
Oh, oh, oh oh oh
She burns like an avenger 
But she smells like a lavender 
Oh, oh, oh oh oh
When I see her smile she melts me
Can you set that feisty princess free?

She's a Berserker

FIRST THING I'VE RECORDED IN A YEAR AND A HALF

GOODBYE WINTER . HELLO SPRING . instrumental

A ship vanishes with the crew aboard--the mystery begins, but then there are whispers that on occasion the Belle Airore reappears in the waters haunted by the pirate Jean Lafitte. Shiver me timbers! The Eagle's mind conjures the story. He's also been conjuring up several short stories lately, a writing frenzy that fortunately has been shared with me.

lyrics: John
vocals, guitars, drums, mandolin, melodica, voices: edro.

She’s was stately and sleek
The fittest ship in the fleet
Her outriggers gleamed
Beneath all the fresh paint
She was much more than she seemed

Once moored to the bollards
Of Jean Lafitte’s Landing
But that’s the last anyone saw
Of the lovely Belle Aurore

She sailed the seas of Louisanne
The catch filled her nets
The sun glinting on her bow
Just a speck on the sea
Until the sun sets

Once moored to the bollards
Of Jean Lafitte’s Landing
But that’s the last anyone saw
Of the lovely Belle Aurore

Her paint was bright white
With baby blue trim
Not a speck of dirt
No sign of crack or shim

Once moored to the bollards
Of Jean Lafitte’s Landing
But that’s the last anyone saw
Of the lovely Belle Aurore

Yet on a clear day
She may yet appear
As a speck of white
On the blue of the sea

Or in the midst of a storm
On the rollicking sea
She gives a glimpse
Of her stately mystery
Before she vanishes in the fog….
But that’s the last anyone saw
Of the lovely Belle Aurore

Belle Aurore (lyrics: John Eagle)

This is the last upload on my cloud for the year, although I have a few collabs yet to finish. I will then take some time out, as quite a lot of things on my plate, among them moving house.
As always take good care out there, and let your love flow <3<3<3

Guitar/Vocals/Harmonica Lizzie Taypen
Song by The Waterboys

Strange Boat ( Waterboys Cover)

Hi. I'm Ed. First off, thanks for listening. 

You might notice a link below to a blog site John Eagle and I started to add a new dimension to the stories we tell. 

Once I played in a band that had two Elvises (Elvi) and adopted the pseudonym edro as a cover.  

Mostly it is me playing guitar, keyboards, mandolin, and whatever else makes sense for a song. Most of the songs are original with a few live. The originals are written and performed by edro. I have been fortunate lately to be involved with some collaborations with some real fine folks.

Belle Aurore (lyrics: John Eagle)

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