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

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

I was on the phone with a student from Boca; he was talking about how life would be good if he could just get out of his own way. Of course, John put it even better. 

lyrics: John Eagle
vocals, guitars, fiddle, melodica, percussion

I woke up this morning
And got out of bed
A
nd what do I find
I’ve got rocks in my head
What did I do
Where did I go
What’s all this rattling
I need a cuppa Joe

Chorus
I need to get out of my own way
Before I run myself down
Try not to wander
To the middle of my road
When I come back from town

It happens more and more
The sirens calling me out
A glass of beer here
A couple shots there
Next thing you know
I’m with an old trout
Rap me in a newspaper
Right across the snout

Chorus

Home I’m just fine
Fair dinkum’s my game
But when I get the call
I’m just not the same
Blow the lid off
A benders on the way
In a couple of hours
Somebody drag the bay
Chorus

My Own Way

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

GOODBYE WINTER . HELLO SPRING . instrumental

A request from a dear friend whom I have known since I was 17. 
We have shared some wonderful times through the years, on the Isle of Arran, Edinburgh and France. She is a constant light, and I give thanks for her friendship.
Recorded this morning, guitar and vocal together, then added some mouthie

Carey ( Joni Mitchell )

John Eagle: lyrics
edro: vocals, guitars, bass, percussion 

I think this sounds best on earbuds. The song is imperfect, but that’s one reason working with John is a joy. When you’re working on a song, it’s nice to have someone else listening. I could change a dozen things but won’t for now. Our fifth song in our TropRock project. John has sailed in the islands; I lived on the same street in Mobile as Jimmy Buffett when I was a kid. 

I’m just a boat bum
Barefoot and shaggy
Pants a little baggy
Wondering if it’s too early…
…For rum

The sun’s a ball of fire
Trying to transpire
And riding high
In the sky

Chorus
It’s island time
Just in time
Marking tides twice a day
It’s island time
Just in time
Following El Sol
Across the cay

Perhaps it’s bit early
To be feeling so pearly
Maybe I’ll just have…a beer

Just kick some sand up
And turn my face up
To a sky
Bright blue and clear

Chorus
It’s island time
Just in time
Marking tides twice a day
It’s island time
Just in time
Following El Sol
Across the sky

If it gets late early
And makes you surly
Get over to Nicholls Town

The bars stay open late
The ladies are great
It’s bright and sunny all day
And if this doesn’t suit you
You can bet your snow shoes
We can make a run…to Rum Cay

Chorus
It’s island time
Just in time
Marking tides twice a day

It’s island time
Just in time
Following El Sol
Across the cay

Yeah…Island Time
It’s the time
All day

Island Time

Wrote this little singalong many years ago for a fellow Soundclouder who was feeling a bit low. 
My daughter was in her early teens when she took the lead vocals, and my son was pre-teen.
I’m hugely indebted to the supremely talented Russ Sinfield for taking time out to mix and master this little pick-me-up - thanks a ton, mate, I’m really very grateful. (https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield #chaoscookhouse)
Enjoy!

Levana: Lead vox, bvs
Jehan: Bvs
Me: the rest
Russ Sinfield: Mix and mastering

Singing The Song (Brian Peters)

Looking for a brighter day
To come and wash your worries away
Hey come on now, come on

Searching for a bluer sky
And you don’t know the reason why
Hey come on now, come on

*You got to keep on holding on
You got to keep your spirit strong
You got to keep on singing the song
And it won’t be long*

Looking for that ray of hope
And finding that it’s hard to cope
Hey come on now, come on

Wishing on a shooting star
Trying to figure who you are
Hey come on now, come on

Well I ain’t walking in your shoes
And we all carry our own blues

Singing The Song

Buried Alive  , , With  Edro

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.

Island Time

edro

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