beautiful song, voice and guitar are so inventive

A song of respect for those living without a home - and all who are in danger of losing shelter.  Written as I watched the full moon move from window to window in San Francisco's Mission District.  

New Lyrics, 2020:

Moon in a Window  
							
In the land of the Last True Believers 
I thought I was doin' okay
Used to be you could serve people coffee
and live off the minimum wage
Now I’m among fallen angels
Canaries in a big city mine
Forecasting dangers for generous strangers 
who spare change when they see the signs
	  
At night can you feel how we're turning
The moon in a window slides into the west
We've gotta keep the embers burning
Keep doing our best
 
	
I got friends in this building
who barely make enough to pay rent
Years clocking hours in corporate towers
Now who knows when the furloughs will end
While miles away in the big house
Greed grows fat and throws us a bone
Playing all hunches 
Cutting school lunches
Denying the future's unknown
 
At night can you feel how we're turning....	
 
I'm saving a piece of the sidewalk
and a blanket for you just in case
you find yourself late in the park after dark
on the first night of your fall from grace
 
I've usually got half a sandwich 
and a thermos of coffee to share
There’s a place at the edge 
where the Golden Gate stretches
that could make you feel safe anywhere

At night can you feel how we're turning....
The moon in a window slides into the west
We've  gotta keep the embers burning
Keep doing our best - We're doing our best

(c) Judith-Kate Friedman//Patience & Adventure Musicworks (BMI)


Original Lyrics, 1996: 
In the land of the last true believers 
I thought I was doing okay
Used to be you could serve people coffee and live off  the minimum wage
Now I'm among fallen angels
Canaries in a big city mine
Forecasting dangers for generous strangers who spare change
when they see the signs

At night can you feel how we're turning?
The moon in a window slides into the West
We've gotta keep the embers burning
Keep doing our best  

I got friends in this building who barely make enough to pay rent
Clocking long hours in corporate towers waiting on that peace dividend
While miles from here in the Big House 
They cut fat and throw us a bone
Playing their hunches, pulling no punches and leaving no scandal alone

I'm saving a piece of the sidewalk
and a blanket for you - just in case
You find yourself late in the park after dark
on the first night of your fall from grace

I've usually got half a sandwich
and a thermos of coffee to share 
And there's a place by the edge where the Golden Gate stretches 
that makes me feel safe everywhere

....Feel how we're turning....

Keep doing our best
We're doing our best 

(c) Judith-Kate Friedman/Patience & Adventure Musicworks (BMI)
 
Support Judith-Kate's work on www.patreon.com/judithkate or with a donation via paypal to judelsings at gmail dot com

Recording Info: 
Judith-Kate Friedman, vocals, acoustic guitar
Jami Sieber, harmony vocals, electric cello
Nina Gerber, electric guitar
John Lester, bass
Deb Lane, drums
Jamie Byrd, Megan McLaughlin, harmony vocals

"Moon in a Window" is the 2nd of 11 tracks on Judith-Kate's "Bigger Things" album. 
Produced by Judith-Kate Friedman and Jami Sieber. 
Available at store.cdbaby.com

Moon In A Window - from the cd "Bigger Things"

Sanna´s Dream

Kulning is an ancient Swedish herding call. When I heard Jonna sing, I was completely captivated.

With Jonna's blessing, I've remixed her luscious vocals into a mystical, ambient track reminiscent of a frozen forest.

You can find Jonna's original work here --> https://www.facebook.com/jonnajinton.se/

All other instrumentation & vocals are mine - Tahlee Rouillon.

xo

Kulning Feat Jonna Jinton

VERA - Don't Worry

Credits:
Vocals, Backing vocals and Ukulele: Emma O'Reilly
Drums and Percussion: Dennis Cassidy
Guitar: Reuben Teskey
Bass guitar: Kevin Healy

Written by Emma O'Reilly
Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Les Keye at Arad studios, Dublin
Mastered by Liam Grant

Join Emma on: 
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/emmaormusic
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/emmaormusic
SOUNDCLOUD: http://www.soundcloud.com/eoreilly
BANDCAMP: http://music.emmaoreilly.ie/
OFFICIAL: http://www.emmaoreilly.ie

Fractures EP

Emma O'Reilly

Shake

True Colors

Deborah Willis's new book, The Dark and Other Love Stories, features stories about girls at summer camp, a young man and his pet crow, and a drug dealer who applies to be on the first manned mission to Mars. A master at inhabiting the minds of outsiders, of immigrants, transplants, and refugees, Willis moves deftly between stories that span entire lifetimes and others that detail tiny moments: a summer, two weeks in Russia, one Halloween night. The book explores love in its flawed guises, never relying on easy clichés, and—despite its darkness—always allowing a light, feathery hope to sing through at the end.

Learn more at www.deborahwillis.ca

The Dark and Other Love Stories

Steve and Lauren: Three Love Stories

"Till the Day That I Die", the latest single of Gitta's Debut Album 'Feathers' released 21/09/2016

Website: http://www.gittaderidder.com
Subscribe: http://goo.gl/i6aeW4
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gittaderidder
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gittaderidder

Song Written, Recorded & Produced by Gitta de Ridder
Mixed & Mastered by Coen Dingemans

Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF25o4j2eiI&t=6s
Directing & Cinematography by Hannah Lovell // http://hannahlovell.co.uk/

- Till The Day That I Die -

How big do you feel when you close your eyes
feel it shrink, feel it grow, feel it’s rise
how far do you feel when you close your eyes
feel the ground fall away from the skies
nevermind all else we are blind

but I don’t mind, I don’t mind
you do whatever you like
oh my handsome it was love at first sight and I will love you till the day that I die

How does it change when you close your eyes
do you feel, do you know, do you try
How can it be that when we close our eyes
we are here yet we’re somewhere else aligned
we are out of our minds

but I don’t mind, I don’t mind
you do whatever you like
oh my handsome it was love at first sight and I will love you till the day that I die

Oh I don’t mind, I don’t mind
we do whatever we like
oh my handsome it was love at first sight and I will love you till the day that I die

Feathers

Till the Day That I Die

Written on a bus to Grosseto in Italy many years ago from 'Songs from the Road Vol. 1' - Limited edition 3 track unplugged, lo-fi handmade CD. 
Songs/stories from being out on the road.  Comes in a stamped/handwritten recycled cardboard slipcase. 
Limited edition of 100, signed and numbered.

Songs from the Road Vol. 1

Letter from Grosseto

Letter From Grosseto

Acknowledging ones mistakes can be hard, but necessary. Asking for forgivenes can be equally hard, and of your apology is met, isn't up to you. But...sometimes it helps to say please.

Stay

Emaline Delapaix is an Australian singer songwriter that writes emotional, haunting and ethereal folk/pop songs for piano, acoustic guitar and celtic harp. Some say she sounds a little like Kate Bush or Tori Amos, but she also loves a lot of Scandinavian music: music that invokes the weather like storms and warm sunsets. Her lyrics explore the human condition and thoughtful themes such as mental health, mindfulness, ancestors, chronic illness, love, animal welfare, women's empowerment, travel/adventure and healing nature. After a difficult year in 2010, Emaline decided to quit her day job in Toronto Canada and moved to an isolated fixed caravan in rural Eastern Germany, close to the Polish border where she taught herself to play 3 instruments and lived for a year and half before settling in Berlin as a full time musician. Since that time she has performed over 500 shows all over Europe, UK, Australia and Canada, creating a dedicated following and becoming well known for her genuine and passionate live performances. Most recently Emaline moved to North Yorkshire after becoming chronically ill for two years with a break in music, seeking a quieter life with her Leeds born partner Lukas who also accompanies her at many concerts. Aside from music, Emaline also runs an online vintage shop called 'Wild Finds' selling wild and whimsical treasures from Germany/Scandinavia/UK, she loves foraging and herbal medicine and is also a vegan who regularly gives a % of her CD sales to local animal shelters while out on the road.

Looking for distribution and international booking agents. I am also available for paid work in electronic/other music including writing/singing.

Letter From Grosseto

emalinedelapaix

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