February's Song Of The Month! Visit http://garrickadenbuie.com/sotm to follow along each month.

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Dont You?

In the past month my little sister got married and turned 24!

So I dusted off my banjo, changed my mandolin strings, and wrote this song for her and her new husband! Happy Birthday, Britt!

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The book began as an empty page
I held the pen in my hand like a weather vane
Then you walked in to my masquerade
And that's where we begin

Our chapter opens in a cave
When you stepped in to get out of the rain
I gave you a made up name
But you played me at my game

When I turn the page, we're in a park
Reading words written from the heart
In the setting sun I'm a question mark
Quivering in the dark

Will you set me free when you're lying next to me?
Will time step aside when you say that you are mine?
Will I read those words in your eyes?

Suddenly my life is a cosmic blur
Of the city streets that we explore
Discovering what the word love is for
When I hold you in my arms

Then our chapter comes to its end
With sad goodbyes and I'll see you when
I'll hold you in my heart till then
And we'll write our book again

Chorus

But time knows better than we do, we do
I never lost my state of mind when I'm with you
I will always find my way to you, find me way back to you
Here you're standing next to me, I pledge my life to you
I read your words and know they're true

Chorus

The Book of Us

A recording from my appearance on Center Stage on WMNF in Tampa, FL. Recorded October 11, 2011 and just recently rediscovered on my hard drive!

The Great E live on WMNF, Tampa, FL

A friend lent me his Boss RC-50 to try out (and maybe buy :), and this is a little funky thing I came up with while trying to learn how all the buttons work.

I also happened to be drinking wine, from the bottle, at the time. So there's the name. Maybe this'll get worked into something later on down the road.

Wine From The Bottle (Jam)

Family Picture by Donna The Buffalo

Live from Ka'Tiki on Treasure Island with Reina Collins!

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Family Picture - Reina Collins & Garrick Aden-Buie

"Another Day" Live at Ka'Tiki in Treasure Island, FL on August 3, 2011.

With the lovely and fiery Reina Collins. Turn it up loud and shake that booty!

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Another Day (Live @ Katiki)

"Run Again" by Reina Collins

Recorded live at Ka'Tiki in Treasure Island, FL on August 3, 2011.

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Run Again - Reina Collins & Garrick Aden-Buie

While I was working on http://soundcloud.com/garrick/clear-water-clear-head I took a walk along the beach, listening to an early draft of the first two verses. Something about the song fit so nicely with the rhythm of the waves filtering in through the earbuds that I decided I would come back with my recorder and record the sounds of the surf.

This recording was done with my Zoom H2, in full stereo, with the microphone right at the edge of the waterline. At some points you can hear the waves crash and then later the sound of the water rushing over the sand and shells at the foot of the microphone. There were some wind rumbling noises in a few places that I removed (and I took out a lot of the low end, too, because it was mostly just rumble).

I recorded this just after sunset, for a full 40 minutes. You may hear one or two people walk by, if you listen carefully enough, and there is a passing plane or two. What you don't hear is the full moon reflecting on the ripples, or the feel of the cooling sand underneath you, but if you close your eyes you can almost get there.

This is free to download and use and remix, but if you republish it, please mention my name and send me a link if you can. I also have the original, unedited file I could make available upon request.

Enjoy!

Clear Head: Clearwater Waves

Check out http://garrickadenbuie.com/2011/hey-little-sister/ for the backstory and lyrics, and feel free to download this song and take it home with you. Leave me some comment love below!

Big thanks to Nicole April on Flickr for the photo. Original at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicole-april-artography/3631285822/

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