Really nice track with some subtle and clever instrumentation. Nice drum sound, are they acoustic drums?

Love the lilting feel of the piece. Really nice.

great song, man, would fit Jethro Tull to a T!!

Hurdy Gurdy Men EP demo

Buy it on BandCamp https://hurdygurdymen.bandcamp.com/track/ruby-monday-good-enough

Ruby Monday (Good Enough)

She was never good enough, for all the roles they handed out in life
She waited oh so patiently, for someone who could finally see her pain

But the author never showed up in her land, at least in no way she could understand
understand for her life

She stood upon her pedestal, eating more though feeling full inside
Confusion is the final state, for all the love we confiscate with lies

And she could never ever turn the page, from years of mother’s sycophantic rage
all the rage she held inside

And the tranquilizers never did the trick, they always left her feeling somewhat sick,
sickened and alone


Friends would call with their advice, of what to do to make things right and new
But they hadn’t lived through what they spoke, their words were simply borrowed quotes and views

And their answers could never quite withstand, all the questions which a heart demands,
 a heart demands to know

Take a stroll along the shore of stillborn lives and metaphors unseen
There you’ll find a horror show of drowning souls that couldn’t let go and be

And they never ever tire of their hands, of building pretty castles in the sand,
for eternity

photo by Sydney Sims

Ruby Monday (Good Enough)

Met Her On Arrival

And then you met her on arrival, she stole your heart like a new religion
Devil's child wore her smile, on and on her kisses carried you

Cold riches, you cannot find peace of mind in your securities
Cold riches, you're bound to see what you'll be for opportunity

And then you opted for denial, a buried head with blurry vision
Pure sarcasm mixed with guile, the doctor called, the symptoms must be true

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And then you had a premonition, a thousand things you might be missing
Deja Vu and indecision, it's crazy how they're both inside of you

Cold riches, you cannot find peace of mind in your securities
Cold riches, you're bound to see what you'll be for opportunity

Settle down, little mama, settle down to find your way
Settle down, little lady, settle down to keep your self

photo by Mikkel Frimer-Rasmussen

Met Her On Arrival

Like in the movie the boy with the red balloon, but this time it's her, the one who takes me back to my childhood.

The Story Of The Red Balloon

Blueberry Girl

Round and around she will spin you around, she’ll lift you straight up and then set you back down
All of your lies and her daffodil curls, you’ve arrived  just in time for the Blueberry Girl

Offer your heart to the Blueberry Girl, her words they might sting you, her love never will
She’ll cradle your sorrows, like they were the world,
And then you discover, she resembles a lover, who took everything you had hidden away from your mother and father’s designs

Round and around she’ll set you back down, put your feet on this earth where your life spins around
Will you rely on the past to arrange all the love that she brings that’s so new and so strange?

Offer your heart to the Blueberry Girl, her words they might sting you, her love never will
She’ll cradle your sorrows, like they were the world,
And then you recover from the October druthers, 
Watch all your judgements go scurry away when the truth of the moment is spied

Offer your heart to the Blueberry Girl, her words they might sting you, her love never will
She’ll cradle your sorrows, like they were the world,
And then you recover from the impotent lovers
Watch all of the children get carried away, when their mothers and fathers collide

Blueberry GIrl New Mix

The first full length Record, Blisters available on limited CD sept 24th
Only at shorediverecords.bandcamp.com
Cover art by: Eetu Iljamo
www.redbubble.com/people/Tukkasotka/shop
Released by shorediverecords.bandcamp.com/album/blisters
Mixed and mastered Apocalypse studios UK.

Broken Home

Released in 2019 on Suburban Bicycle Gang's debut album Soft Balls Are Too Hard.

Suburban Bicycle Gang - Alone In A Crowd

Look to the Sky - Robert Grigg & Combstead

This song is for those who are anxiously waiting for a package to arrive, and you need it now.

RON SNYDER - I'm So Excited About It (JUNGLE VERSION)

Like A Bird

Thunderstrike

Come Back Virginia

Come back Virginia, the moment has come, from the top of the mountains to the tip of the sun, you were right to deny me, but I question your run, come back Virginia, your nails are a memory now

Come back Virginia, your father has fled, down to the river and the banks in his head, to a pile of money he is joyfully wed, come back Virginia, there's no one to badger you now

Come back Virginia, the revolution is done, the protest is over, the demonstration's been won, all the heats gone to nowhere, was the friction that fun? come back Virginia, it's fashion and then thrown away

- B R I D G E -

Come back Virginia, what more could I say? to try and convince you that something has changed? that sometimes a drunkard gets a glimpse of his state, come back Virginia there's no one that can't be redeemed

Come back Virginia, there's no one that can't be redeemed...

Come Back Virginia

Please listen/follow on Spotify too: https://open.spotify.com/track/3v5oZJDULt3Aos5I1Eva6V

Lollipops and Lullabies

Your missing penance for the seventh time and it's bound to rain
your heart is aching for the seventh time as you watch it break

Your hand is reaching for the nearest door as you watch it shake
your mind is searching for the freest thought that it just can't make

If I could find a way, to break through all the chains about you now
It's just so hard to breath, where others simply refuse to see her now

You once were promised such a great reward, and you just can't wait
and all those things you held so dearly close, now you simply hate

Two steps you say goodbye, to lollipops and lullabies for now
and there was no one there, to idolize or compare to now

Your missing penance for the seventh time and it's bound to rain
your heart is aching for the seventh time as you watch it break

Lollipops and Lullabies

This is my cover of Seal's 'CRAZY'.

Check out my video for sure!

YouTube video (2012):
http://youtu.be/l9RLfLAl1eA

CRAZY (Ron Snyder - Cover) 2020 Re-Mix

New version 2022

Song with a wink about someone's reaction to a restless partner who wants to change his life for the better. And he means business! No more time consuming hassle but focus on what really matters. This time he really wants it. In fact, he is determined! Like he always is after summer vacation... Recorded with my good friend Dave McKeown and vocalist Hester Kirkels. Mastered by White Sea Studio.

[rough translation]
JUST THIS SONG
Now or never
You’re gonna do it differently
A last chance
For the life you want
No more hassle
Time for what really matters
Like you say
It will be a world of difference

Do what you can’t resist
Go ahead, do your thing
I don’t mind talking about it 
But don't ask me what I think
Or what I expect
It isn’t much 
Just this song

Every year
You’re gonna do it differently
Every year
Again a last chance
Every year
When the summer comes to an end
Every year
This ritual dance

Do what you can’t resist
Go ahead, do your thing
I don’t mind talking about it 
But don't ask me what I think
No, don't ask what I think
Don't let me say
What I expect
It isn’t much 
Just this song

Sax: @Dave-McKeown
Backing vocals: @HesterKirkels
Rest: Bas

Alleen dit lied

ALLEEN DIT LIED (mastered)

Introducing "Hurdy Gurdy Men" - a dynamic and eclectic indie San Francisco band that blends alternative rock, folk, bluesy funk, americana, ska, and more into a captivating and unique sound. With both male and female members, this diverse group brings a refreshing and inclusive energy to their performances. 
Formed in the vibrant music scene of San Francisco, HGM boasts a lineup of talented musicians, each with their own distinctive style and passion for creating music. Together, they create a tight and pulsating foundation that drives the band's music forward.
With a rich blend of influences ranging from Lumineers and Arctic Monkeys to Pink Floyd, Elliot Smith, and Gillian Welch, HGM effortlessly navigates between genres, infusing their music with unmistakable hooks and creativity.

Blueberry GIrl New Mix

Hurdy Gurdy Men

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