This is a collaboration with my brother who wrote and recorded the acoustic guitar track first, and I then added the piano to it (and later added a piano interlude and ending).   

As a piano player, I find that it can be a challenge to share the stage with another instrument without being too obtrusive.  Additionally, piano and acoustic guitar are both rich in frequencies making mixing a challenge (especially for my novice mixing skills).  I don't think I would have even attempted this project if I hadn't heard a bunch of wonderful and inspiring acoustic guitar and piano duet examples on SC from @debra_buesking and @david-dunhamuser589535203  https://soundcloud.com/debra_buesking/sets/dunham-buesking-collabs
This song is in a different style than their work, but nevertheless it was very helpful to listen to Deb and David's songs while thinking about how to try to fit in the piano in a complementary way.

Song title: The rugged sound of the flat-picked dreadnought together with the spaced out melody of the piano gives me an overall impression of desert/Western combined with sci-fi/fantasy.

-photograph for the song art taken by my wife Melissa Lehman

Desert Odyssey (acoustic guitar and piano)

I’ve Got my purple guitar 
you bought for me 
At that little bazaar (I had to beg )
just along the street (I had to beg you for money)
From our house  (our house?)
Well it used to be our house (it was always fuckin your house)
Now it’s only sticks and stones 
And full of bones ( whose bones? My bones)

inside of me 
I find 
No music left behind you 
 Just My guitar and me 

Now you’re over the bridge 
And it’s burning burning 
Running over the bridge 
I’m just water under it 
Now you’re  over the bridge 
And it’s burning burning down
Running over the bridge 
I’m just troubled water now 

I Play my purple guitar 
And sing alone 
No harmony left (no harmony)
 without a Melody (you stole)
Our song (my song)
Well it used to be our song (our song?I fuckin hate our song)
Now it’s only words and notes  (it was never my song)
That stick in my throat 

inside of me I find 
No music left behind you 
Just My guitar and me 
 
Now you’re over the bridge 
And it’s burning burning 
Running over the bridge 
I’m just water under it 
Now youre over the bridge 
And it’s burning burning down
Running over the bridge 
I’m just troubled water now 

I can’t remember the songs we used to sing together
I can’t remember (bridges are burning burning) songs we used to sing together
I can’t remember…….

A void dance ….in silence
My penance…for your sins 
(so I dance on your grave ….bridges are burning burning 
Bridges are burning burning down.

Burning down around your feet ..burning down ]
Burning down around your feet . You better run you better ri

a Void Dance

A cover song, originally by a great band: Morphine

I know you  Pt. II

I know you... (part II) - Morphine

Recorded/Mixed: Audacity
Guitar: Cort MR710 LH NS
Mic: Rhode USB Mini

Lyrics:

Day dreaming
An enchanted feeling
Take my hand in yours hold it forever more
The night's receding
For you I'll keep believing 
Your amber eyes to my surprise are gently grieving

Lean closer 
Please let me show ya
The love inside no need to hide I already know ya

Day dreaming
An enchanted feeling
Take my hand in yours hold it forever more

Forever more
Forever more
Take my hand in yours hold it forever more

Forever more
Forever more
Take my hand in yours hold it forever more

Time plays games with my mind
The winds of change blow indifferently outside
Only together
Can we build a world for the better
So take my hand my dear 
Hold it forever
Forever

Day dreaming
An enchanted feeling
Take my hand in yours hold it forever more
The night's receding
For you I'll keep believing
Take my hand in yours hold it forever more

Forever more
Forever more
Take my hand in yours hold it forever more
Forever more
Forever more
Take my hand in yours hold it forever more

© Tam Jennifer Hastings, 2023

Forever More (Acoustic, 2023)

songs used:
    
   Fluff - 03 Freeze in Slow Motion
       https://soundcloud.com/fluffling/03-freeze-in-slow-motion
   Fluff soundcloud:
       https://soundcloud.com/fluffling
   Fluff instagram:
       https://www.instagram.com/fluffmusic/

   AudioBake - Cyberian - Open Collab (download link in description)
       https://soundcloud.com/audiobake/cyberian-1
   AudioBake soundcloud:
       https://soundcloud.com/audiobake  

Ridiculous Story

Can't you
See what you've taken from me
Can't you
Hear how deeply I'm wanting to see
You be
Ugly outside not pleasant to be
Around
But you're ever so perfect and nothing about you too loud

Don't think you can hear me
Don't think you can hear me

Perfect enough
Perfect enough
Perfect enough
Nothing about you

Don’t think you can hear me
Don’t think you can hear me

Don’t think you can hear me
Don’t think you can hear me

Ridiculous Story

Can't you
See what you're doing to me
Can't you
Feel how deeply troubled I'd be
If you
Don't get out of my live and my mind
Cause I
Have some important peace of mind
To find

Loving you is so easy
Cause you're my type you see
And I want you tonight you see

I cannot deny you Baby
And it frightens me
Well it doesn't frighten me
Actually

Loving you
Doesn’t frighten me
Baby
Cause you’re my type you see
And I want you tonight you see
Baby
So easy
I cannot deny you baby
So easy
And I want you tonight you see

Don’t think you can hear me
But let me be near the
End
Of this ridiculous story
There's nothing to worry
About

(Released by:
    Barbara Donner
P-line:
    ℗ 2015 Barbara Donner)

Fluff & AudioBake - Cyberian Freeze In Slow Motion (dj baubau remix)

This is a piece of music honoring the 5 year old inside of you! You know the one, with a rich and vibrant imagination, full of energy! An explorer, a dreamer, pure momentum and joy <3! This has been a piece long in the making where I had the pleasure of revisiting my inner 5 year old, it was emotional, it was joyous, it has become a celebration - and now you can listen to it and hopefully go on your own adventure together with your inner child :-)! Image created in Midjourney

Going on an adventure!

Cantaloa

Floating Clouds (2017) Anthology CD4 Track 11

BRINGING YOU NEAR

A journey of Ambient, IDM, and Trance. Inspired by legends; Underworld, Tipper, and A&B - thank you. 

Tesseract

Aphiemi

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Aphiemi (Let Go)

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