Hooray!! It was ‘will they won’t they’ all the way through! Ah! A happy conclusion and just fabulous guitar tripping the light fantastic and great story telling vocals. 

A great story. This track is really well put together Ian and a real joy to listen to.

fantastic song Ian! sweet sweet chords🎶🤘🏽

this is one of my favorite songs here on SC, often come back to listen again, i confess

good lyrics...love the guitar on all of them

Wonderful song - lovely guitar play and such a lovely sound!

Really very pretty, this dialogue between two guitars, superb - ❤️🕊️🙏

2023-08-23 about time I got this public :)

album on Bandcamp

Blazing Away (2021 remix)

A Place To Be

Morning Walk (2023 Remaster) - Cover

Music, poetry, rehearsals with musicians, singing... In the absence of all this, you have to do everything yourself... :)
Video-version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_wmWSwTc2Q

Poetry in Russian:

Хмурым утром, холодным, туманным,
С корабля я сошел на причал.
Не найдя в море лжи и обмана
Все, что в тщетной надежде искал.

Крики чаек, 
Серых волн прибой.
Разве ждал встретиться с тобой?
Словно чудо, ты явилась вдруг,
И светом все озарила вокруг!

Понял я - путь мой был не напрасен,
И не зря ветер дул в паруса.
Радость жизни вернула мне снова
Глаз твоих изумрудных краса.

И теперь, позабыв все печали,
Каждый вечер я жду, ангел мой,
Нашей встречи с тобой, чтоб сначала,
Жизнь прожить под счастливой звездой!

English translation:

Gloomy morning, cold, foggy...
From the ship I went to the pier,
Not finding in the Sea of Lies
All that I sought in vain.

The screams of seagulls,
Surf of gray waves...
I did not hope to meet someone like you.
Like a miracle, you suddenly appeared
And the light illuminated everything around!

I realized that my path was not for nothing,
And wind blew into the sail not without reason -
The beauty of your emerald eyes
Returned me again the joy of life.

And now, forgetting all the sorrows,
Every evening, my angel,
I wait meeting with you,
To live my life again
Now under a lucky star...

"Emerald Eyes"

Sound advice: Jack


He’s quite useless
Not much of a catch
Like a big smile, toothless
For you he’s no great match

But if the scene could be different 
And if our minds would reset
If we Ignore the raging current
Could it be much of a threat 

Many miles in his worn out shoes
Doing this, doing that. Doing what he’s been told
I think he’s looking for clues
But he ain’t got silver nor gold

Stick
If he point out a spot
Showing something you haven’t got
Kindly offer you a cup of tea
Would you share a short time with me

He’s not much of a threat

New version of the original track previously released in 2021.
Music composed, performed and mixed by Julien Vescovi

Cello by Aude Declaf
https://soundcloud.com/luce-faedda

Artwork by Max Magnan
https://www.maxmagnan.com
https://www.instagram.com/max_magnan/

Locked-in

Get away

Get Away (feat. Aude Declaf)

Cyberian
Open Collaboration 
Fantastic Track by Audiobake Just had to do some colouring In

Cyberian Open Collaboration Audiobake

Nine Above 10

℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded and mixed using Logic. Mastered in Soundcloud
Guitars played: Rhythm - Taylor T5 (Koa Top); Lead - Morris Nylon String 

It's been good fun recording this song, which I started to write some years ago, sitting in a beautiful cafe in a wonderful town square in France.  Hope you like it!
LYRICS:
Behind her cool sunglasses and her long dark hair
No one sees the colour of her eyes
At her table in the corner of the cafe on the square
She watches the world go by

And he just longs to know her
As she comes to the cafe every day
But when he takes her coffee to her table
He can never find the words to say

Behind her cool sunglasses and her long dark hair
As the world goes walking by
From her table in the corner of the cafe on the square
She keeps him in the corner of her eye

And she just longs to know him
As he waits on her table every day
But when he brings her coffee to her table
She can never find the words to say

She raises her sunglasses to the top of her head
Holding back her long dark hair
At her table in the corner of the cafe in the square 
She looks up from her chair

As he brings her coffee to her table 
Just as does every day
His eyes meet hers for the very first time
No need for any words to say

Cafe On The Square

SATW... is   ''Straight All The Way''
Originally this is just my acoustic guitar & vocal song.  Zen On Campus made my song more powerful and enjoyable with his great arrangement and mixing , mastering. I really appreciate all of his help and friendship!
Zen On Campus    https://soundcloud.com/user-137297071-72671885
Please visit his page on SoundCloud and enjoy his sound!

SATW(collab with Zen On Campus)

Welcome to 2024 and thank you for visiting my Soundcloud page. 
It's great to connect with so many talented musicians here on Soundcloud! On this page you'll find my original songs (including 4 albums) and acoustic guitar instrumentals (including 2 EP's), together with various notes about guitars played, tunings, recording etc.

I am in the process of writing my fifth album which I hope to record over these winter months.

Musical influences for me have been many and varied including for example Bert Jansch, John Martyn, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Mark Knopfler, BB King, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Fairport Convention, Paul Simon,  JJ Cale, Eric Clapton, Colin Hay and John Mayer.

Hope you enjoy listening to my music.

Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.

Cafe On The Square

Ian Stokes

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