Death Medley. Well Chris approached me with several songs about death asking if I'd be interested in colaborating on any of them. She wrote out the first verse, I think, of each one and well - I thought they read pretty well put together. There was a dialogue there that seemed to work. So the medley was born out of death...! ;)

Anyway, it's been so much fun to do and the songs envolved are

- "Death Come a Creeping" Traditional
- "In my time of Dying"/"Jesus gonna make up my dying bed" Blind Willie Johnson
- "Oh Death" Charlie Patton
and there's some vocals from one of those I adapted to suit the phrasing during the third verse...

I think that's it!

Chris' page - http://soundcloud.com/chris-okunbor

Musicaserj II's additions here - https://soundcloud.com/musicaserj-ii/death-medley-idris-davies

Peace out.

Death Medley

Thanks to Derek for getting me in on this one! Always enjoy collaborating with this guy - he makes it all look so easy and effortless!

Here's his page - https://soundcloud.com/fossil60

Banty Rooster (Collaboration with Fossil60)

So it's only my opinion, I may be right or wrong.

I don't mean offence, I'm not preaching, the person this was written for will probably never hear it because I'd actually never try and tell someone how to live their lives. I just don't like it when people judge me for how I live mine.

So I'm really worried that this song is going to offend some people. This is why I've never posted it. But hey - if I can't post a blatant Christian song for Christmas when can I? And I really hope this doesn't offend anyone because I AM willing to consider that I may be wrong. But - I live in hope. Does that make me so stupid?

Anyway - happy Christmas to all my SC friends, may it be filled with joy and a time of rest and recovery before a busy new year! :)

Words:

He’s There

If you wont look how do you expect to see?
  Of course you’re alone – that’s what it means to be free
We can pick and choose what we do and don’t do
  Make our own mind up about what we believe to be true
But I swear just look
  Because He’s there.

We can breakdown everything that’s real
  Rationalise all we see touch and feel
And science is a wonderful thing
  Allowing us to see almost everything
But I swear if you look
  You’ll see He’s there.

  Now don’t criticise what you don’t understand
    Don’t look for answers just from the atheist man
  If you want the full picture read the Bible I dare
    And if you look you may find
      He’s there.

Miracles are just things we don’t understand
  They can be done by God or yes they can be done by man
But an act of God is a wonderful thing
  A sign if you believe that He is the King
And I swear if you look
  Because He’s there.

Some people won’t believe without proof
  Without hard evidence they won’t believe it’s the truth
But what’s the point? What’s the worth
  In believing what we’re told instead of having to search?
So I swear if you look
  You’ll see He’s there.


He's There (Please read blurb)

I was never happy with the original recording of this one so here's a new attempt.

Hope you like it!

Every Grain Of Sand

See Another Day (rough)

every time I record now this is the sound I get - anyone know why and how to rectify??

Thanks!!

HELP NEEDED - anyone know how to fix this

Whatup, so a new track. Sorry it's quite long! Also, whilst I'm apologising, sorry the sound quality's rubbish! If anyone has any advice regarding this - it'd be more than welcome :)

Thanks.

Bermondsey Blues

This is a bit of fun, all parts played/sung by myself. I hope you enjoy :)

I Worry Too

She's just a devil woman ;D

Haha joking of course - this actually came from the first line being something I heard on TV. Thought it had a good rhythm to it.

Hope you like  :)

Trust Me Don't Do It

Always loved this song and play it to death. Thought I'd have a go with my new fave toy the trumpet in the mix.

Hope you like :)

Shooting Star

There's a list of things wrong with this recording from forgetting the words, chords, bad tuning, bad recording etc etc but I enjoyed it. This song never grows old for me - bloody love Bob Dylan.

Mama You Been On My Mind (Bob Dylan)

A slight reworking of an old song that I was never that happy with. A soppy one I'm afraid - sorry!

Album Coming...

Because I Want You

Instrumental. Title says it all really ;)

(Beacause I'm) Sad But Smiling

Just found this and noticed it never made it to any of my 'albums' - recorded back in 2009 I think.

Not sure I can reach those high notes any more ;)

Blues Before Sunrise

This must have been written and recorded about 2006. I think I played it at Lowerwoodstock with Dave Davies and The Davies'. Dad on clarinet, Boo on cello and Nancy - can't remember what she would have played. Anyway, it's a short sweet song about walking. I was listening to Dylan's Time Out Of Mind a lot million miles etc etc) and writing a lot about life on the road. Anyway, short and sweet - unlike this blurb ;)

Hear more here - http://idrisdavies.bandcamp.com/

Walkin Mans Blues [2007]

Collaboration with Prawnsontast.

She found a great version of this and asked if I'd do some work with her on it. A pleasure of course and I'm really pleased to have my name to this song!

Hear her other stuff here - https://soundcloud.com/prawnsontoast

And if you're struggling to hear this one try this link  http://snd.sc/ZMogSY

Sweet Child Of Mine

"There is a lot in Idris' music that is highly original even though he's treading a well-worn path. His delivery is so personal and intimate. An instant classic" - Mark J Bennet, Soundcloud

GREETINGS and welcome to my page! So at the minute I'm compiling all of my recent work into a new album which will hopefully be recorded this Autumn..! In the meantime however I'm very excited to announce that my first music video is soon to be published by WheelBellow! I've seen a first draft and I'm really pleased with it! Can't wait!

I draw from traditional songs, ideas and phrases and weave them into my songs and to add to the rich tapestry of folk music. But I've not always been a musician, I trained in architecture and as a child I never really engaged with music. It was only later when I discovered one of my mothers Lightning Hopkins records gathering dust and put it on. Boy! Well that started it for me and I've not looked back since. I now live in Peckham, South London where I work behind a local bar and play the other side of it too, often (and happily) through the night.

I started recording when I started writing as this was the best way, I felt, to keep a record of the music. Upon joining SC I've arranged most of my recordings into 6 albums and an EP. The first 3 albums, from the early days, I call Bootlegs (the last of these being Testerest, The Best of The Rest). These 3 albums really illustrate my learning process. Imitations - you can hear me trying to sound like Dylan I'm sure on a couple of tracks. And there are also the first songs I wrote there - love songs of course! The last 3 albums I've compiled under the sub-title Sketch Songs as they're all just sketches. But, ranging from 2008 - 2011 they represent the more recent work from me. The last, The Dental Demos EP is just the result of a recording oppotunity I had earlier this year. Foolishly I just recorded the songs off the top of my head and none of the new songs I'd been writing at the time. So I've saved these up and now have loads of material for my next album. I really want to put everything into this one. I have a couple of collaborations lined up, duets and such, as well as other experimentation's but I really want to do it right - and that means preparation! So I'm not rushing anything but hope to have things ready to go into the studio in a month or so - about the time my music video will be released!

Well, anyway, I'm rambling - sorry!

All that left to say really is thanks for visiting my page and I hope you enjoy what you hear!

"The first time I listened to [Idris], I thought just maybe, Nick Drake was alive and well and hiding out in the UK" - Mimi Cross sirenstories.com

To hear the Bootlegs simply click on the soundcloud link way up above.

Discography:

~The Bootlegification Vol 1
~The Bootlegification Vol 2
~Testerest - The Best Of The Rest
~SKETCH SONGS - In The Trees
~SKETCH SONGS - The Sternhall Sessions
~SKETCH SONGS - Peckham Melodies
~The Dental Demos EP

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