lovely storytelling in a magical soundtrack

Fabulous lyrics and musical expression- love the highs and lows of your voice.

you remind me of James Taylor, and Kat Stevens in one, the lyrics sincere, and touching

Thank you so much - love them both so very pleased! Thanks again! 👍😃

I am detecting a definite "JW" style in your songs. So very lyrical!

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WaterCave

This is probably the last track for the Ancillary Justice soundtrack. It's also an alternative soundtrack for Jon Mupasi's mesmerising 8-hour video, albeit just three and half minutes...  I guess you could put it on repeat! Haha! It's on YouTube and mossandfog.com - Worth a look, I promise!
https://mossandfog.com/floating-in-space-for-eight-full-hours/

Spaced Out And Legless

This is a story song. I called the two characters Max and Lilly for ease of reference when I was writing it. Best with headphones! 
V1- The smutty comment by Max is an old phrase some retired soldiers used to use in a depot I worked at in the late 1980’s. It made me laugh as a young man so thought I’d use it now. 
V2- my grandparents lived in a village near Stonehenge and I was also born there. Always wanted to include it in a song. 
Lilly’s dream is a recurrent day dream I used to have as a kid in the back of the car on family trips to the West Country. I always imagined the spirits of Ancient Britons watching the cars and the modern world and warning us about change…as you do!! Their world was rocked by the Roman invasion so they would know a lot about change!
V3 - I’m that age where we are losing friends and family. The hospital scene is something I’ve seen a lot of recently and so put Lilly into that setting. 
Hope you enjoy the song. 
James

Lyrics- It was like that then

Her shin had started bleeding, it wasn’t deep but really hurt
She’d tripped on his old cricket bat, his socks and dirty shirt
He was laughing from the bedclothes saying “don’t drip blood on my bed”
He was drinking in her nakedness and said ‘the hungry must be fed!’
She hopped across the bedroom, laughing as she fell
Into his arms and gently kissed him, and soon she could tell
Than another Sunday morning would be spent there in their bed
Loving without end, it was like that then

Jackdaws chatted in sunshine as they walked towards the stones
They saw some tourists in the distance, but in the field they were alone
They laid a blanket by a hedgerow, and lay there holding hands
Listening to the insects, they drank some wine and made their plans
And Air Force jets flew overhead, as she gently held him tight
And they stayed there undetected as the day turned into night
And a barn owl left its hiding place and swooped down on its prey
Loving without end, it was like that then

And she sensed the magic seep
From sarsen stones as sleep wrapped itself around her in the night
And she dreamt she saw a chariot, with warriors, swords and shields
Saying
“Live life to the full, grasp it hard, yes hold it tight
Savour and devour it, because nothing ever lasts
Don’t take things for granted, change comes hard and fast
Remember how it was, remember how it was”

She lay still in the bed, and looked out of the window,
It was too warm in the ward, she watched the falling sleet and snow
The kids had sent a card and it was on the bed beside her
She looked down at herself, at the gown, the tubes and cannula
She thought about the hard years, the arguments and debts
The everyday monotony, the things they said and should forget
And he woke up in the chair, and knew that he was losing her
Now and then, loving without end

“Don’t take things for granted, change comes hard and fast
Remember how it was, remember how it was”

(Loving) Loving without end, it was like that then
(Loving) loving without end, it was like that then
(Build a foundation), loving without end, it was like that then
(Build a foundation) loving without end, it was like that then

James Whiteman, Copyright 2021/22

It was like that then

Et med naturen

Only three years late, party long finished. I came across this on my old hard drive and thought it right to post it now. One of many I intended to finish but have left the chisel marks visible

Original here https://soundcloud.com/learningtoplay/out-there-somewhere and much more to enjoy 

Fantastic experimental guitar noises and sounds form the backcloth. Beats from lincolnproduction. Vocals and additional guitars by me.

pic: https://wallpapercrafter.com/5904-forest-snowstorm-bw-winter-snow-4k.html

Out There Somewhere - Learningtoplay With Nicholas Ridiculous

03/262023

Freight Train w/Jussi Welin guitar

Vocals & Lyrics by Nadia Selvaggi
Instrumental & Mix by Garddwr Porffor: https://soundcloud.com/garddwrporffor
*Chorus is an arrangement of the seafarer's hymn, 'Eternal Father, Strong to Save,' by William Whiting & John Bacchus Dykes

To Sail Upon the Sea
by Nadia Selvaggi

Divine providence,
or fate of the poor?
Like their fathers,
and theirs before

Promised a chariot of fire to heaven,
now meet their maker as a slave
And in dust, the glory promised fades

Eternal Father, strong to save,
whose arm restrains the restless wave,
who bids the mighty ocean deep
its own appointed bounds to keep

Their martyred blood a sacrifice
for fortune, kings, and a fool's paradise

Dreams of their beloveds dancing in their heads,
where there's no cold, no wet, no comrades dead

In terror, the bondservants slain
on a blue, watery grave,
their corpses heaved into the black, frigid waves

O death, take me now
This empire's war for power and profit I disavow
Spare me this unsufferable horror
Take me in your merciful arms

Eternal Father, strong to save,
whose arm restrains the restless wave,
who bids the mighty ocean deep
its own appointed bounds to keep

Creator Spirit, by whose breath
were fashioned sea and sky and earth;
who made the stormy chaos cease
and gave us life and light and peace

To Sail Upon the Sea by Garddwr Porffor & Nadia Selvaggi

J-Cape Peninsula

Walking down the road, and you are on my mind.
Doncha know I’m happy and I’m free.
Nothing’s gonna get me down, no, not today.
Nothing’s gonna get the best of me.

I’ve got no agenda,nothing much to do.
Just talking to the ladies, and they smile.
Nothing’s gonna get me down, no, not today.
I think I might stick around a while.
I might take a chance, you know I’ll

Walk the streets of Amsterdam. Let the music play
Here on the streets of Amsterdam, they all know the way.
No one cares, in Amsterdam, you are who you are.
Here on the streets of Amsterdam, everybody is a star.

Candace is a friend of mine, she shares her bed,
But there’s nothing funny going on.
Nothing’s gonna get me down, no, not today.
I like where I am, and I’m okay.
Sure, I like it here, I’m gonna stay - and 

Walk the streets of Amsterdam. Let the music play
Here on the streets of Amsterdam, they all know the way.
No one cares, in Amsterdam, you are who you are.
Here on the streets of Amsterdam, everybody is a star.

Amsterdam

YT video  : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5J6AR6Zvik

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I’m a singer/songwriter from Guildford, Surrey, England. I started writing songs when I was 12 on a piano but really got into it when I started playing the guitar at 13/14. As with so many of us, career and family became the priority and I stopped writing over a 30 year period. Now I’ve retired, I’ve finally got time to write and record again and I love it! 
I play everything on the songs and record on my MacBook on GarageBand. Still learning! 
I hope you enjoy the songs and thank you in advance for any comments and feedback. 
James

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