You're a badass guitar player! Goodness. Somehow this reminds me of Johnny Cash, even though it has significantly more breadth. Love the chorus -- what a creative way to use melody. I am never daring enough. And this middle eastern sound in your solo riff! Very mysterious, infectious.

are you using a D tuning in this? I really like everything about this song...the delta sound, the pit in your soul for this song comes through and grabs my ears. Nice job Jen

I think this is the darkest song I've heard from you and I LOVE IT. Your guitar skills are INSANE.

I got nothing to say here. Just blown away. What a song Jen. Wow!

Julia's song for Week 21 of #songaweek2016.
“Everything matters if anything matters at all.” - Pierce Pettis, song “God Believes in You,” from album Everything Matters.

Image is “24 Hours Clock” by Paolo Uccello (public domain)

Time to wash the clothes
time to scrub the sink
time to give the little seedlings
a nice long drink
time to feed the chickens
time to walk the dog
time to listen to the children
time to write for the blog

Every day of our lives doesn't break new ground
every hour in a day won't blow your mind
every minute of ours doesn't make a mark
but every moment matters

Time to go to work
time to eat a snack
time to wash the dirty dishes
time to put them back
time to read a book
time to run a few miles
time to play a little music
time to rest a little while

Three hands sweeping round a face
grabbing hold of everything we've done
Where do they carry it?
How should we know?
It's a mystery where we're going
but how we love to run.

Every Moment Matters

Week 23 for #songaweek2016. Backing vocals by Nathan Bloom.

I was thinking of my daughter when I wrote this, but I mostly used words from the Hebrew Bible that I heard often in my own childhood, specifically the prophet Isaiah and the Psalms.

Don't Forget

All Too Heavy- Heavy OR Light prompt by Jen Bluhm of The Salt Vine
In this unravelin' world
I'm a foreigner, I'm an exile, I'm a widow, I'm a a motherless child
Such a burden, all too heavy
What a burden, all too heavy
You can crawl into a hole and die
You can build a wall, you can store it up, 
You can hold it off for a time
Or you could
Wade into waters, and be tossed by the waves
Stand for nothing, fall for everything
Let them rock you, sway you into a deep sleep
Pay attention to the tension building
If you're not my mama, if you're not my daddy, who is the hand that feeds me?
I am your other, I am your brother, I am your baby
Like a freight train coming down the track
Headlight glaring, horns are blaring
Ain't nobody gonna turn it back

All Too Heavy - Week 24 and Week 3 "Heavy" prompt

Lyrics:

I lost count of how many
words I wrote for you,
and I still feel like I don't
know exactly what you do.
I search my mind for answers 
to questions I don't even know.
You're the order and the chaos,
and every little thing I want.

Nothing in this world
can hold together my bones
when you're around.

You've got some rules I'd
like to break tonight.
Give me just 4 hours and
let your walls come down.
Give me just one chance
to be all that you want.
And who knows?, maybe
I'll end up making you smile.

I wanna know what makes
your soul light up,
what makes your heart fall apart,
every little thing that you are.

talk. (4hours)(Week 28)

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Here is my cover of 'Blowers Daughter' by Damien Rice that I got to perform live at Maida Vale studios with my band and a string quartet.  It was such an amazing day! Hope you enjoy my cover x 
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Blowers Daughter - Damien Rice Cover (Live at Maida Vale)

My thirty third contribution to Song A Week 2016 (www.songaweek2016.com).

Lyrics @ www.jtr.nyc/lyrics

James Tristan Redding - Knife To A Gun Fight (8/16/16)

A Little Offbeat

Week 33

Hello.  I am Jen Bluhm, a singer-songwriter from the Twin Cities.  I am half of the Twin Cities' very own Indie duo The Salt Vine.  Look us up here on SoundCloud, and your other favorite social media platforms.

All Too Heavy - Week 24 and Week 3 "Heavy" prompt

Jen Bluhm's Songs of 2016

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