O Holy Night

An acoustic version of this song from our electro-vocoder album 'tws_tvs'
featuring John's son Bram on the harmonica!

LYRICS:

Sunset glowing on the mountain
Hour is late but no one's counting
Eat our tea out of a round tin
Look out baby, we've gone campin'

Wake up waiting for the sunrise
Tartan blanket on our cold thighs
Canvas creaking on some loose guys
Campfire smoke will sting in both eyes

Darling, where's the matches?
I can't find the lighter!
Washing in the river
Cooking by the fire

We're home here in the wild
We lay our heads on stone
And share our sunburn smiles

Gone Campin' (Sunburn Smiles) - acoustic version

New Beat 51

Special thanks to my friend Pierluigi Luisi for playing bassline.

Glass roads

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A beautiful track by Shiloh Smith - Vocals, Lyrics, Guitar and Composition
Guitar decorations by Robert Grigg
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Everything Burns

Buckle up. We have gotten a reservation from the devil himself.

Reservation for the devil

Reservation For The Devil

seeing in the dark
i see you but you don't see me
in the shadows i perceive clearly
things that used to be obscure to me

let's go back to that place where we did those things
of the sunset and the stars we'll sing
a little sympathy and peace to bring

once there was a house
then there was a child
then there was a car
and the times got less wild
but when i look at you i'm still beguiled

there's a chemistry
working silently
invisibly
improbably
around you and me

lying in the dark
i know you have your eyes on me
you perceive but you will never see
in the end that what will be will be

these seasons come and go with the ebb and flow
but if you'd only close your eyes you'd know
you can only reap the seeds you sew

once there was a dawn
then there was a day
then there was a dusk
and the moon would come along and say
that there can never be another way

there's a chemistry
working silently
invisibly  
improbably
around you and me

flowers will grow
amid the stones and the snow

there's a chemistry
working silently
invisibly  
improbably
around you and me
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Chemistry

‘Snipers Blues’ closes the album off with a gritty punch of blues rock. Dirty riffs drive the track while kinetic drums bounce and pound with ferocious energy. It’s effortlessly cool, swagger driven and ballsy while also holding an air of breezy laid back attitude. Sultry and eerie with sharp guitar wails it’s a dramatic memorable end to the album. -Indiebuddie

Snipers Blues - Single Edit

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Snipers Blues (RADIO EDIT)

Whitman's America - VIII. A Prairie Sunset (Soprano Solo)
Duration: ca. 24'
for soprano and baritone soloists, chorus and orchestra

Performed by American Modern Orchestra and Albany Pro Musica, Kent Tritle, conductor, Larry Pine, narrator, Caitlin Lynch, Soprano Soloist, Chad Sloan, Baritone Soloist, José Daniel Flores-Caraballo, Albany Pro Music Artistic Director, Mostly Modern Festival, Arthur Zankel Music Center, Filene Concert Hall, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, June 15, 2018.
Publisher: Bill Holab Music: www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.p…n%27s+america
For More Information: robertpaterson.com/whitmans-america
View Score Online: issuu.com/robertpaterson/docs/…n_s_america__score-p
Formerly titled Walt's America for world premiere.

NOTE: Instrumentation is designed to be identical to the Brahms Requiem, but with additional percussion.

PROGRAM NOTE
I have always been very fond of Walt Whitman and his poetry, not only for the inherent beauty and sense of optimism he illustrates in many of his works, but also for his intimacy, directness, colorful descriptions, and the way in which he sings the praises of nature and our role in it as individuals.

Whitman’s America is a setting of six poems from Whitman’s final version of Leaves of Grass, often called the Death Bed Edition, since he compiled this version the year he died. My work is constructed in an arch form as a sort of quasi-fantasia. I view each connected movement or section as a scene or vision, perhaps from an imagined Whitman as he lay on his deathbed. My goal was to capture and highlight a variety of themes that permeate Whitman’s poems, and in particular, themes that have to do with his love of America and the American people.

The work begins with Gliding o’er all, a poem in which Whitman portrays a positive attitude toward death; he is prepared for it and ready to embrace it. He presents a tone of acceptance through the irony of singing of many deaths, for the positive act of singing, in the way he imagines, does not typically correlate with death. Next is I Dream’d in a Dream, sung by a solo baritone, a poem that describes a utopic vision of peace and harmony. Following that is I Hear America Singing, about American pride and having pride in one’s work. Next is America, describing the destiny of America as a nation, his love of the masses, his devotion to Democracy and America fulfilling the spiritual needs of its people. Second to last is A Prairie Sunset, sung by a solo soprano, a poem that captures the beauty of the American prairie, an aspect of the American landscape that Whitman was very passionate about. Finally, I end with After the Dazzle of Day, a beautiful poem describing the starry night sky, an evening filled with music and his own internal symphony during the silence that follows.

Whitman’s America was commissioned by the Gulf Coast Symphony (Fort Myers, FL) as part of their 2020 Commissioning Project, Andrew M. Kurtz, Music Director and Conductor.

Movement Titles:
I. Gliding o'er all
II. I Dream’d in a Dream
III. I Hear America Singing
IV. America
V. A Prairie Sunset
VI. After the Dazzle of Day

Whitman's America - VIII. A Prairie Sunset (Soprano Solo)

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My Heart Belongs to You

Alternative/ Blues-Rock Songwriter
New single "Twenty Three" out now!  "It’s Gonna Get Heavy Out" 20th August 2025
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Snipers Blues (RADIO EDIT)

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