Collaborations

with https://soundcloud.com/clublimemusic, Hiram, Mark Hoogslag & Maarten Luitwieler, Pleudoniem, Régulo Tortolero,  Orillia Junction, Julsy & Snow Mens Music (Todd) , Say, https://soundcloud.com/the-plugs, Carolyn Burnette, https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett, https://soundcloud.com/fingerstyle_guitar, Mark J. Bennett, Daniel Lockhart, LFH a.o.

other musicians welcome

Dan https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1 is one of the most inventive and exciting people to collaborate with on SC. If you haven't heard his work before you should check out his cloud. Mark

Collaborations with ProgRockDan1 (and Oorlab)

New & hot: Jazz & Blues

Electronic Love

Some long distance collaborations I have been fortunate to work on with Dick (Netherlands) and Régulo (Venezuela).

Collaborations with Oorlab (Dick Vestdijk) and Régulo Tortolero

Any Road (George Harrison)

Three Owls:
Mark Bennett: Vocals
Oorlab: Violin, Bass, Piano and Backing Vocals
Régulo Tortolero: Drums and Cuatro venezolano

Recorded and Produced by Three Owls 
Art Cover: Mark Bennett
Photography: R.T. © 2020
All Rights Reserved by the Owner
For educational purposes only

Any Road

Any Road (George Harrison)

Three Owls
I'll See You In My Dreams (Isham Jones / Gus Khan)

Mark Bennett: Vocals
Oorlab: Piano, Violin, Backing Vocals
Régulo Tortolero: Cuatro venezolano, Bass and Brushes

Photography by Eduardo Chacín on location Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda © 2018

I'll See You In My Dreams

I'll See You In My Dreams (Isham Jones / Gus Khan)

My idea for the subject matter came from Dan saying the music made him think of mountains and water. In my head I made a leap to a human story I knew of a mother and son who waited for much of WWII at a tiny seaport (Kyle of Lochalsh) in the North Western Highlands of Scotland to occasionally see the husband/father who was on mine sweeping missions with the Arctic convoys. Life expectancy was 6 months but he returned safely. This story would work just as well as a scenario for a fishing village where all the men had been gone for days during a storm.

I can't thank Dan enough for his inspirational piece that triggered these words and likewise Dick made this sound so emotionally charged with his fiddle and harmony vocals. I am greatly indebted to my collaborators for making this possible with endless patience and skill.

Please check out their wonderful clouds. https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart/by-the-waters-edge-with-mark-bennett-oorlab-with-video-link
All Music (except for Violin), Vocal - https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart
Violin, Harmony Vocal and Video - https://soundcloud.com/oorlab
Lyrics, Vocal and Artwork - me 

Video link - http://youtu.be/UAfy0vtMmsc


By the water’s edge,
All her thoughts are out at sea,
The child in her arms belongs to he,
He who’s gone

Ev’ry storm is a pain in her heart,
Waiting for news that would tear her apart,
Of he who’s gone
By the water’s edge

She is not alone in her wait,
All the women share her fate,
By the water’s edge

Tears of joy from all on the shore,
The ship is home once more.
By the water’s edge

By The Water's Edge (with Dan Lockhart & oorlab) with Video link

Mark says,
"Making music with Rodolfo is always exciting and often a challenge, although I know we both find it stimulating, as we always aim to reach high and this post is no exception. This new song, started its gestation almost a year ago, instantly showed a lot of promise and since has been through many stages of exploration and rounds of problem-solving. The painfully blunt lyrics were initially inspired by a friend's brutal relationship break-up, but the final result is much heavier. I hope you find it moving rather than disturbing, I was trying to match the mood of Rod's deeply dramatic music."

Rodolfo says,
"I think it's a fantastic song and you've done an amazing job on both the story and the vocals, especially those tough lines. When I was writing it, I just felt like a modern blues with a techno vibe was taking shape. The final sound was defined by the story and those really dramatic, emotional lyrics. You might want to make it clear that it's a fictional story to avoid giving our friends heart attacks."

We appreciate all of the kind support that the Soundcloud community has given our collaborations. Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts, Mark and Rodolfo

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix https://soundcloud.com/rplanes
Me - Vocals and lyrics

Moments of stress,
How did you deal with the rest?
All that is left of you and me,
Is wrecked.
How can we expect,
To go on when there’s nothing at all left?
 
…Left in the lurch,
You should have done more research.
I was truly never a safe bet for you…
For you could have made,
A much better match than you did with me.
 
Open your eyes,
I promise you won’t be surprised,
It’s been there before you,
All along, all of the way…
…Way before you had sensed,
That we had got it all so wrong by then.
 
Moments of stress,
All such a mess,
It’s anyone’s guess,
How it all went so wrong?
Moments of stress,
No more nor less,
Need I express,
How it all went so wrong?

Moments Of Stress - Continental Collision (by Rodolfo Planes/Mark J Bennett)

This is new take on a song that Rodolfo and I first worked on 4 years ago. He had always imagined it with fine saxophone and great backing harmonies and now that Continental Collision has a wonderful pool of talent to draw on, that has become a reality, thanks to Ce Mastro and Georg Boehme's beautiful contributions.
The song has been given so much more feeling and emotion.
Thanks to them and Rodolfo for believing that we could succeed  and thanks to all of you for listening.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - @rplanes
Me - Vocals and additional lyrics
Javier Rolando - Original song lyrics
Ce Mastro - Backing vocals and chorus vocal arrangement - @cemastro
Georg Boehme - Sax solo and fills - @georg-boehme
Image (Caithness, Scotland): Courtesy of Douglas Corrance

A Stranger In Your Heart - Continental Collision featuring Ce Mastro & Georg Boehme

I don't know what I've done wrong?
I don't know why you have gone?
Though I hope some day,
When I whisper your name,
We'll be together.
But today's too soon.
When I think of you, I dream.
Yet still, I'm a stranger,
Yet still, I'm a stranger in your heart.

Sometimes I feel like a fool.
Never knowing whether you'll,
Give me hope some day,
Still I call your name.
We'll be together.
Is today too soon?
When I think of you, I dream.
No longer a stranger,
No longer a stranger in your heart.

A Stranger In Your Heart - Continental Collision (featuring Ce Mastro and Georg Boehme)

Hot on the heels of 'By The Water's Edge', Dan came up with another maritime sounding arrangement that he was keen to share with Dick Vestdijk and myself. The original music was very inspiring and my immediate suggestion was on the theme of 'impressment' - the press-ganging of sailors into naval service against their will. No sooner had I suggested this than Dick had drafted a great start to the fine lyric we have now. I added a verse then Dick completed the lyric and delivered a guide vocal that took my breath away. I thought we should leave it at that, however we all continued to work on multiple versions with a variety of arrangements and vocal set-ups. What we were seeking was something organic and natural sounding, as if a couple of sailors were singing in a tavern about their life at sea, surrounded by other impressed seamen. The quality of musicianship, imagination and patience that Dan and Dick brought to this continues to astound me. As well as their generosity and skill, they really are great guys to collaborate with. I look forward to many more projects.

I'm sure Dan and Dick will gladly respond to any comments posted here. Thanks for taking the time to listen.
 
Original Music, All Other Instrumentation and Final Mix - https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart
Guitar, Harmonica, Lyrics, Vocals and Vocal Melody - https://soundcloud.com/oorlab
Additional Lyrics and Vocals - me
 
Also attached is a link to a beautiful video made by https://soundcloud.com/oorlab
- https://youtu.be/I2mUn3yWxPs
 
They took me from the harbour,
 
While I was still asleep,
 
Chained and gagged and bent and ragged,
 
Human turned to sheep.
 


In the days of impressment,
 
Flogging instead of caressment,
 
A captain cruel, an empire’s tool
 
... ship of fools.



Though the sails are torn,
 
The bow cleaves straight,

For the Equator.
 
Unto its fate.
 


The King's shilling will be my lot,
 
My fate's sailing, willing or not,
 
The wind's ailing and I've been bought.
 
The wind’s ailing, It's come to naught.



This coin of treason,

Was in my cup,

The pressgang thugs will never stop,

My love, the world's a station, cruel & dim,

Where is the truth & dignity,

How can this law be for the free?

The King's shilling will be my lot



They robbed me from my hometown,

And pressed me on their ship,

Forced to fight their dirty war,

Slave under their whip,


In the days of impressment,

No law forbade his arrestment,

Sailor’s freedom for what it’s worth,

Where is the justice on this earth?

In the days of impressment.



The King's Shilling Will Be My Lot (with Dan Lockhart & Oorlab) + videolink

Like "The King's Shilling Will Be My Lot' this song started with a maritime theme from Dan, to which Dick found the highly original subject of Napoleon's jailor on the island of Saint Helena. There are conspiracy theories (rumours of arsenic poisoning, etc) about what really happened in Napoleon's last years, although both sides of the story are well documented. Dick was inspired by some research he made via the British Library's website. For more information follow these links -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Lowe
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Napoleons-Exile-on-St-Helena/

It is always a pleasure to get the opportunity to work with such wonderful collaborators. Please check out their clouds if you haven't already. This will become part of a set of songs that relate to nautical themes with more to follow soon.

Original Music, All Other Instrumentation - @dan-lockhart
Guitar, Violin, Additional Drums, Lyrics, Vocals, Vocal Melody, Final Mix and Video - @oorlab
Additional Lyrics, Vocals and Artwork - me

Link to video - youtu.be/_PVXdPRpitc

Hudson Lowe took his ship
To horizons far & wide, 
As long as he was sailing,
He felt no need to hide,

Fighting for King & country,
God & honour ran through his veins,
Securing domains,
In campaigns,
With the insane.

Writing letters from quarters,
Beyond the sea,
From an island full of rats,
And devoid of trees.
The Emperor still conniving,
For an escape, that he was striving.

Hudson Lowe
So long ago
Played his part,
In this final act

The Emperor & his jailor,
Prisoners in time, 
Six times met face to face,
In Longwood’s walls of his disgrace 
The Corporal was waiting 
For his final hour,
Using his power,
The Ferryman’s come.

Endless streams of blood,
In Europe's ground, Europe's soul. 
This prison below the equator,
For them both, it would take its toll.

Where is the purpose,
Of rising through the ranks,
When your ship is stranded,
On history's treacherous banks.

Yet Hudson Lowe
So long ago
Played his part,
In this final act
Hudson Lowe
Long ago
Played his part,
Final show.

The Ballad Of Hudson Lowe (with Dan Lockhart and Dick Vestdijk)+videolink

Three Owls are
 Régulo Tortolero: Drums, Bass, Cuatro Venezolano and lyrics 
 Oorlab https://soundcloud.com/oorlab : Lead Vocals and Backing Vocals, Piano, Strings and lyrics
Mark Bennett: Lead and Backing Vocals and lyrics

Recorded at NoHum Studio, El Limón - Venezuela and Oorlab Studio, Amersfoort - Netherlands and Edinburgh, UK 2025. Mixed by: R.T. ©® NoHum Records 2025  All Rights Reserved

Recorded and Produced by Three Owls 
 Art Cover: Mark J Bennett

Régulo (AKA @kings-of-manguareo) in Venezuela started this project a year ago with a piece called ‘Al Paso C’.
After several evolutions involving Dick (Oorlab) and myself, then the new title was suggested by Régulo and we ventured into space, with a ‘Musical Consequences’ scenario. I started off the lyrics, then Régulo added some lines and finally Dick completed them. Soundcloud is a great place for experimentation. Many thanks to my collaborators and also to you for taking part by listening, Mark

Am I the follower?
 Pleiades am I bound? 
Pleiades I am bound,
 I am the follower.

Aldebaran, Aldebaran, Aldebaran, Aldebaran… 
Never going, never going… coming back!

The fiery eye of Taurus,
 Trains its gaze upon, 
Orion’s shiny belt 
And it's perfect triad
 Over all of us
 For all eternity…

As long as the sun will shine
 And the magnetic field  
Stays well aligned 
The World will keep itself  
On course.

The long night will turn around
 Winter solstice is here 
Aldebaran will rise
 The ice will disappear

Aldebaran by Three Owls

Tom Régnier https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier approached me with a beautiful piano piece and with the words 'Kiss Me Goodbye' to ask if I could make a song lyric out of this. After receiving my short sung part and having superb contributions from Jussi Welin https://soundcloud.com/juswel (Guitars and guitar arrangements) and Georg Boehme https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme (Flute & Horns), Tom described it more as a journey than a song and I think he is right.
Painting by Paul Cézanne.


Kiss me goodbye
Now is the time
For us to part
Let it show
With all of your heart
Kiss me goodbye, let me go

The Silver Darlings (with Dan Lockhart & Dick Vestdijk)

Mark says - 
In the 5 years I have been working with Rod, I have been encouraged to reach as far as my experience allows me to, with complete support at all times. So far we have completed 11 songs and have experimented with several others that made for a great learning curve for me, with several more at other stages of development... Watch this space, however as we are methodical and patient, therefore it may take some time to get them off the ground.

The subject matter of this song may be based on a different scenario but it is also a token of my gratitude to my inspirational collaborator and friend Rod, who has given me much confidence to rise to the ambition of his musical creativity and meticulous arrangements. Thank you all for giving this song your time.

Rod says - 
This song was conceived a long time ago to be sung in Spanish, but Mark did a magnificent adaptation with his English lyrics, and the meaning is 100% faithful to the original spirit, even though he hadn't heard the original song in Spanish. Technically, there are three voices together, consolidating a multi-vocal performance. The synth sounds emulate my old analog and FM synths, and the guitars were routed through an old console to achieve the vintage sound I was looking for.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - @rplanes
Me - Vocals and lyrics
Image by Douglas Corrance

Thank You (Rodolfo Planes/Mark J Bennett)

I would like to tell you just how grateful I am,
And also how important you’ve been here in my life.
I know I don’t need to draw you a diagram,
Thank you for being there all this time as my wife.
I have to tell you just how good you’ve been for me,
And I hope that I have also been there for you,
When you needed me through all this trouble and strife.
 
No need to show me all of your gratitude,
I already know how much you show that you care,
When you were prepared to move to my latitude,
Then I was convinced I was ready to share,
My life with you whatever it threw at the both of us.
I know that it’s true, no matter what you care to say.
I’ll always need to express all of my thanks to you 
This will always be true on that I swear.
 
I would like to tell you just how grateful I am,
And also how important you’ve been in, in my life.
I have to tell you just how good you’ve been for me,
And I hope that I have also been there for you,
When you needed me through all this trouble and strife.
Then I was sure that I was ready to share,
My whole life with you, whatever that meant for the both of us.
I know that it’s true, whatever you say.

This song on Continental Collision's own cloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-517923604/thank-you

Thank You - Continental Collision (Rodolfo Planes & Mark J Bennett)

The story of Grace Darling to me as a child felt like the ultimate example of female heroism imaginable. This year celebrates the bicentenary of her birth. For more information on her life please visit these links –
http://www.gracedarling.co.uk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Darling
http://rnli.org/aboutus/historyandheritage/museums/Pages/Grace-Darling-Museum.aspx

This song was different from most of our other collaborations in the way it developed. It started from a lyric for almost all of the song from myself, which Dick added to, especially in the chorus as well as coming up with the music and vocal melody. Dan came on board later with backing vocals and more instrumentation as well as the final mix.

I’d like to thank Dan and Dick yet again for their patience and creativity and for enabling me to realise this piece. I’d also like to thank some other fellow Soundclouders from the North of England for some invaluable advice whilst we were researching this subject -
https://soundcloud.com/the-secret-red-orchestra
https://soundcloud.com/sciencebase
and https://soundcloud.com/gibson-j-4-5

Mark J Bennett – Lyrics, Vocals, Artwork
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart – Backing vocals, Mandolin, Bass and Final Mix
https://soundcloud.com/oorlab – Music, Additional Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Drums and Video.

Videolink - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V31JV3Bqz8&feature=youtu.be

Witnessing the wreck from her window,
Showed her mettle when facing peril.
With her father, she braved the storm
Little thought of fear or harm.
Survivors clamour for dear life,      
On half a ship as if cut by a knife.
Grace be brave, daughter of the lighthouse.
A ray of hope, when all else fades.

Rowed a mile in a Northumbrian coble,
Was an act so selfless and noble.
They rescued four men and Sarah Dawson,
Too late for the vicar and her children.
Newspapers clamour for her story,
And bathe in her reflected glory.
Grace be brave, daughter of the lighthouse.
A ray of hope, when all else fades.

Eighteen were saved from the sixty-two, 
Gifts and donations they did accrue,
From circus, Duke and even the Queen.
Such fuss, they could not have foreseen.
Artists clamour for her likeness,
Yet something faded from her brightness.
Grace be brave, daughter of the lighthouse.
A ray of hope, when all else fades.

Unwanted celebrity was hard to maintain,
The pressures of fame, proved a strain.
Already reclusive on her island retreat,
Her admirers became indiscreet.
Visitors clamour for a token,
Grace’s calm, forever broken.
Grace be brave, daughter of the lighthouse.
A ray of hope, when all else fades.
Grace be brave, daughter of the lighthouse.
Grace be brave, daughter of the lighthouse.


Grace Be Brave (with Dan Lockhart & Dick Vestdijk)+Videolink

A sleightly  remastered version appeared on the  2014 album  "Halfway island":
http://oorlab.bandcamp.com/album/halfway-island

This version was launched on the occasion of October 5th 2011 Soundcloud Meetup Day - downloadable until October 12th 2011.

http://soundcloud.com/the-plugs (Venezuela) - drums and bass, mix
Oorlab (The Netherlands) - guitar and keys.

Picture by Melvin Gaal http://www.flickr.com/photos/94379417@N00/
http://Mindsharing.eu - Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0) 

Central Park Sunrise - collaboration The Plugs & Oorlab

Recorded at Pleudoniem Studios, Amersfoort

Elephant Road

Seven to eleven
in a pretty state
winter wind is blowing
but we'll navigate

pointing out the polar
stick a shadow here
it's a kind of knowing
that we could do without

Pacing down 
the elephant road
catching songs, 
for elephant moods

If your name was Martin
you could raise the price
Sipping from your shizzle
Sailing up to Paradise

Clouding up my window, it's
Hard to sleep at night
Their buzzing wakes me up
-... so does the city light

Mosquitos keep on bugging
our welfare state 
impossible to crush
Let alone exterminate

Wave at the clouds
And make them rain for you
Look at the birds
Their wings should be yours
Even from your sofa
Where you sit to blind the sun
The trampling of the bulls
Fades away the news


Elephant Road (collab with Oorlab)

http://soundcloud.com/julsy + http://soundcloud.com/orillia-junction started this. Made public on november 11th - anniversary for the publishing of Dylan's Tarantula. and birthday of Orillia Junction. Happiest Bday, Devin!

Violin made by Peter van der Hoeven.
Song written by Ketch Secor from the Old Crow Medicine Show, based on the chorus "Rock me mama" from Bob Dylan's soundtrack for the film "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (Peckinpah 1973). 


Wagon wheel (Dylan / Secor cover by Orillia Junction, Julsy + Oorlab on violin)

with many thanks to Yoko Ono and others who kept and are keeping this song alive.

http://soundcloud.com/julsy
orillia-junction

John Lennon's recordings can be bought at 
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/john-lennon/id4416594

and Give peace a chance 2010 remaster can be streamed here:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0sUQj8SflMlJrqJE7Z4u9o

Give peace a chance (Collab cover Orillia Junction, Julsy & Oorlab)

Kings of Manguareo Present:
Dee Blue (George Harrison)

Three Owls are:
Mark Bennett: Vocals
Dick Vestdijk: Slide Guitar
Régulo Tortolero: Cuatro venezolano, Bass, Drums

Recorded between February and March 2018 
- Vocals were recorded in Edinburgh, Scotland by Mark Bennett
- Slide Guitar was recorded in Amersfoort, Netherlands by Dick 
   Vestdijk
- Cuatro venezolano, Bass and Drums were recorded in El Limón,                                                                                               
   Venezuela by Régulo Tortolero

Mixed and Mastered at NoHum Studio (El Limón, Venezuela)
Sound Tech: R.T.
Producers: Jack Parrish, Humberto Canelon

Picture taken by kind permission from the Net

You all can also listen to the excellent work of Mark's and Dick's here:

Mark Bennett
https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett

Dick Vestdijk
https://soundcloud.com/oorlab
 
All Rights Reserved ©® 2018

Songs From The Hunger

Deep Blue

Deep Blue (George Harrison)

Kings of Manguareo Present:
If (Pink Floyd's Cover)

Three Owls are:
Mark Bennett: Vocals
Dick Vestdijk: Slide Guitar, Piano
Régulo Tortolero: Cuatro venezolano, Bass, Percussion, Field Recordings

Recorded February / March 2018
- Vocals were recorded in Edinburgh, Scotland by Mark Bennett
- Slide Guitar and Piano were recorded in Amersfoort, Netherlands by  
   Dick Vestdijk
- Cuatro venezolano, Bass, Drums and Field Recordings were    
   recorded in El Limón, Venezuela by Régulo Tortolero
  
Mixed and Mastered at NoHum Studio (El Limón, Venezuela)
Sound Tech: R.T.

Photography: ©® 2018 Capt. Eduardo Chacin (Mexico City, Mexico)

You all can also listen to the excellent work of Mark's and Dick's here:

Mark Bennett
https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett

Dick Vestdijk
https://soundcloud.com/oorlab

All Rights Reserved ©® 2018

If (Roger Waters)

I started messing with this in early November '17 intending to just make something simple and catchy.  In the end, after coming back to it several times, I'm not sure I succeeded in that, as it wound up being pretty rando-ish.

It isn't really confined to any genre feels like a bit of a mashup of stuff I like with a sprinkle of insanity on top for good measure.

Simon8101b

Music by Robin
Vocals are a poem by Kyli Santiago

in this life

WAIT TILL I GET U AT HOME BY LARRY MIDDLETONE

@fredfades was asked to do a guest mix for Motor City Drum Ensemble's radio show "State of Rhythm" on Worldwide FM. The mix was ranked as #2 funk mix, #4 soul mix and #4 jazz mix in the Mixcloud chart in June.  We decided to upload it here on Soundcloud also, to share the sounds with out friends on this platform as well.  

Perfect summer sounds right here. Dive in!

Check all @mcde-recordings releases here:
https://www.discogs.com/label/104304-MCDE

Check all other MCDE - State of Rhythm radio shows here:
https://worldwidefm.net/?s=danilo

Mutual Mix #09: Fredfades - MCDE Guest Mix

"Max Graef and Julius Conrad are Ratgrave. Electronic P-Fusion from earth. Recorded over a period of 3 years in different locations. 
Stop Wars and investors.”

All tracks written, produced, mixed and performed by Julius Conrad and Max Graef
Additional EFX by Ludwig L.
  
1.Icarus 
2.Big Sausage Pizza 
3.Ubi Hubi 
4.Wider, gib Hut 
5.Fanstastic Neckground 
6.Johnny's Road Song 
7.Blizzard People 
8.El Schnorro 
9.Ein Kola bitte! 
10.Fuzzroll 
11.Karenn du Renold 

Out 31st July
Pre Order: https://apronrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ratgrave

Pre Order

Ubi Hubi

On a sweltering July evening at Giant Steps (Brilliant Corners's summer hangout), we recorded an intimate session with All Our Friends, AKA Tim Lawrence, Cedric Woo and Jeremy Gilbert.

Prototype

Reginald Chapman "Mysterious Hope Of Glory"

From Reginald Chapman's debut album, Prototype, out now: smarturl.it/regprototype

Composed & Arranged by Reginald Chapman
Recorded & Mixed by DJ Harrison

Reginald Chapman - bass trombone 
Karl Lyden - trombone (solo) 
Ben Ford - trombone 
Reginald Pace - trombone 
Brian Hooten - trombone 
Macon Mann - micro-korg synth (solo) 
Devonne Harris - keys 
Andrew Randazzo - bass 
Corey Fonville - drums

Reginald Chapman "Starting Now"

Kings of Manguareo Present:
All of Me(Mark Simons / Gerald Marks)

Three Owls are:
Mark Bennett: Vocals
Dick Vestdijk: Violin
Régulo Tortolero: Cuatro, Bass, Brushes, Cymbal, Maracas
Recorded between Edinburgh (Scotland), Amersfoort (Netherlands) and El Limón (Venezuela) and
Mixed at NoHum Studio, April 20 2016 / July 16 2018, El Limón-Venezuela by R.T.
Photo: R.T. ©® 2006

All of Me

All Of Me (Mark Simons / Gerald Marks)

I wasn't gonna post something so soon, but after reading a post today which was uplifting and reminded me that life's too short to remain in the past feeling sorry for myself. So I choose freedom and happiness. Hope this track brings a little bit of soothing happiness for you. Love and happiness to all. Copyright protected ©

New Freedom Of Happiness

All Guitars By Martin Reed,
Bass By Tophonicus.
Drums By Breaks Watts.

Composed Arranged & Produced By Martin Reed.

Inside The Murky Waters Of The Orange

Kings of Manguareo Present:
El Manguareo by Three Owls 
Music by: Régulo Tortolero and Dick Vestdijk (https://soundcloud.com/oorlab)
Lyrics by: Mark J Bennett 

Three Owls:
Régulo Tortolero: Bateria, Bajo, Cuatro, Maracas, Clave
Dick Vestdijk: Piano, Slide Guitar
Mark J Bennett: Lyrics and Lead and Backing Vocals
Recorded at NoHum Studio, El Limón - Venezuela and Oorlab Studio, Amersfoort - Netherlands, May 2018 and December 2019 and Edinburgh, UK January 2020.
Mixed by: R.T.
©® NoHum Records 2020 
All Rights Reserved

My very good friend Régulo (AKA https://soundcloud.com/kings-of-manguareo) in Venezuela asked me to write a lyric about 'El Manguareo', which means prevarication. I am very happy that he liked it as I was a bit nervous writing and singing in a very different genre. 
Photo of San Sebastian de La Gomera by Douglas Corrance (used with kind permission)

El Manguareo

Why would you do today, 
When you can put off ’til tomorrow?
You think that I’m being lazy, 
I’ve got all day, You’re just crazy
So why all the hurry,
Why do you scurry 
Around all the time?
This ain’t lethargy,
It’s my kind of energy

They call me 
‘El Manguareo’,
A sight to see
‘El Manguareo’

So what if I look rough?
My beard ain’t hurting anybody.  
Where is my need to put on a show,
When I’ve got nowhere at all to go?
Give me the incentive
I’ll be inventive,
Bang right on time.
Some motivation,
I’ll race to the station    

‘El Manguareo’

Why would you do today, 
When you can put off ’til tomorrow?
You think that I’m being lazy, 
I’ve got all day, You’re just crazy
So why all the hurry,
Why do you scurry 
Around all the time?
This ain’t lethargy,
It’s my kind of energy

Vocalese outro...

All Of Me (Mark Simons / Gerald Marks)

Kings of Manguareo Present...