I love a good two chord song about love. Great vocal performance and lyrics too.

Interesting style & sound, I enjoyed listening tonight

Her Happier Times (Brookes and Wigmore)

available for free D/L at https://www.terrywigmore.com/jazz-collection-vol-2 (track 6) 

Oh, for the good old days when life was less complicated and appeared far more rosier than our current global situation.

This is a pensive composition and moves along with images from an older woman's past. Ray's music provides a jazz framework for the memories as they flow much as a stream of consciousness, one image after another - a series of Black and White photos from a Brownie camera or the scenes from a silent film. 

There is a lot to take in and the tempo allows the listener to project his or her own thoughts and feelings onto the silver screen of your mind's eye. 

Music and Lyrics: Ray Brookes (all piano and guitar parts performed, recorded and mixed by Ray - pre-mixed backing sent to Terry for vocals to be added)
Vocal: Terry 

Lyrics to Her Happier Times 
(c) Ray Brookes 

She remembers old friends and lovers lost 
Falling rains and rising costs 
Christmas presents and morning frost 
Ancient clocks and ringing chimes 
The old lady remembers happier times 

Monochrome photos, fewer cars 
Sci-fi movies and men from Mars 
Larger skies and brighter stars 
Shillings and pence and sweets in jars 

Favourite shoes and vintage wines 
Long summer days and fishing lines 
Old sleepy orchards and endless vines 
Birthday cards and Valentines 

She remembers old friends and lovers lost 
Falling rains and rising costs 
Christmas presents and morning frost 
Mother goose and nursery rhymes 
The old lady remembers happier times 

Instrumental - guitar solo (Ray)

Old country fiddles heel and toe 
Gingham waltzes and foxtrots slow 
Those Friday nights at the picture show 
Walks to school steady as you go 

She remembers old friends and lovers lost 
Falling rains and rising costs 
Christmas presents and morning frost 
Pecking orders and social climbs 
The old lady remembers happier times

Jazz Collection Vol 2

Her Happier Times  (Ray Brookes  with Terry Wigmore)

First time to work with Tea R. Sea with just the two of us, and it turned out great.     He wrote this one and I added the guitar.  I'm very much looking forward to working together again!

Watered Down - with Tea R. Sea


Tommy: bass
Scotty: guitars, lyrics, vocals

My shift has ended and I'm at home.
I've ascended and my mind is free to roam.
I've no direction. Pick up my phone
and call you up 'cause I'm so tired of bein' alone.
Girl, I need you here all the time.
I always have since the day you became mine.
With you I have no fears. You ease my mind.
And every time I think of you, you send shivers down my spine.
I'm in love.
With you, I'm happy 
and exactly in the place I need to be.
I was made for you and you for me.
Yeah...it's cliche, but, hey, at least the phrase is free.
Girl, I need you here all the time.
I always have since the day you became mine.
With you I have no fears. You ease my mind.
And every time I think of you, you send shivers down my spine.
I'm in love.
My shift has ended and I'm at home.
I've ascended and my mind is free to roam.
I've no direction. Pick up my phone
and call you up 'cause I'm so tired of bein' alone.
Please come home.

Shivers

Eight Numbers From Restart

I took this one down a little while ago to fix up the structure, and I think its internal balance is better now. Ultimately I think it will sit best as Part II of a three part larger track. Just need to write the other parts now!

Crazy Sad

Future Memories.

Written, Arranged, Performed, and Produced by Kyle Bolan
Art by Kyle Bolan

Become Love

Featuring:

@wichita-nynke

Used samples:

Title: Eldinfei
Author: Boson Spin
Link: https://soundcloud.com/boson_spin/eldinfei

Title: NOISEshort.wav
Author: ReadeOnly
Link: freesound.org/people/ReadeOnly/sounds/47648/

Sacred Grounds (featuring Nynke)

Dear friends - this handbook is free for all warriors!
As you may have noticed, I am so frustrated with all the atrocities that are being committed during the wars that are going on now.


Handbook on War Termination

It is a time for reflection
the people are tired of 
being subjected to so much 
cruelty and shed of blood 
So dear invading warlords You must listen
to what we say  - You must swallow Your pride
and admit that You were wrong

Before it’s too late You must crawl to the cross
and say that You are very sorry
and offer compensation 
for the damage You have done
and draw back all Your soldiers, they are eager 
waited on by their wifes and also all their small kids
and the war has ended

It is possible that someone will forgive You
but perhaps Your honor cannot be restored
Will You go down to the history as one
honorable man in Your land
So dear invading warlords You must listen
to what we say  - You must swallow Your pride
and admit that You were wrong

Handbook on War Termination

Samples taken from "Irish Ways", written by John Gibbs & performed by Sinéad O'Connor. Originally released in 2016

We are a River (feat. Sinéad O'Connor)

A DREAM OF A DREAM   with Jim Kona

#StartTheNextWave - New Wave. Post Punk. Art Pop Experimentor. New songs always in the works. Stay tuned.

Become Love

Kyle Bolan

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