Such a talented songwriter and singer Mike-- another example of that  ---love  the full sound here and your vocals  !!!!

Impressive vocal performance of this lovable original song, Lots of soulful blues and energy here. So well done. Blue eyed and powerful track Michael! Durge

Great songwriting, given life by such a soulful arrangement and wonderful vocals

Very nice, sweet flow and sweet words 🌸

this is perfect for that earthy, rich voice of yours ...a perfect song of commitment

Gotta dynamite sound man.  Profile says Ireland but voice says 'Bama.  Style says Southern Rock.

Top quality performance and production, excellent.

The adventures of kid Bruno C , much before becoming Loony De Bussy!
( going on saving my old tapes Part 3 :) )

Fly me to the stars

FLY ME To The Stars  - Bruno C  (Painting: Nataly NGM)

Pennsylvania

Crossing Over

Video is available here: https://youtu.be/2Ho2i0Oa4xs  

Because I missed playing the guitar... here is some authentic viking rock :)

Most riffs on by Patrick on Riffage Metal (Impact Soundworks)
Drum grooves are by Kerim Lechner
Shamanic voices: Omen by Silence

Gods of Rägna-Röck(Video Available: youtu.be/2Ho2i0Oa4xs )

Get Up But Git Down

My Rock

You are My Rock
My Hero my best friend
Always had my back
To the very end

We had good times
Some bad too
Either way you always had me
And I had you

You are my light
When the sun goes down
The air I breath
You make my world go round

There aint no one else for me
No one, no one
But You

There are times when Im down
Times when Im up
Be it good, be it bad
Your always there with your love

Your warm sweet smile
Makes me go that extra mile
Even when you frown
Never gets me down

You are my light
When the sun goes down
The air I breath
You make my world go round
There aint no one else for me
No One, No One, But You

You are my light
When the sun goes down
The air I breath
You make my world go round
There aint no one else for me

You are my light
When the sun goes down
The air I breath
You make my world go round

There aint no one else for me
No one, no one else for me
No one else for me
No One, No One, But You

Written and composed by Michael Duffy
Produced, Recorded and Mastered by Terry Mcginty
Valley Music Studios, Ballybofey, Co.Donegal

Michael Duffy - Songwriter, Vocals, Guitar
Terry Mcginty - Guitar, Harmonies, Piano, Percussions
all rights reserved

My Rock - Original Song

Old Crow Medicine Show - James River Blues
On the album Big Iron World this is played with a capo on the third fret
My rendition is in open tuning if you want to play along

C               F
James River blues
C                        F
I just heard the awful news
C                          F
I could steer around the rocks
C                              F 
But they're bustin' down the docks

C F C F

C              F
James River blues
C                     F
That train came on through
C                       F
And the works getting slow
C                       F 
Now where's a boat man to go?


Am                     F
I think I'll float on down
Am            F
To Richmond town
Am                     F
They don't need us anymore
                               Am
Haulin' freight from shore to shore
                           F
That big iron hauls much more
                Am
Than we ever could before

C F C F

C                          F
I've seen good men going wrong
C                           F
I've seen bad ones get it right
C                      F
As that river rolls along
C                       F 
I'll be stepping out tonight


Am            F
On the cool flow
Am                    F
Floatin' down, down below
Am                         F
The bridge to the waters edge
Am                   F
From the ridge to ledge
Am                     F
From the hills to the sea
Am              F   G
I'll become a memory

C              F
James River Blues
C              F
James River Blues
C              F
James River Blues…

Most banjo gurus agree that the earliest American banjos used gourd bodies. A pre-1800 painting of a banjo in the New World shows a gourd banjo with a flat, fretless fingerboard, a "slab" peghead with three tuners and one drone string

A similar banjo discovered in Haiti apparently shows many of the same features, enough so that banjo luthier Pete Ross was able to build a replica that most people feel is faithful to the "banjars" and "banzas" of that era

White musicians were enthralled by the sound of those "slave" instruments, enough so that they took the time to befriend black musicians and learn how to play the "banjars" of the day. Some were respectful of the traditions and cultures that led to the invention of the gourd banjo. Sadly, many were not

By the early 1920s, Tenor banjo was as popular in the U.S. as electric guitar was in the 1970s. Many thousands of "student" Tenor banjos were made at the lower end of the price spectrum, usually lacking tone rings and resonators (which, to be fair, made it possible for kids to learn banjo without driving the rest of the family out of the house). Even after early forms of Jazz had been supplanted by Swing and Modern Jazz, Tenor banjos continued to be made, although mostly at the low end of the scale

A style of playing was developed at this time that is still used by Dixieland and New Orleans Traditional Music players. The banjo was/is strummed with a flat pick, but the chords were/are structured so that the top note of the chord plays the melody

The Tenor Banjo redefined Jazz, and it's big brother, the 6-string banjo got in on the fun, too. After all, they had been around since the 1880s, and it wasn't that hard for folks who already played guitar or 6-string banjo to adjust to playing Jazz. One of the most notable Jazz 6-string players was Johnny St. Cyr, who used his 6-string to play bass lines with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. No, a 6-string banjo doesn't usually play bass, but it does go almost half an octave lower than a regular banjo, so it is closer at least

On this tune is my 1928 6-string Gibson GB (guitar banjo), my 1962 5-string Vega Folklore (both open back) - also mando, micro bass, C harp, and riverboat steam horn sounds sampled from the real deal legendary Nactchez steamboat

JTS

JAMES RIVER BLUES

James River Blues

I’LL BE BETTER OFF
AND A BETTER MAN
NEXT LIFE

MUCH LESS OF A FOOL
WAKING UP AT NOON 
NEXT LIFE

I’LL BELIEVE IN GOD
AND HE’LL BELIEVE IN ME
NEXT LIFE
NO MORE PLAYING TOUGH
WITH MY LITTLE WOMAN  NEXT LIFE
 
NO MORE MOCKERY
EASY JUDGERY
NEXT LIFE

NO FOOLING AROUND
I WON’T LET YOU DOWN
NEXT LIFE

A MERCEDES BENZ
AND TIME ON MY HANDS
NEXT LIFE

IN MY LIFE TO COME
I MIGHT EVEN BECOME
YOUR WIFE
BAKING COOKIES FOR YOU MY LOVE
 

LIKE A ROLLING STONE
I’LL BE GOING HOME
NEXT LIFE

MUCH LESS OF A GOON 
HOWLING AT THE MOON 
NEXT LIFE

AND I’LL BELIEVE IN YOU
AND YOU’LL BELIEVE IN ME
NEXT LIFE

BUT FOR NOW I WILL
DO MY BEST AND KILL
MY TIME

NEXT LIFE
NEXT LIFE
NEXT LIFE

Bye bye Dave, 
I'll be seeing you....

NEXT LIFE (Lyrics)

Chapter 136 of 266
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For Another Thing

Dollar General

Zero Sum Game

composer and lyricist-james b lincoln lll, vocalist-james b lincoln lll,acoustic guitar-steve cooley, piano-rod wurtele,fiddle-jeff guernsey,producer -steve wilson.     lack of upkeeps a pagan vice, old folks said "you'd better keep things nice," when she left she did'nt look back twice, and i'm brought low and torn, bought low and worn,to weak to wear my savior's crown of thorns. if i worked and i prayed like abbe de r'ance, and didn't bend my knees to games of chance, there'd be no blood at the end of my lance, nor calluses from the anse. and im brought low and torn, bought low and worn, to weak to wear my savior's crown of thorns.wish i was like my paramour, she goes to bed and starts to snore, has sweet dreams of campfire smores, never tries to settle old scores, and im brought low and torn, bought low and worn, to weak to wear my savior's crown of thorns. i'll quit hot while there's a need , to hemorrage words that are hard to breed, gonna need it after all, touch sidewalk cracks until i crawl, and i'm brought low and torn, bought low and worn, to weak to wear my savior's crown of thorns.

My Rock - Original Song

Michael Duffy

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