You might think this song is about old girl friend !
Had fun playing some real cello and drums on this one.

Ruby

The episode, devoted to the planet Mars, begins with scientific and fictional speculation about the Red Planet during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, Edgar Rice Burroughs' science fiction books, and Percival Lowell's false vision of canals on Mars). It then moves to Robert Goddard's early experiments in rocket-building, inspired by reading science fiction, and the work by Mars probes, including the Viking, searching for life on Mars. The episode ends with the possibility of the terraforming and colonization of Mars and a Cosmos Update on the relevance of Mars' environment to Earth's and the possibility of a human mission to Mars.

I am skipping here - and possibly confusing some listeners - Parts 3 and 4, but they will be added!

Cosmos Part V - Blues For A Red Planet

The Walk

The Sounds

This song is about losing my wonderful big brother when I was a young man. He bought me 'The White Fender Strat' and said quietly through his smile "No excuses now...". Thanks forever bro, this is for you as always.
 
The Valuable Friends:
@janinelevinson: The Queen of Roll, Rock and Soul on the Second Mic
@rick-4-1: Mr Tour Pro on Very Cool Drums
@phil-mcwalter: The Other Stuff


SMOKE

Growing up, looking up
I have never had my toast buttered on both sides
I started crying the day 
I watched my father clearing the overgrown weeds at the top of the garden and realised 
And realised
That wasn’t what he was doing
Ooh no

It was a still day 
So still
It was a still life
And the smell of the smoke never quite left our clothes
Five years
And another
Five years

There was a silence 
Where my beautiful dead brother still lived between us 
And that quietness wasn’t burned with the weeds

It was a still day
It was a still life 
So still
And the smell of the smoke never quite left our clothes
Five years
Another
Five years

Digging the sod in Donegal 
Praying for muscle, bunched like a ball 
Sweat and pride loved standing tall 
Anticipating 
Eye-watering 
Peat-stove fire 
That would 
Warm 
Cook 
And flavour our bones

It was a still day 
Still day
It was a still life 
Still life
And the smell of the smoke never quite left our clothes

Another
Five years
And another
Five years...

Five years
Tick tock
Five years
My father lost his sense of smell and his pulse in cenotaph central heating
Five years
And my orphaned senses 
Five years
Still feel that fire

And smell that smoke...

© July 2021 - Phil McWalter

Image: 'Peasant Burning Weeds' 1883 Van Gogh

Spotify

Smoke

Hello.   Here is my new collaboration.  In a style a little new to me. 
With  Keri Johnson , whom I thank for her trust and for allowing me to propose this arrangement of her composition. 
To listen to more Keri  https://soundcloud.com/kerijohnson
Keri : composer - lyrics - vocals - synthé 
Pascal : percus - basses - orgue Hammond B3 - synthé Roland JP8 - arrangements - mixing 
Lyrics :
Off we go
into the unknown
(just sit back and)

Watch the show
hold your own

The place's we'll go
the seeds that we sew

Oh the places we'll go
the faces we'll know

Time rolls on
we are the song
(come on let's have)

Have some fun
while you're young
(comes on let's go)

Oh the places we'll go
the seeds that we sew

Oh the places we'll go
the faces we'll know
(come on let's go)

Oh, The Places We'll Go ☀️  (Keri Johnson . Prod pb)

Music and Lyrics: Phil Bowen 
Slide guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar: Phil Bowen 
Lead and backing vocals: Phil Bowen 
Keyboards: Phil Bowen 
Video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKaxod59kmA 
Many of us work 9 to 5 day after day after day with so little to show for it. We just live for today, have shorter life spans and become a company man. Sometimes it's good to get away. Some get away from it permanently disillusioned by daily news and the voting machine. They find a magical land under a stadium of glittering stars. This song is about a man from Montauk who finds peace where silver waters fall on shades of green. Enjoy the "Company man".
Lyrics:
Well, he came from the town of Montauk
Far on the eastern board of the U.S.A.
He worked his way across interstate lines
Each day seems to roll into another day.
He said enough of the acid reflux
Continuous migraine and pressure of time
Enough of the 9 to 5 routine
Waiting in queues and endless lines.

He feels those echoes of lost years
Feels emotions and heart felt tears
So dead in the water with a shorter life span
Just live for today, be a company man.

It seems too late to say goodbye
At the time we’re moving on
It seems to late to say goodbye 
when life has passed us by.

The sky is the stadium of glittering stars
Far from the city, fast jobs and cars
Silver waters fall on shades of green 
Disillusioned by the voting machine.
Rainbow colours light up his eyes
Free with the spirits under open sky
We all need a little of a magical land 
A short time away from the daily news stand.

The legend of the Dutchman's mine

Company man

Company Man

Angle from Montgomery is a great song written by 
John Prine, originally appearing on his
self-title 1971 album John Prine.
I decided to try covering this song.

Angel From Montgomery - (John Prine Cover)

Your support on SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/track/56bEDOZ9E00kFCmhjif8xM?si=d456a02431db4193

Zarine - Recording On An Old Tape

https://soundcloud.com/imre-lodbrog/sets/arctic-imre

SLEDGIN' 5 (Instrumental)

I'm a huge fan of a lot of movie and television scores for a lot of the content from the 50s and 60s, and have been especially influenced by Bernard Herrmann's work with Hitchcock as well as material like this. Here's my interpretation of Mr. Herrmann's piece for a Twilight Zone episode in 1959. 

Instruments in order of their appearance: Atmospherics, Trombone, Vibes, Ondes Martenot, Trumpet, Piano, Glockenspiel, Harp, Synth, and Organ.

Music © 1959 by Bernard Herrmann

Eleven Months | Bernard Herrmann

Phil Bowen 

Phil holds a doctorate in philosophy. He is a published author on topics that include emotional intelligence and stress management. His most recent book, "Passion killers in the age of stress and anxiety" is available through Vernon Press at: https://vernonpress.com/book/1106
An earlier book "Emotional intelligence does it really matter?" is also published through Vernon Press and is available from https://vernonpress.com/book/740

While pursuing a career in academia Phil also continues his career in music. He first started to learn the piano at the age of five and at ten began playing the piano accordion. At thirteen he started to learn the guitar. He has played keyboards, guitar and accordion professionally for many years. Phil also writes and records his own songs that have been played by bands in the UK. He is influenced by Ronnie Lane (Small faces/ Slim chance), Eagles, Van Morrison, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackberry Smoke.

Enjoy the eclectic mix of music from Dr Phil Bowen.
Also have a look at:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcmy6F8x9LlxstPGl34IYg
Also back catalogue at:
https://soundcloud.com/phil-bowen-114199826/tracks
music.apple.com/us/artist/phil-bowen/433806295 and
music.apple.com/us/search?term=Th…soners%20reformed