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Lyrics and Music by Philip Bowen
V1
She likes Nick Drake, and I like the Milk Carton Kids 
And we both love boat rides after dark 
Sometimes we use my phone to find the constellations 
And dancing on the water we can count the stars  

V2
She likes the Weepies and I like the Brother Brothers
And we both love chasing lightning bugs 
Burnin' up the hillside with their little tails afire 
Glowing in the darkness like the two of us  

Chorus: 
She loves me, she loves me 
Well in any weather
She loves me when it's cold outside. 
I love her, I love her 
Hell or high water 
And even when we see through different eyes
We still chase the fireflies (chase the fireflies) 

V3
She likes Coldplay live and I prefer Lake Street Dive 
And we both love how concerts make us feel 
When we're on the water, watching time fly by together 
The mountains and the moonlight play our favorite song

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Lightning Bugs

Appalachia Forever Tour: https://laylo.com/philipbowenmusic/m/gK64eT

Next up: “Sure Could Use the Rain” ft Josiah and the Bonnevilles 6/6/25 - https://ffm.to/surecouldusetherain

"You don't sound like anyone else," said Danny Thompson - renowned bass player for Nick Drake and Joe Strummer - about English musician Conil.

The GRAMMY-winning engineer for Tom Waits and Elvis Costello, Tchad Blake said: "Strange Part of the Country is an awesome album! I still listen to it."

Fleetwood Mac legend Peter Green liked Conil's music so much he stopped by Conil’s house to record with him. They recorded a version of Conil's homage to the jazz greats "Round Midnight". 

Strange Part of the Country never conformed to any current trends and has remained timeless. Now, people are discovering this album and it is becoming an all-time favourite. 

When the album was released in the UK, it received some amazing press. Britain's biggest selling music monthly Q magazine gave it: "Four stars - Q Recommends". Blues Matters magazine wrote: "One of the most original artists out there". In the next issue, Blues Matters put him on the front cover.

Conil left London after Strange Part of the Country was released and has spent the last ten years living in the United States and Europe - including New Orleans, New York City, and Berlin.

life long of country bullshit and serious backwoods who else got county gritty I did one once in the tailgate druck ASF lmk who knows what country has been up to🦆🍻/ I'm Yankee Doodle Jr the 3rd hold my own back in these woods
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Ambient indie instrumental soundscape rock


I am drawn to folk, blues, soft rock, and country music, new and old. I love songs that tell a story, especially the Irish, English, and Scottish ballads of long ago because their stories are often timeless, and most everyone at any time can relate to. 
 
I also am a pastel painter and find being able to express universal emotions through my art, as well as writing lyrics and putting them to music that I can sing and play on my guitar or ukelele so rewarding and comforting.

Memories of people, places, and events throughout my life influence the songs I write.



