Teeming with vast imagery and emotion, well done!

So Very Chill Warm Slow Country Rocking  <3 <3 <3

Dude... you just reminded me of Alvin Lee's  Going Home. Thanks. Hope you survived the 'cane in good shape.

@user-138663860: It's genuine and heartfelt and my very best effort to respect this Trad Americana Gem, covered by many. :D))) Thanks, again, so very kindly. :D)))

great job on this song, Riff, great vocal and music, i love it.

For those of us who started out with a hand-me-down guitar and a bunch of traditional folk songs to sing, this really appeals to me.  Really nice.

2018_08_30

back when I was recording the John Denver song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" with the fine gentlemen in The Eclectic Collective, my 8 yr old daughter loved the song so much she began singing it ALL THE TIME. This is a quick little recording of us harmonizing the chorus. Pretty amazingly expressive singing for a youngster if I do say so myself! 

Here's the full recording with The Eclectic Collective:
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/take-me-home-country-roads-eclectic-collective?si=124fd64d50bb42bca0caa9b197a975c2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Country Roads  (daughter & dad harmony)

Margaret Maria and Tréson COVER GORDON LIGHTFOOT'S 'SONG FOR A WINTER'S NIGHT' 

The new music that is Margaret Maria and Tréson is as unique as the artists themselves. The classical world is colliding with the genres of funk, soul and pop, with a fresh new sound and a musical playgroud for Margaret Maria's creativity and Tréson's songwriting and vocal talents. Being courageous and brave to collaborate and venture into uncharted territories, this duo is set to change the world in a way that will not only surprise you, but delight your sonic sensibilities. 

Their first single 'Music Can Change the World' was released December 15, 2023.

Song For A Winter's Night - credits 

Composer: Gordon Lightfoot 

Vocals- Tréson 

Cello- Margaret Maria 

Instrumental Arrangement: Margaret Maria 

Mix and Master: Craig Robert McConnell 

Producer: Margaret Maria 

Recording Engineer: Margaret Maria 

Videographer: James Nickle - Cleveland Sound Labs
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Song for a Winter's Night - Lyrics  
The lamp is burnin' low upon my table top 
The snow is softly falling 
The air is still in the silence of my room 
I hear your voice softly calling 
If I could only have you near 
To breathe a sigh or two 
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love 
On this winter night with you 

The smoke is rising in the shadows overhead 
My glass is almost empty 
I read again between the lines upon each page 
The words of love you sent me 
If I could know within my heart 
That you were lonely too 
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love 
On this winter night with you 

The fire is dying
Now my lamp is growing dim 
The shades of night are lifting 
The morning light steals across my window pane 
Where webs of snow are drifting 
If I could only have you near 
To breathe a sigh or two 
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love 
On this winter night with you 
And to be once again with you

'I rarely make covers, but this one came in May 2023 just after Gordon Lightfoot passed away. My dear friend JC mentioned it was his favourite Lightfoot song, and I decided to make him a special Birthday present. So the cello instrumental was a present at first. 

I met Tréson at another friend's Birthday Party in July 2023. We connected and said we would do music together! We were talking about covers one day, and I mentioned to him that I have one made already!! He was thrilled when I said it was a Gordon Lightfoot tune! Tréson came into my closet studio to record the vocals (my first time doing any vocal recording!) and it was mixed and mastered by my amazing Rage Angel co-creator, Craig Robert McConnell. 

So here you have both versions...which I love dearly.' - Margaret Maria

Song For A Winter's Night

Vocal Version

Song For A Winter's Night - Tréson and Margaret Maria

Pakicetus

Verse 1 (4/4):
400 million years ago fish left the water to live on land
15 million years ago mammals found there way back into the oceans 

Verse 2:
Pakicetus is a Transitional phase between land mammals and whales
This is a small whale to be about the size of a wolf

Verse 3 (7/4 time):
With hooks and claws
A beginning of land animals returning to the water

Verse 4 (4/4):
Packicetus gave rise to sea mammals: Propoises and whales
All have multiple stomachs
Coming from the structure of their land mammal days
The evidence is that they have the same unique ear bone

Bridge: (5/4)
Whales and hippos descended from the same ancestor

Verse 5:
DNA comparisons reveal that whales have many genes that are inactive
These genes were functional on land
But they have no use in the water 




Unused Lyrical Ideas:

An ear bone unique to whales and dolphins
The oldest fossil whale ever found
Teeth like a carnivorous mammals 
A carnivore that adapted to land 
Long mouth 
Long mouth full of teeth

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakicetus?wprov=sfti1#

https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/the-first-whale-pakicetus

https://evolution.berkeley.edu/what-are-evograms/the-evolution-of-whales/

Pakicetus

... inspiration can brood and bubble at times, barely detectable to all but that subtle sight - the vague yet hopeful perception of a vast web, which shines somehow in the eye of intention. see through doldrums to the eternal wind. thanks for listening <3

-phil

elucidate space

Go Home-Lil Willie feat.J.BoogZ(produced by Guala Beatz)

Hands, So beautiful, We can do so much good with our hands, reaching out to other person as a sign of Peace and love, to play an Instrument, to paint a picture or just to hold someone else's hand when they need someone. But we can also do so much harm with our hands, we can hit, break, hold a gun to kill someone wave a fist in Anger. My hands are used to Love and play my Guitar. What are your hands used for ? 

Written, Performed . Produced by Johnny Mc Farlane

These Hands

Brian Butts - Guitars, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Master Mix
Cosmic Keanu - Vocals, Lyrics https://soundcloud.com/cosmic_keanu?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Lyrics:
Integrity in truth
Purity in obedience to God
Tranquility in spirit
Realization in faith

Be strong in the Lord
Put on the armor of God
For the struggle is fought
Not against flesh and blood
But against the forces of darkness
And the schemes of the evil one

Stand firm
Resist
On the evil day
Stand firm
Against the spiritual forces
of wickedness
in heavenly places

With every prayer and request
At all times in the spirit
With this in view
Be alert with all perseverance
So speak with boldness
As you ought to speak

On that day the deaf will hear
And those who are blind will see
The afflicted and needy will rejoice
For the ruthless will come to an end
And the scorner will be finished

Woe to the rebellious
Who rely on oppression

Astrarium

The Evil Day (feat. Cosmic Keanu)

Dust

Jungalow

Origin unknown, but likely dates back to late 1700's - early 1800's. Covered by too many to name. Minor lyrical revision. Previously posted a different take of this Trad Classic on SoundCloud awhile back. This version presented in an early Sunday Morning frame of mind.
Wayfarin' Stranger - Slowly Wandering 
(Trad, Adapted)
I am a poor wayfaring stranger, traveling through     
.......... this world of woe 
But, there's no sickness, toil, nor danger  in that bright land, 
to which I go 
Chorus:
I'm going there to see my Father 
And, all my loved ones, who’ve gone on 
 I'm just going over Jordan, I'm only go-in'
.....going home
Though dark clouds, they gather round me 
 ......and my way is rough and steep 
Beauteous fields arise before me....... 
Where God's redeemed, their vigils keep
I’m goin' back to see my Mother
I’m goin' there, no more to roam
I’m only go-in'....going over Jordan 
I’m just going .......Go-ing Home 
So, join me, Sister and Brother
I’m just go-in' .......Go-ing Home

Bright, Sunny Beaches

Wayfarin' Stranger - Slowly Wandering

Shine Through

Music/Arrangement/Production/Vocals/Lyrics by Achazia

I know that you have an opinion of who who I am.
It's kind of cute, since you really don't know my name.
It's time to grow up. It's truly time to be wiser.
It doesn't really hurt to be a little bit nicer.

Ohh Thats right
Ohh Thats right
Ohh Thats right

You call me love and I swear. It makes me colder, when I hear:
"That I am everything you been waiting for." 
I know it's a lie.
That I am everything you been searhing for.
I wonder why?

I have figured you out, your time is flowing like a river.
You want to have it all, You don't have the time to linger
You are someone that dream, that shooting for the moon
I wish you could wait, but you are knocking on my door to soon.

Ohh Thats right
Ohh Thats right
Ohh Thats right

You call me love and I swear. It makes me colder, when I hear:
"That I am everything you been waiting for." 
I know it's a lie.
That I am everything you been searhing for.
I wonder why?

Call me love

All Blues (Miles Davis) Jim Parry - Guitar

Thank you for listening, have a nice trip !

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Journey to India

01 - Era 2 - Vocal Codex - Lord of Wind 3
02 - SA - KO - High Strings - Shards Grid
03 - SA - KO - Low Brass - Dopplers Grid + Pulsing Momentum

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Aspiring musician, songwriter, home recording enthusiast, guitarist, and songwriter with a pragmatic, positive outlook on life.

Wayfarin' Stranger - Slowly Wandering

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