Your Eyes

A cover of an actually underplayed Beatles song.
One shot take on rhythm guitar and vocals with overdubbed guitar solo.
Guitars: Guild A150 Savoy archtop, unplugged.

For You Blue

A fun whiskey demo song I finished up recently. All instruments by yours truly. Needs a better vocalist than me, though, :) I'm open to an artist wanting to cover it, reach out to me.

Pass that Whiskey          

Workin' hard all week, but it's never enough 
The boss, the stress, Lord it's too much
Friday at five I gotta pour me a shot 
Doesn’t matter if it’s neat or on the rocks
I'll drink it on down, smooth and slow                  
And let the healing warmth start to flow         

Chorus:
Pass that whiskey, raise that glass 
Get me over these bad spells awful fast
There's something about that eighty proof
That helps a workin’ man shake off them blues
Pass that whiskey

Yeah I love Jack Daniels Old Number 7 
That amber hued nectar comes straight from heaven
I'll fetch another bottle to ease my mind
N’ help me leave all my troubles behind
Whenever the job drives me insane     
That black label taste makes me right as rain

Chorus

SOLO

Tonight I'm gonna drink it straight and strong 
Jack, ole buddy, don't you do me wrong

Chorus

copyright Roy Blake

Pass that Whiskey

Pass That Whiskey - prior version

I wrote this about people my age always talking about the old days and the way it was before.The response from me is always you can't live in the past you can't change it, live for now!

'All of my beginnings started with an end, I've burned some bridges and tried to go back again, you can only reflect you can't go back you can't subtract what you've done you say you want to get on the ride and do it all over again a roller coaster memory of ups and down sused to be's and back whens you can't undo what sticks like glue that's part of you my friend. The sun still shines like it did back then trees are taller and the creek still bends this old house is still made of wood the good old days weren't that good...So instead of looking back maybe you should look down the road and cherish everybreath of life left in your mortal soul you can't lament where time went or where it goes....The sun still shines like it did back then trees are taller and the creek still bends this old house is still made of wood the good old days weren't that good...

Old Days

The Scottish-German songwriter collaboration is entering its second round: After their first album “Still Unbroken” last year, the Rotenburg songwriter Klaus Adamaschek and his friend and songwriter Tom Fairnie from Musselburgh near Edinburgh were recently back in the Toolhouse studio to record theirs to record the second record. The album will be called “Still Dreaming”. And for this purpose, the two kindred spirit professionals have hired other congenial musicians. Marisa Linß was also at Jane Fairnie's side this time. This created a truly enchanting harmony song.
Johannes Gunkel (electric guitar and Dobro), Paul Adamaschek (bass and percussion) and Sascha Schmitt (accordion and piano) provided further brilliant support. Most of the new songs were worked out in a holiday home in the French town of Verteuille, where Adamaschek and Fairnie had retreated in the spring after the celebrated release concerts in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Their plan: Write new songs and give their music fresh impulses together.
There was a familiar, exciting and sometimes passionate atmosphere in the Toolhouse studio over the five days. You know each other, you value each other. The German musicians all have Shiregreen experience and are also successful as soloists. And the ensemble knows that 73-year-old Tom Fairnie is one of Scotland's best songwriters. Despite the relatively large band, it remains an earthy and reduced production with dreamlike melodies, poetic lyrics and a very unique, fresh musical color. “We still have melancholic songs and ballads in our repertoire,” said Klaus Adamaschek. “But some songs got an airy Americana drive forward thanks to the increased ensemble.”
The two singers are often concerned with personal topics such as love, friendship, loss, but also current issues such as climate change or the fatal consequences of Brexit. The United Kingdom's exit from the EU is emotionally and touchingly discussed in the song "England In Winter". While Fairnie speaks a self-written poem, accompanied by a delicate piano composition by Sascha Schmitt, Adamaschek sings about his personal experiences in England, accompanied by Johannes Gunkel with Dobro runs reminiscent of Mark Knopfler. That gets under your skin.
“Still Dreaming” was recorded by Wolfgang Manns, studio head of Toolhouse, and will be released by DMG Germany March 29th 2024.

England In Winter

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I Wonder

apologies to the Eagles and the Scottish Tourist Board, but I just couldn't resist.........

Welcome to the Motel Caledonia

My rendition of a favorite by Leadbelly. Two tracks, track 1: vocals and rhythm guitar (Takamine G-Series 12-string) through new SM27 condenser mic; track 2: lead guitar (Gibson ES-137 through Princeton Reverb).

Out On the Western Plain

Out On The Western Plain

The Auk's take on the Johnny Cash classic.
Two tracks: 
1) Rhythm guitar and vocals (Martin GPC16e)
2) Lead guitar (Fender MIM Standard Telecaster through '65 Princeton Reverb hand-wired clone with a little Tube Screamer in front)

Fulsom Prison Blues

A cover of a favorite Lucio Dalla tune.
Two tracks:
1) Vocals and rhythm guitar (Martin GPC-16e)
2) Lead guitar (Martin GPC-16e)

Your Eyes

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