For the S022322 skirmish.  "Life's a Ghost"

Standard tuning on my Rainsong.
Copyright Mark E. Horning

Chorus:
Are we just ghosts -- Without a home?
Staring down infinity, more or less alone
as we haunt, time's lonely halls
until... that final silence falls.



I have a friend, We never met.
A minor poet published in the Times.
For you see, my friends long dead,
But we still recall his poems, prose and rhymes.


Another friend, here by my side
a faded photograph in white and grey,
A mentor, sometimes a guide,
How long until that memory fades away?


--Rpt. chorus--.



We are spirits, that walk this land.
fighting over scraps of yesterday
the bitter truth, you understand.
for most of us the impact fades away. 

so please, recall my name
any time you raise your voice in song.
fleeting ever, always is fame,
but I'll do my best to try to sing along.

-Fnl. chorus-

Ghost Of Life

Beams, Waves, and the Quantum Nature of Reality

The Song Contest for the 2022 FilkOntario convention was "Building Bridges".  I ended up writing this song about the Berlin Airlift.

My first attempt at using my new Scarlett 2i2 and Ableton, allowing for multi-track recording.

Mark Horning: Vocals
Mark Horning: Acoustic Guitar
Mark Horning: Acoustic Rhythm Guitar

Cover Image, National Museum of the Air Force (public domain)

Building Bridges through the Sky

Christmas in India.
Words: Rudyard Kipling
Music Mark Horning.

Recorded during one of the Phoenix Filks.

Christmas in India

Dreams of Dragons
Words and Music Copyright Mark E. Horning 2016

Vocals: Mark Horning
6-string Guitar: Mark Horning, Emerald X7-os Opus.

Inspired by the announcement that SpaceX is planning on sending a Dragon Capsule one-way to Mars as a private spaceflight mission.



Dreams of Dragons

The Fairies' Siege
Words by Rudyard Kipling 1901
Music Mark Horning 2014

Vocals and 12-string guitar, Mark Horning

The Fairies Siege

#1 Larrivee OM-03
#2 Rainsong "Shorty"
#3 Larrivee OM-03R

3 guitars sound samples

Beacon Hill 
Lyrics by Joe Bethancourt
Music by Michael Considine

6-string Baritone Guitar: Mark Horning  (Alvarez ABT610)

To demonstrate the resonance and deep voice of my new baritone.  In B-minor (Em chord forms)

Beacon Hill - Baritone

One too many Mornings - Again
Parody of One to many Mornings by Bob Dylan
Lyrics copyright Mark Horning

Baritone Guitar

One too many Mornings - Again

Lyrics and Music Copyright 1999, Mark E. Horning
Recording Copyright 2018, Mark E. Horning

I wrote this on the 10th Anniversary of the Wall coming down.

On the Wall

Stories of Yesterday

Words and Music Copyright Mark E. Horning

Been wanting to write a song for this novel forever.
Martin D-35

The Fire in which we Burn

An odd sort of neo-protest song.
Words and Music Copyright Mark E. Horning

In Gb  (G with guitar tunes down 1/2 step)

One More Lamp

Driving Off
Copyright Mark E. Horning,  9-19-2017

Recorded using my Breedlove American C20/SR

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