In and Out of Love

I was inspired to write the first couple of lines after looking out of the skylight on a dark night and seeing the stars right across the sky.  I was also influenced by a book I was recently given, it's about the countryside and was originally a gift to my parents on their honeymoon in Bude in 1948. This book is absolutely beautiful and very inspirational.  This book is full of nature, beauty and love and emotion belonging to my parents.  I wrote this love song for my husband.

Night To Day

Tumble Of The Dice

Words and music K Gennery
Image not my own

Ive been left, in lost and found,
An out of date parcel that gets kicked around.
Gathering dust, cobwebs and stuff,
hidden out of view, never to get picked up.

Alone again, on my own again,
Theres bodies everywhere.

Ooh, feel the heat on my skin,
light the fire within.
Ooh, taste the salt on my tongue,
watch the sea swallow the sun.
Here I go again.

I am stuck, its awfully dark,
theres no flint at hand to ignite a spark.
Guess Im in, so very deep,
this is no part time gig,
this things for keeps.

Alone again, on my own again,
Theres bodies everywhere.

Ooh, feel the heat on my skin,
light the fire within.
Ooh, taste the salt on my tongue,
watch the sea swallow the sun.
Here I go again, I go again. Here I go again.

lost and found

mrcagey.bandcamp.com

Official music video on YouTube - link in bio.

What A Waste

Written in the summer, recorded in the autumn of 2021...

Written and performed by Misty Miller
Cello arranged and performed by Haydn Wynn
Recorded by Louis Milburn
Mastered by Felix Davis

Tip Of His Tongue

Available on Bandcamp:  https://danielsdurgy.bandcamp.com/track/gentle-was-the-night

Copyright 2022 Daniels & Durgy  * Gentle Rain Records 
An original and tender country love song where even in parting, the two lovers remain fulfilled. Joined here by Dakota Holden on pedal steel guitar.

Craig Durgy: Acoustic guitar & Vocals
Nat Daniels: Piano, Studio Bass, Percussion and Vocals
Dakota Holden: Pedal steel guitar. (Fiverr.com)

Lyrics:

Gentle is the night, when it’s calling out your name
Gentle is the wind, sliding through the window pane

Gentle were your lips, that left me here like this, 
Pale blue moonlight

Tender were your words, when you whispered like a ghost
The curtain softly swayed, as from my arms you rose.

Gently closed the door, each step upon the floor,
Turns to silence.

And in the quiet of your wake
You still give all I can take, as your body lingers still
My empty arms remain fulfilled

Pain was in your eyes when you said there were no sorrows
And you filled my hands with a million tomorrows

Gentle on each curve, your fingertips and words, 
Midnight breezes

And in the quiet of your wake
You still give all I can take, as your body lingers still
My empty arms remain fulfilled

Gentle was the night
So gentle was the night
Gentle was the night
So gentle was the night

Gentle Was The Night

The Colors Mix To Grey

words and music K. Gennery
image not my own

for Abigail Marjorie Lockhart

Well I dont know why you looked at me that way
Im just an old man with not much going on
Nothing left to give no real reason to live
Yet you fell into my arms

I whispered youre beautiful and you looked at me then smiled
said my worlds a better place with you in it
please stay here with me for a while
Dont go
Stay stay stay

Abby please dont go
Dont you go

The touch of your hand made me understand
that theres life in the old dog yet
Not much I admit but more than I thought
so I thank you so much for the gift

I whispered youre beautiful and you looked
at me in the way that you do
Said youll make a wonderful doctor
if you only just see it on through

Dont go
Stay stay stay stay stay

Abby please dont go
Dont you go
Abby dont go
Please dont go

I love to dream cause
when I close my eyes to dream
the impossible becomes the reallity

life in the old dog yet

Vocal Copyright Nat Daniels 2022
Lyrics and Melodic Composition Copyright Andy Hall & Gary Brown
Produced by Andy Hall

I was thrilled when Andy and Gaz invited me along on this collaboration.  The Lyrics are beautifully written and sung by Gaz and lends itself to great story telling. It was lovely to join him and to bring my creative spirit in harmonisation to the table.  Andy wrote the beautiful melody and created the gorgeous Instrumental track (which has a hauntingly beautiful Guitar solo) and then brought it All to life with his incredible Production / Mixing skills, breathing life into the song,  and giving it a depth of sound to make it "sparkle". 

I urge you to check out these talented folks' individual page links below..
Ladies and Gents.. I give you the Conscience of Kings.   

Noobly :  https://soundcloud.com/noobly-1?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Gaz Brownie :  https://soundcloud.com/user-755327533?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Lyrics:
Our Devine intervention - Gary Brown and Andy Hall.

Standing on the bridge
Staring into the water
(I’ve kept you waiting
An hour and a quarter )
My Head tells me to leave
My hearts a little more naive
(We’ve had 27 days apart
To rekindle this flagging heart )

Chorus
Our Devine intervention
When we had each other’s attention
To were I love being yours
And you love being mine
Our Devine intervention
Needs to work for us this time

V2
Finally you arrive in your own chaotic style
(So my car went and broke down
And i walk the last 3 miles)
I get the big puppy eyes
And a cute little sorry sigh
(What lies beneath in this rivers deep
Are the same things in the
secrets we keep)

Chorus
Our Devine intervention
When we had each other’s attention
To were I love being yours
And you love being mine
Our Devine intervention
Needs to work for us this time

V3
(Let’s stand back to back
Walk in a different direction)
If we just keep right on walking
Then we have lost all affection
(If we both look back and then we stop
We won’t lose what we’ve got)
Well I stopped and looked back
(I kept walking down the path)

Chorus
Our Devine intervention
When we had each other’s attention
To we’re I loved being yours
And you loved being mine
Our Devine intervention
At least we know now this time

Divine Intervention - Nat Daniels & The Conscience of Kings

Leaving the Dream

Waiting to Breathe

A modern take on an old tale......

Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash

Consequences

Fran Smith EP

Track listing:
1. Ghost of a Chance
2. All Wild and Wicked Things
3. We Will Have No More Marriages
4. Take These Bones

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CREDITS:

Fran Smith - vocals, piano
Nigel Stonier - guitars, bass, Wurlitzer, Hammond, harmonium, cimbala, glock
Sarah Brandwood-Spencer and Julian Cole - violins
Pete Whitfield - viola
Simon Turner - cello
Paul Beavis - percussion
Tracey Browne - backing vocals

All songs written by Fran Smith © 2012 (PRS/MCPS).
Produced by Nigel Stonier.
String arrangements by Pete Whitfield and Julian Cole.
Recorded by Chris D’Adda at Vale Studios, Worcestershire UK.
Mixed by Seadna McPhail at Airtight Productions, Manchester UK.
Mastered by Alan Lowles at Airtight Productions, Manchester UK.
Artwork designed by Tom Smith at Statement.
Photography by Jake Lewis.

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Fran's website:  http://fransmith.com

Click HERE to buy the EP from Fran's website

All Wild And Wicked Things

When times are hard be kind to yourself.....



Image - Alex Ivashenko at Unsplash

Sometimes

words and music K Gennery
image not my own

I made my way to Chicago, felt the wind on my face.
Sometimes the noise could be quite deafening, but I couldn't bear to leave that place.

Through hail snow fire and flood.
I would be there with them.

It Was....all going down in Chicago,
there was love life and death.
I can still see them talking outside the doors, in my head taste their frosty breath.
Through hail snow fire and flood.
I would be there with them. I would be there with them. Every step of the way.
Come what may.

Once a week in Chicago, man I could even feel the cold.
Sit and watch the trains passing over the bridge,
nothings been the same since you've been gone.
Nothings been the same since you've been gone.
I haven't felt the same since you've been gone.

once a week in chicago

I played everything on this one. I kept it as raw as possible :)

A Life Without Sundays

This is a song about missing someone and how utterly useless it is to have a phone conversation with that someone, when what you want more than anything is to be next to them.

Beat of My Heart

Beat Of My Heart SC

From Emily Maguire's third album 'Believer'.

Start Over Again

Hello! Thanks for stopping by.  I write songs in reaction to life, quite often my own, or the lives of those around me.  Sometimes my song tells me what I'm thinking before I've even realised myself.  
I hope there is something here that resonates with you, I'd be really delighted to hear your comments.  
I started writing and playing again in March 2015 after a break of about 20 years having realised that life is short and I'd better crack on! I self released my 9 track CD 'Your Life' in 2017 and have since written many songs which will eventually end up on a 2nd 'album'!  I’ve had a couple of radio plays on BBC Introducing and played at a few local singers nights, but I’m really blown away by this Soundcloud community,  there’s a treasure trove of real music on here and the support is really appreciated.  
March 2021 update I've been teaching myself keyboard and have found it an inspiration for song writing and so my more recent tracks are written and performed with the piano keyboard.  
First memory of being captured by Songwriting was sitting behind a sofa aged 10 at a party and discovering Carol King’s Tapestry and a turntable. Teenage years dominated by an obsession with David Bowie, his word craft, imagery, story telling and his example of being able to constantly reinvent himself and not be pigeonholed. 
All tracks are my own compositions and performances except extra rhythm guitar and percussion on ‘Doing Time’ which was Carl Hetherington. 
Most of the images I have used are my own original artwork.  I now have an Instagram page where I’ll be posting my art at rowenaartandmusic 

https://www.instagram.com/rowenaartandmusic 

Thanks for stopping by, it’s much appreciated.

In and Out of Love

Rowena Simpson