I've known Chuck Aaron for as long as I've been on Sound Cloud and have always admired his songwriting and fine guitar work, so I was delighted when he invited me to add a few bits to this Merle classic penned by Sonny Throckmorton. Thanks for including me on it Chuck, it was a pleasure!

The Way I Am (Cover Collab w/ Chuck Aaron)

[part i]

we come from the same womb
you're in my blood.
we're ashes of dead stars
you have my heart...

but i can't sleep at night
i worry about you...
no, i can't sleep at night
i worry about you.

one day you'll return to
the star that we call home.
will i ever be ready
to walk this world alone?

'cos i don't sleep at night
i worry about you.
no, i can't sleep at night
i worry about you.

[break]

[radio tune up]

[part ii]

you are my blood, my family
you're my home, my ancestry
you're my brother

the one who taught me to believe
and find the girl lost inside me
you're my brother

you are my blood, my family
you're my home, my ancestry
you're my brother

the one who taught me how to be
you're always constant, you're always here
you're my brother

now i'm not ready to let you go
without saying what you need to know...
you're my brother....


Words : Miaow McDonald
Music : Miaow McDonald & Stewart McDonald

Vocals, Electric Guitar, String Arrangement : Miaow McDonald
Backing Vocals : Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Dobro, Guitar Solo : Stewart McDonald (Big City Picker)
Drums, Bass & Backing Vocals : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

 Produced & Mastered : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

Brother

A trans-Pacific cooperation at it's best. Josh (Entheogenic Psychonaught) asked me if I was interested in working on a project together. I had a basic idea that he transformed with his amazing drum, bass, organ and guitar wizardry into what you can hear. Many thanks to Josh for giving me this opportunity and for all of his time spent on this. 
It's quite amazing what can be achieved through modern technology. I never imagined being able to work with someone on the other side of the world on a music project and that someone other than my family might hear the result (showing my age here).

Far & Wide

Far and Wide (Collab with Entheogenic Psychonaught)

Look at this space
A void of no consequence
A measure of indifference
A hollow existence
Flood light into this space
Bright light
Fill this space with sound
Sweet sound

Lacuna

The October 2022 DIAMC writing prompt was about displacement, taking a character either fictional or real and putting them into an alternative reality. I imagined a world where Little Red was all grown up and off to the bright lights and big city, in search of Mr Wolf.

Demo, recorded in the spare bedroom of our holiday cottage in Ackergill.



Little Red

Little Red she’s grown up proper
Little Red, nothing’s going to stop her
She’s going to shine, like the moon
Mr Wolf, big man in the city
Mr Wolf sure likes them pretty
In for a surprise, Mr Wolf
You’d better watch that back
Look both ways
She’s coming for her due
Little Red

Little Red, headed for the Hood
Telling Granny she is going to be good
She may be lying, but honest she’s trying
Little Red steps into his bar
Mr Wolf greets her with a snarl
“Hrrrrrrrr, Babe, you’re looking swell”
Little Red flicks back long hair
Walks by, ignoring his stare
“Make mine a double on the rocks 
And wipe that look, off your face,
I swapped out that blunt old axe,
For some Mace
And I’m not afraid to use it,
Don’t need a Woodcutter no more.”

Little Red, now she’s a star
Mr Wolf, he’s gone and bought her a car
And a house, and a yacht, and a ring
He fell under her spell
Little Red, she played him so well
But damn, that girl could sing
Ahoooooo, Little Red
Ahoooooo, Little Red
Ahoooooo, Little Red

“Turned out there’d been a bit of a misunderstanding. Mr Wolf isn’t all bad, you know? Last I heard…he’d gone and bought Granny…a new condo”

Ahoooooo, Little Red
Ahoooooo, Little Red

"Turns out, it had all been a misunderstanding. Mr Wolf, well, he is all bad you know. In fact, the last I heard, he'd gone a bought Granny a new condo.

Ahoooooo, Little Red
Ahoooooo, Little Red

© S Barr 2022

Little Red - Demo

Walkabout Wednesday

Feeling the moment and letting it out as it flows -

Reupholstered

Sometimes, during sleep, our brain receives external sounds and creates dreams or nightmares, especially when we wake up in the morning. This track was created with this concept from a nightmarish morning alarm clock.

by. Chris.ZøBro (Original Version)

Bully Boss   (Nightmare at Work)

New EP available on Bandcamp -
moodexhibit.bandcamp.com/album/replicant-hearts

Replicant Hearts kicks off with it's title track, an epic 9 minutes of multi-sectional, constantly evolving electro techno. Then the 4 hearts are showcased, each with their own unique qualities. Peppy, Vital, Deeva, and Vizor have their own expressions, but they all share in a celebration of upbeat electronic sounds.

Mood Exhibit - Deeva

Tightrope

Where The Wind Begins

Shirley Barr may be late to the table, but her recently discovered passion for compelling songwriting and performance shows she’s earned her place. Quirky, insightful, and sumptuously layered, she melds beautiful melodies with novel lyrics to create soundscapes that leave you wanting more. Summer 2024 will see the release of her debut EP, Begin Began Begun.