Another great song. Love your new vocalist Simon...Where did you find her?

great story telling/ pretty song and really nice vocals

@sunnidayz: thank you again for your kind comments ... I'll let the boss know she's a brilliant accordionist but doesn't do too much singing these days unless its in the choir. I might be a bit self critical but i really like this song and think it has real potential ... I have absolutely no idea where it came from it just wrote itself .... I'm so suspicious I've been through my whole music collection to see if I inadvertently stole it ... can't find it though ... yes sad song

Gosh...humbled....love it....ya'll sound like great

A hauntingly sad ballad Simon; well written, played and sung by you and Sally-Ann and no it wasn't me at your door!

Really enjoyed it Si.... great story and fab harmony - 10/10 both of you.

Absolutely brilliant song Simon, about something really important as well ~ so strong when its sung by a man. And Sally-Ann's fragile and lovely harmonies are just perfect :-)

Here's the second version of Red Mustang featuring my lovely wife Sally-Ann helping me out with the vox ... sure beats watching the mush that is Dancing on Ice on TV. Let us know what you think its the first time we've recorded anything together.

ooh and whoever rang the doorbell at 22secs ... we didn't hear you lol

RED MUSTANG (On A Country Road) © Simon Veasey 2014

Yeah she knows its time to move on
She knows the world has passed her by for too long
She had a dream of being swept away
Guess she never had this in mind

He was a drinker and a gambler
I guess she never found out in time
Seven long years covering up the bruises
Telling what friends she had left she was doing fine

All she ever wanted was …
A red mustang
On a country road
With the white top down
With the radio on
Playing some of those old tunes
She could dream of dancing to
Singing along, singing along

Learned early on no one gonna do you no favours
Line up to kick you when your down
Scared to grow up like her mother
Pushing 60 and still running around the town

being trapped in this life is worse than the pain
how bad they said the pain would be
Wash those pills down with his whiskey
At least in her dreams she could be free

There all gonna wonder what happened
But by that time she'll be long away from here
Someplace where it's always pretty 
And you can live your life in your dreams ...

And in those dreams she's at the wheel of a …
A red mustang
She's on a pretty country road
With that white top down
With her radio on
Playing some of her old tunes
She could dream of dancing to
Singing along, singing along ... (Repeat)

Red Mustang (On A Country Road) Anker Delta Mix feat. Sally-Ann Veasey

This is an old favourite of ours that we used to sing out 26-27 years ago ... its still a lovely tune and Sally-Ann sings it just right ... I've not heard many people do this song at all. Took the Weissenborn out of the mix from the original upload because I thought it cluttered it a bit but the original is still up here if you want to compare. Sally-Ann on vocals and guitar, me on second vocals, guitar and bass ... recorded in the front room with two dogs present (sleeping) ... have fun, thanks for dropping by, hope you enjoy it :)

Factory Girl - (North American c1830) Remix

A Gallon at a Time
3-13-2015 John Delk

I was raised up in the whiskey
Like grandpaw and my dad
An the hills of kentucky
Is the only home I've ever had

          An I'd rather go to prison Lord
          Than to the bottom of a mine
          That's why I make my living 
          A gallon at a time

          An it's a gallon for the sheriff
          To keep me out of jail
          An it's a gallon for the doctor
          That keeps my baby well

          An it's a gallon for the groceries
          An the sugar that I need
          An a gallon for the banker
          Owns my 30 acre deed

I get water from the mountain
It makes the purest stuff around
An Grandpaw's old still
Ain't never let me down

       It's a gallon for the farmer
       To keep that corn alive
       An a gallon for the preacher
       Cause the good Lord does provide



A Gallon At A Time

Pauls challenge song on the theme - You mad me laugh. 
Part of Coventry singer songwriters January 2014 song challenge.

You made me laugh  Paul Moore

One of those end of the road small towns on it's last legs.
What happens to the kids there?

Cooper Hollow

A little bit of narrative on the boy meets girl, girl screws Roadie, girl disappears, boy heads south of the border story!!

Kicking Up Dust

Here's Sally-Ann's first song writing effort ... Its her great grandfathers story about how he moved from Burton on Trent to Nuneaton where he worked as a wheelwright ... problem was there was no work so he started selling Moonshine out of his kitchen to the railway workers, he got busted and ended up having to licence his front room into a pub ... the Railway Tavern ... its still there today, still serving beer 100 years on ... anyway let her know what you think :)

Sally - Ann Veasey - Railway Tavern

voici un extrait d'un ancien enregistrement que je voulais vous faire découvrir,

bonne écoute

Interlude

Sons En Couleurs - Joy & Sorrow

Struggling with a failing throat and getting to grips with the new Logic upgrades but I had fun recording this .... singing was hard work this is take about 22 ... the others ruined by coughing fits!!!!

Simon Veasey and the Black River - The Road

This is a quick capture of my granddaughter Kira singing the song that she sang at her dad's funeral last week. We rushed it, the timing is all over the place and we will re-do it properly when we get her back in the studio but so many people have asked about it as she was so brave we just wanted to capture it. RIP Nick

The Prayer - Kira Veasey

Welcome to my Soundcloud a home for demos and a few live recordings on route to recording the album, thanks for stopping by. I'm a singer songwriter (UK Songwriting Competition Semi Finalist 2015/2016/2017) and multi-instrumentalist from Warwickshire in the centre of the UK with a strong leaning towards Americana, folk and modern country. I sing simple songs about simple people living the harsher side of life. 

Why not follow the link below and check out some of the more traditional folk stuff Sally-Ann and myself are doing ... let us know what you think :)

All songs are self-penned unless otherwise stated, love to read your comments, hope to collaborate with some of you guys soon :)

Red Mustang (On A Country Road) Anker Delta Mix feat. Sally-Ann Veasey

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