This is the second collaboration I’ve worked on with the very talented Mark Spruce (Original Spruce).  

This is a folk song exploring the boundaries between this world and the spiritual world and tells the tale of an encounter with a Robin in a churchyard. 

Lyrics by Mark Spruce
Music & performance by James Whiteman. 

Best with headphones. Hope you enjoy it. 

Take care

James 

Lyrics:

Sky light Grey 

I stood in the church yard
Cold winters day
My back to the beach tree
Sky light grey

On the branch above me
Cock robin perched 
He sang then stared intently 
I returned his gaze

He repeated his song
And looked again
I smiled and nodded
Like we were friends 

I turned so slowly
As he moved to another branch
Eyeball to eyeball 
Repeat performance 

We both stood still
Locked in our game
He moved on once more
To repeat his refrain

I turned one eighty
When he landed behind me
My smile got wider
My heart got lighter
Watching each other
I'm absorbing this experience 

Then he came closer
We had circled the tree
A mystical moment 
This bird and me

You said your father
Would return
In the spirit of a robin
Watching over us one day

As I stood in that churchyard
Lost in that moment
I felt your father 
Came back to say

I'm here, I'm still here
I will always be here


Mark Spruce copyright Feb 2024

Further info:
The first collaboration is on the Original Spruce site called ‘Old Brock’ (music and performance Mark Spruce: lyrics James Whiteman).

Sky Light Grey (Collaboration James Whiteman & Original Spruce)

Thank you Cecila for sharing your enthusiasm for world Peace and the opportunity to perform the musical backing to your vocal message.

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and I do not own it. The track is created by Tom Bailey Backing Tracks and all credit goes to him for the music track creation which I have listed below. Check out Tom Bailey Backing Tracks on YouTube and Tom’s personal website. The links below are to the original material by the artist.  

Obtained from: Tom Bailey
YouTube site: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBaileyBackingTracks
Backing Track Title: Acoustic Guitar Backing Track In A Minor "Free Bird"
YouTube Track channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlD_o-RXKBc
Tom Bailey Backing Tracks Website: https://tombaileybackingtracks.beatstars.com/

Date: 8/31/24
Song Title: Free Bird (PS-I Love You Mom, My Hero!)
The lead, improvising over the track was done with the following;
Picture with Track: Is what the Guitar looks like.
Guitar Used: 92 Jackson DK1 PRO with EMG HH configuration
Color: Black Jackson 
Strings: Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9-42 and Hybrid 9-46
DAW: Reaper
AmpSim: Tim Henson Neural DSP & Jeff Loomis ToneForge
Preset: Smooth 80s Lead & Loomy Song Main Lead
Interface: Focusrite 2i2 2nd Gen

Raw: What does RAW mean to me, not having undergone processes of preparing, finishing, refining, or mastering: It is what was recorded at that time in its current state.
Comments: Please follow if you like, comment if you like and I’m opened to feedback to improve my playing, recording, mixing etc.  Thanks for listening \m/.

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Free Bird (PS - I Love You Mom, My Hero!)

Produced by Dreaming While Awake
Tony Venuto on vocals
Espen Skaar on Electric Bass, Drums, Production
Bob Smith on Electric Guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0_0xVsnIbQ

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