I wrote this song after an in-depth conversation with my mother who spent years searching for her mother.  It's in 7/8; perhaps reflecting the irregularity of relationships.

Bouzouki, harp, bass and drum programming, mixed and premastered by Dónal Lunny
Mastered by Ivan O'Shea
Editing/Vocals/BV/guitar/photo of my mum by SuZanne

(Because you asked Jeff.  When my Ma met her mother she commented on the colour of her eyes and said, "They're brilliant blue..." and it's the way she said it and looked that stuck in my mind)

Brilliant Blue
Her eyes are brilliant blue, mine are brown
I take after my father, they say he was a farmer
My mother's at the window as I say goodbye
I've only just met her, she is 84 0r 85

Refrain: Brilliant blue eyes, greet my brown
I've waited all my life, for this

2lb 4oz wrapped in cotton wool, placed in a cardboard shoebox
given to nuns in Bloom Street
Manchester in 1940, I was one of many a child and mother
sent from Catholic Ireland

Refrain      Lahlahlahs

Sixty-two years since we met, mother
I just wanted to see you one time, if you want me too
Your eyes are brilliant blue, mine are brown
as I leave the white-haired woman
It was dead of winter I was found

Lahlahlahs   Refrain

Brillinat Blue Master         

Brilliant Blue feat: Dónal Lunny

SECRETLY

I've always wanted to compose hard rock and progressive rock. 
　But it is impossible. Because I can't play the electric guitar. 
　At first it was an ambient song, but over the course of two weeks, I slowly changed it to a heavier sound, added some guitar tones, and finally completed this song. 
　Is it a genre peculiar to Japanese "techno pops"?
YouTube　video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=942owQhsNJo

I Can't Make Hard Rock

Clair De Lune

“Peaceful Easy Feeling” is a song by the American rock band Eagles, written by Jack Tempchin. It was released in 1972 as part of their debut album. The song has a laid-back, country-rock feel and is known for its soothing melody and harmonious vocals

Jack Tempchin wrote “Peaceful Easy Feeling” while he was living in a small apartment in California. He drew inspiration from the serene atmosphere of the state, which is reflected in the song’s lyrics. The Eagles liked the song and recorded it for their first album

In the early 1970s, “Peaceful Easy Feeling” became one of the Eagles’ signature songs. It resonated with the counterculture movement of the era, which sought peace and simplicity. The song’s mellow sound and easygoing lyrics struck a chord with listeners, making it a hit on the Billboard charts

“Peaceful Easy Feeling” continues to be a beloved classic rock song. It has maintained its popularity over the years and is often played on classic rock radio stations. The song’s enduring appeal lies in its timeless message of finding solace and contentment in life’s simple pleasures

Instagram video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1L0HotOklc/?igsh=Y3llYzc4bjV4Y2xo

[Intro]
D    Dsus4    D    Dsus4
D    Dsus4    D    Dsus4

[Verse 1]
D              G                  D        G
    I like the way your sparkling earrings lay
D            G         A7
Against your skin so brown
D             G                 D            G
And I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight
D              G         A7
With a billion stars all around

[Chorus]
A7            G             D
Cause I got a peaceful easy feeling
G                           Em     A7
And I know you won't let me down
          D     Em    G        A7       D      
Cause I'm allll-ready standing   on the ground
Dsus4    D    Dsus4

[Verse 2]
D           G          D     G
And I found out a long time ago
D                G          A7
What a woman can do to your soul
D       G                  D   G
Ah, but she can't take you any way
D                 G           A7
You don't already know how to go

[Chorus]
A7          G             D
And I got a peaceful easy feeling
G                           Em     A7
And I know you won't let me down
          D     Em    G        A7       D
Cause I'm allll-ready standing   on the ground
Dsus4    D    Dsus4

[Solo]
D   G   D  G
D   G   A7
D   G   D  G
D   G   A7

G       D
G       Em  A7
D   Em  G   A7  (D)

[Verse 3] 
D         G             D    G
I get the feeling I may know you
D    G            A7
As a lover and a friend
D                G          D           G
This voice keeps whispering in my other ear
         D           G       A7
Tells me I may never see you again

[Chorus]
A7            G             D
Cause I got a peaceful easy feeling
G                           Em     A7
And I know you won't let me down
          D     Em    G        A7
Cause I'm allll-ready standing
     D     Em    G        A7
I'm allll-ready standing
        D     Em    G        A7       D        Em  G  A7
Yes I'm allll-ready standing   on the ground
D     Em   G   A7
oooh
D     Em   G   A7  D
oooh

JT🌞

Peaceful Easy Feeling (Super Sounds of the 70s)

Peaceful Easy Feeling (Super Songs of the 70s)

Cast of Characters:
cgmaness-- @user-419254289-15129531 –- Chris-- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums, composition
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)-- @josh-clary-1: – piano, lap slide
                                       
 This song began by Chris writing it with his acoustic guitar at the beginning of last summer. He passed it along to me, who added the piano and slide parts. Then Chris got it back and added the rhythm section of bass and drums, along with some electric accents. It's been a few months since we've released a collaboration together, not by choice, but because of our busy lives. We have been working on this one for about half a year, trying to add and cut other elements into it. We ended up deciding to put out a simpler version, which is what you hear here. It's been a long time coming, and is our final offering of 2023. It's been a great year of sharing music with all of you out there in SoundCloud land. I appreciate all of your ears, support, and sharing of your talents. We hope you enjoy listening to this one as much as we enjoyed making it. Happy new year 2024!
P.s. Everyone should check out Chris's slightly different version on his page. It features him singing, and is a very cool treat indeed! Chris is in my top three creators on the whole Cloud. If you're not familiar with him, do yourself a favor and check out what he has on offer.

Between Stations (with cgmaness)

Credit to Overdrive, who took a simple song with simple lyrics, worked around the chaos and created something of pure magic. Taking what nobody else heard and making it into a reality. This song came to life, representing exactly how I felt when I wrote it. I’ll forever be grateful for this simple act of grace and amazing talent. Thank you Overdrive for everything!

Step Up

Day at the Fair

Sunlight Warms the Stream

New Ways Are Still Open

Entering The Flame

Listen to Korima songs at www.korima.net


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Samhain
The púca
Of all the ghosts and fairies abroad on Halloween, the púca (or pooka) was the most feared and October 31st was known as Púca Night in parts of Ireland. The púca, meaning 'goblin', can be malevolent or benevolent and is not solely associated with Halloween. It's a mythological fairy and the ultimate shapeshifter, capable of appearing in a variety of forms but most commonly as a dark horse or part dog.

Spring Solstice


Winter Solstice 
The Winter Solstice is an astronomical phenomenon that marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice occurs on 21 or 22 December, when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Capricorn. At sunrise on the shortest day of the year, for 17 minutes, direct sunlight can enter the Newgrange monument, not through the doorway, but through the specially contrived small opening above the entrance known as the ‘roof box’, to illuminate the Chamber.

Samhain
The púca
Of all the ghosts and fairies abroad on Halloween, the púca (or pooka) was the most feared and October 31st was known as Púca Night in parts of Ireland. The púca, meaning 'goblin', can be malevolent or benevolent and is not solely associated with Halloween. It's a mythological fairy and the ultimate shapeshifter, capable of appearing in a variety of forms but most commonly as a dark horse or part dog.

October 

Night migration of birds.

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September

Barn swallows bury themselves in mud in lakes



August

Barn owls and birds of prey on the move
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July

Watching bats emerge at dusk.

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June

walking in meadows




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May
The Dawn Chorus:  Ireland 5 am.
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April
First swallow of the year
Welcome, welcome
From out of mud in lakes
Were you resting there?



March

Unveils like a first thought
A whisper



February

"Nothing stands out yet", you said
As you looked over your shoulder
Broad and rounded, square and hunched
I thought I heard you say, "We are water
And over time we solidify"

Concept Art by SuZanne Ledwith
Photography by something&knot Productions 
Graphic Design by Simon

January
Snow white egret
among fields of greenandbrown
Are you lost in its vastness?
Bubulcus ibis.

DE-cem- ber
Silver EEL migration 
down river to the sea
on a moonless night

through
an obstcale 
of nets
Cutting blades
pollution
And 
Par -a -sites
White egret



December
Mild to touch, not yet winter
snow drop dropping still
daffodil 

November, can I surrender to your dying
Are you truly dying or surrendering



Is it not enough to be ALIVE, autumn 
As birds migrate thousands of miles, autumn
Of an inner stirring and outward knowing

Is BE-ING
to Our Mind
bor -ing

As summer turns, it turns
To autumn, autumn
The slugs and worms live at the root; 
The slugs eat the juice of carrot
Is it good for their EyEs too...?

I buried a 'th' in the soil
With vowels and nettles
And I, this eyE, aye, oh
This What...?
This sometimes
Known thing
Doesn't kNOW oh oh

Winter take, take these
Sor rows, lay them
Deep ee eep
To become worms
for the birds to eat


ever ever
Denied to

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Concept Art by SuZanne Ledwith
Photography by something&knot Productions 
Graphic design by Simon