Maple Ridge is a bluegrass band from Greenfield Massachusetts with Terry Atkinson on guitar, Joe Blumenthal on bass, John Rough on banjo and Adam Sweet on fiddle and mandolin

10 The Hobo Song

11 Flowers

07 The Grudge

I was an animal once
Now you can't recognize me
My bones tan with my hide
Remnants of what I was
I was an animal once

The worms eat my thoughts
Recount my words in their dreams
Yeah the worms dream of me
They dream of what they eat

My mom told me the crows would
Pluck my eyes
And my god she was right
I was an animal once
I knew I'd grow up to die

Now, now you see every piece of me
That I wanted to keep hidden
The secrets my skin kept
Scattered on the pavement

Side of the Road

[Verse 1]
You knock on my door, your shadow in hand
Spinning your pain like a wedding band
Said you need love, not another fight
But you never ask if I made it through the night

[Verse 2]
You say your mama’s dying slow
And now you’re the fire you used to know
And I see her face every time you scream
I held your breath, when you lost your dream

[Chorus]
But I can’t be the place you run
Every time you block the sun
I gave you light, I gave you time
You gave me bruises dressed as rhyme
And I still care, I swear I do
But I gotta love you from afar...
To stay safe from you

[Verse 3]
You say, “Let’s meet, we’ve been here before”
And I taste the poison behind the door
We never broke in a hotel bed
But the aftermath still haunts my head

[Chorus]
I can’t be the place you run
Every time you come undone
I gave you grace, I gave you truth
You gave me storms and called it youth
And I still ache, I swear I do
But I gotta love you from afar...
To stay safe from you

[Outro]
I used to be your parachute
Now I’m the ground that won’t break loose
I saved you once, I saved you twice
But I won’t drown to make it right
So I light a prayer and let it go
You’ll never know how much I know
This love don’t die, but I won’t lose
My soul again trying to rescue you...

From Afar

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They told me that I tried to kill the world
I swear I'm not that girl, I swear I'm not that girl
They told me all I ever caused was pain
I know that's not my name, I know that's not my name

Woke up on a vessel that I've never seen
Wearing some uniform that does not belong to me
Haunted by some kind of shifting shared dream
They say it's my fault but I know it's not me

If I had my way I would live by the beach
With my wife and my dog and the endless blue sea
Who needs a temple when we've got a home
Where no one hurts anyone and we're left alone

They told me that I'd dominate the stars
But that's not in my heart, that's not in my heart
I don't recognise what they all see
I know that isn't me, I know that isn't me

Woke up on a planet, it was there and then gone
I tried to save everyone, I did something wrong
The darkness took over and I got you to light
I do good when I choose, I do good when it's right

If I had my way I'd erase all the past
And I'd build something else, build something that lasts
Who needs a temple when I've got a life
With my freedom and peace and my dog and my wife

(Kolto harvest moon, please watch over us
I will be home soon, Kolto harvest moon)

Kolto Harvest Moon

Lagu ini bertema tentang Yesus sebagai Jalan, Kebenaran, dan Hidup. Lagu ini disusun dengan tujuan penegasan iman Kristiani akan Yesus sebagai Juru Selamat dan Penolong sejati. 

(This song is themed about Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life. This song was composed with the aim of affirming Christian faith in Jesus as the true Savior and Helper)

YESUS JALANKU, KEBENARANKU
Created by Saverinus Kaka

Di saat ku takut, ku panggil nama-Nya
Yesus penolongku, setia selamanya
Langkahku gelap, Dia jadi terang
Menuntun jalanku, tak pernah hilang

Yesus, Jalanku, Kebenaran dan Hidup
Pegang tanganku, jangan pernah lepas
Hanya Engkau Tuhan, Juru Selamatku
Yesus Penolongku, Sumber Hidupku

Yesus, Jalanku, Kebenaran dan Hidup
Pegang tanganku, jangan pernah lepas
Hanya Engkau Tuhan, Juru Selamatku
Yesus Penolongku, Sumber Hidupku ooohhh ooohhh

Di kala sedih, ku datang berdoa
Yesus mendengar, dan peluk jiwa
Di dunia penuh tipu dan dusta
Yesus kebenaran yang tak berubah

Yesus, Jalanku, Kebenaran dan Hidup
Pegang tanganku, jangan pernah lepas
Hanya Engkau Tuhan, Juru Selamatku
Yesus Penolongku, Sumber Hidupku

Yesus, Jalanku, Kebenaran dan Hidup
Pegang tanganku, jangan pernah lepas
Hanya Engkau Tuhan, Juru Selamatku
Yesus Penolongku, Sumber Hidupku ooohhh ooohhh

Tak ada yang lain, tak ada yang sama
Hanya Yesus yang bawa ke Surga
Yesus, Jalanku, Kebenaran dan Hidup
Pegang tanganku, jangan pernah lepas

Hanya Engkau Tuhan, Juru Selamatku
Yesus Penolongku, Sumber Hidupku

Outro:
Yesus Penolongku...
Sumber Hidupku...
Selamanya… 🎶
Oooohhh ooooooohhh


YESUS JALANKU, KEBENARANKU

The boy isn't
Almost always
Either or neither
He, maybe

He may be
Girl-shaped and formerly known
Felt like a him
The boy isn't

Almost always
Ambiguous she
That lies within
Felt like him

Girl-shaped
Almost always 
Daddy's princess
Felt like a him

soft decline, 
Evoke my fading
Oh soft in my eyes, 
The curve of hips
Unusual body, not quite fixed
what creature is this? 

She's half him
The boy isn't
Almost always
He, maybe

Daddy's princess
Felt like a him
Ambiguous she
That lies within

Sort of a girl, kind of a boy
The boy isn't almost always
Either or neither, he, maybe, 
Felt like him, felt like him

soft decline, 
Evoke my fading
Oh soft in my eyes, 
The curve of hips
Unusual body, not quite fixed
what creature is this? 

Girlshaped

La vida y sus consecuencias, la vida y su manera de enseñar, la vida.....misma....

Concecuencias

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Adam Sweet is a fiddle and mandolin artist, songwriter, and teacher with a BA in Musicology and a Master's in Ethnomusicology. With a lifelong dedication to traditional and roots-based music, Adam has recorded hundreds of tracks—both as a solo artist and in collaboration with ensembles. His original compositions blend historical insight with modern storytelling, reflecting decades of musical exploration and performance. Whether on stage, in the studio, or in the classroom, Adam brings depth, authenticity, and heart to every note.

Optional Ganesh es un collage sonoro de intuición, error y belleza.
Trabajo desde lo emocional, entre groove roto, soul distorsionado y texturas que respiran.
No hay fórmulas. Cada canción es una emoción en loop.
Música hecha para resonar, no para encajar.

Very little is ever just one thing...

--BEWARE--
Unearned Wisdom
-and-
Smiling Glad-Hands

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