Gamkharu Thuriya

Classic Israeli folksong that is associated with agricultural activitites

Zum Gali Gali

A response to the Sycamore Gap Tree's fate.

Sycamore - Ken Patterson

Shortnin' Bread

Classic African-American song that celebrates the joy of skipping.

Skip To My Lou

Classic African-American folk song, a reminder of the toils of working in a cotton field.  

Pick A Bale Of Cotton

John The Rabbit

'Shalom Chaverim" literally means, "Peace, Friends" and is sung worldwide as a song of welcome.

Shalom Chaverim

This cowboy folk song is an American classic, sung throughout the world, often at night around a camp fire.

Home On The Range

This Yiddish folk song is a celebration of the balalaika, a three string musical instrument of Russian origin.  The song tells a story of a certain young man, who falls iove and stays up all night to develop a plan to woo her.  The song nvites us all to dance in celebration of life.  "Tumbalaika" is very similar to the Ukrainian song "Leti Ptashok."

Tumbalalaika

Not sure what this is.
We goofed around a bit while making this.

Estiyum

Karàng

Ghàni

Vinàs

Saràkevoy

I've wanted to upload a better version of this, but it's going to be impossible and it's been 10 months since I recorded this. I want to share the lovely harmonies and my vision. I hope you enjoy.

Lovely Willy

Dhaker Bari By Bristy

Nithur Priya By Dehi Faruk

A song to remeber your partner in ballet class.

Ballerina´s Lost Love

Folk Song Lyricist, Composer & Singer Gitikobi Dehi Faruk.

Faruk Geeti is a most popular music production house.
Official Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FarukGeetiOfficial

Susan Salidor is an award-winning children’s music composer and performer with the heart of a teacher.  She has released eight albums of original and traditional music and is the author, along with Ukrainian illustrator Natalka Soiko, of two picture books for young children, I’ve Got Peace In My Fingers and One Little Act of Kindness (Sideline Ink Publishing), based on two of her most widely-known original songs.

Tunesmiths is a collective of composers who every couple of months write a piece of music in response to challenge. April: Sycamore, February: Detective ThemeNovember: Green. Sept.  Ghostly Themes. July: LANDSCAPE May: PARTY CITY.
March: Ancient Elements.
Jan: take a known theme and arrange in in a new way.
New Challenge for October / November a piece inspired by an artwork.  August / September '23: compose a piece based upon a descending bassline.  
Summer Challenge:a piece inspired something in the news.
April / May Challenge: a cover version with a new arrangement.
Previous challenges this year:  Hazy days of Summer, New Orleans, Jubilee Music, 'Furniture Music' as inspired by Erik Satie. Ambient background music.
December 21, challenge: a composition or arrangement conveying a mood, emotional state.
Autumn challenge '21: a hora using a Klezmer scale, Winter: a piece inspired by a book.
May June: an arrangement in a particular style of another composer or genre.
Challenge for Jan/Feb Carnival, March/ April American presidents.

October - November : Autumn Leaves
July - Septembber A Sea Composition
April- June Time passing
Task for Feb / March: composition about the animal world.
January: an ICY composition.
Nov / Dec: A Latin tune. Task for September / October:  Music with a poem as a startling point.
June July 2019 A Cajun inspired piece
April May 2019 A composition about myths and legends.
February March 2019 A song with chord structure I V V I. November / December 2018: a piece in 7/8.
Task for October: music to chill to.
Task for August / September: Write a piece of music influenced by someone else - ideally a friend, colleague or family member.  The influence could be a saying that that person always uses or a snatch of a melody they always hum. June July 2018 The theme of travel: a journey, trip, jaunt, ride, voyage, flight, walk, stroll, train journey, etc,
April May 2018 An piece using slowly changing ostinato. 
March 2018, a percussion-led piece.
Present composing task: a piece with a sense of place. November: Telephone hold music, or its impact on the listener.
Sept /October: 'A composition based upon a single chord or motif'' ....... Listen to 'Tunesmiths' who set each other composing tasks throughout the year and share the results of their work here……. any one can take up the challenge…. let us know if you want to post a composition

2017 August: 'Dementia'
2017 June: 'Something in the news'
2017 March: a composition with an irregular time signature.
2017 Jan: write a  piece inspired by the wind. 
2016 Nov Winter: Fandango
2016 Oct Challenge:Machine Music
2016 Sept Challenge: Classical Cheese
2016 Aug Challenge: Night Music
2016 July Challenge: a Tarantella
2016 June Challenge: a Reggae
2016 May Challenge: a blues
2016 March Challenge. Write in the style of your music hero
2016 January Challenge: Write in the form of 'La Folía' 
2015 December Challenge: Christmas single
2015 November Space Music
2015 September Challenge: a Waltz
2015 Summer Challenge: 'Minimalist Music'
2015 June challenge: 'Dance Music'
2015 April challenge: a piece with Indian feel
2015 February Composing Challenge A piece about water.
2014 Nov. Composing Challenge:  a piece of music that consists of only percussion and the human voice

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