Climbing the paths of Cinque Terre in Italy. Wading in the Ligurian Sea. Celebrating with wine and anchovy pizza at the end surrounded by divine paradise. “Vernazza” is about pushing yourself to take the tough journeys, to witness the beauty along the way and to celebrate each victory.

Lyrics:

Let’s go back to where the scene
Is cliffs covered with olive trees 
And the color of the lido is aqua green
We’ll dip our toes in and watch the kids swim
Listen as the waves roll in
Lapping up against the boats floating

We’ll wonder how we made the climb
We reached Vernazza just in time
We’ll think to leave then ask ourselves why
Don’t we deserve this

Anchovies then gelato
Your swollen feet my sun kissed nose
The salt and sweet completes the ebb and flow
We’ll finish off with red and white
I’ll drink until my throat is dry
In the shade of the baldacchino

We’ll wonder how we made the climb
We reached Vernazza just in time
We’ll think to leave then ask ourselves why
Don’t we deserve this

Beggars can’t be choosers
But we’re never the losers
We’ve won more than once upon a time
Block out all the bruisers
And cut off all the users
No one owns divine paradise

Credits: 

Written and produced by Trevor Leonard
Mixed by Trevor Leonard
Mastered by Dave Downham at Gradwell House

Trevor Leonard - Vocals, Guitars, Piano
Katie Weissman - Cello, Bass
Shannon Reilly - Violin
Will Blair - Drums
Brooke Blair - Drum production
John Leonard - Trombone

Kadylak Records
C+P 2023 Trevor Leonard

Vernazza

Gregory Alan Isakov - Big Black Car

“Big Finish” is a song about never giving up. It’s a song about family and the influence they have on us. We all make our choices and we all make mistakes, but what matters is how we get up and finish the race. It’s not too late to follow through. In the wise words of my father, “Big finish. Make sure you finish strong.”

Lyrics: 

My father told me something I never forgot
And he tells me every time I play his favorite song
He says man you can mess up a lot
He says make sure you finish strong

Big big finish
Make sure you finish strong

My brother told me something I forget
And I keep trying to remember just the end
It went something about liquor and sweat
It said it’s your time and money to spend

Big big finish
Make sure you finish strong

My mother doesn’t have to say anything at all
One look from her and I am a stream
Laughing over rocks in the mud of fall
Drinking the light of the sunshine beam

Big big finish
Make sure you finish strong

Oh Big big finish
Make sure you finish strong
Yeah make sure you finish strong

Credits: 

Written and produced by Trevor Leonard
Mixed by Trevor Leonard
Mastered by Dave Downham at Gradwell House

Trevor Leonard - Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Bass
Katie Weissman - Cello
Will Blair - Drums
John Leonard - Trombone
Brooke Blair - Drum production

Kadylak Records
C+P 2023 Trevor Leonard

Links:
https://linktr.ee/trevorleonard 
https://tinyurl.com/BigFinishSpotify
https://tinyurl.com/BigFinishApple
https://tinyurl.com/BigFinishSoundcloud
https://tinyurl.com/BigFinishYoutube
https://trevorleonard.bandcamp.com
http://trevorleonard.com

Big Finish

My take on Gregory Alan Isakov's Big Black Car :)

Big Black Car  Cover

Cover of Gregory Alan Isakov's Amsterdam.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ajarms_music

Amsterdam (Gregory Alan Isakov Cover)

Acoustic cover of Gregory Alan Isakov's Amsterdam.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ajarms_music

Amsterdam (Gregory Alan Isakov Acoustic Cover)

Gregory Alan Isakov - San Luis (Pat McGuigan Remix)

Recorded using Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, harmonica and Pickaso Guitar Bow.
Check out the cool video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP7SiBrSrL0

The Stable Song - Gregory Alan Isakov (Cover) With Harmonica and Guitar Bow

rain 
falls down on my head
rain
calls out to the dead

in my mind
the dead they call back
in my mind
the dead is the past


the rain
it wakes the dead
this rain
conjures up my dead

in my mind
the dead they speak
they say “we’re dreams,
we’re made of these:
mistaken truths, twisted hopes,
abandoned design”



rain 
it lulls me to sleep
the rain
has business to keep
in my mind
the past is regret
but this rain
it bids me forget

and the rain
it takes me home
and all that’s shame
is dead and gone

for dead is dead
and done is done
what’s left behind
is best forgone
the rain it washes me clean
and i am seen
i am seen

rain

"Old Skin" is an upbeat folk song about how once you learn the truth, there’s no going back.

Links:
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https://tinyurl.com/OldSkinSoundcloud
https://tinyurl.com/OldSkinYoutube
https://trevorleonard.bandcamp.com
http://trevorleonard.com

Lyrics: 
I’m higher than I’ve ever been
And I’m never coming down again
Still growing out of my old skin
But I’m never ever going back in

Everything I thought that I knew
Is rolling over like a stone
Uncovering the hidden view
That I’ve never seen or been shown

So now I look up

I’m higher than I’ve ever been
And I’m never coming down again
Still growing out of my old skin
But I’m never ever going back in

Climbing up above the trees
To see the stone walls and the range
Then I’m looking back at me
To recognize how my eyes change

So now I stand up
Now I stand up

I’m higher than I’ve ever been
And I’m never coming down again
Still growing out of my old skin
But I’m never ever going back in

I’m higher than I’ve ever been
And I’m never coming down again
Still growing out of my old skin
But I’m never ever going back in

I’m never going back 
I’m never going back

Credits: 
Written by Trevor Leonard
Recorded, produced and mixed by Trevor Leonard
Mastered by Dave Downham at Gradwell House

Trevor Leonard - Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Ambience, Bass, Percussion

Kadylak Records 
C+P 2024 Trevor Leonard

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Old Skin

"Till Daylight" is a harmonica-laced folk song about saying goodbye to someone you love for the last time.

Links:
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https://tinyurl.com/TillDaylightSpotify
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https://tinyurl.com/TillDaylightSoundcloud
https://tinyurl.com/TillDaylightYoutube
https://trevorleonard.bandcamp.com
http://trevorleonard.com

Lyrics: 
There’s something I gotta say
I’m searching for it in my chest
My head keeps getting in the way
Let’s say what we mean and leave the rest

You don’t have to lie
Look me straight in the eye

Is this goodbye
Is it just another night
You don’t have to lie
Will you stay till daylight
Stay till daylight

If this really is the end
What would you have me do
In these moments on the bed
Tell me something true

I won’t tell a lie
I love you with all my life

This is goodbye
It isn’t just another night
No time left to lie
I love you with all my life
I can’t stay till daylight
I can’t stay till daylight

Credits: 
Written by Trevor Leonard
Recorded, produced and mixed by Trevor Leonard
Mastered by Dave Downham at Gradwell House

Trevor Leonard - Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica, Banjo

Kadylak Records 
C+P 2024 Trevor Leonard

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Till Daylight

“Don’t Go” is an indie folk song about coming to terms with the fact that the people we love will one day die. 

Links:
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https://tinyurl.com/DontGoSpotify
https://tinyurl.com/DontGoApple
https://tinyurl.com/DontGoSoundcloud
https://tinyurl.com/DontGoYoutube
https://trevorleonard.bandcamp.com
http://trevorleonard.com

Lyrics: 
Time moves faster than light 
We’ve just arrived 
And I’m hoping we’ll stay awhile
Please don’t go
Don’t go from me

Thoughts I forget
Are films you can remember
And I need your archive mind
Please don’t go
Don’t go from me

Why can’t you speak
Of the dreams that haunt your sleep
Ask for what you mean to seek
We must go
We all will leave

When you’re gone
I’ll visit you in the ground 
Sing songs just like when you were here
Please don’t go
Don’t go from me
Please don’t go
Don’t go from me
Please don’t go


Credits: 
Written by Trevor Leonard
Recorded, produced and mixed by Trevor Leonard
Mastered by Dave Downham at Gradwell House

Trevor Leonard - Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Bass, Ambience
Will Blair - Drums
John Leonard - Trombone
Brooke Blair - Drum production

Kadylak Records 
C+P 2024 Trevor Leonard

Tags: 
#singersongwriter #folk #acousticguitar #indiemusic #independentartist #americanamusic #electricguitar #alternative #indie #chill #mellow #truth #gregoryalanisakov #nickdrake #sufjanstevens #aleximurdoch #phoebebridgers #ironandwine #boniver #josegonzalez #bobdylan

Don't Go

“Chandelier” is an indie folk cover of Sia’s pop hit to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of its release with a dark, moody and cinematic acoustic vibe.

Links:
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https://trevorleonard.bandcamp.com
http://trevorleonard.com

Credits: 
Written by Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin
Recorded, produced and mixed by Trevor Leonard
Mastered by Dave Downham at Gradwell House

Trevor Leonard - Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Bass, Percussion, Ambience
Katie Weissman - Cellos

Lyrics: 
Party girls don't get hurt
Can't feel anythin', when will I learn?
I push it down, I push it down
I'm the one for a good time call
Phone's blowin' up, ringin' my doorbell
I feel the love, I feel the love

One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
Throw 'em back 'til I lose count

I'm gonna swing from the chandelier
From the chandelier
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night
Feel my tears as they dry
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier
From the chandelier

But I'm holdin' on for dear life
Won't look down, won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until mornin' light
'Cause I'm just holdin' on for tonight
Help me, I'm holdin' on for dear life
Won't look down, won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until mornin' light
'Cause I'm just holdin' on for tonight, on for tonight

Sun is up, I'm a mess
Gotta get out now, gotta run from this
Here comes the shame, here comes the shame

One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
Throw 'em back 'til I lose count

I'm gonna swing from the chandelier
From the chandelier
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night
Feel my tears as they dry
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier
From the chandelier

But I'm holdin' on for dear life
Won't look down, won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until mornin' light
'Cause I'm just holdin' on for tonight
Help me, I'm holdin' on for dear life
Won't look down, won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until mornin' light
'Cause I'm just holdin' on for tonight, on for tonight

On for tonight
'Cause I'm just holdin' on for tonight
Oh, I'm just holdin' on for tonight
'Cause I'm just holdin' on for tonight
Oh, I'm just holdin' on for tonight
I'm just holdin' on for tonight

Kadylak Records 
C+P 2024 Trevor Leonard

#singersongwriter #folk #acousticguitar #indiemusic #independentartist #americanamusic #electricguitar #alternative #indie #chill #mellow #truth #sia #gregoryalanisakov #nickdrake #sufjanstevens #aleximurdoch #phoebebridgers #ironandwine #boniver #josegonzalez #bobdylan

Chandelier

Gregory Alan Isakov - Sweet heat lightning (Pat McGuigan Remix)

Chemicals (Gregory Alan Isakov)

“Sleep in the Field” is a tender, minimalist folk ballad that drifts like a breeze through tall grass. Fingerpicked acoustic guitar lays a gentle foundation as the ambient sound of distant wind and night insects draws you into a timeless world. The lyrics tell of letting go, Of time, technology, expectations, and returning to something raw, real, and unspoken. With whispered harmonies and sparse arrangements, it captures the quiet clarity found far from noise, where stars are ceilings and peace is felt in the soil beneath you.



Sleep in the Field

Verse 1
Seventeenth summer, wild on the coast,
Soft on my skin, the one I loved most.
Sweet on the lips, but it burned so fast,
She broke me clean — Monterey Glass.

Chorus
Mon-ter-ey… she cut me deep,
Smooth at first, but the edge runs steep.
Shined like fire, slipped through my hands,
I still bleed for her — Monterey Glass.

Verse 2
She moved like a wave, then drifted away,
Her name still haunts the California bay.
Sweet at the start, but it don’t last,
Her love was sharp — Monterey Glass.

Chorus (repeat)
Mon-ter-ey… she cut me deep,
Smooth at first, but the edge runs steep.
Shined like fire, slipped through my hands,
I still bleed for her — Monterey Glass.

Bridge
Some fires fade, but they don’t go black,
They glow like glass the ocean brings back.

Chorus (final, repeat ad-lib)
Mon-ter-ey… she cut me deep,
Smooth at first, but the edge runs steep.
Shined like fire, slipped through my hands,
I still bleed for her — Monterey Glass.

Outro
Monterey Glass…
Yeah, Monterey Glass.

Monterey Glass

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All music recorded using actual instruments such as piano, guitar, harmonica and vocals live, no samples, no looping.  Recorded drums and other digital instruments and synthesizers, using keys and pads on midi controllers Keylab Essentials 49 as well as AKAI MPD 226.

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Thank you!

Just sharing some music trying to reach it's target audience :)

Acoustic demos —> EP Album coming soon….

Trevor Leonard is a singer-songwriter, touring musician, recording engineer, producer and mixer from Philadelphia, Pa. He’s a founding member of the three-part harmony folk rock band, TEOA (The End of America), guitarist for Philly-based alternative rock band, Valencia and guitarist for Pittsburgh-based rock band, Punchline. Between shows and mixing projects, Trevor is composing for the screen.

With a voice like dusk settling over the hills and lyrics that feel handwritten just for you, Isla Grey is a calm, minimalist folk-country singer whose music whispers rather than shouts. Rooted in stillness, solitude, and soul, Isla's songs are built on warm acoustic guitar and open-hearted melodies.

Isla grew up on the edge of quiet mountain town, where long drives and late-night porch talks shaped her love for storytelling. Music first found her through the gentle hum of her grandmother’s record player—an old wooden console that spun everything from Emmylou Harris to Norah Jones. But it wasn’t until her teenage years, after the loss of someone close, that Isla began writing songs of her own—at first in the margins of notebooks, then late at night with a borrowed guitar and a voice she was still learning to trust.

Thank you for listening. Thank you for being here. Every stream, every shared story, every moment her music becomes part of someone else’s day—it means the world. Your support keeps the fire lit and the songs coming.

I’m JD Hodge — Oklahoma-born, red dirt-raised, and songwriting for over 30 years.

In 2024, I flatlined on an operating table. Cardiac arrest. Everything changed.

When I came back, the words came with me — like they’d been waiting their turn. Since then, the songs haven’t stopped. I write what’s real: struggle, hope, grit, and grace — stories meant to be felt.

You’ll hear pieces of my past, my people, and the kind of heartland truth you can’t fake. These songs aren’t just mine — they’re for anyone who’s fought through silence and still found a voice.

Retired • Lyricist • Country • Americana • Acoustic Soul
Oklahoma, USA

just writing stuff and singing stuff and figuring it out along the way
hope y’all like it

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