My deepest appreciate to the talented Lace for her lyrics and vocals on this one.  She intends this as a little pep talk, which someday one might help their children when they are long gone from this earth. A big thank you to Smokey Fennell of Smokinsteel for his smokin' steel guitar expertise. Thank you,  Lace.
Self Fortify
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Music & Mix: Dan - ProgRock1 @progrockdan1
Lyrics & Vocals: Lace – https://soundcloud.com/tracesoflace
Steel Guitar: Smokey Fennell - Smokinsteel www.smokinsteel.com/
Lyrics:
Don't get mad
get even with a sweet smile
don't let em get to you
or alter who you are
Let them talk and 
twist their truths
the best defense
struggle less 
they'll earn all that they're due
I'm gonna let 'em have it
they deserve it 
No don't risk all i want to do
hold it together 
i decide if i'm sad, mad, snappy, full of envy
scared, agitated or hurt
Let negativity flow on by
not slice through
kill your mood or
engage your pride
Release your 'give a damn' 
the need to be right 
I'll be long gone
no time to argue or fight
Oh i imagine how i'm gonna show em
NO don't shatter all my wants for me 
Cue my happy place! 
i decide if i'm sad, mad, snappy, full of envy 
scared, agitated or hurt
Be honest and acknowledge to your self 
why you react how you do 
do it to protect you from you
perception is not always reality
you know who you are 
be secure in what you believe
so tell me your opinion
i'll try to like you and 
look for possibilities to agree
Oh my god they frustrate me
I can't listen
Try to be fair! 
My goal
calm and respect in the face of adversity
Be content 
all my choices are mine 
success of others is not the enemy
keep tryin'
Lead by example
even when no one's nice
apply your own pat on the back 
you know when one's justified
Take it a day at a time 
shut off the ill will 
No one's raisin' their joy 
setting off my turmoil
I realize i'm human
I'm gonna vent, fight 
& muck up my life 
when i decide

Self Fortify (Lace vocals and lyrics; Smokey Fennell [Smokinsteel] steel guitar)

Dandelion and Burdock 
Vocals and lyrics by Johnny Minstrel 
https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel
Music by ProgrockDan1

Dandelion and Burdock 
The whiskey's on the shelf 
Trying to leave the hard stuff 
I hope this helps
chorus: 
And I, I won't let you down 
ain't no more the clown 
that I was before 
And I, I won't let you down 
I'm your lost and found 
Well the hound has had its last howl 
And the moon is shiny clean 
When you hear that last call 
You'll know what it means
chorus:
Dandelion and Burdock 
That color ain't my type 
Turn my eyes shelf-ward 
To that amber light 
chorus: 

Listen to Johnny Minstrel at:  https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel


Dandelion And Burdock (Featuring Johnny Minstrel)

This song is based on a poem written by my Aunt Pat.  Here is the original poem:

Courage
(1998)

The room is bright and cheery.
The people inside seem a little weary.
Conversations are soft and low.
Each new person enters anxious, yet slow.
They sit waiting, dreading, and still
Wanting to hear the nurse call their name and, “Next”
Then with Hope in their Hearts
And Courage in their Walk
They encounter one more treatment.
They leave with a smile
And as sense of contentment
For one more day they’ve run that long mile and Won!

The verses in this song are in 7/4
The chorus are in 4/4

Courage

This song is based on a poem by my late Aunt Pat Brandstetter.  Here is the original poem:

A Lovely Lady
(June 17, 2015)

Virginia is a very lovely lady.
She sings beautifully,
She leads others in song gracefully.
She exercises thoroughly.
She guides others gently.
She is on the go constantly.
She plays many games happily.
She always smiles beautifully.
She spreads her love of life joyfully.
If you know Virginia, you lover her truly.

Happy Birthday, Virginia

A Lovely Lady

This is a song on which I sing and play pedal steel guitar.  The song is based on a poem by my late aunt:  Pat Brandstetter.  Here is here original poem:

Riding Along
(1994)

Riding along in the car,
Beauty abounds
Wherever you are.
A kaleidoscope of trees 
Tall and green,
A patchwork of 
Lakes large and serene.
The animals look so strong 
And proud from afar.
All this beauty you take in
Riding along in a car.


Riding Along

Thagomizer

Verse 1:
Yes it seems such a shame
The stegosaurus tail had no name

So the scientists they did it
They used the joke and admit it

Chorus:
So it became the thagomizer

Verse 2:

The name became a chorus
For the spikes of the stegosaurus

Named after a joke on the Far Side
And that isn’t the dark side

Chorus:

Verse 3:
Yes Paleobiology has the thagomizer
It came on the scene like a geyser

Proof that scientists have a some humor
Even those that are baby boomer(s)


Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer?wprov=sfti1#

https://emmawilkin.com/words-of-the-week-2/2019/7/8/thagomizer

Thagomizer

Mark (Weighty Tree) and I have been working on this song.  We liked where it is so we decided to publish it here.  We have plans to continue developing this idea.  So you may hear an alternate version at a later time.  You can find music by Weighty Tree here:  https://soundcloud.com/theweightytree

Flying Dream (with Weighty Tree)

A song about people and life.  This is about all of those people you pass in a city cross walk.  You pass a bunch of people each has their own story.  You catch a glimpse of each of those stories as you walk by them.  A brief second for each person's story.

Lyrics:  Seven Second to Go Lyrics

Seven seconds to go
Some starting to run
Like there's not enough time
before it counts down to one

People in cars
burn fuel to the sky
behind the white lines
Watching people walk by

The seconds go by
But Some never care
They're not in a hurry
To get anywhere

Con men out scouting
Kids cutting school
Pick pocket criminals
A dance of the fools

As Cops on the the corner
Walking the beat
Watch for the bad guys
Out on the street

Seven seconds to go
Flashing in red
Before it will change
And the cars move ahead

To the next traffic light
And again starts the flow
So many stories
seven seconds to go..

Seven seconds to go....


Seven Seconds To Go

Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Here is ProgRockDan and my tribute to it. This is in 7/4 which you might notice gives a different feel to this song. 

Give Dan's other work a listen too: https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1
And here: https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart

I have made this track downloadable in high-resolution. Click on the MORE button for the download.

Photo by Styrmonix. Taken in Uxbridge, Ontario

Summer Solstice

SUMMER SOLSTICE - ProgRockDan & Styrmonix

I sing and play viola on this song.  All other instrument sounds are those available in Cubase or East-West.

Wolf Pack

Verse 1:
Sleeping in the Wilderness
Imagining that I am the wolf

My pack around me
We working together, hunting together

Chorus 1:
We are the pack, the team

Verse 2:
I love my pack
We think as one
just one

Chorus:
We are the pack, the team

Verse 3:
Am I sleeping
Or am I alive
Alive in this fur

Chorus:
We are the pack, the team
I am wolf, in the pack

Wolf Pack

I am ProgRockDan1.  I started this site for those individuals who like instrumentals.  You can come here and find all of my instrumentals.  There will be minimal vocals on this site.  I love collaborating with other musicians.

You can find my Progressive Rock music here:
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1

You can find more traditional music (folk, funk, country, bluegrass, rock, and other roots music) here:
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart

You can find the Dan X2 collaborations with Dan Blackard here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-106484228

You can find the Dan and Dan collaborations with Dan Blackard here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-590884876

If you heard a song here and you no longer see it.  It has been moved to this space:
https://www.reverbnation.com/progrockdan1

Feel free to support my music on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/58474831

This is the site for the music of Dan and Dan:  Dan Blackard and Dan Lockhart.  Our sites are here:
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart
https://soundcloud.com/dan-s-blackard

Due to the existence of other Dan and Dans we changed our name.  Our new name is Dan X2.  If you google Dan X2 you can see we show up right at the top of the search.  You can find our new songs here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-106484228

If you can't find a song that you remember hearing.  You can find more  songs by Dan and Dan at:
https://www.reverbnation.com/dananddan5

- Explain it to me again why trumpets are not "metal"? 

Please click SHOW MORE on the TRACK INFO for  "liner notes" for each track's back-story. Thanks!

Dear SoundCloud friends.  This is the place where I locate my country, bluegrass, folk, jazz, and blues oriented songs:  roots music.  You will find this music rougher and not as polished as the music I place elsewhere.  This is where I will host music with a more wooden feel.  As always I am very interested in collaborating with my fellow musicians.

I encourage you to visit the sites of the musicians with whom I have collaborated on this page:
https://soundcloud.com/brianpeters-3
https://soundcloud.com/nayj-2
https://soundcloud.com/selaruioana
https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett
https://soundcloud.com/mlucas
https://soundcloud.com/tracesoflace
https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel
https://soundcloud.com/kodiaktom-1
https://soundcloud.com/lucy-o-music
https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

You can find my other music on these sites:
@progrockdan1
@dan-lockhart
@progrockdan-instrumentals
www.reverbnation.com/prdvocals
www.reverbnation.com/progrockdan1
www.reverbnation.com/daniellockhart4

My songs with Dan Blackard can be found here:
@user-106484228
@user-590884876

www.reverbnation.com/dananddan5
www.reverbnation.com/danx2

I have 72 Songs about Space here:
hearthis.at/progrockdan1/set/space-songs/

I have a collection Christmas songs here:
www.youtube.com/@prd.christmas4703

Children's songs are here:
www.youtube.com/@musicfirkids

I am the bassist in the AGES Band,  We play covers:
https://soundcloud.com/ages-band
https://www.youtube.com/@AGESBand

I would greatly appreciate your support on my Patreon page:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=59878068&fan_landing=true

I am Dan Lockhart/ProgRockDan.  I am half of the duo Dan X2.  I enjoy making music with my partner Dan Blackard.  I was born in East St. Louis, Illinois.  I was raised in a rural area near Edwardsville, Illinois.  I have lived in San Antonio, Texas; Bad, Kreuznach, Germany;  Kansas City, Missouri; Columbus, Georgia; Haverhill Massachusetts;  St, Louis, Missouri, and Indianapolis, Indiana.  I have resided in Carmel Indiana for the past 20 + years.  I consider this home.  I have a small studio in my home.  I go to it everyday and work on creating (writing) songs.  I play bass, guitar, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel, piano, violin, and viola.  I use Cubase for my DAW.  I master using Izotope, Ozone.

You can find my other music on these sites:
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan-instrumentals

https://www.reverbnation.com/prdvocals
https://www.reverbnation.com/progrockdan1
https://www.reverbnation.com/daniellockhart4

My songs with Dan Blackard can be found here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-106484228
https://soundcloud.com/user-590884876

https://www.reverbnation.com/dananddan5
https://www.reverbnation.com/danx2


I have a collection Christmas songs here:
https://www.youtube.com/@prd.christmas4703

Children's music are here:
https://www.youtube.com/@musicfirkids

Here is a link to my Patreon Page.  You can find music that is only available to my patreon supporters on this page.
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=59878068

I have 72 Songs about Space here:
https://hearthis.at/progrockdan1/set/space-songs/

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