@heliaing: :)))That is so kind of you Shelia! Thank you form us all! :)))

Beautiful guitar sounds!Warm acoustic and gentle electric...lovely melodies!!

Superb combo of instruments and a cool collab!Peace,light;)xo

So gorgeous ~ Pairs amazingly well with the Sunday morning coffee ;-)  Thank you!!!

Awesome collab Jim!! All of these layers work together so well

Great sound.  Great recording and production.  Nice track guys!

Really great guitar...very nice atmosphere!!

A set of open collaborations + original instrumentals

Open Collaborations 2016

(Music: Hans-Michael Albers, Lyrics: Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves:  Vocals
Hans-Michael Albers: All instruments, Arrangement & Production

Today, 22nd. August 2025, marks 13 years since our dear brother Bri succumbed to the deadly combination of leukaemia and Guillain-Barré syndrome.  Watching him through 2012, unable to do anything for himself and increasingly confined to a hospital bed is something none who loved him will ever forget.  
He has never been (and never will be) forgotten, not only for the music he created but for the force of nature he most certainly was.  In 1964, our Mum & Dad bought him an entry level acoustic guitar as a Christmas present and his progress on the instrument was something to behold.  By the time he was 18, he’d bought himself a Gibson Les Paul on HP (24 payments of five pounds and thirteen shillings per month) from Selmers in Charing Cross Road, London.  He joined a band, somehow co-opting me in as lead singer at the tender age of 15 (still a schoolboy, no less) and over the ensuing ten years, formed bands of whose line-up I was always a part, graduating from singing to percussion and eventually drums.
There being guitars laying around the family home, Tel took to playing and encouraged by Bri, never stopped.  Fast forward another five years and he too started writing songs so that by ’82, the 3 of us decided to form a band (Root Division) to play them.  It’s a truly special thing to be in the same band as your brothers and recording those songs became something Tel and me still remember with an abiding nostalgia.  No wonder we still talk about those days…
This song started life as an instrumental, written by Hans and of course, it’s brilliant as is but Tel liked it so much, he asked if he could write some lyrics and a vocal melody.  Being a generous fellow, our dear friend from Hamburg said he’d love to hear what Tel had in mind.
His basic idea was to incorporate as many references as he could to Cripple Club tracks, in celebration of the firm friendship we have formed in together recording what amounts to over 50 songs.  There may be a few of you who can spot one or two…
So this is for you, Bri.  We love and miss you, sweet brother.
(Gary Reeves)

Last Summer day reasons
Hamburg always shines
Shadows of Superheroes
Another surprise will come in time
Click toward a pension
From birth but never knew
Surprised to find a blackbird
In the flames as the music grew

Touch wood for satisfaction
CC music every day
Root of strong existence 
Step off the world to feed the phrase
Another Titan message
Titanic stories past
Image of a fraying edge
Never thought hang of time would last

It’s the time, it’s the place
It’s the only performance I can show my face

Last chance for singing
Avoid resistant tide
Pleasing distant garage
Remember 4 to 3 to 5
Stars in space that linger
Soaking up the blue
Palette of sunshine yellow
Mix to green for go - but for who?

T,G & H, Two and you!

LAST SUMMER'S DAY BLUES - CRIPPLE CLUB

Surfers like Us ….. composition, all guitar parts, arrangement, mix and cover picture 

Hi Everyone!
This is the final part of my small experimental project called „What’s Up?”.
Hope you enjoy the „rockabilly vibe” of this song ! 😎

The lead guitar part was recorded in real time, as always in my songs! 🔆🎸

Thanks a lot for listening and support!
Artur

What’s Up? (Final Part)

My mum always played the piano in her slippers, her mother did not want her to damaged the instrument.  She even took her slippers to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama exam, she thought everyone played the piano in slippers. So I recorded a favourite track of hers, in one take, which I was very happy with, though I did shed a tear as I put my slippers on.

The music for "Blueberry Hill" was composed by Vincent Rose with lyrics written by Larry Stock and Al Lewis. The song was turned down by another publisher until being bought and published in 1940 by Chappell & Company. The song was recorded over ten times that year.

Blueberry Hill (Vincent Rose, Larry Stock & Al Lewis)

Cold Light

Chasing

Magical (2009) Lost Tracks

We lost our 16 year old beagle Buddy Guy today.  Remixed and releasing as a tribute to our Buddy

Nipped In The Bud - a tribute to our Buddy Guy

Video 1 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBr8TqD-5JM
Video 2 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G07dKdLDArM
Video 3 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLE_WN30v8c
Video 4 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko3ewIQPHV8

Garden of Transformation (Remix 2025) & Video Link

Me And My Brother Kevin Hobley AKA GTRFREEK dropping our first colab 
Written By GTRFREEK  https://soundcloud.com/user-329942736?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Recorded @ Studio B 

Hope It Knocks Yer Socks off

BE SURE TO LIKE LISTEN AND FOLLOW https://soundcloud.com/user-329942736?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Trigger Warning  HURTFUL JUNEZ & GTRFREEK

Distance (2025)

This is an amazing original by Mike Spring. I am joined by the very talented Nick Nolan on keyboard. I am playing my Telecaster on this. Thank you Mike & Nick! :)

"It's the emptiest and yet the fullest of all human messages: 'Good-bye."
Kurt Vonnegut 

https://soundcloud.com/mike-spring

https://soundcloud.com/667sounds

Goodbye by Mike Spring (w/ Nick Nolan & Telefan)

Mike Spring posted a wonderful acoustic guitar piece about a month ago and offered it up to Soundcloud as an Open Collaboration - https://soundcloud.com/mike-spring/open-collaboration - Thanks to Mike for sharing such a fine platform.
When I first heard it, I hoped it could make a powerfully poignant song. Let me know if you think it works.

Music, guitar playing and audio engineering by Mike Spring, 
Netherlands, mix 2016
Lyrics and vocals - Mark J Bennett

Believing,
You’re leaving,
Souls cleaving
Apart.

Bereaving
I’m grieving
Like breathing
By heart.

Relieving
And releasing
A healing 
To start.
  
Pre-ordained,
Parting of the ways.
Maligned in,
Terminal decline.
Where’s the ‘good’ in
Saying goodbye?
Au revoir, Adiós, Ciao…
A different word,
In a different way 
Won’t make it OK.
Goodbye darling,
Darling, it’s goodbye…

Goodbye darling,
Souls cleaving
Apart.
Goodbye darling,
Like breathing
By heart.
Goodbye darling,
A healing 
To start.
Goodbye


Goodbye (with Mike Spring)Download Available

Mike Spring posted a great open collab some time ago, which I'd heard on Jim (telefan)'s page. Today I decided to add a little eBow guitar which I hope compliments his lovely melodic playing.
Thank you Mike.
Here's the original
https://soundcloud.com/mike-spring/open-collaboration?in=mike-spring/sets/open-collaborations-2016
Thanks for being here
Be good
Nick

Goodbye - Mike Spring And Nick R Davies

Thanks Mike!
I had a terrific time while playing on your fantastic piece !!
I hope that others will enjoy this version!

Acoustic guitar Mike Spring  (@mike-spring)
Strings and Tenor Sax (keys) MayaDog

Thanks for your attention and any comments

Goodbye - Mike Spring  Open collaboration MayaDog

A beautiful track from Mike that I really enjoyed playing with. His open collaboration is here. Thanks for your guidance and lovely music, Mike
https://soundcloud.com/mike-spring/many-years-open-for-collaboration
All other instruments. .Mike
Electric guitar. .Nick

Jackson through POD on neck single coil pickup

Be good
Nick

Many Years - MIKE SPRING And Spade♤

Thank you, Mike Spring, for this collaboration! We hope you all enjoy the wonderful sounds! https://soundcloud.com/mike-spring
Music and lovely guitar: Mike Spring
Lyrics and vocals: Lisa West/Faerytale

Many Years
A song was heard from afar upon the mountains to the sea
Kings and princes were lost in pursuit
Of a whispered melody
Some gave up the search calling it legend
Some grew to fear the sound
Until a mighty man, lost in deep sleep was awakened
His heart was unbound
[Chorus]
He said, 'Kiss me, you'll be mine
Many years is not enough time
You were calling, I couldn't see
I was lost in a dark reverie.'
[ ]
He searched known realms, but when the song faded
Turned to a foreign place
Arriving where many roads meet, he saw a lovely face
She did not know he watched her there
As love overcame him, sweet
For the melody long sought for sprang from her dancing feet
[Chorus]
She said, 'I'm going to dance and you'll follow me
If you can dance along, there may be a kiss, we'll see.'
He followed her every move, didn't miss a step
She said, 'Kiss me, you'll be mine. Many years is not enough time.'

Many Years by Mike Spring and Faerytale aka Lisa West

Welcome! I play many guitars, but my favorite is a blond 1973 Telecaster.

I have had the privilege to collaborate with some fine musicians here on soundcloud; I sincerely thank them all. 


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Goodbye by Mike Spring (w/ Nick Nolan & Telefan)

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