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Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1

Lucky Man

The Drugs Don't Work

Fairytale Of Trà Lì

Given the time of year for this release, we found ourselves working on a track that felt very evocative of Christmas’s past, while working on the principle that a song is not just for Christmas ! 
  
Best wishes of the season to all.  

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Music by S Grieve & K Fleming
Words by S Grieve & K Fleming.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at SG Audio Production Studios
Recorded December 2021
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Stop all the songs, Hold all those phones,
Roll out the Christmas  parade. 
Bring in the day, The old fashioned way,
Never  afraid.

There's a Mountain,  ahead
We can move it, Should we dare,
To take, The chance,
Of all,  life's  gifts  

This is the one,
You have become, the sun that shone,
The whole day through,
I will be home, 
The road maybe long,  before the Hope 
Is gone to soon  

I was standing in the Gutter,
Living like no other,
Everyone could see,

You were talking with a stranger,
Living life in danger,
Of all the things you’d be.

Lock all the doors, surrender the cause,
Stop all the songs, that breaks in your heart,

The Parade - The Tempus Collective

Hello All
We just wanted everyone who has submitted a track to know that Smirks is continuing to work on these. We are both proud and pleased to say that your response was simply amazing, with such brilliant pieces to work on and, because we want the finished product to be the best it can be, putting everything together is taking time.  Smirks also contracted Covid some weeks ago, which has laid him quite low for a time - another reason things have been held up.  But we wanted to assure you that the project is very much ongoing.  

So Smirks decided to put this together to give listeners a taster of what we want the end product to be.  He hasn't included any of your submissions because he didn't want to spoil the element of surprise for everyone involved.
There are many collabs currently being put together - even my brother Tel and myself are working on something - so it's a very complex entity, all things considered.  But rest assured, we are getting there.
Thanks to all for all your patience.  (Gary Reeves)

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Samples used ( to name a few )
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Voice Actress Jennifer Hale - Game - OVERWATCH - Ashe
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G6nWZ61j_w

MJ - Black or White
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTFE8cirkdQ

intro - ELDERS REACT TO DUBSTEP - 2012
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgII2gDY-Rw

Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MnELifX3sQ

Gaming Music - Star Ocean 3 OST - Requiem For A Saint
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G28copkOp0

Faithless - Salva Mea
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON3PC7ApBB0

Opera - Maria Callas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iwGIBewHPM

Movie - Gone with the Wind 1939
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja1fqOo4ukc

Movie - Scarface 1983
www.youtube.com/watch?v=35p6iA24_w4

Bobby McFerrin - Ave Maria
www.youtube.com/watch?v=14LcvpXmb74

Duo des fleurs - Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa 2017
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZL5AxmK_A

The Doors - Light my fire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbj1RFaoyLk

Dick Clark Interview - Jefferson Airplane 1967
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKtJ0XTwgTE

Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtfZbj4J71A

Golden Earring - Radar Love
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRlSHG5hRY4

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5BuYf8q4o

Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwwaWVP2PGE

The Beatles - Love me do
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ND5fVCEqI

Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp9G0zkorio

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHcYFxU4fMo

and lots more ...

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Soundcloud samples used
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Mountain Songs

Norman Chop Trio - Yes we are 1973
Mountain-songs –  https://on.soundcloud.com/Z3B7

Norman Chop Trio - The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood
Mountain Songs - https://on.soundcloud.com/y4ui

Vocals - Hippie Sara - Love me closer
Sara B Vocals -  https://on.soundcloud.com/96Lb

Cello - Rachael Lander
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM9bFD8pq28

TCP MUSIC
Teresa-Powell – Mist
TCP MUSIC - https://on.soundcloud.com/pBs8

ECSTASY OF FUMBLING - A Town Called Ghost
ECSTASY OF FUMBLING -  https://on.soundcloud.com/1Gfy

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Collab info
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Collab admin - Mountain Songs
@mountain-songs - 
Remixer - Lyrical Smirks
@user-820148039
@user-518378272

*New OBC
Mountain-songs – One-big-collaboration-revived-project-please-read-description-for-all-the-info -  https://on.soundcloud.com/fkXE

ONE BIG COLLABORATION UPDATE - Please read description...

CALL ME OLD FASHIONED (Instrumental version)

Hard Shoulder ft Poggy. Produced by Roscolafun.

LYRICS

Pale sun on an August sea
Now the picture’s fading from your bedroom wall
Black mirror watches while you sleep
Yellow dress on the floor

Cold nights are drawing in again
Another future’s left with the summer it seems
Dark clouds still haunt the little boy
In the quiet of his dreams

Oh I know that your lover broke your heart
Oh I know that you feel all alone
And I know that the world’s got no use for us
And that all this’ll go

Don’t walk, don’t walk the red man’s flashing still
Cold rain runs in rivers down your neck
Dead leaves, dead leaves choke the iron grills
That summer’s never coming back

Dead Leaves

Beyond A Silky Horizon

According to the Library of Congress, this is one of the top ten fiddle tunes in the old-time canon, and among the most widely distributed. Although associated with morphine and the Civil War, it apparently dates to the 1760s and is of Scottish origin. I probably first learned it from Michelle Shocked's terrific Arkansas Traveler record (referenced previously as a very influential record for me), backed by Uncle Tupelo. The version with the most influence on this arrangement, however, was the Nashville Washboard Band, recorded ca. 1942 for the LOC and featuring the washboard kit of the great Theophilus Stokes driving a propulsive banjolin lead. 

The percussion here is a loop snipped out of a late night percussion jam with myself, Hanky Tilbury (@hanklebury), and Jeff Burns (@jeff-burns-4). Hank's frame drum sets the tone (E flat); I played a capoed guitar in DADGAD, relished the chance to use my E flat and B flat whistles, and challenged Alan (@newshoe)to play his accordion along in the unfortunate key, and of course he rose to the challenge with several parts which were fun to work into the mix.

Further listening:
Nashville Washboard Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yt2Vs4xiF0
Unfortunately I can't find a link for the Shocked/Tupelo version, but if you happen to see that CD, grab it. 

Alan Ingall (@Newshoe): Accordion
Hank Tilbury (@hankelbury): Percussion, advice
Jeff Burns (@jeff-burns-4): Percussion, mix assistance
Dan: Percussion, sampling, guitar, ukulele, whistles, mandolin, mixing & editing (still working on it

Soldier's Joy (w/newshoe, plus sampled TG&B)

https://katerinavaiou.bandcamp.com/track/dance
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Oa6whmsAJF2Vp4XpI2aYI
I really hope you like my new single...cause I am VERY HAPPY about releasing it! Live the moment and DANCE like there is NO tomorrow because you know anything is possible...Enjoy every moment!
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DANCE

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CALL ME OLD FASHIONED (Instrumental version)

TCP MUSIC

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