A band play with, The Riot Street Band, put our take on the Cypress Hill classic "Hits From The Bong" 

The Riot Street Band - Hits From The Bong (Cypress Hill Cover) feat. E-Smoov

-Music and Lyrics by Julia Cromarty
-Produced by Chris Denise and Terry Grolman
-Engineered and mixed by Terry Grolman

LYRICS:
I grew up where the sky was never ending.
My best friend never had much to say
But he was big and strong and he was much wiser than me.
My first memories of flying,
We would run Jack and Me.
My dad said that Jack knew that I was small so he would
Always treat me carefully.

Whoa Jack Whoa,
Go Jack go,
Around the trees and down to the river oh.
A giant with a gentle soul lets fly
Above the clouds and watch the rain make everything grow.

Jack got sick when I was in the second grade
The teacher called my dad at home and said I cried all day.
when I got off the bus he walked me up the driveway.
Sugar do you remember the Lion King?
He told later that had helped him to explain.
Sugar the circle of life is not a happy thing, at the end. 

And then he said,
I know Jack knows you won't forget him,
I know Jack knows you won't forget him.
Sugar.

Whoa Jack Whoa,
Go Jack go,
Around the trees and down to the river oh.
A giant with a gentle soul lets fly
Above the clouds and watch the rain make everything grow.

Vocals - Julia Cromarty
Backup Vocals - Terry Grolman, Mykel Penney
Guitar - Terry Grolman
Piano - Nikar Kim (Dreampedal Productions)
Banjo - Chris Denise
Bass - Chris Denise
Violin - Liz Blackal
Cello - Darcy Blinch
Ebow - Chris Denise
Drums - Terry Grolman

Julia Cromarty - Sugar

Terry G and The Riot Street Band - Black Dog feat. Cat Clyde

The government will tell ya that I don't like women
The government will tell ya that I didn't get schooled
The government will tell ya that I don't like colours
They'll tell ya my intentions are inherently cruel

But I ain't no danger
No I ain't no danger to you
No I ain't no danger
Danger to you

The media will tell ya that I suck at drivin'
The media will tell ya which facts are true
The media will tell ya that I shouldn't be in public
And now my friends are strangers all because of the news

But I ain't no stranger
If you look real close I'm a lot like you
No I ain't no stranger
To anybody but Trudeau

We just wanted to keep our jobs
But they told us that we'd have to step in line or we lose
They told us we made our choice
But it ain't no fucking choice if its coercion they use
We knew there was something wrong
I decided to write this song
They decided that there's still a lot of damage to do

Now they're hoping that they've trained us
Not to trust our neighbours
They don't want our kids to tell us
What goes on in the schools
They gag them then they punish
Our  family doctors
Disarm the public mass
They want to play us all like fools
Do you recall when they were telling you to spy on your neighbours?
Advocate informer on the 6 o'Clock News
They don't want any public debate in the open air like viruses infecting minds..

I've got the blues

But I ain't no layman
Yes I've read a history book or two
They want to keep us lame man
But I will not comply
How 'bout you?

Hm.

Don't Ask

I Suck at Driving

Terry G and The Riot Street Band - Crabbuckit feat. WaLa, Cat Clyde and Izzy Martin (K-OS Cover)

LYRICS:

When I go out...I go out of phase.
Like walking through a house or mirrors...
But I see no faces.
Have the ever walked alone?
Have they ever questioned home?
Have they ever felt the drone as it buries its head in the sand?

When we blow up...we slow up our paces.
Like running through a loaded minefield...
An unfriendly race ends.
Every point of view
and every question knew
and every sullied hand that scribbled down a broken "truth"
Has a face to turn...has a house to burn,
And when we step back what do we get back?

All the times we let it go,
We said hello instead of ran,
And all the faces in the rain
Can make a boy a better man.
And in the end, what will we spend?
And does it matter how it turns out?

Who defines the righteous hand?

So when I go out,
I give up my place.
Don't want to clear out.
Don't want to run that race.
Don't want to step on you,
But I can see right through...
And now I'm looking for reflections of...
Reflections of..

All the times we let it go,
We said hello instead of ran,
And all the faces in the rain
Can make a boy a better man.
And in the end, what will we spend?
And does it matter how it pans out?

Who defines the righteous?
Who defines the righteous hand?

All the times we let it go,
We said hello instead of ran,
And all the faces in the rain
Can make a boy a better man.
And in the end, what will we spend?
And does it matter how it pans out?



Terry G - Out Of Phase (Acoustic)

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Julia Cromarty and Terry G - Castaway

Cat Clyde, Terry G, and Evan Price cowrote this tune when WAY off the beaten path in the Badlands in Alberta. This song represents our 3 week journey across the country!

High in the Badlands (Terry G / Cat Clyde / Evan Price)

Terry G - Until Another Day (OneWay Sessions Live Acoustic)

Looking for lyricists, writers, instrumentalists, producers and whoever else to work together on making this track happen.

Terry G - Come Out Swinging Demo

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Terry G - New Room Funk

Live acoustic track I recently wrote. Ears of a Ghost.

Terry G - Ears Of A Ghost (Live Acoustic)

Another recently written song entitled "Shadows of Your Fingertips" performed live. 

Terry G - Shadows Of Your Fingertips (Live Acoustic)

Another live acoustic track from my growing album "Loud As Daybreak"

Terry G - Loud As Daybreak (Live Acoustic)

"Truth of the Matter" is a sombre song about an unavoidable separation of two people.

Terry G - Truth Of The Matter (Live Acoustic)

Here's a bit of a foot stomper for ya! New tune called "Every F*ckin' Day!"

Terry G - Every F*ckin' Day!

I started strumming on a Guitulele and words started coming. Front to back this happened on the spot. The words just came. It is what it is.

LYRICS:
Oh well I walked along a road I didn't know
But than again who really knows?
The world is always changing
From rolling pebbles to growing trees
And everyone I know stumbles along the rivers and the streams
We're all searching for the way back home
A home we've never known
Everyday we're all looking back at ways we have grown

I stumble on this lonely road looking for you
All I really find is everything that's new
Everything, everything that's new
new to me, new to you...even when its old
Now I'm goin' home
Even if I have to build it from the ground to the sky
With my bare hands until I die
You know I'm going home

If I build it maybe you will come.

Terry G - If I Build It (Guitulele Improv)

Live and Learn(Live Acoustic)

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Drop32 - White Picket Defences

A demo I recorded and mixed for songwriter Wes Martin. I purposefully made an attempt at a low-fi, super old sounding recording. Didn't quite hit my mark yet, but I'm on my way!

Wes Martin - Long Gone Lo-Fi Demo

This is a track we recorded at Charterhouse Studios in London, Ontario. Mixed in a kitchen!

Drop32 - Mocking-Man

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Drop32 - Pumped Up Kicks (DJ Mix/Foster the People Cover)

Seafarer's Lullaby

This is a recording I did from the ground up lifting NOFX's song "60%" - The object of the assignment was to make my recording sound as close to the original as possible. I also sang all the vocal parts on this one.

Thanks to the players on this track:

Guitars: Myke Penney
Bass: Alex Smith
Drums: Caleb Winters
Organ: Patrick Fockler

NOFX - 60% (Engineering Assignment)

This is an original song I wrote and recorded for an assignment in the Music Industry Arts program at Fanshawe College. We had to use digital production techniques on this one, so I used a bunch of MIDI and such.

Thanks to Julia Cromarty for the back vocals - www.facebook.com/juliacromartymusic

and also thanks to all the guys for the gang vocal!

Terry G - Only Bleeding

This track I co-produced, co-recorded, and co-mixed with Jesse Nestor for our production class. We received an acoustic demo from Singer-Songwriter Lauren Campbell and our task was to produce the song, and record our take on it. We were able to choose the genre, and arrangement. This is what Mr.Jesse Nestor and I came up with.

Vocals: Julia Cromarty (www.facebook.com/juliacromartymusic)
Guitars/Mandolin/Backup Vocals: Jesse Nestor
Pedal Steel: Dave Rivard
Bass: Jesse Nestor
Drums: Fil Beorchia

Tell Me What To Do (Recording/Production Assignment)

This is a cover and mash-up on Kanye West's song "Heartless," and Bill Withers' song "Ain't No Sunshine" done by my band Stolen Friends. 

I sang, played guitar, recorded, and mixed this track for my band "Stolen Friends" (www.facebook.com/stolenfriendsmusic)

Produced by Stolen Friends

Stolen Friends Consists of:

Lead Male Vocal: Terry Grolman
Lead Female Vocal: Julia Cromarty
Back Vocals: Mykel Penney and Chris Denise
Rhythm Guitars: Terry Grolman
Lead Guitar: Mykel Penney
Bass Guitar: Chris Denise
Drums: Brad Picard
Rhythm Percussion: Terry Grolman



Stolen Friends - Heartless (Ain't No Sunshine)

Hello, friends.

These recordings are a mix of my own songs, tracks I have recorded and/or mixed, and some I produced. It is an interesting and confusing variety of music and I hope you find something to enjoy.

Best,
Terry Grolman

Terry G Music

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