Here is  "The Drifter"
A collaboration between Dairv Dubbleyew, Jimmy Rivas and myself.
As I was out at sea with my boat earlier this summer a fast was boat heading against me, it was the police.
 They stopped me and asked me  if I had been drifting?
 I usually  turn of the engine to let the boat go drifting while fishing
So now I want to thank the police for giving me the title of the song
  I am The Drifter. SOS
Jimmy did the lyrics and also his awesome vocals
Dave added  his brilliant guitars . Beside he did the production with mixing and mastering
Jimmy Rivas: Vocal, vocal composition and lyrics @j-rivas
Dairv Dubbleyew: Mix and mastering, Electric guitars and guitar compositions, flute and drums @dairv-dubbleyew
Torbjørn Vagle: Instrumental composition, el piano, keyboards and bass
Photo: Torbjørn Vagle
Cover design: Dairv Dubbleyew

The Drifter (Jimmy Rivas, Dairv Dubbleyew and Torbjørn Vagle)

Credits:-

Jimmy:- Songwriter, Lead and Harmony Vocals, Keyboards. @j-rivas

Torbjørn:- Electric Piano, String Synths, Synth Lead. @tobbenv

Dairv:- Guitars, Bass, Drums, Mix, Production https://soundcloud.com/dairv-dubbleyew

I had the great privelege to work on  this song written by  James Rivas.
Hopefully we managed to let our influencences  stay in the spirit of his original ideas 
( I think we did:) and this is the  result of three guys tumbling together like we did
Thanks to Jimmy and Dave for inviting me to play

You've Got To Be Hiding Something (Jimmy Rivas - Dairv Dubbleywev - Torbjørn Vagle

I cast my eyes once again on this recording we did some years ago, a little experimental
Its all recorded live except  a little synth added later on.
 to get the powerful guitar sound Oddvar used a bottleneck and a octave doubler
We just started playing and it turned out to be  looong 6.20. But since it is a live recording I want to keep it as it is.
Creds:
 Oddvar Solheim guitar
Torbjørn Vagle: Keys and melody ideas

Flying Colours (features Oddvar Solheim  guitar)

First track of the year.
 A poem by William Blake from the collection of poems entitled
 Songs Of Innocense (1789)

A Dream

I did post this cover by The Doors on SC some years ago and I decided it was time  to let it out again.
Oddvar Solheim: Guitar
Torbjørn Vagle, vocal and the rest of the instruments

Riders On The Storm. feat. Oddvar Solheim guitar

A little track recorded today. never think twice when recording improvisations

A Little elpiano Improvisation

I made this music, its a light tune to the poem by William Blake.
 It describes the life cycle  - its my second approach in adding music to his poems
 23-02-23 Torbjørn: Vocals, piano, synths, drums and percussion

"The Echoing Green" (The Ecchoing Green) is a poem by William Blake published in Songs of Innocence in 1789. The poem talks about merry sounds and images which accompany the children playing outdoors. Then, an old man happily remembers when he enjoyed playing with his friends during his own childhood. The last stanza depicts the little ones being weary when the sun has descended and going to their mother to rest after playing many games.

The poem


The Sun does arise,
And make happy the skies.
The merry bells ring
To welcome the Spring.
The sky-lark and thrush,
The birds of the bush,
Sing louder around,
To the bells' cheerful sound.
While our sports shall be seen
On the Echoing Green.

Old John with white hair
Does laugh away care,
Sitting under the oak,
Among the old folk,
They laugh at our play,
And soon they all say.
Such such were the joys.
When we all --girls and boys--
In our youth-time were seen,
On the Echoing Green.

Till the little ones weary
No more can be merry
The sun does descend,
And our sports have an end:
Round the laps of their mothers,
Many sisters and brothers,
Like birds in their nest,
Are ready for rest;
And sport no more seen,
On the darkening Green.

The Ecchoing Green

Oddrun Eikli: vocal and vocal composition https://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli
Dairv Dubbleyew: Guitar https://soundcloud.com/dairv-dubbleyew
Torbjørn Vagle: Piano, organ, synth, strings and instrumental composition
Production and mix: Torbjørn Vagle
Cover: Vetle Vagle
Poem by Emily Brontë (30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848)
It`s been a privilege making this song with Oddrun and Dairv.

The result of this collaboration is bigger than I could wish for.
When I wrote the instrumental for the song I had a vision of life reaching for the light, like  dew in the early morning`s  that makes life sprout
With Emely`s poem, Oddrun`s crystal clear warm voice and Dairv`s intense guitar we are right where we want to be.
VIII
The battle had passed from the height,
And still did evening fall;
While heaven with its restful night
Gloriously canopied all.

The dead around were sleeping
On heath and granite grey,
And the dying their last watch were keeping
In the closing of the day.
·⁠·⁠·⁠·⁠·
How golden bright from earth and heaven
The summer day declines!
How gloriously o'er land and sea
The parting sunbeam shines!
There is a voice in the wind that waves
Those bright rejoicing trees.
·⁠·⁠·⁠·⁠·
Not a vapour had stained the breezeless blue,
Not a cloud had dimmed the sun,
From the time of morning's earliest dew
Till the summer day was done.

And all as pure and all as bright
The sun of evening died,
And purer still its parting light
Shone on Lake Elnor's tide

Morning`s Earliest Dew. Oddrun Eikli, Dairv Dubbleyew, Torbjørn Vagle

Dedicated to the wonderful life-giving cornfields
 peaceful fields has now sadly become a brick in the cynical destruction of war
Music: Torbjørn 22.07. 23

Rolling Fields

I started writing this melody a few months ago, and suddenly felt inspired during these sweet summer days to finish up the idea
Torbjørn: music 24.07 23
Photo: flower from our garden today

Embrace

Me and Oddvar had a session on wednesday 27 september and did some new recordings ,
 four new songs, and this is first out,
 Its from  Jethro Tull`s second album "Stand Up" 1969. I have this nice  vinyl album with the original pop up montage.
Oddvar Solheim: Guitars
Torbjørn Vagle, vocal and the other instruments

New Day Yesterday (Vagle & Solheim) New mix

Johann Sebastian Bach used "Befiehl du deine Wege" and its 1601 tune by Hans Leo Hassler ("Herzlich tut mich verlangen", ) in his St. Matthew Passion.]

The song has later appeared in different shapes like in Paul Simon`s American Tune.
Here is our version: a little different from the classical (with some blue tones from Oddvar) and some new composition with Norwegian folk music influence (Vagle)
We hope the song will bring you comfort

Oddvar Solheim: Guitar
Torbjørn Vagle: Hammond Organ, synths and (vocal stem)

Sunrise (Vagle & Solheim)

Welcome to the circus. . Well...this is very different from what I use to play. 
I got the idea to borrow parts of the lyrics from The Beatles song Piggies ( George Harrison)
A oblique glance on greedy people
nothing serious about this, just for fun.
But...I`m using my own composition for the occasion
You could call it a sarcastic song but with a sense of humour 


Have you seen the little piggies
Crawling in the dirt?
And for all the little piggies
Life is getting worse,
Always having dirt to play around in

Have you seen the bigger piggies
In their starched white shirts?
You will find the bigger piggies
Stirring up the dirt,
Always have clean shirts to play around in

Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
One more time

Piggies

We recorded this song some years ago,  I did a new mastering and this is the instrumental version.
Oddvar Solheim: guitar
Torbjørn Vagle, composition, key`s, synths and Hammond Organ C3
 Photo; Matt Hardy

But You Cannot Mr Floyd (features Oddvar Solheim guitar)

Oddrun Eikli: vocal and vocal composition https://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli
Arne Hiorth: trumpet and trumpet arrangement https://soundcloud.com/arnehiorth
Torbjørn Vagle: Instrumental composition, piano, bass, synth, drums&percussion https://soundcloud.com/tobbenv
Photo: Oddrun Eikli
Cover: Vetle Vagle
Mix: Torbjørn Vagle
Mastering Njål Frode Lie https://www.nflproduksjoner.no/

I am very grateful for this song with Oddrun and Arne. 
It is truly amazing to see how things falls into place and ends up like this fine result of our pleasant collaboration.
Poem: Emily Jane Brontë

Mild the mist upon the hill
Telling not of storms tomorrow;
No, the day has wept its fill,
Spent its store of silent sorrow.

O, I'm gone back to the days of youth,
I am a child once more,
And 'neath my father's sheltering roof
And near the old hall door

I watch this cloudy evening fall
After a day of rain;
Blue mists, sweet mists of summer pall
The horizon's mountain chain.

The damp stands on the long green grass
As thick as morning's tears,
And dreamy scents of fragrance pass
That breathe of other years.

Upon The Hill.  Oddrun Eikli. Arne Hiorth. Torbjørn Vagle

Working with Oddvar one more time and playing  the blues is always good. 
Needed to do a new take on vocals, as usual.
here we go again...lower down this time.
I think the new mix is sounding better in my ears , especially the Fender Stratocaster comes straight out of the box,

This is our  tribute to the one and only: Gary Moore.
Oddvar Solheim: https://soundcloud.com/oddvarsol
Torbjørn Vagle: Key`s, vocal and the other things

Midnight Blues.  Oddvar Solheim. Torbjørn Vagle

I used these lyrics in a collab with Demelia Denton for a song written many years ago.
By then I had two versions. 
At that time this other version didnt make it trough.
But now ..
I decided to upload it unpolished like it was recorded back then.

Lyrics: Demelia Denton https://soundcloud.com/demelia-denton
Vocal and instruments; Torbjørn Vagle

Call Out To The Bluebirds

From time to time I am ending up with doing a total new mix on songs I have posted before.
This is one of those, its just a part of the continuing process in the making of music. Always something new to learn.
Thank you very much Oddvar for your great contribution on guitar

Oddvar Solheim: Guitar
Torbjørn Vagle: Vocal, instruments and the photo (my"blue"aquarium)

As The Years Goes Passing By (Vagle & Solheim)

A little shortened cover version of Ian Andersons song. "Fire at midnight"
Torbjørn 23.03.24
Cover picture from the album "Songs from the wood" Jethro Tull 1977

FIRE AT MIDNIGHT
I belive in fires at midnight
When the dogs have all been fed
A golden toddy on the mantle
A broken gun beneath the bed

Silken mist outside the window
Frogs and newts slip in the dark
To much hurry ruins the body
I`ll sit easy, fan the spark

Fire at Midnight

I have posted this song some years ago, but I decided to do some new recordings on bass, synths and piano. 
Some latin vibes inspired by Carlos Santana.
Lets go:)
Oddvar Solheim Guitar
Torbjørn Vagle, compositon, Hammond organ, percussion and the rest

Pacific Crossing.  Oddvar Solheim guitar (instrumental version)

I took the freedom to transform these old lyrics of the sweet Irish tune into a totally different melody 
In the end It turned out to be a sort of hybrid mixed with Irish and Norwegian folk fusion
Raise your glasses friends🍺

Over in Killarney

Just pushed the button and recorded some simple chords in my practice time 
The instrument is a Nord Stage, and the sound is the Fender Rhodes Mark 1 .

Practice Time

Having a little fun with this instrumental experiment. Dont you worry ….just make sure to get out of the noise

Oh no..not me

Mr Walker

To  the memory of Peter Green, Hi is the greatest blues soul I ever known
I am happy to release this take. It was recorded live at home 24.  april 2015.  with just the hammond C3, guitar and vocal. Torbjørn: organ(no digital, a real tonewheel organ) and vocal , Oddvar takes care of the Guitar

 hope you enjoy.
Torbjørn.

World Keep On Turning  Oddvar Solheim ,Torbjørn Vagle

Some old stuff...I wrote this Oriental inspired music mixed with different  music elements.
with the help from Joachim on el guitar

Composition and keyboards:  Torbjørn Vagle
El guitar(gibson les paul)   :  Joachim Vagle

Mystery

Standing on the abyss,
Music and song performed and composed by Torbjørn Vagle
Lyrics and spoken words by Demelia Denton Copyright 2015

 ~ WHY? ~

Will we ever
Fully understand
The reasons
Why we ponder?...
So many things
Life's demands
Continuously we wonder...

A court of law
Evidence presents
Puzzled...
Cannot ignore

We the defence
With questions applied
Seek answers
Reasons & why?

The prosecution
Without mercy...
Juggles, confuses
Convicts...

Delivered decree
The defence wonders...
Why this has to be?

The defence cries
"Why not others?"
Distraught from damning curse
" Why a life conviction?"
"An answer please" absurd

Innocent, persecuted
No answers, corrupt, deceived
Struck by curse
So it seems...
Cemented nightmare dreams

Inclination, mind distorts
Self torturing demeans
Wondering, why?
All this came to be

Prosecution relays
But never does explain
The verdict from Jury
Sentencing dismays...

Displaced in life
No meaning
Ponder all you might
Wondering what happened
You ask "Why, why, why?"
Poetry by Demelia Denton copyright 2015

WHY?

New mix 21.03.24
It has been a pleasure for me to work with such fine lyrics  I received from Demelia .  . https://soundcloud.com/demelia-denton
We hope you will enjoy listening.
Lyrics: Demelia Denton
Melody, instrumentation and vocals: Torbjørn Vagle


OCEAN'S EDGE

Receding waves
And dampened sand
Footsteps gone
No longer found

Walk upon
The Ocean's edge
Crashing, creeping
Waves intend

To wash away
And grind the sand
All Castles built
But waves rebound

Gone the Sun sting
Heat of day
Children on
The beach that played
Quiet now
As darkness creeps
Sinking sunset
Ocean meets

Sultry, still...
Soon breeze will cool
Absorbed by waves
Sand, Ocean mills

All the Castles
Washed away
Not a sign
Of children's play

Come the dawn
Another day
Artistic Castles
Eyes will gaze

Now here upon
The Ocean's edge
Lovers kiss
Moon rise presents

A starlit sky
Romance desires
Titillation ...
Mood inspired

Rustling palms
And moonlight charm
In the breeze
Embracing arms

Softness of the sand
That's dry
Lay the lovers
Rousing signs

Crashing waves
Incoming tide
Ocean's edge
Impassioned, fired

DEMELIA DENTON

COPYRIGHT 2016

Oceans Egde .Torbjørn Vagle.Demelia Denton

I have always loved the Beatles, and have been playing and singing their songs for many  years
Recorded live early this morning with  vocal and piano, later on added the strings and bass.
 I didnt wanted to make any polish on this so its just my spontaneous exspression of the song.



Day after day, alone on the hill
The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still
But nobody wants to know him
They can see that he's just a fool
And he never gives an answer

But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning around

Well on the way, head in a cloud
The man of a thousand voices talking perfectly loud
But nobody ever hears him
Or the sound he appears to make
And he never seems to notice

But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning around

And nobody seems to like him
They can tell what he wants to do
And he never shows his feelings

But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning around

He never listens to them
He knows that they're the fools
They don't like him

The fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning around

The Fool On The Hill (Paul Mc Cartney )

Bruce asked me about a month ago I we should make a Sami song together.
I happen to love the Sami Joiking and I had in stock a Joik written many years ago. .. on Bruce`s leading, a bunch of finest musicians here on SC started working on the idea.
What a surprise it has been for me to see the huge result of their work. I could never imagine it would end up like this.
Thanks guys: You are all awesome! Please check out these guys on their SC pages.
Special thanks to Bruce for his awesome mix and production and for making the whole project possible.

Backing vocals/Choir/key`s/special effects : Bruce Conover @conover
Acoustic and El guitars by: Jussi Welin @juswel
Sax by: @joerxworx
Orchestration by: @gotchi
Torbjørn: Composition, Joik vocal, organ, drums/perc, synth, bass, and Saw @tobbenv
Photo art: Rune Dahl

The Whisper (Conover, Vagle, Welin, Joerxworx, Gotchi)

here you have my version of the beautiful song "moonchild" by King Crimson.  recorded live
 with El piano(in sync with that weird synth on top)

Moonchild ( King Crimson)

Thanks for taking the time visiting my page. 
My influences comes from many genre and you will find a little different things in a mixture from my music and collaborations with many amazing musicians
 If I am lucky you might find songs you like.
The album «ten waves» by Jimena Arroyo and me are now available on Spotify
"ten waves" ℗ 2020 Jimena Arroyo & Torbjørn Vagle
open.spotify.com/album/49F0sSLfSsfWOpAfr1EgJe
Check also out my songs with Oddrun Eikli https://open.spotify.com/artist/2fp2HGStdCYNJHWvlBQsIK?si=GVqRPRyTTkyfy9WIz5ZLjw
Thanks to all of you for listening to my songs
and  thanks to all of you I`v been so lucky to create music together with!!

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