This playlist contains a grouping of songs of varying demo qualities. These are songs that are completed in their structure and lyrically for the most part but  some may have older rougher demos or quick one take demos. At some point down line maybe some of these songs will find a home but for now this is where you will find anything that doesn't have a home ! 

ADF

Loose Ends (Demos & Unreleased Tracks)

North 27

Oil and Steel (Acoustic Demo)

Blood On The Floor (Electric Demo)

Black Cat (Electric Demo)

Lay Your Heart (Electric Demo)

This House Is Burning Down (Demo Unreleased Track)

Walls (Demo Unreleased Track)

Blue Light (Instrumental Demo)

When i was growing up, I watch you from afar
Mysterious sailor, a rugged troubadour 
a friend to family, my mother did adore
my father’s friend and a hero to this boy 

we can’t discover new lands
until we find the courage to lose sight of the shore 
this is what you always told me as I listened in
but I have always wondered if you found the answers 

I watched the spinnaker, twist and turn 
as you mastered stormy waves passing your way through
as a young boy, I watched you lift your cap 
and take the bottle down into heart of the ship 

we can’t discover new lands
until we find the courage to lose sight of the shore 
this is what you always told me as I listened in
but I have always wondered if you found the answers 

ocean soul have you found your way home 
have you found a new land far away from this shore
ocean soul did you find yourself 
have you made your peace on the sandy shore

When i was growing up, I watch you from afar
Mysterious sailor, a rugged troubadour 
a friend to many but lonely all the same 
always preparing to head back out on the waves 

we can’t discover new lands
until we find the courage to lose sight of the shore 
this is what you always told me as I listened in
but I have always wondered if you found the answers 

ocean soul have you found your way home 
have you found a new land far away from this shore
ocean soul did you find yourself 
have you made your peace on the sandy shore

ocean soul have you found your way home 
have you found a new land far away from this shore
ocean soul did you find yourself 
have you made your peace on the sandy shore

Ocean Soul

Ocean Soul (Rough as a sea dogs dinner demo)

Turn My Radio On 

north by north west , there’s a town ,  I used to pass through
on my way to get to you- to be next to you 

main streets emptied out
storefronts boarded up glass on the ground
not a soul to break the night
no sign of life 

and so I..
I turn my radio on 
listen to the song the dj is playing 
I turn my radio on 
listen to the song the dj is playing 

and he plays on 
wow oh oh

Driving alone through the mist of the morning 
highways silence growing loud
as i glance my rearview mirror 
for some company to keep

and so I..
I turn my radio on 
listen to the song the dj is playing 
I turn my radio on 
listen to the song the dj is playing 

and he plays on 
wow oh oh
wow oh oh
wow oh oh

Time will tell, if I am free
enough of mind and soul
to wrestle myself free of this chain 
and break the bindings 

and so I..
I turn my radio on 
listen to the song the dj is playing 
I turn my radio on 
listen to the song the dj is playing 

and he plays on 
wow oh oh
wow oh oh
wow oh oh

wow oh oh oh oh

Turn My Radio On (Living rooming it up Demo)

Coming home

Take my hand, lead you down a road where you wanna go, where you wanna go
Turn another page in this worn out book, with pages half torn

Where you goin now?
Where you goin now?
Tell me where are you going now?
Are you coming home?

Its good to see you smiling again, like you used to 
It’s good to see you dancing, across the floor like you used to 

Where you goin now?
Where you goin now?
Tell me where are you going now?
Are you coming home?


I never though I’d see the day 
I never thought I’d ever find a way
I never though I’d ever heal this wound

I never though we’d see the day 
I never thought we’d s ever find a way
I never though we’d ever heal these wounds

Trying to find the answers, to the questions that you never asked 
Maybe now love can settle, the affairs of the heart 


Where we goin now?
Where we goin now?
Tell me where are we going now?
Are we going home?

Coming Home (demo)

Goodbye (Pickin' on dead notes Demo)

Don't Give Up 

walking a road where the edge is so close
never knowing where each turn may lead


where you find faith in a haze
where you find faith in the dark

just don’t give up
 don’t give up
just don’t give up
 don’t give up

watching yourself in a dream , seeing yourself paralysed 
Frozen in life waiting to melt away your mistakes

where you find faith in a haze
where you find faith in the dark

just don’t give up
 don’t give up
just don’t give up
 don’t give up

bridge
walking trough a storm , washing away your tears
stopping short of seeing your reflection in a teardrop, let it fall away

'walking a road where the end is never in sight ’
never seeming to find rest , no stairway to a glorious light

where you find faith in a haze
where you find faith in the dark

just don’t give up
 don’t give up
just don’t give up
 don’t give up

just don’t give up
 don’t give up
just don’t give up
 don’t give up

Don't Give Up (Demo)

Blank Pages

I’ve been thinking bout my hometown
And the day I left
Wondering if I left a mark 
And if it’s gone away

I’ve been thinking bout the road I’ve taken
And how I got this far 
Through love and the mercy of fate
There’s an open pathway

Wow oh oh  oh oh oh oh

There’s a question that’s been answered 
Deep inside of me
Since the day I got the word 
There’s a settled feeling deep within my heart

Wow oh oh  oh oh oh oh

In my deepest thoughts I imagined every way
Just to know, one small thing, a name 
Would be enough to heal my soul 

I cannot describe the way I feel
Right now it’s all so new
To realize your deepest fears are no longer true
To hear these words from you

Wow oh oh  oh oh oh oh
Wow oh oh  oh oh oh oh


Instrumental

I can only hope
That you may write these pages with me
And one day we can look back
On the memories we made

Patience be my guide
Let love show the way
Let time show two souls healed 
In the beauty life can hold


Wow oh oh  oh oh oh oh
Wow oh oh  oh oh oh oh
Wow oh oh  oh oh oh oh

Blank Pages (Sunday Demo)

Real Love (Can Last a Lifetime)

If you want to my love, I’ll stay the night
we don’t have to talk much, I can hold you close and tight

i can hold you in my arms, like i used to 
you can tell me that you feel safe 
i can feel safe at your side 

this time it’s gonna be 
this time it’s gonna be 

real love can last a lifetime
real love can make it through 
through good and bad, through sick and tired times that we’ve had
oh real love can make it through
if you want to 

You can tell me the line that you always you to sell
and honey I won’t even ask the reason why 
But I promise you this if you want to try 
there will be no going back from where we came 

this time it’s gonna be 
this time it’s gonna be 

real love can last a lifetime
real love can make it through 
through good and bad, through sick and tired times that we’ve had
oh real love can make it through
if you want to 

Place your in hand in mine
let it lead the way 
Put your in hand in mine
let me show you everything will be ok

Sing softly 
real love can last a lifetime
real love can make it through 
through good and bad, through sick and tired times that we’ve had
oh real love can make it through

(rise up again)

real love can last a lifetime
real love can make it through 
through good and bad, through sick and tired times that we’ve had
oh real love can make it through

If you want to my love I’ll stay the night 
I can hold you my arms, I can hold you in my arms

Real Love (Can Last a Lifetime)(Lala lyrics demo, see description for final lyrics)

We’ve got the night

On the day that I first saw you
I never anticipated 
i never would have expected 
that you would even come to me

darling it’s cold outside
let’s take a drive anyway

when i looked into your beautiful eyes
i could see a soul of kindness
a woman’s heart so open and loving
with a touch of tenderness  and warmth

darling it’s cold outside
let’s take a drive anyway

we’ve got the night 
we’re gonna make it alright now
we’ve got the night
we’ve got the night 
we’re gonna make it alright now 
we’ve got the night 
oh darling we’ve got the night 

Just being next to you is all that I could ever ask for 
To see you smile is like heaven, you’re like angel next to me

so don’t you worry my darling
I will never let you down
just know that i will always be there
and know that you are safe tonight 

and even though it’s cold outside
let’s take a drive anyway


we’ve got the night 
we’re gonna make it alright now
we’ve got the night
we’ve got the night 
we’re gonna make it alright now 
we’ve got the night 
oh darling we’ve got the night

We've Got The Night (Dug off the shelf Demo)

Hypocrite 

Ain’t nothing but a hypocrite
Don’t vote for a hypocrite
Cause if you vote for a hypocrite
Then you’re a hypocrite too

Switch on the tv screen, world view on channel 17
Everyone’s opinion Without facts getting in the way

Watching pundits mouths move, 
Just white noise coming through a diatribe  of words
Talking like they’ve lived, like their  the voice of truth

See the face 
Behind the mask
Ignite the charge 
And watch it blast

Ain’t nothing but a hypocrite
Don’t vote for a hypocrite
Cause if you vote for a hypocrite
Then you’re a hypocrite too

Ain’t nothing but a hypocrite
Don’t vote for a hypocrite
Cause if you vote for a hypocrite
Then you’re a hypocrite too

Newspaper headline reads society must
Make changes
The voice of reason coming from the few
The crony men and women of the blue shirted brigade
Unqualified fools like the headless masked by the biased few

Can you really trust someone who taxes you while they dip their hand into the pot?

Ain’t nothing but a hypocrite
Don’t vote for a hypocrite
Cause if you vote for a hypocrite
Then you’re a hypocrite too

Ain’t nothing but a hypocrite
Don’t vote for a hypocrite
Cause if you vote for a hypocrite
Then you’re a hypocrite too

Don’t come crying
Don’t come whining 
When it’s all gone, taken

Don’t come crying
Don’t come whining 
When it’s all gone gone gone gone

The color of the flag you fly is it illusion 
or a dying fear
The propaganda push in full effect and swing 
Unelected, unanswerable, creeping from under the covers
The red stain running deep, true colors don’t run 

Can we the people unite enough to fight and drag it down? 
An empire built of Charlemagne 
The lust for power and reign
Only Time will show if right is wronged 
Or if history will repeat itself again 

Asleep or awake from your screens, it’s down to you move to force the change

Ain’t nothing but a hypocrite
Don’t vote for a hypocrite
Cause if you vote for a hypocrite
Then you’re a hypocrite too

Ain’t nothing but a hypocrite
Don’t vote for a hypocrite
Cause if you vote for a hypocrite
Then you’re a hypocrite too

Hypocrite (It's Tuesday, it's late zzzz Demo)

When The Darkness Comes

She comes home late at night 
pulls up into the driveway 
there’s a stillness in the air
as the night it surrounds her 

Theres an aching in her heart that she cant shake
there’s a prison in her mind that she can’t break 
there’s a struggle that only she can face 
when the darkness comes 

She turns the key into the lock 
and gently pushes open the door
the coldness wraps around her body 
as she leaves the night behind her

Chorus
Theres an aching in her heart that she cant shake
there’s a prison in her mind that she can’t break 
there’s a struggle that only she can face 
when the darkness comes 
when the darkness comes 

She illuminates the room with a fire
that she hopes will warm her  heart worn scars
she takes comfort  in a picture of her life
taken before the war 

reflections of a peaceful time 
when laughter and joy filled the days
and all that she’s left with is a memory of the day the letter came to tell her 
the guns and bombs took her husband and sons away

Theres an aching in her heart that she cant shake
there’s a prison in her mind that she can’t break 
there’s a struggle that only she can face 
when the darkness comes 

Theres an aching in her heart that she cant shake
there’s a prison in her mind that she can’t break 
there’s a struggle that only she can face 
when the darkness comes 
when the darkness comes

When The Darkness Comes (Saturday Night Demo)

Hard Times (Are Just Another Part Of Life) DEMO

ADF  is a singer-songwriter based in the northwest of Ireland blending varying hues of folk and country and presented in a melodic and folk style. Something old, something new.

The songs on the first release from ADF 'Reaching From The Dark' are representative of a journey that has been the goal of a lifetime, to release a group of songs from the heart. 

Following on from the release of 'Reaching From The Dark' in November 2018, the single 'The Rock' was released in may 2019. Backed with a cover of the Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne penned classic 'Learning To Fly' this marked the first time for an ADF styled cover. I hope in some way I did the song justice and it's my tribute to Tom, one of the master writers of our time. Equally 'The Rock' whilst not a tribute in full is a half tribute to Rory Gallagher and also to the festival in Ballyshannon held each at the beginning June. It's my tribute to the people that come here year after year from all over the world to celebrate music.

Looking towards the future an album is in the works with a tentative release date of 2020. Preceding this will be a track from the album 'Don't Give Up' which will release as a single this coming November. If all plans fall into place, which let's face it they most likely won't, two more singles will lead up to the release of the album.

Thanks for taking the time to read this if you got this far and thanks for listening. See you on up the road. 

ADF 

Click here for the EP 'Reaching From The Dark' and 'The Rock'
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