simply beautiful, great deep emotions to connect ! :)

Beautiful song. Top quality guitar and vocal performance. Congrats my friend.

Really beautiful song, the guitar part and singing are equally awesome. Dig it.

Peter Ratzenbeck : Composer,peaking guitar,slide guitar.
Theo Bina : Rythm guitar and lead guitar .
Recorded : 1978

Fingerprints

Improvisation Blues for Duane ( Peter Ratzenbeck & Theo Bina)

A breakup song

It's My Shovel
I wish I believed in us
At this point I can't even be fake
It's me or you, and I choose me
That's my take

There can never be an us
It could never be, it could never seem
That me or you, is you and me
That's insane

What if there could be an us
I’d give anything if I could be redeemed
By your decree, but you left me
Holding faith

I let their mistakes, be my struggle
It’s not yours to take, it’s my shovel
To bury the past where I stumbled

You're never alone if you’re humble
You’ve got what it takes, at every level
Believe in yourself, you know that I will

I know I believe us
At this point I can’t even explain
How she and you, saved all of me
We’re the same


Its My Shovel

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▶ https://youtu.be/uD3YouAYPcw
▶ https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrisjunos/a-water-poem
▶ https://chrisjuno.bandcamp.com/album/spirits-of-the-aegean

A Water Poem - Ένα Ποίημα Για Το Νερό

Terry Reeves:  Vocals
Gary Reeves:  Drums
Hans-Michael Albers:  All other instruments, Arrangement & Production
(From the forthcoming album ‘From London To Hamburg’)

Photograph and post production by Dan Duchars.
Hans’ video: https://youtu.be/Lm8WoxCegRE?si=XFq1zX8Gkz3oLDmH

When you’re brainstorming ideas for album covers, you never really think they might involve placing yourselves in the middle of a road as traffic bears down on you.  However, that is precisely what we did.
Now I’m not one to tell tales but it was all Gal’s fault.  He thought our front cover  should feature an image of the entire band, which was quite compelling aside from the fact that we lived in London, Hans in Hamburg and have in reality never met.  But Gal had a mate called Dan (who lives in Norfolk, hence the title), a professional photographer whose comprehensive knowledge of Photoshop could bring the three of us together.
We’d always loved the pre-fame, Astrid Kirchherr portraits of The Beatles, taken during their club-playing, Hamburg days and two of these became our template - in focus subject occupying the foreground, covert and blurred figure (in our case, 2  figures) in the distance.
And so it was that, armed with a pin-sharp shot of Hans, we met with Dan to photograph the background scene which, as outlined previously, was in the middle of a busy side road.  Camera in hand, Dan teetered on a plastic crate as Gal and me  dodged back and forth to avoid a plethora of oncoming vehicles - everything from lorries to mobility scooters - who were, on the whole, very accommodating in the circumstances. Some even smiled and waved - at least I think that’s what they were doing…
We owe Dan so much, not only for his consummate skills and kindness but also for laying his life on the line in the name of art.  This song is for him.  (Terry Reeves)

I met a man called Dan holding a magical light
Viewing future moments, giving individual sight
Shadows from Hamburg, combination of skills
Show London reflection of a figure standing still

Chorus:
A flash of light, picture to follow
In black & white, diverse as tomorrow

Stand high in right places, enchanted vision of art
Friend of ageing musicians, sorcery skills from the heart
A Wizard conjuring cover, Kirchherr’s copy of claim
Painting light into a picture, producing Album in frame

Chorus

Viewing from height - sparks of vision
Seeing it tight - artist precision
Know left from right - avoid collision
Negative in sight - develop position

Chorus

Confidence in commitment, enjoying musical tracks
Working four to an image, platinum vinyl plaque 
Black and white cover photo, a clue why, when and who
Monochrome life connections, enjoy vision past to new

Chorus

A feeling it’s time to give a show
A feeling making history grow
A feeling, a feeling only one way to go
A feeling thinking fast going slow
A feeling Duchars photos will glow
A feeling CC one day will all know

FROM NORFOLK TO LONDON  - CRIPPLE CLUB  (Video)

Recorded live in San Jose, Ca.  Featuring Flute solo. Gibson 335 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Acoustic piano Rhythm. Fender Electric Bass. Drum solo...Pepe Sabino who played drums and unleashed his ability to unload. Unfortunately Pepe passed away recently.

Groovin

Flute Drone

If I can stop one heart
from breaking
I shall not live in vain
If I can ease one Life the Aching
Or cool one in pain

Or help one fainting Robin 
Unto his Nest again
I shall not live in Vain.

— EMILY DICKINSON 
“Further Poems of Emily Dickinson" published by Little, Brown and Company of Boston, 1929.

65 bpm
DAW Apple Logic Pro X
MIDI Akai Pro MPK 
E-instruments:
Studio Grand
Steinway Grand Piano 
Boesendorfer Grand Piano
SoCal Ballad Piano
Clarinet Solo+
Harp
Upright Ballad Bass
Rolling Chords Synth
Electronic Drum Kit - Platinum Dreams 
Latin Kit
Hip Hop Kit
Studio Brush Kit

Audio of bird chirps recorded live Jun. 15, 2024.

Photo of children splashing water via public domain, Wikimedia Commons 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Happy_children_splashing_water.jpg

Happy Endings

TRY feat. Patricia Edwards / Paploviante Music
Vocals and Lyrics :
Patricia Edwards
https://soundcloud.com/patriciaedwards
https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/16701/t-r-y-by-patriciaedwards-80bpm-reggae-acapella
Paploviante:
E Bass, Composing, Arrangement, Picture, Mix and Mastering

TRY feat. Patricia Edwards

The ladybug strolls on leaves so green

Vocals, Lyrics, Arrangement, and Production: Nik Bear Brown

The ladybug strolls on leaves so green,
A tiny gem, a lovely scene.
With each step, it brings good cheer,
Helping flowers bloom year after year.

The bumblebee buzzes from flower to flower,
Gathering nectar, a busy hour.
On dandelions, it finds delight,
A dance of life in the morning light.

The sparrow chirps from the tree so tall,
A cheerful song for one and all.
It flits to the dandelion’s head,
A fluffy wish, a dream to spread.

The sunshine sends a message,
To flowers and to trees,
To birds and all creation,
In whispers on the breeze.

The caterpillar spins its cocoon,
To rest in the warmth of the noon,
When time is right, it will break free,
And as a moth, it will be.

The dandelion blossoms bright,
A golden star in morning light,
And when its flower turns to white,**
It dances in the breezes light.

Raindrops gently kiss the earth,
Giving seeds their chance for birth,
From soil, new life will soon emerge,
A symphony of growth and surge.

In the meadow, life intertwines,
With buzzing bees and swirling signs.
The dandelions, a canvas fair,
Where nature’s art is everywhere.

On dandelions, it finds delight,
A dance of life in the morning light.
The sparrow chirps from the tree so tall,
A cheerful song for one and all.

The Ladybug Strolls On Leaves So Green (Nik Vocals)

Created with WavePad (c) NCH Software.(http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/)
Original by Ben Harper

Mister

Stefano Manotti is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and guitarist. In March 2021, he released his
first single ("Scorte d'amore") under the Soulgem Records label. In the same month, he joined the
Innovatory of Music, an association and international exchange program created by Paolo Schianchi to
bring together the most promising young Italian talents. In September 2021, he released two singles,
"Cercarmi" and "Dove Andare," in collaboration with Giulio Carmassi (former member of the Pat Metheny
Group), who handled the arrangements and mixing.
In May 2022, his first EP "Ideale" was released, solidifying his previous collaborations with Giulio Carmassi
and Paolo Schianchi. In August 2022, he shared the stage with Enrico Ruggeri as part of the Innovatorio
Festival. In January 2023, he released the single "Borsanera," which climbed to the top positions in
independent and emerging web charts and received airplay on Mradio. In September 2023, he released
two singles, “Leap in the Dark” and “Endless Road,” receiving a favorable review on the A&R Factory blog
which describes him as “virtuoso”.
In April 2024, Leap in the Dark receives the Absolute First Prize and the Visionary Creativity Special Prize  at the international Vivaldi music competition, in the Film/Game music category. On April 25th “Fly and Fall” reaches number 2 in Los Angeles and number 3 in New York in Spotify's local pulse charts

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