A quiet edge of life
apart but seldom far
from sounds of lapping water
on the shore of a shooting star

Do we see each other
through the veils of day and night?
or do we live and gather
under moonbeams full of light?

Solitude - Piano & Cello - 2021 03 31

Songwriter - Hollis Wayne
Baritone Ukulele - Hollis Wayne
Vocals - Hollis Wayne
Backup Vocals - DB Rouse
Marching Band Producer - DB Rouse 
Tech Director - Beaux Graham
Musical Consultant - Jeff Brister
A Biographical Song about the Songwriter's mother, Lorraine Shock Wayne, and her days in the Stanley High School Marching Band, in Wisconsin, in the late 1930s.

Teenage Tuba Queen / 3rd edit / in G / 12 August 2021 / DB Mix

Composer:  Hollis Wayne
Arranger:  Jeff Brister
Pianist:  Emil Pohlig
Created from a series of melodies I found over several months after acquiring a vintage  Rick Turner Octave Compass Rose ukulele.  A large-body uke strung with custom strings an octave below normal tenor tuning, it has a deep other-worldly sound and within a few weeks of playing it, this collection of melodies and motivs were revealed in a decidedly irregular time signature, vacillating between 9/8 and 6/8, with a few measures of 3/4!  The exquisite listening skills of Jeff Brister were able to notate the melody as I played it on the amazing instrument, for which I am forever grateful.  I opted to turn it into a piano piece and now Emil has done a masterful job capturing the changing moods of this lengthy piece as it changes direction and covers a lot of ground, always returning home.

Compass Rose In C - Emil Pohlig/pianist - 2023 07 09

Brought on by a swirl of recent current events.
Composer - Hollis Wayne
Pianist -  Emil Pohlig
Arranger -  Jeff Brister

Lament For Piano and Cello - 2024 06 30

Hollis Wayne 2024, Composer
Live piano recording played by Emil Pohlig
Inspired by a series of colorful tulip photos taken by Jeff Brister while traveling through Amsterdam in the spring of 2024.

The Tulips Of Amsterdam - Emil recording 3 August 2024

Vocals & Harmonica ~ Hollis Wayne
Backup Vocals ~ DB Rouse
Percussion ~ Zac Dudek
Instrumentation ~  DB Rouse & Hollis Wayne
Producer ~ DB Rouse 
Sound Engineer ~  DB Rouse, Beaux Graham
Music & Lyrics ~ DB Rouse

If Jesus Were Here - 2024 11 24

Original Music & Lyrics ~ Hollis Wayne
Background vocals ~ DB Rouse
Guitars, Ukulele, Banjolele, Bass & other instruments ~ DB Rouse
Harmonica & Uke ~ Hollis Wayne
Percussion ~ Zac Dudek
Producer ~ DB Rouse
Sound & Recording Engineers ~  DB Rouse, Beaux Graham
Recorded at Hollis Wayne Studios in Cedar Creek, Texas
Written in 2009 from horseback at McKinney Roughs Equestrian Park outside of Austin, Texas about our campground for horses and their riders

Happy Horse Camp Song - 2024 11 24

Music & Lyrics ~ Hollis Wayne & DB Rouse
Vocals ~ Hollis Wayne
Backing vocals ~ DB Rouse
Lead guitar, U-bass, ukuleles ~ DB Rouse
Harmonica & ukulele ~ Hollis Wayne
Percussion ~ Zac Dudek
Producer ~ DB Rouse
Sound Engineers ~ DB Rouse & Beaux Graham
Recorded at Hollis Wayne Studios in Cedar Creek, Texas
Inspired by an emergency grocery list: eggs, milk, cheese & bread

Empty Kitchen Blues

Music and Lyrics ~ Hollis Wayne
Vocals and Harmonica ~ Hollis Wayne
Backup Vocals and Instrumentation ~  DB Rouse
Percussion ~ Zac Dudek
Producer ~ DB Rouse
Sound Engineers ~ DB Rouse, Beaux Graham
Recorded at Hollis Wayne Studios, Cedar Creek, Texas

Go For Broke - 2024 11 24

A slower, bluesier version by my co-writer and bandmate!
Music & Lyrics ~ Hollis Wayne & DB Rouse
Vocals ~ DB Rouse
Lead guitar, U-bass, ukuleles ~ DB Rouse
Tambourine ~ DB Rouse
Producer ~ DB Rouse
Sound Engineers ~ DB Rouse & Beaux Graham
Recorded at Hollis Wayne Studios in Cedar Creek, Texas
Inspired by an emergency grocery list: eggs, milk, cheese & bread

Bare Belly Blues  - 2024 11 24

Vocals & Trumpet ~ Jeff Brister
Tuba & Piano ~ Jeff Brister
Arranged by Hollis Wayne & Jeff Brister
Music & Lyrics ~ DB Rouse
Producer ~ DB Rouse
Sound Engineers ~  DB Rouse, Beaux Graham

JC Rag

Mellow cello and floaty flute sing together about elusive, ethereal Moon Ponies riding on a beam of light.
Hollis Wayne - Composer
Emil Pohlig - Piano and flute

Moon Ponies - duet for flute and cello

Hollis Wayne ~ Singer/Songwriter, Harmonica, Ukulele
DB Rouse ~ Producer, Instrumentalist/Ukuleles/Guitar, Background vocals
Sound Engineer ~ Beaux Graham, DB Rouse
Zac Dudek ~ Drummer
Dedicated to Bike Story Night riders and campers at Happy Horse Hotel

Ode to Bike Campers

DB Rouse - Songwriter, Producer
Jeff Brister - Vocals, Trumpet, Piano
Hollis Wayne ~  Arrangement
Beaux Graham ~ Sound Engineer

Rest Your Head On Me

Traditional American Song
Hollis Wayne ~ Lead vocals, harmonica
DB Rouse ~ Banjolele, ukulele, guitars, keyboard, backup vocals
Fiddlin' Jack ~ violin
Zac Dudek ~ Percussion
DB Rouse ~ Producer, Engineer
Beaux Graham ~ Sound Engineer

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms

Written by Hollis Wayne
Instrumental version of the original song as sung & played by Hollis Wayne and the Happy Horse Band on their 4th CD, Beneath the Flower Moon. 
Emil Pohlig - baby grand piano & flute
Kacee Dugas - cello

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