Sitting in front of your laptop this chill folk + pop playlist will transport you to the coffee shop. Updates every Wednesday with popular tracks in Ireland.

Coffee Shops & Laptops

A beautiful solo debut EP for singer/songwriter Jacq Teh, “Waves” is awash with raw emotion and vulnerability. A glimpse into the inner dealings behind a tumultuous break-up, the album takes listeners from the beginning through to the end of a collapsing relationship. Deeply moving and painfully real, listeners can expect a good cry as the journey reaches its destination of closure and acceptance.

The music is reminiscent of Bon Iver’s reverberant harmonies, with a poignant attention to detail and slight nod to Teh's jazz and R&B roots. The album seamlessly blends genres, cohesive in its use of vocal production and choral orchestrations. While “Happened” feels like a gentle lullaby bringing listeners into Teh’s world, “Did” and “Waves” are drenched with imagery and an almost palpable feeling of hearbreak. “Friends” features Toronto jazz pianist Jen Lo and gives us subtle R&B grooves and riffs, all while dishing out lyrics that strike to the core. “Getting Older” is undeniably relatable for anyone in their late 20’s to mid 30’s contemplating where they are in life and whether they have achieved the milestones expected of them at this stage. With a mild country landscape set by Toronto jazz guitarist Jay Yoo, the track is a minimalist approach to coming to terms with the dread of aging. And with a cinematic finish, the album concludes with a flowing piece, bringing us back to the image of running water and waves. Featuring a masterful orchestration of woodwinds performed by jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Dennis Kwok, all one can really do at the end of this album is cry and cry and cry.

“Waves” is the simple story of a break-up, told so carefully and beautifully that it is impossible to turn away. We held in its comforting melodies and embraced by its luscious harmonies. An ambitious debut album for artist, Jacq Teh, firmly marking her place in the world of independent and contemporary music. 

Getting Older

The Sunborn’s Curse

A ballad of love and sacrifice. Of a man who stood by her side, faced exile and death, yet found his honor in protecting her. A love that could not be, but a loyalty that endured to the end. Thank you for listening and for your comments.

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Unforgiven

Mixed emotions

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I’m Not Him

Liza Ann

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anyone — justin bieber #rosydiwocover

wallflower

Blank Canvas

This is Melissa
She's married with children
She loves her husband and three little tots
But today it is raining
The kids won't stop fighting
And she's stuck in the house cause her car's in the shop
And she thinks as she kisses their bruises and tears
"What kind of difference am I making here?"

CHORUS:	
We all make choices
We all take chances
Later we wonder if we've chosen well
We listen to voices
We spin to Life's dances
But what might have been, no one ever can tell
Each woman becomes the sum of her choices

This is Priscilla
Professional, pretty
She's climbed the ladder that leads to success
But a week ago Friday, Priscilla turned forty
As she blew out her candles, she had one request
Now she's lost in her thoughts at her table for one
What would her kids look like if she had had some?

BRIDGE:	
Mildred is sixty and lives all alone
Her husband is gone and her kids are all grown
But decades and heartaches have made Mildred wise
Now she sees Life through Love's eyes….She says…..
    
LAST CHORUS:	
We all make choices
We all take chances
But somehow Life balances everything well
We listen to voices
And spin in the dances
But each woman has her own story to tell
			
TAG:			
Ev'ry struggling soul
Is a part of the whole		
As hist'ry unfolds…..through our choices



Words: Mary Dawson
Music: Cheryl Bocanegra
Copyright 2020/ CQK Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved



Choices

Sword and Cross

https://youtu.be/OuNamcj3z2I?si=DlqAxxFaqEfLNFjU
Lyrics..

I go where the quiet runs deep
Where the willow leans and grasses sleep
No one watches or asks why
I let the river see my cry

Oh my heart, it breaks forever
With the field of gentle air
It doesn’t need, nor does it want
It just holds me like a child

I sit where stones forget the rain
And the cold unfreezes pain
The sky bends low to touch my knees
The wind forgives what I can't please

Oh my heart, it breaks forever
With the field of gentle air
It doesn’t need, nor does it want
It just holds me like a child

The water speaks, I do not know
Of things I lost, of letting go
Not every wound is meant to mend
Some just soften with a friend

Oh my heart, it breaks forever
With the field of gentle air
It doesn’t need, nor does it want
It just holds me like a child

I used to fear the great unknown
But now I trust in where I go
The current knows what I can’t see
It pushes me and lets me be

Oh my heart, it breaks forever
With the feel of gentle air
It doesn’t need, nor does it want
It just holds me like a child

So if you find me near the stream
Don’t wake me from this quiet dream
I’ve found the time where I stay kind
Where water feeds what’s left behind

Oh my heart, it breaks forever
With the feel of gentle air
It doesn’t need, nor does it want
It just holds me like a child

Weep t child
weep t child
weep t child..

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Quiet Runs Deep

NEVER KNEW

When I’m alone I worry every day
Cause there’s a verse that scares me when I pray

I wish I knew what it meant
Cause I believe it’s heaven sent

So on that day when I ask you if you know
I hope you see that I’ve listened as I go

I’ve tried to hear you when you tell me what to do
I hope you say you always knew me as I grew

It’s easy to say, look what I’ve done
All in your name, all for your son
But on that day, we’ll know it’s true
Our lives are more than what we do

There is a day we’ll answer to our Lord
When we ask him to let us through the door 

And some will say it’s what we do
That’s when they’ll learn they never knew

So on that day when I ask you if you know
I hope you see that I’ve listened as I go

I’ve tried to hear you when you tell me what to do
I hope you say you always knew me as I grew

NEVER KNEW

Jesus, I love And I lift your name on high.

Vivian Khor is a grammy-nominated composer, songwriter, and music producer. Whether in the highs of the mountains, or the lows of the valleys, the artist takes you on a journey of affirmation, self, reclamation or meer existence. If you resonate with this music, please share, follow. Thank You.

Quiet Runs Deep

Vivian Khor

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