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The Outskirts of Fun This is a completely new production (originally posted two years ago) that includes the addition of a lyric video, a solo fiddle and several new composite RT regenerations. The mastering (Ozone 6) and all effects are also new. Comments are always welcomed and appreciated. Thanks for your time to look and listen. And a BIG shout out to floyd jane for the very cool harmony track! Lead vocal: Janice Harmony vocal: floyd jane Arrangement and video/audio production: Bud Bass: RT 1848 Drums: RD N’ville swing 8ths Guitar Rhythm: 964 Guitar Rhythm: 959 Guitar Solo: 1279 (composite of multiple regenerations) Steel Rhythm: 612 Steel Solo: 1504 (composite of multiple regenerations) Fiddle Rhythm:1114 (composite of multiple regenerations) Fiddle Solo: 1871 Audio: Mixing/mastering via Logic Pro X, Ozone 6 and Nectar 2 Video: Video Editor 3 for iMac Photos: Pixabay, Creative Commons, 7-Themes and other public domain sources. Audio only: The Outskirts of Fun
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Love it, great song, well sung, everything sitting where its supposed to be a perfect production all round.
great video too, I notice that comments are disabled though one could only have good things to say about this production.
Well done to everyone involved.
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Hi Janice & Bud (and Floyd),
fun and fresh. I remember the original.
Very nicely arranged. I like the fiddle.
Janice lively as always and good support
by Floyd. (Where is he by the way?)
Bud did a great job on the video.
I enjoyed it a lot.
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Unlike the title, I'd say this is "Fun Central"!! Really well put together. Clean, tight, and creative writing and production. Vocals are great (Janice and FJ nailed it). From the credits, it looks like it was painstaking (lots of instruments, and multiple generations) but the result was worth it-not a note out of place. Great job!! Take care. Greg
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Love it, great song, well sung, everything sitting where its supposed to be a perfect production all round.
great video too, I notice that comments are disabled though one could only have good things to say about this production.
Well done to everyone involved.
Musiclover Thanks for the comments. We appreciate it! And thanks for the heads up re the comments. I enabled them. J&B
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Hi Janice, Bud and Floyd,
We never heard the first version, so we cannot compare.
We can only say this though: another solid production, nice video!
The colors fit the mood of the song.
Well sung Janice and the same goes for floyd.
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Hi Janice & Bud (and Floyd),
fun and fresh. I remember the original.
Very nicely arranged. I like the fiddle.
Janice lively as always and good support
by Floyd. (Where is he by the way?)
Bud did a great job on the video.
I enjoyed it a lot.
Guenter Thanks Guenter. We are very glad that you enjoyed the song and the video. floyd is on vacation and "off the grid!"
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Very enjoyable! A real goodtime song, spot on vocals and the clarity and definition make a great production. Oozes fun. Cheers.
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Unlike the title, I'd say this is "Fun Central"!! Really well put together. Clean, tight, and creative writing and production. Vocals are great (Janice and FJ nailed it). From the credits, it looks like it was painstaking (lots of instruments, and multiple generations) but the result was worth it-not a note out of place. Great job!! Take care. Greg Thanks Greg! It was a bit tedious but I really wanted the solos to transition well into the vocal. Even more tedious was finding public domain images that seemed to fit the lyric. All in all....tedious but counterintuitively also fun. J&B
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Janice, Bud and floyd,
What can I say??
Wonderfully clear mix; the usual incredible vocals from Janice and then floyd's harmony lines!!
Good video!
I gave the neighbours this song to listen to this morning, LOUD! and no complaints yet so they must like it too LOL
excellent all round
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Cool tune..... I think I recall this. It's always fun to revamp some of the old stuff after you have learned a few new things about this hobby. I'm always tempted to do that on some as I listen to the stuff I have done years ago......
Nice job on the re-do.
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One of my favorites of yours so far. Everything in place and a superb mix. A little bluesy and a bit of western swing vibe together in a great production, arrangement and performance.
I had a lot of fun listening to this one and will certainly be going back for more.
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Unlike the title, I'd say this is "Fun Central"!! Really well put together. Clean, tight, and creative writing and production. Vocals are great (Janice and FJ nailed it). From the credits, it looks like it was painstaking (lots of instruments, and multiple generations) but the result was worth it-not a note out of place. Great job!! Take care. Greg +1, Greg says it best. Terrific job on the remix and the video. Tom
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Hello Janice and Bud,
The good old country !
Who has played the guitar solo ? is it a Real track ?
It reminds me of a very good movie about country, Nashville Blues, with River Phoenix
bravo for the video
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Hi Janice, Bud and Floyd,
We never heard the first version, so we cannot compare.
We can only say this though: another solid production, nice video!
The colors fit the mood of the song.
Well sung Janice and the same goes for floyd.
Rob and Anne-Marie Hey y'all, nice that you liked it and thanks for commenting on the video. It get a bit tedious trying to find public domain images that fit the lyric and are large enough to be cropped to 16:9. That's the reason I didn't use more  J&B Very enjoyable! A real goodtime song, spot on vocals and the clarity and definition make a great production. Oozes fun. Cheers. Thanks! Glad you like the mix. J&B Janice, Bud and floyd,
What can I say??
Wonderfully clear mix; the usual incredible vocals from Janice and then floyd's harmony lines!!
Good video!
I gave the neighbours this song to listen to this morning, LOUD! and no complaints yet so they must like it too LOL
excellent all round
Alyn Hey Alyn, we're glad you AND the neighbors liked it!
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ha ha J & B & F
What a great toe-tappin' number
You never fail to disappoint, top job, all around
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Cool tune..... I think I recall this. It's always fun to revamp some of the old stuff after you have learned a few new things about this hobby. I'm always tempted to do that on some as I listen to the stuff I have done years ago......
Nice job on the re-do. Thanks Herb. Man, I can listen to something I did 3 months ago and want to redo it. But I'm still on the steep side of the learning curve. Glad you liked it. J&B
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Everything that I wanted to say already has been said.
Like I have said a number of times you guys should be on the radio! What you, Floyd and a number of others do is definitely much better than what is on the radio today ---period.
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One of my favorites of yours so far. Everything in place and a superb mix. A little bluesy and a bit of western swing vibe together in a great production, arrangement and performance.
I had a lot of fun listening to this one and will certainly be going back for more.
Charlie Thanks Charlie! Blues and Western swing is a great combo in our book. And I appreciate you mentioning the mix.
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Thanks again, guys, for letting me be a small part of this. I like it more every time I hear it. Some very cool lines in the writing. The new mix is great. Janice "She Could Sing The Phonebook" Merritt doing her usual. Bud showing his new-found talent for lyric videos. Exceptional. Really. fj
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