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Here are my first three FAWM songs this year, all heavily leaning on BIAB: 1.) Power PlayKey=C , Tempo 95, Length (m:s)=2:21 RealTracks in song: 1162:Bass, Acoustic, CelticReel Ev16 110 MIDI SuperTracks in song: 1888:Piano, Solo-Accompaniment CountryPopJohn Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 1164:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm CelticReel Ev16 110 RealTracks in song: ~~2051:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CountryBrent Ev 085 RealDrums in Song: CountryPopEv16^01-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat ******************************************************************************* 2.) Miles To GoKey=D , Tempo 85, Length (m:s)=2:15 RealTracks in song: 366:Bass, Electric, Country Ev 065 RealTracks in song: 1725:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryBalladJohn Ev 065 RealTracks in song: 1035:Banjo, Rhythm NorthernRockBallad Ev 065 RealTracks in song: 1757:Accordion, Rhythm Pop8ths Ev 085 RealDrums in Song: Soul60sEv^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride ******************************************************************************** 3. Wednesday Night at the SquareKey=C , Tempo 85, Length (m:s)=2:49 Style is =BGPNKG.STY (Big Pink -Unplugged) Style MIDI Instruments are : Acoustic String Bass (33), RealTracks in song: 1156:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Reggae Ev16 100 RealTracks in song: 785:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming CrossoverSnappy Sw16 090 RealTracks in song: 1946:Mandolin, Rhythm ModernCountrySync Ev16 100 RealTracks in song: 1862:Mandolin, Soloist WesternSwingAndy Sw 165 Soloist harmony is Big Band Brass 5 part (8va)(21) RealDrums in song: RockEven8: a: Snare, HiHat b: Snare busy, HiHat *******************************************************************************************
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Kevin -
LOVED "Wednesday Night at the Square"!! You need to spend some serious time on that one - you could get those tracks where you want them and make that a BIG song. It's got "fun" written all over it. Maybe get LOTS of people singing those "whoa's" and "lala's"... (the crowd at the bar thing...). I think it's cool...
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Hi Kevin,
I agree with Floyd. Wednesday Night At The Square is one heck of an early draft for a potentially brilliant song. I hope you find time down the line to work on this one. I'd love to hear it.
All the best,
Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2026
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Floyd and Noel: Thanks for checking out those tunes. I have had success on a couple of other big sing along tunes, I might have to try that here. I have been remiss in doing any listening here (FAWM and all that, ya know), but hopefully I can get a little commenting in this week. 4.) Descent (a non-BIAB instrumental with voices and guitars song) ******************************************************************* 5.) Don't Keep Me Waiting: A western swing song -- I don't know if I had done one of these before. This was a skirmish title (write and record in a hour). I did the first cut in 45 minutes or so, but then I went back and took a couple of hours to put the BIAB version together. Style is _WNSWING.STY (WesternSwing Quintet Sw(150-220)) Key=E , Tempo 115, Length (m:s)=2:08 RealTracks in style: ~~536:Bass, Acoustic, Pop Sw 120 RealTracks in style: ~~372:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Hank Sw 120 RealTracks in style: ~1128:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm WesternSwingWarmA-B Sw 165 RealTracks in style: ~812:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Western Swing Sw 165 RealTracks in song: ~1966:Clarinet, Soloist DixielandMediumA-B Sw 110 RealTracks in song: 1207:Fiddle, Soloist GypsyJazzBallad Sw 110 RealDrums in style: NashvilleSwing8^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride ******************************************************************* 6.) No Second Chances (a non-BIAB guitar/vocal tune -- another skirmish!) ******************************************************************* 7.) Indian Trance: I went looking for something different and loaded the demo for this style. I just used that and added a couple of electric guitars. Key=C , Tempo 190, Length (m:s)=1:33 Style is CHAKRA1.STY (Chakra1 - 6/8 Indian Raga New Ag) Style MIDI Instruments are : Synth Strings 1 (51), Marimba (13), Kalimba (109), Sitar (105), MIDI Drums :1 Standard Drum Kit (1) *******************************************************************
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I like Indian Trance.
That's really something different.
And you fitted your guitar in well.
Guenter
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Just listened to Wednesday Night at the Square. Love the harmony play in it. Also listened to Don't Keep Me Waiting LOL, nice work! Thanks for sharing! My Fawm
My TunesPsalm 57:7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
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8.) CountdownKey=C , Tempo 100, Length (m:s)=2:33 Style is GWEN1.STY (Gwen 1 - Hip Hop dance style) RealTracks in song: 1849:Bass, Electric, ModernCountrySync Ev16 100 RealTracks in song: 1610:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Pop16 Ev16 110 RealTracks in song: 785:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming CrossoverSnappy Sw16 090 RealDrums in Song: CountryEven16: a: Brushes b: Snare, HiHat ******************* 9.) Trying To Relax (a non-BIAB guitar/vocal tune -- another skirmish!) 10.) One More Thing (a non-BIAB guitar/vocal tune -- another skirmish!) 11.) Sladeium (a non-BIAB guitar/beat tune ) 12.) Connection (Last Time on the Road)Key=D , Tempo 100, Length (m:s)=2:33 Style is _BRSOLC2.STY (Country Brent GuitarSolo2[120RS]) RealTracks in style: ~~518:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 887:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Accompaniment FolkPopPrairie Ev 100 RealTracks in song: 793:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming ModernCountrySync Ev 100 RealTracks in song: ~685:Harmonica, Background Pop Ev 120 RealDrums in style: NashvilleEven8^6-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat Open ******************* 13.) Kick The Can (a non-BIAB guitar/vocal tune -- another skirmish!) 14.) Collision CourseKey=C , Tempo 110, Length (m:s)=2:55 Style is _CWALTZP.STY (Country Waltz w Piano Sw(75-160)) RealTracks in style: ~1122:Bass, Acoustic, CountryWaltz Sw 110 RealTracks in style: ~1701:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryWaltz Sw 110 RealTracks in song: ~2054:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CountryWaltzBrent Sw 110 RealTracks in song: ~1127:Pedal Steel, Rhythm CountryWaltz Sw 110 RealDrums in style: NashClassicWaltzSw^4-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride *******************
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Kevin,
I enjoyed them all, but "Wednesday Night at the Square" is very cool - my favorite.
Bob
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Thanks for the listens, fellow FAWMers (and non-fawmers, too!). I finally wrote the 2nd verse for Song # 6, No Second Chances (a skirmish tune). I also re-recorded it and while it is OK, I lost a little bit when I recorded everything separately. Instead of re-doing it, I added a BIAB cello and fiddle (ha, ha). I really wanted to use that cello somewhere anyway! 6.) No Second ChancesRealTracks in song: 1856:Cello, Background PopCountry Ev 085 RealTracks in song: ~409:Fiddle, Background George Ev 085
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I like the harmonies in your songs and your guitar.
Good voice by the way.
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Great job on second chances! True message and well performed and mixed together. Thanks for sharing! My Tunes
My TunesPsalm 57:7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
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Hi Kevin
I listened to "Wednesday Night at the Square" and "Don't Keep Me Waiting". Gonna try and make some time to listen to them all. Really liked "Don't Keep Me Waiting"...time for a smoke...if only I still had that luxury!.
Keep it up
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Kevin,
No Second Chances came out nicely.
I like Connection a lot. Great "overall sound" (you do that so well) on that. And a cool lyric.
Collision Course is my favorite. Terrific song.
On all of these, your playing is so nice. Really "makes" the song. You get an amazing recorded sound with your acoustic guitars! And it all fits together so well...
floyd
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