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Storm Boy #376880 11/25/16 03:29 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Storm Boy Here`s a Canadian folk song based on characters in W.O Mitchell`s novel Who Has Seen The Wind, about a young lad growing up on the prairies. I hope you enjoy! Key=C , Tempo 106, Length (m:s)=4:33 8 bar intro, 109 bar chorus, from bar 9 to bar 117. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _BCJG110.STY (Boom Chick Joe Solo Guitars 110) RealTracks in song: ~685:Harmonica, Background Pop Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 2518:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking BoomChickJoe Ev16 110 (Simple) RealTracks in style: 2517:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking BoomChickHighJoe Ev16 110 (Simple) RealDrums in style: CountryTrain: a: Brushes Soft b: Brushes Hard Storm Boy he paddles dirt road rivers in a leaf canoe rides the rails wearing hobo`s shoes sails all the oceans on the school house globe from cottonwood rigging in waves of snow over the prairie sea like a dust devil driven on the toe of the wind he runs to where the big wires sing and the crazy captain living alone waits for the lord to rain fire and brimstone over the prairie sea you know he`s never been but everyday the wind fills the sail of his soul keep one eye on the captain an ear to the crows the storm boy knows what he knows the captain had a name crows stole away says they`ve got to give it back come judgement day "storm boy you come on a fury of wind beaten from the Angel Gabriel`s wings" over the prairie sea you know he`s never been but everyday the wind fills the sail of his soul keep one eye on the captain an ear to the crows the storm boy knows what he knows there`s a man living in a box called The Ark with a stowaway boy sailing through the dark he sees the light in a leaf the magic of a toad the sadness of paper blown down a road over the prairie sea you know he`s never been but every day the wind fills the sail of his soul keep one eye on the captain an ear to the crows the storm boy knows what he knows © Robert Cordrey Jan.1996 Last edited by Robertkc; 11/26/16 05:46 PM.

Re: Storm Boy Robertkc #377183 11/26/16 10:20 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,327 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,327 North Carolina	Robert, I REALLY like this. It has some very strong Paul Simon elements, and I say that as a huge compliment. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Storm Boy David Snyder #377219 11/26/16 11:54 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	David, Mr Simon`s early work is waay up there for me so thank you! Robert

Re: Storm Boy Robertkc #377227 11/26/16 12:08 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,302 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,302 Melbourne, Australia	Thoroughly enjoyable, the choice of style fitted just perfectly. BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: Storm Boy Robertkc #377239 11/26/16 12:42 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 101 Pauline - PG Music Apprentice
Pauline - PG Music Apprentice Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 101	Hello Robert, nice! I agree it is Paul Simon-esque. Wonderful! Pauline PG Music Team

Re: Storm Boy Robertkc #377265 11/26/16 01:39 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 728 Colorado Buford Journeyman
Buford Journeyman Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 728 Colorado	Very nice job, Robert. Love the feel of the song. Thanks for posting the lyrics. Bob BIAB 2018 ULTRA https://soundcloud.com/bob-buford https://www.youtube.com/user/hawgly https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/bob.buford

Re: Storm Boy Robertkc #377282 11/26/16 02:40 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands	Hi Robert, The fingerpicking work does remind us of Paul Simon. The vocal, however, doesn't.... It reminds us of Donovan Nice work! Rob and Anne-Marie We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: Storm Boy Robertkc #377285 11/26/16 02:47 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States	Robert, as I commented on Sound Cloud, your painter's canvas has many colors on it. Masterful use of creative lyrics here! And as others have stated, very much like something Paul Simon would do. Thanks, Torrey.

Re: Storm Boy AudioTrack #377341 11/26/16 05:47 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Originally Posted By: VideoTrack Thoroughly enjoyable, the choice of style fitted just perfectly. Thank you! Glad you liked the simple style. Robert

Re: Storm Boy Pauline - PG Music #377346 11/26/16 05:49 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Originally Posted By: Pauline - PG Music Hello Robert, nice! I agree it is Paul Simon-esque. Wonderful! Pauline PG Music Team Pauline, I appreciate your listen and happy you enjoyed. Robert

Re: Storm Boy Buford #377348 11/26/16 05:54 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Originally Posted By: Bob Buford Very nice job, Robert. Love the feel of the song. Thanks for posting the lyrics. Bob Bob, Thank you. I`ve tried to accompany this song with this style of fingerpicking and never mastered it, so was happy to find those twinned Real Track guitars that carry the song`s feel. Robert

Re: Storm Boy RnAM #377349 11/26/16 05:59 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Originally Posted By: RnAM Hi Robert, The fingerpicking work does remind us of Paul Simon. The vocal, however, doesn't.... It reminds us of Donovan Nice work! Rob and Anne-Marie Hi Rob and Anne-Marie, Thank you for listening. Funny you should mention Donovan - I did hear a bit of Colours in the melody ...after I`d come up with it of course! Robert

Re: Storm Boy Torrey Bliss #377350 11/26/16 06:05 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss Robert, as I commented on Sound Cloud, your painter's canvas has many colors on it. Masterful use of creative lyrics here! And as others have stated, very much like something Paul Simon would do. Thanks, Torrey. Many thanks for your listens and very kind comments,Torrey. Its an old song but I still often play it as I like the story in there. Robert

Re: Storm Boy Robertkc #377405 11/27/16 03:09 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Very cool vocal and lyric Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: Storm Boy Robertkc #377781 11/28/16 09:46 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,043 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,043 Davis, CA	Nice song Robert!! Some really interesting lyrical images. I really like the chord changes and melody. Arrangement works well (particularly harmonica). Very nicely done!! Take care. Greg

Re: Storm Boy Robertkc #377810 11/28/16 10:39 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,422 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,422 Florida	The band works well for this, Robert. Interesting imagery in the lyric (as always). I did find it rather cryptic - even after a couple of times through... A nice "gentle" vocal. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: Storm Boy Scott C #377915 11/28/16 05:03 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Originally Posted By: Scottt709 Very cool vocal and lyric Thanks for your listen, Scott - glad you liked it.

Re: Storm Boy Greg Johnson #377916 11/28/16 05:07 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson Nice song Robert!! Some really interesting lyrical images. I really like the chord changes and melody. Arrangement works well (particularly harmonica). Very nicely done!! Take care. Greg Greg, Thank you! A lot of images in there from the marvellous descriptions in the book. I`ve been wanting to get a little harp into a track since getting BiaB. Robert

Re: Storm Boy floyd jane #377918 11/28/16 05:10 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Originally Posted By: floyd jane The band works well for this, Robert. Interesting imagery in the lyric (as always). I did find it rather cryptic - even after a couple of times through... A nice "gentle" vocal. fj Floyd, Thanks for giving it a couple of plays - glad you liked the simple arrangement & the vocal. I think there`s a little of the cryptic in most of my songs... its my style! Robert

Re: Storm Boy Robertkc #377925 11/28/16 05:45 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 266 San Jose, CA Marty Sorensen Apprentice
Marty Sorensen Apprentice Joined: May 2016 Posts: 266 San Jose, CA	A moving song, a boy's thoughts as he goes about his chores on the prairie. I spent a year in Canada and the prairie loomed large in peoples' imagination. I liked the way "over the sea" ended in a melodic turn down. Marty

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