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Force 10 From Fair Isle

The Shipping Forecast is a daily radio report for British mariners which has become a favourite with other folks ( like myself) who have hardly been to sea, but just like the mystery and strangeness of the names and images conjured up by the ocean weather terms.
Joanne Cooper kindly agreed to sing this cautionary tale and helped to come up with the backtrack.

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Force 10 From Fair Isle

a boy threw a pebble
changed his mind about letting go
mother let me dive into the ocean
bring it back for you to hold

my boy the sea`s bright shimmers
are the skin of a beast
don`t be a fool like your brothers
no selkie waits to save you in the deep

come away now I tell you true
come away for the shipping news

force 10 from Fair Isle
veers east to Viking
cyclonic winds expected low
I am held by
sons I cannot hold
held by their saviour on the radio

Fitzroy Tyne and Trafalgar
mother I see galleons
in the storms off Lundy Island
u-boats and Napoleon

boy I see my dreams a-drowning
in these pictures you make
drowning in the tears
our lord will cry for my sake

come away now I tell you true
come away from the shipping news

force 10 from Fair Isle
veers east to Viking
cyclonic winds expected low
I am held by
sons I cannot hold
held by their saviour on the radio
held by their saviour on the radio

© Robert Cordrey May 2017

selkie = mythological creature, part seal part human

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Wonderful, thank you.

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Haunting and beautiful. Love the lyrics and production. Joanne's vocal is stunning. Excellent all around.

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Beautifull imagery and a vocal that's perfect for it.a well crafted song with great production
thank you robert


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Man, so good!!

Great writing, and that vocal is about as good as it gets. Love those harmonies! And mix is perfect too.

Excellent collaboration!

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Wow! This is so danged good! everything is placed and performed perfectly. Joanne's voice is a n excellent fit - and she's such a terrific singer. Haunting and captivating. That was a marvelous listen! Kudos to all concerned.

The simulated broadcast at the end is a perfect outro. All of you were at the top of your game with this one.


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What a tune! Very, very pretty smile I don't think there is a thing I would change. The arrangement, and Joanne's vocals are absolutely on point.

Wonderful job on this - thanks for sharing!


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Hi, Robert and Joanne !:))


What a superb co-op ! a hauntingly
beautiful tune so sweetly sung !
Absolutely super !


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Originally Posted By: Marty Sorensen
Wonderful, thank you.


Glad you liked this, thanks Marty!

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Haunting and beautiful. Love the lyrics and production. Joanne's vocal is stunning. Excellent all around.

Bob


Bob,
I appreciate your listen and kind comments.
Since collaborating with Joanne before and listening to many of her songs, I`d wanted to hear her since something with a Celtic flavour as her voice has the crystal clear quality of some of my favourite female folk singers.Boy, did she deliver!

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Originally Posted By: Biglad
Beautifull imagery and a vocal that's perfect for it.a well crafted song with great production
thank you robert


I enjoyed writing this - been wanting to write a song of the sea with the radio theme but couldn`t get started til I found the first line hiding in some old notes.
Thank you for listening and commenting.

Robert

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Man, so good!!

Great writing, and that vocal is about as good as it gets. Love those harmonies! And mix is perfect too.

Excellent collaboration!


Dave,
Thank you!
Because we exchanged Real Band files this time I was able to get a sneak peak at the way Joanne builds her great harmonies- very cool. There`s also a double tracked acoustic guitar ( panned l&r) Joanne added in some parts which was a new idea to me.

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Stunning all round song, vocals Joanne are simply magic. This is ONE song I'd love to use for my internet AND hospital radio shows if you wouldn't mind ?

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What a great listen!

I really enjoyed this haunting and beautiful melody

great collaboration, beautiful vocals

loved the ending


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Jeez Robert and Joanne this song was stunning. The emotion in the lyric and back track set me back. I don't very often get affect by a lyric but this one did. Joanne's vocal just fit the song so perfectly. I would love to here this one the radio

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That's why I played it on local hospital radio this evening

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Originally Posted By: furry
Stunning all round song, vocals Joanne are simply magic. This is ONE song I'd love to use for my internet AND hospital radio shows if you wouldn't mind ?

Graham


Graham,
I`m fine with you playing this on your shows... so you just link from Sound Cloud? I can send the WAV if you pm me.
Cool... a song about your part of the world by a Canadian, sung by a South African, on Scottish radio!

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Robert and Joanne,

This is a fine listen.

The production sounds excellent and Joanne, your singing is absolutely superb. So much attention has been paid to detail in the creation of this song and its presentation! The final product is a terrific collaboration. I also found myself captivated by the chord progression... the sequence had a very haunting and mysterious sound; it was an excellent backdrop for Robert's imagery.

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Originally Posted By: Al-David
Wow! This is so danged good! everything is placed and performed perfectly. Joanne's voice is a n excellent fit - and she's such a terrific singer. Haunting and captivating. That was a marvelous listen! Kudos to all concerned.

The simulated broadcast at the end is a perfect outro. All of you were at the top of your game with this one.


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I have to agree with Alan. Nicely done by you both. Tom

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Robert/Joanne,

A very nice listen. As others have noted.."haunting".

Good vocal, excellent production and mix.

Enjoyed it.

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Originally Posted By: Al-David
Wow! This is so danged good! everything is placed and performed perfectly. Joanne's voice is a n excellent fit - and she's such a terrific singer. Haunting and captivating. That was a marvelous listen! Kudos to all concerned.

The simulated broadcast at the end is a perfect outro. All of you were at the top of your game with this one.


Alan


Alan,
Many thanks for that- I`m happy you were captivated.
Apart from that great vocal, Joanne also set the instrument levels and panning.
The radio clip is from the only time the Forecast was broadcast on tv - I just added some background squelch.

Robert

Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music
What a tune! Very, very pretty smile I don't think there is a thing I would change. The arrangement, and Joanne's vocals are absolutely on point.

Wonderful job on this - thanks for sharing!


Thank you, Deryk!

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Hi, Robert and Joanne !:))


What a superb co-op ! a hauntingly
beautiful tune so sweetly sung !
Absolutely super !


Cheers
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Dani,

Thanks for your listen and kind comments.

Robert

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What a great listen!

I really enjoyed this haunting and beautiful melody

great collaboration, beautiful vocals

loved the ending


Kenny


Kenny,
I still listen to traditional British folk music, so no doubt the melody was influenced by some of my favourite ballads.
I like the radio announcer`s voice - delivering dire warnings
as if its a bedtime story!
Thanks for your comments.

Robert

Originally Posted By: Scott C
Jeez Robert and Joanne this song was stunning. The emotion in the lyric and back track set me back. I don't very often get affect by a lyric but this one did. Joanne's vocal just fit the song so perfectly. I would love to here this one the radio


Scott,
You made my day with that!
For the lyrics, it was fun to try to get into the very different ways a boy and his mother might feel about the sea.
Thanks for your support and reposting the song.

Robert

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