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This one is for my mother (who has been gone for years now). I grew up in a house where Celtic songs filled the air. Largely from my mother's Scottish upbringing. She would sing and without fail cry at the same time. Here is my attempt at recreating those sounds. I hope I did her proud.

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Drums - BodhoranCelticWaltz
Bass - N A 1162 Bass, Acoustic, CelticReel Ev16 110
Guitar 1 - N A 3226 Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Rhythm CelticSongwriterQuinn Ev16 080
Guitar 2 - N A 3186 Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm CelticSongwriterQuinn Ev16 080
Mandolin - N A 1875 Mandolin, Soloist CountryAndy Ev 085

Main Vocal - Troy Schiewe (me)
Harmonies - Sung by me
Each track generated in Reaper using the BIAB DAW plugin and then mixed with Reaper.

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Reel Love
Words and Music by Troy Schiewe
Copyright 2020

V1
When I was a young lad my father said to me
Never give your heart me boy and you'll always will be free
But if you find a girl to love and her heart be true
Give her all your lovin and love will come to you

V2
When I was all but grown I set off for the sea
I never gave my heart so I would always be free
But then I met a girl with a heart true within
I gave her all my lovin and her lovin I did win

V3
Come the end of summer I got upon my knee
I gave her all my heart and her love it set me free
We kept warm all winter and a child she bore to me
There're many cold winters our children number three

V4
Now I tell my own son what my father said to me
Never give your heart me boy and you'll always will be free
But if you find a girl to love and her heart be true
Give her all your lovin and love will come to you

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Nice one Troy.
The bodhran fits well.
It's a blend of reel & sea shanty with the hey ohs.
Lyrically very much in the realm of the real things - almost always "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" stuff.
Cool song and lovely vocal.
Bour is a chamber or cottage.
bore (despite it being a homonym and having an almost opposite meaning to the activity and results of child birth) is the spelling you're after.


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Fantastic! I attend a lot of Celtic festivals for the music and this sounds as good as anything I've heard at any of them. Yes, the chorus sounds a bit like a shanty. Great work!


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Hi Troy
I enjoyed this a lot. The lyrics suit the style beautifully and I particularly like the harmonies on the chorus. Really nice work.
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Love that Celtic feel!! Very well written, sung, and mixed!! Great job!! Take care. Greg

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Love this song, Troy. Would you permit me to perform it at my aged-care concerts (I do about three a week). All credit where it's due, naturally.

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Very polished song. Vocals blend nicely. There's a very distinctive Celtic feel to it that really carries through. I'd say it's ready for prime time!


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Well done Troy.
What wonderful word pictures you paint.
Great production. Congrats. Rob4580

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Sorry for the slow response, I've been offline for about a week. In regards to your request please do.

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