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Over 10 years ago, I released my own CD with 11 original songs and 3 covers. Over the last couple of years I’ve had a Nashville studio singer redo three of the songs. Naturally, they sound a lot better than my vocals. Got the fourth one submitted to them now for a pro singer. On my CD this song is slower with me playing guitar and mandolin, but I decided it needed a peppy Bluegrass feel. Used BiaB very successfully to do that. Style _BGMEDLY.STY plus: 596:Fiddle, Soloist Bluegrass Doc Ev 100 820:Mandolin Soloist Bluegrass Ev 100 Listen HERE. Vocals with this version are mine. Will post studio singer version in about a month. BTW,I was raised in Arkansas and this song came to mind when I was back there visiting and driving alongside the beautiful White River. Comments (pro and con) are welcomed, Thanks for listening! BURY ME ON AN ARKANSAS HILLTOP ============================== When my Dad's time had finally come He called me over to his bedside Said "Son here's what I want you to do When I finally die" [chorus] Just bury me on an Arkansas hilltop High above where the White River's flowin' So these old bones can rest in a peaceful place While my soul is enjoying life in heaven Dad's been gone for five years now And Mom is quickly failing I asked her where she wanted to rest and she said "Son there ain't no use in asking" [repeat chorus] Now I'm old and grey and my body hurts Don't think I've got much longer I don't have to think about where I want to go When my days are over [repeat chorus] [repeat chorus]
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Ralph, this is great
Super vocal and great lyrics
Great mix
This is a fantastic bluegrass toe tapper!
Dad, how will I know when I've become an adult.
When your day is ruined because they rearranged the grocery store.
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Ralph, cool tune! Love your vocals and the simple instrumentation. Sounds very organic and authentic...just as it should. Only constructive feedback would be that the fiddle tends to fight the vocal on the chorus, so maybe separate it a bit with panning, EQ and/or volume. Song is great without it though. Looking forward to the studio version. 
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Cool authentic back woods Appalachian tune. Your choice of real tracks and arrangement is perfect for this tune. Voice works really well with it also.
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This is authentic Bluegrass! I'm from St. Louis originally, but most of my family lives on the Missouri side just north of the Arkansas state line (Branson and West Plains).
That was a really nice listen. Nice!
Alan
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Many thanks folks for all the very nice comments. They make this 80+ old geezer feel really good. I’m a big fan of Bluegrass and very happy to hear the word “authentic” used in several replies, Of course, BiaB gets most of the credit for that. I changed the fiddle playing during the chorus to emphasize the hook of the song. I’ll revisit that and maybe calm it down a bit. Thanks again for the listens and comments!
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Sounded great! I thought you sang "Ma is frailing" then I read the lyrics. Women banjo players often frail, so it made sense to me, LOL. I like bluegrass a lot and all my friends growing up became steeped in it. Again, great tune!
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Ralph,
That is as Bluegrass-y as it gets.
Not only the BAND, but the subject matter, too.
AND the Vocal - pure Bluegrass.
Well done.
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TuneMonger: Thanks for the thumbs up. I got a big chuckle out of your "frailing" comment. FJ: Glad I passed the bluegrass "test" with you. I really appreciate the thumbs up on my vocals.
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Excellent song and bluegrass instrumentation. Love the mix and production.
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I think your voice is perfect for the song.
The 2nd verse could, to my eyes n ears, be slightly edited so that the chronology works smoothly :
"Dad had been gone for five years"
That's no big deal though & no one else has been bothered by what I perceive.
Cheers
rayc
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Your singing fits in very nicely giving authentic feeling: I could be imagine sitting by the camp fire listening to a live performance of local amateur, but still very skillful musicians.
Refreshing genuine country music to wash ones ears.
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WaoBand/rayc/Brno:
Thanks very much for the thumbs up on my song. Makes me feel REALLY good! I’ll try to crank out another one soon (which at my age might take a year!).😀
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Well, you might not be a professional singer but did a very good job on this one, very fitting voice for the style. Great job!
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Ditto all the positive comments..I esp liked your use of the 2-syllable rhyme words—flowin/heaven, longer/over—all words that have the strong emphasis on the front syllable, then the weak-emphasis syllable following. You don’t hear it that often, and I think it keys the listener to ask “Now how is he going to rhyme THAT word?”, and keeps you engaged throughout. Great work!
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Mike & Tano,
Many thanks for the positive comments on my song! Bluegrass is one of my favorite song styles and I do a lot of singing at jams. As far as rhyming words. I just sing what sounds good to me and rhymes.😀
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Hee Haw  Great southern fun song, where the wide river's flowin' Lots to like and the solos are masterful.
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Wow, Ralph, I haven't heard this in its original slow version, but the peppy bluegrass is definitely the ticket for this ride. So enjoyabole with all you added to the mix. Good write, and we;ll produced. Thanks for posting it.
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Audio Track & Marty,
You two sure know how to make an old geezer feel good! Many thanks for the thumbs up. Of course, I have to pass a lot of that along to my musical partner BIAB. 😀
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Toe tapping goodness. Love it despite the mandolin I think your vocals sound pretty good for this genre, I don't see the need to hire anyone else. Works for me
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