Hi, Andrew.

Originally Posted by Andrew Dee
I find your write-ups *almost* as entertaining as your songs. So informative about your process.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. laugh

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Good storytelling!
This is really far outside of my wheelhouse! I knew what needed to be said, I just didn't know how to do it, despite hearing it done by so many great artists. Weird.

Which was all the more reason why it was good to do. wink

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I didn’t notice the switch to major for the solo, but once I knew, it felt like a guilty pleasure in amongst a tale of sadness and woe. At least the fiddler had a good time!
That was originally planned as an uplifting, gospel-inspired bit, along the lines of "When we meet on that golden shore..." kind of write.

That original story went out of the window once I starting reading about the contemporary situation in Appalachia.

But yes - the fiddler is pretty impressive. It only required some minor edits to get some of the phrasing to smoothly join. Once I found the right soloist, that was the easiest part of the song.

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Good song and choice of voice.
Well... stupidly, it wasn't my first choice. I stuck with vocalists that weren't native English speakers for a while, because I liked the quality of their voice. But I got enough complaints about the accent - something I'd learned to ignore - that I overlooked "Emma", who was a native English speaker. Her voice is a bit harsh, but I don't have the skills to shape it quite like I'd like to.

But she was a much better fit. It just took a while to figure it out. laugh

Thanks for listening and commenting!

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?