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Santa Fe on Soundcloud
Santa Fe on YouTube A song about the Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The idea in 1859 was to build a rail from Kansas City to Santa Fe following the old Santa Fe Trail. Turns out the geography was too severe to Santa Fe so they had to bypass it, building an 18-mile spur track from the main. By that time the destination was changed all the way to the Pacific coast. Style is _MILLDST.STY (Mill Dust Piedmont Blues Solo) RealTracks in song: 2866:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CelticHornpipeDave Sw16 070 RealTracks in style: 4733:Guitar, Resonator, Rhythm BluesNorthCarolinaRag Sw16 110 RealTracks in song: 3190:Mandolin, Soloist, CelticHornpipeAndy Sw16 070 EZDrummer I played bass and sang. Santa FeIn 1859 the Santa Fe was not a line, but soon was drawn from Kansas to Southwest. They need to build the steam to fulfill the westward dream, and wagon trains were simply not the best. Steel hammers driving nails into ties through steel rails, and soon the Sante Fe was on it's way. From Kansas to the coast the Super Chief would proudly boast, the headdress painted on its engine's head. The famous Harvey Girls, maybe princes, dukes and earls the 13.000 miles was nare a dread. The Pleasure Domes are booked months before you'd even look. A branch line hooks you into Sante Fe. So don't forget to take the loop to Santa Fe. It's a stop they say you really outta take. When the station's drawing near, in a voice you know they'll hear, tell the engineer to pull the brake. So then once your board the train at the station whence you came raise your voice before they pull away. Conductor's gotta know. Tell him you intend to go from Lamy spur right into to Santa Fe He will help get aboard for the 18-mile reward to a place you'll know you really want ot stay. You'll brighten up your day on the spur to Sante Fe, and there you kow you're gonna wanna stay. V-- G7 C7 G7 G7 C7 C7 G7 G7 D7 C7 G7 G7 CH-- C7 C7 G7 G7 C7 C7 A7 D7
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Marty,
There is nothing like a great train song. And this is a great one! Love your vocal and the story. Superb bass and the mix is so clean and crisp. A new favorite for me!
AWESOME!
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The music goes really well with the video and the train theme. What a video! It made me want to get my model train out again. Great job, Marty.
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That story could've been a train wreck lyrically but (of course) you wrote it brilliantly and it was smooth riding throughout! Love the bass! And a bit of a history lesson, too, which I always enjoy. Great job!
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Cool Train Song!
History! Well told. And sung!
Good mix.
Dig your bass.
Nice job on the video, too...
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Hi, Marty. That's a lot of information to pack into a little song. I had to listen to it a second time... and then got distracted looking up the history of the Harvey Girls. 
-- David Cuny My virtual singer development blogVocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?BiaB 2025 | Windows 11 | Reaper | Way too many VSTis.
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Hi Marty!
You did well to get all those words out! Me - I’d be tripping over every third syllable. You’ve done a good job documenting a piece of history. I still find it amazing how much was built with limited tech in what is a relatively short time ago.
I love the video, and those passengers love the fiddle solo too - in particular the quadruplet sisters sitting either side of the aisle.
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