Here is a song of mine that I recorded a few years ago using BIAB RT bass and fiddle. Very simple arrangement but the fiddle fit the song like a glove. I added two guitars, with one of them capoed very high up the neck to mimic the way Nick Reynolds played tenor guitar in the Kingston Trio.

http://fredgrittner.bandcamp.com/track/feel-my-burdens-ease

Thanks for listening.

Fantastic song Fred!! Really pretty. You're right, the fiddle is perfect. Really nice lyrical images, great straight ahead, heartfelt vocal. Bravo!! Take care. Greg

Hard to add to this....
Very nice and, yup, the
fiddle sat in their like you'd
play with him for years.

J&B

I really enjoyed this song. I've enjoyed your posts but I think this is my favorite so far. This style fits you well and your vocals come across very convincing and makes it such a believable and authentic piece. Thanks for posting.

Charlie

Fred,
That is really good. Everything fits perfectly.
A good way to start my day!

Alyn

Fred
This song feels like Christmas!
Great natural vocal, love the fiddle.
More please :-)

G
Fred

Fred, Very nicely written and you sing this just great. The fiddle was just right. Tom

Hi Fred,

This song is perfect for this time of the year. Nice vocals and yes..... the fiddle is perfect here.

Rob and Anne-Marie

Nice song. Nice feel to it. The guitar capo'd up works well.

I never use a capo for playing in any particular key....when I use it, it's for this purpose.... to give the guitar a totally feel and sound.

Yes, I like this song.

Hi Fred,

I enjoyed listening. It's a very memorable melody you've created. Even now as I'm typing this, I can still hear you strumming and singing in my head!

All the best,
Noel

Thanks all for the positive comments.

Awesome song Fred. Lyrics, Vocals excellent

Thanks, Scott.

Hi Fred,

I like this song quite a bit! Nice airy uncluttered arrangement, clear as a bell!

Your voice is perfect for the message and key. I really like what you did with two guitars, one of which is capo'd. I do the same capo thing... I find that it adds variability not only because one of the guitars is playing at a higher pitch, but also because the capo'd guitar is playing different forms of the chords, and that often adds a totally new feel.

I wish you had posted the lyrics, though. I have a hard time retaining the message when it passes by at the speed of a song. I need to see it in order to absorb it. But, maybe that's just me...

Anyway.. great post! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Thanks for the comments, Pat. Here are the lyrics:
Feel My Burdens Ease

I woke at daybreak
As the freight train roared
The thunder was calling
The rain just poured
Like ripened apples
Falling from the trees
One by one
I feel my burdens ease.

Gonna get me a boat
Row it back upstream
That’s where I left her
In a small town dream.
Don’t care if I find her
Before the winter freeze
I’ll keep searching
As I feel my burdens ease.

Just like that oak tree in the backyard
So many seasons in the wind.
But for all of the changing
It’s the same all over again.

I wrote this song
Many times before.
Gave it a new name
Pushed it out the door.
I sang it in Saigon
And in the southern keys.
Now I’ll sing it
As I feel my burdens ease.

Really, really good! I listened to it multiple times and will download it to put on my gotta hear playlist.

I like listening to you sing Fred. I like your songwriting, your song arrangement and ear.

I listened to some of your other selections and enjoyed your 2011 Christmas selection too.

Thanks, Jim! Always great to get some feedback on my music.