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Love it tommy what a great write ,cracking vocals sound with the unison harmony. keep doing this great stuff plz tommy cheers john
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Janice and I both knew before and this has further affirmed that you have a feel for bluegrass. The real deal. Not just someone doing a bluegrass song because it's a popular vibe. The arrangement both vocally and instrumentally well reflect bluegrass structures, e.g., harmonies, fills, intros/outros and solos.
We watched the Dolly Parton fundraiser for Gatlinburg a couple of nights ago. She raised nine million dollars and had gathered an interesting collection of performers. Kudos to her. Nothing came close to this song. We don't say that lightly. (Janice just said they might have raised 10 million had this song been part of it!). A few of the performers just drug out their old warhorses. Few of them seemed to hit the balance of both entertainment and a sense of commitment to what the show was ultimately all about.
It's rare, even as popular as bluegrass is nowadays, to hear a BG song that has a topical subject and "works" like yours. Send it to Del!
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+1 to what everyone's said already. Such a beautiful place - it's so sad. You did a fabulous job on this Tom.
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Tom,
I really like this! A lot of the bluegrass tracks don't reflect current trends in the genre... but you've assembled a song here that absolutely NAILS the Merlefest sound!
My only problem with this is learning that you frequently get this close to NC without letting me know so I can drive over to Tennessee and buy you a beer. Pat, One of these years I am going to make it to Merlefest. Thanks for your kind remarks and I will be drinking that beer this summer. We're coming to NC for two weeks. I'll let you know when we nail down the dates. I'm looking forward to another great conversation. This time I'll lay off my wild tales and listen to some more of yours. Tom
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Well done.
This is a perfect tribute. The genre was also perfect.
Story behind the news: Back in Jacksoneville NC, One of the bands I was in at the time had a drummer play with us for a few weeks or so. His name was Mark J. Through the years, we all kinda drifted apart and went down different paths in life. Facebook and one of the musicians from that town/era brought us all back together. As it turned out Mark had moved from eastern NC to the Tenn mountain town of Gatlinburg. He was still playing drums and messing with music. When the fires swept through the town and the hills around Gatlinburg, unfortunately, his house was among the hundreds of casualties, and he and his wife and family literally lost everything they owned.
Good song.
Hey Herb, Glad you liked it and I hope your friend can get some of the help that is being made available. Enjoy the Holidays. Tom Bob, Thanks for your comments and especially having my back with the relief fund link. A glaring omission on my part. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Tom
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Tom,
An excellent write and a fitting tribute to what sounds like an awful tragedy.
Love the vocals and some fine sounding harmonies.
Great job, Jez
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Hi Tom. Real and true is how this feels. Good music. Also has a vitality and optimism that's great to hear. Cheers.
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Really well done Tommy! I truly loved it.
Excellent instrumentation, songwriting and mix.
Superb in every way.
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Tom,
This is another outstanding song - love the vocal and the overall delivery.
Bob
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Tom,
Heartbreaking.
You have documented this loss in just the manner that it ought to be. The perfect genre. A truly excellent write - it sounds like a classic from first listen. The production, arrangement and mix could not be done better - as good as it gets.
Your vocals and harmonies on this are excellent - and one of the best vocal mixes ever on these forums - a true "part of the whole".
This is SO good. You should enter this in the Merlefest song contest - then one of the top recording bluegrass/newgrass/Americana groups needs to record it...
I just keep thinking "Wow!"
fj
This is a great review! Thank you so much. I am really thrilled you liked it. Tom Excellent write and performance! The mix is great as are the vocals. The feeling and emotion of the song seem to be perfect to me.
Kenny Our thoughts exactly. Very good work Tommy. Thanks for the nice comments. Tom
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Hi Tom.
Bluegrass was not at all what I was expecting after reading the lyrics, but I have to say that the whole production works SO well.
It's a classic country sound and somehow the tragedy bound up in the words isn't in any way diminished by the up-tempo backing.
Beautifully conceived and executed.
Thoughts are with all those who are personally involved.
ROG. Rog, Glad you liked it and glad you mentioned the tempo. Sad songs are sometimes too sad when played slow. Also there is feeling of hope in the last verse so a medium tempo seemed appropriate. Happy Holidays, Tom Tom, What an awful story but this is a great tribute, from the heart. Great choice of instruments, great mix and your voice is perfect! You did good on this song, Tom, real good. The bar you have set is still WA-AY above me Hope you have a good Christmas Alyn I have to agree with Alyn, except the part that any bar is above him, although yours is very high! Really good stuff Tom!! Take care. Greg Greg, Thanks for commenting. This thing about the bar kinda doesn't work at all because thankfully we are all so different. Have a Merry Christmas. Tom Tom, great job about a tough subject! What a sad thing to see happen to such a beautiful place ( been there many times myself), but even more tragic is the lost lives and affected families. You had a great choice of instruments that all worked well together! The lyric and vocal - excellent! Thanks, Torrey Torrey, Thanks for the kind remarks. I appreciate it. Tom
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This is a great song and I can only echo what others have said that is indeed a great and sad loss.
However, you have created a musical document by making this song about that event so others may remember when hearing it, and that's a nice touch.
Great music, vocals and production.
Cheers. Mike.
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Awesome song Tommy. What a devastating situation. The weather patterns have been changing rapidly. We also had a terrible forest fire here in Northern Alberta last summer. The city of Fort McMurray pop 61000 had to be evacuated as it got caught in its path. It seems like one weather catastrophe after another... Awesome vocal, lyric and backtrack Scott, I remember reading about that fire. I'm afraid these weather problems are the new normal. Thanks, Tom Love it tommy what a great write ,cracking vocals sound with the unison harmony. keep doing this great stuff plz tommy cheers john John, Thanks much for taking the time to comment. Tom
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Hi Tom,
Bluegrass at its best! You're not just a singer/songwriter ... you're an entertainer. This was terrific! Wuith only your voice and instruments you put on a show. We loved this.
And the place where my son, daughter and I stayed in 2005 perished in the fire. Such a tragedy , especially the loss of life. You told the story as good as it could be told.
Merry Christmas and wishing you & yours a wonderful 2017.
Alan & Di
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Janice and I both knew before and this has further affirmed that you have a feel for bluegrass. The real deal. Not just someone doing a bluegrass song because it's a popular vibe. The arrangement both vocally and instrumentally well reflect bluegrass structures, e.g., harmonies, fills, intros/outros and solos.
We watched the Dolly Parton fundraiser for Gatlinburg a couple of nights ago. She raised nine million dollars and had gathered an interesting collection of performers. Kudos to her. Nothing came close to this song. We don't say that lightly. (Janice just said they might have raised 10 million had this song been part of it!). A few of the performers just drug out their old warhorses. Few of them seemed to hit the balance of both entertainment and a sense of commitment to what the show was ultimately all about.
It's rare, even as popular as bluegrass is nowadays, to hear a BG song that has a topical subject and "works" like yours. Send it to Del!
J&B
I have been a fan of Bluegrass for most of my adult life. I love Del McCoury. Thanks for these wonderful comments. It means an awful lot to me coming from Pro Grassers as yourselves. This is one of the best reviews I've ever gotten! Tom +1 to what everyone's said already. Such a beautiful place - it's so sad. You did a fabulous job on this Tom. Thanks Josie. I figured you had probably been there a time or two. Tom
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Tom,
An excellent write and a fitting tribute to what sounds like an awful tragedy.
Love the vocals and some fine sounding harmonies.
Great job, Jez Thanks, Glad you liked it. Tom Hi Tom. Real and true is how this feels. Good music. Also has a vitality and optimism that's great to hear. Cheers. Thanks Richard, I tried to leave a note of optimism in the last verse. I appreciate you pointing that out. Tom
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Really well done Tommy! I truly loved it.
Excellent instrumentation, songwriting and mix.
Superb in every way. Thanks David, I appreciate the comments. Tom Tom,
This is another outstanding song - love the vocal and the overall delivery.
Bob Thanks Bob for the comments and your continued support of my songs. Tom
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This is a great song and I can only echo what others have said that is indeed a great and sad loss.
However, you have created a musical document by making this song about that event so others may remember when hearing it, and that's a nice touch.
Great music, vocals and production.
Cheers. Mike. Thanks Mike. A musical document sums it up. Tom Hi Tom,
Bluegrass at its best! You're not just a singer/songwriter ... you're an entertainer. This was terrific! Wuith only your voice and instruments you put on a show. We loved this.
And the place where my son, daughter and I stayed in 2005 perished in the fire. Such a tragedy , especially the loss of life. You told the story as good as it could be told.
Merry Christmas and wishing you & yours a wonderful 2017.
Alan & Di Al & Di, Glad you liked it. Tom
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Excellent mix, production, and song. Nice jib
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Excellent mix, production, and song. Nice jib Thanks Elliot. I appreciate it. Tom
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