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#432606 - 10/06/17 07:07 PM [User Showcase] Shakesides Dream
Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891 Robertkc Veteran Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891	Shakesides Dream One of my favourite local walks goes along the shore past an old boarded up house.The place looks out on a salmon stream and salt marshes teaming with birds. Being a newcomer to the area it took me a while to find out that the house is under a demolition order. Built by Hamilton Mack Laing, a well known artist, ornithologist and writer, who donated the house and considerable funds to our town in order to create a natural history museum, a succession of local governments reneged on the agreement and things are not looking good. I`ll send this song to the folks trying to save the house. Style is _STOMPIN.STY (Stompin' Train Indie Folk) RealTracks in style: ~~2478:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 110 RealTracks in style: 1295:Banjo, Rhythm, ModernCountrySync Ev16 100 RealTracks in style: ~598:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Bluegrass Doc Ev 100 RealTracks in style: ~~618:Fiddle, Background Allis Ev 120 Loop in Song: House-Techno-Trance\House - crunchy_120_b drums ev16.wav Shakesides Dream this old house is a story a good man`s life in 3D 60 years of gales and gardens owl-eyed windows have seen when the floorboards start creaking his rocking chair will tell the tale of birds and work and wonder at the end of Mack Laing`s trail he rode across the prairie on his infernal machine set his ready-cut kit house where salt grass meets the sea six weeks to split the shakes every nail hammered by the same hand drew the falcon and the robin wrote the soul of this land don`t take Shakesides dream don`t put its treasure in a dumpster with the beams let our children lean from the windows watching salmon swim upstream please don`t take Shakesides dream can you hear the kids come laughing through the woods down the creek asking whats inside the old house still has so much to teach how to be good for something a trust is not for sale and the birds the work the wonder at the end of Mack Laing`s trail don`t take Shakesides dream don`t put its treasure in a dumpster with the beams let our children lean from the windows watching salmon swim upstream please don`t take Shakesides dream © Robert Cordrey Sept.2017
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#432663 - 10/07/17 09:48 AM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 02/15/17 Posts: 3356 Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff Registered: 02/15/17 Posts: 3356	Great work on this, Robert! I really liked the groove of this, and I loved the lyrics here. They tell a story perfectly, and really got my imagination going. I can imagine in my head everything you're singing. Thanks so much for sharing _________________________ Cheers, Deryk
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#432666 - 10/07/17 10:16 AM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 8762 Loc: Florida floyd jane Veteran Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 8762 Loc: Florida	Robert, That practically defines "folk music" - doing just what folk music should do - tell a story that needs telling... In fact, this seems like a recently discovered "lost" Pete Seeger song - everything about it... the write, the instrumentation, the vocal... Nice mix. fj _________________________ 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...
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#432669 - 10/07/17 10:26 AM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 12/08/11 Posts: 5333 Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran Registered: 12/08/11 Posts: 5333 Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Loved this Robert. Very cool lyric and background story. Super vocal and harmonies. I just love folk music and and to quote Floyd. "That practically defines "folk music"". Well done _________________________ Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca
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#432705 - 10/07/17 06:47 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891 Robertkc Veteran Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891	Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music Great work on this, Robert! I really liked the groove of this, and I loved the lyrics here. They tell a story perfectly, and really got my imagination going. I can imagine in my head everything you're singing. Thanks so much for sharing Deryk, I`m glad the lyrics make this local story understandable for others - thank you for your listen and comments! Robert Originally Posted By: floyd jane Robert, That practically defines "folk music" - doing just what folk music should do - tell a story that needs telling... In fact, this seems like a recently discovered "lost" Pete Seeger song - everything about it... the write, the instrumentation, the vocal... Nice mix. fj Thanks for that , Floyd! I grew up listening more to those that came after Pete Seeger, but I remember the conviction of his singing well... so you`ve made my day with your very kind comments. Robert
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#432711 - 10/07/17 08:34 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 11/19/12 Posts: 2360 Loc: Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran Registered: 11/19/12 Posts: 2360 Loc: Middletown, PA.	very well written nice vocals, flows along and paints great images nice choice of instruments enjoyed the listen Kenny
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#432726 - 10/07/17 09:38 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 12/29/12 Posts: 5028 Loc: Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David Veteran Registered: 12/29/12 Posts: 5028 Loc: Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	HI Robert, Great storytelling! It took me a long time to appreciate good folk music. I was in my late thirties before I embraced it. Glad I did! I'll be 71 on my next birthday. Loved it! Your vocal is so soothing and tells the story so convincingly. SOunds like a pretty place you live! Wonderful song and performance! Alan _________________________ BIAB 2018 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin108GB DDR4I5-6th GenAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120 Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops
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#432731 - 10/07/17 09:49 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 1467 Loc: Hong Kong lambada Expert Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 1467 Loc: Hong Kong	I enjoyed this. A very interesting and sad story. _________________________ Windows 10 Home 20H2 Build 19042.487 BIAB 2020 (Build 730) Intel(R) Core(TM), i3-4160, CPU @3.60 GHz RAM 16 GB, 64 Bit X64-based processor Zoom UAC-2 (USB 3 interface-built in midi) VoiceLive 3 Extreme, Sputnik Valve Condenser Mic
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#432811 - 10/08/17 04:04 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Scott C]
Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891 Robertkc Veteran Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891	Originally Posted By: Scott C Loved this Robert. Very cool lyric and background story. Super vocal and harmonies. I just love folk music and and to quote Floyd. "That practically defines "folk music"". Well done Thanks Scott, I think this is my first protest song - so I guess it had to be folk! Its not a natural theme for me so I tried to put the "message" in an enjoyable package. I`m glad you liked this. Robert
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#432813 - 10/08/17 04:22 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Al-David]
Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891 Robertkc Veteran Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891	Originally Posted By: 44kfl very well written nice vocals, flows along and paints great images nice choice of instruments enjoyed the listen Kenny Kenny, Your listen and support are appreciated! Robert Originally Posted By: Al-David HI Robert, Great storytelling! It took me a long time to appreciate good folk music. I was in my late thirties before I embraced it. Glad I did! I'll be 71 on my next birthday. Loved it! Your vocal is so soothing and tells the story so convincingly. SOunds like a pretty place you live! Wonderful song and performance! Alan Alan, Thanks very much for your listen and positive comments. Yes, this part of B.C. is great- "a very birdy place" was one of the things that drew Mr Laing up here in the 1920`s and thankfully its still mostly unspoilt. Robert
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#432824 - 10/08/17 05:20 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 07/11/15 Posts: 3080 Loc: Missouri Torrey Bliss Veteran Registered: 07/11/15 Posts: 3080 Loc: Missouri	A noble effort on your part Robert the words in the verses should speak to somebody involved in this effort! You have crafted another wonderful lyric here with a great backtrack! Thanks, Torrey _________________________ Torrey Bliss www.soundcloud.com/torrey-bliss
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#432909 - 10/09/17 05:19 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Torrey Bliss]
Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891 Robertkc Veteran Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891	Originally Posted By: lambada I enjoyed this. A very interesting and sad story. I`m glad you enjoyed this. The good people opposing local council are still trying to stop the dozers, so its not over yet! Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss A noble effort on your part Robert the words in the verses should speak to somebody involved in this effort! You have crafted another wonderful lyric here with a great backtrack! Thanks, Torrey Thanks Torrey, I`m not much of a protester, but since this came to me while woods wandering I thought it should at least be recorded and added to the heritage preservation pot. Robert
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#432910 - 10/09/17 05:24 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3966 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3966 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi, Robert ! I like this tune of yours very much ! Lyrics and performance are just great ! simply wonderful, Robert ! Cheers Dani
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#433128 - 10/11/17 07:31 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: dani48]
Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891 Robertkc Veteran Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891	That`s very kind,thank you, Dani! Robert
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#433424 - 10/14/17 01:54 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3180 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3180 Loc: The Netherlands	Definitely great work on this Robert! And yes, you're really telling a story here. Cool and very cool vocals too. Rob and Anne-Marie _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#433691 - 10/16/17 07:05 AM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891 Robertkc Veteran Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891	Rob & Anne-Marie, Thank you for your listen and positive comments! Robert
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#433758 - 10/16/17 03:21 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 12/21/13 Posts: 5918 Loc: Davis, CA Greg Johnson Veteran Registered: 12/21/13 Posts: 5918 Loc: Davis, CA	Originally Posted By: floyd jane Robert, That practically defines "folk music" - doing just what folk music should do - tell a story that needs telling... In fact, this seems like a recently discovered "lost" Pete Seeger song - everything about it... the write, the instrumentation, the vocal... Nice mix. fj Agreed!! Beautifully done. A wonderful authentic and heartfelt quality. A lot of lines that are gems. Wonderful work Robert!! Take care. Greg
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#433847 - 10/16/17 11:22 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 05/11/15 Posts: 2059 Loc: Aichi, Japan animarorecords Veteran Registered: 05/11/15 Posts: 2059 Loc: Aichi, Japan	Hello, Robert Very nice vocal and melody! Your vocal is really fitted to this type of song. I agree with floyd, that practically defines "folk music" - doing just what folk music should do - tell a story that needs telling... You are using yourself very well in this song. Enjoyed my listen a lot. Best regards. Shigeki Adachi
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#433899 - 10/17/17 07:37 AM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Robertkc]
Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 9525 Loc: GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 9525 Loc: GA USA	We have similar situations in our historic town...unfortunately, unlike you, I do not possess the poetic story telling skills necessary to write such a song. Your ability to to take the listener on a "imagery journey" never fails to disappoint. The vocal is perfect for this...it's heartfelt but not overly angst ridden. Just the right balance to keep the listener engaged and wanting to listen more. And your choice of RT's and the production well support all of the above. Yep, we like it J&B _________________________ Featured Song J&B Soundcloud J&B YouTube J&B Website
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#433997 - 10/17/17 06:42 PM [User Showcase] Re: Shakesides Dream [Re: Greg Johnson]
Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891 Robertkc Veteran Registered: 06/09/16 Posts: 2891	Thanks for the kind review, Greg! Robert
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