AGF Showcase of Talent: October 2014

[fitness1]

Here's an old Bill Staines tune that came to mind this morning when I woke up and it was 39 degrees - the last couple days it seems fall has begun, and this seemed very fitting, so I fired up the gear.

Hadn't played this one in years......"October Winds"

https://app.box.com/s/vs3mu28n6djggbdiwy6j

[BUDSTER]

This song reminds me of Fall. Eva Cassidy version of fields of gold,

Bud

https://soundcloud.com/budster/field...er-eva-cassidy

[riffmeister]

Originally Posted by DariaS

Great
Well then, I'll add something too
This is a piece by contemporary guitarist/composer Jeremy Choi, title track from his second album called "At the Door".
The title doesn't have any particular connection with autumn, but for me this is definitely an autumn song. Maybe because I first heard it in autumn, maybe because being "at the door" means being about to leave and this season has a feeling of leaving things behind and often symbolizes things coming to an end, but I completely fell in love with this a bit sad and beautiful nostalgic melody and it connected with the theme of autumn in my head forever.



The album was released in October, by the way
P.S. It was my very first video, so the quality isn't perfect, sorry for this...

Beautifully done......you've got a great touch!

[BoneDigger]

Working on mine now. Hope to have something soon...

Todd

[Random1643]

This song for me evokes the season we’re in. First heard it around the age of 11 late at night - supposed to be asleep - listening to a transistor radio tucked under my pillow.

https://soundcloud.com/vern-equinox/...ould-cry-take1

(Apologies to folks who prefer embedded files. I tried embedding SoundCloud files briefly but SC, for whatever reason, hasn’t stabilized the link between their platform and files embedded on other sites.)

[funkmuncha]

Nice piece Random, as always your playing and singing sounds very relaxed and natural.

[Psalad]

Here's an original I co-wrote with a vocalist friend. I re-recorded it this evening just for fun, since she sings the song in the studio version.. (under the band name "Liquid State").

My version here:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...%27s%20end.mp3

The song was born when I discovered this little musical phrase playing around the campfire.. watching my daughter play with a couple of her cousins on a camping trip. It was late in the season and it was cooling off as the sun set, quite a nip in the air.. it reminded me that, much like the end of summer, I'm watching my daughter as she is in the late summer of her childhood.. THAT summer is also just about over.

Now she is in college... and doing wonderfully, but I miss her and this captures some of that feeling.

[RedJoker]

I recorded this about six months ago. At the time, I'd only been playing the guitar about six months. Now that I've been playing about a year, I should be twice as good, right?

Anyway, its a song about the end of summer and the end summer love.

[LanceGMusic]

Originally Posted by LanceGMusic

Thanks =) It does definitely take some time to get the percussion down along with finger picking etc, but after a bit you begin to really enjoy drumming and playing on the guitar. I don't think I can play any other way anymore, every song I write I just feel like it needs a bass here, snare there, and maybe a little flick to add some dynamics =)

[warbles]

Originally Posted by Psalad

Here's an original I co-wrote with a vocalist friend. I re-recorded it this evening just for fun, since she sings the song in the studio version.. (under the band name "Liquid State").

My version here:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...%27s%20end.mp3

The song was born when I discovered this little musical phrase playing around the campfire.. watching my daughter play with a couple of her cousins on a camping trip. It was late in the season and it was cooling off as the sun set, quite a nip in the air.. it reminded me that, much like the end of summer, I'm watching my daughter as she is in the late summer of her childhood.. THAT summer is also just about over.

Now she is in college... and doing wonderfully, but I miss her and this captures some of that feeling.

Great! Very touching, both in song and background story. Well done.
I get it.

[BoneDigger]

OK, here's another one I recorded with the Zoom H4N. Just me and the guitar, as always.

Anyway, here's my take on Ghost Riders in the Sky for the Halloween side of October...



Todd

[YamaYairi]

Originally Posted by BoneDigger

OK, here's another one I recorded with the Zoom H4N. Just me and the guitar, as always.

Anyway, here's my take on Ghost Riders in the Sky for the Halloween side of October...



Todd

Nice job, Todd! It's amazing how good recordings the Zoom H4N makes with just its internal mics.

[RedJoker]

Originally Posted by BoneDigger

OK, here's another one I recorded with the Zoom H4N. Just me and the guitar, as always.

Anyway, here's my take on Ghost Riders in the Sky for the Halloween side of October...



Todd

That was great!

[BoneDigger]

I have two more for you guys...

The first one is "Oh Death", an old song by Ralph Stanley and featured in the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou. That version was A-Capella. The original had instruments. Anyway, I apologize for all of the background noise. My wife and kids were watching Little House on the Prairie in the living room.



Next up is an old Country Gentlemen tune called "Bringing Mary Home." It's about a ghost and should fit well with the Halloween theme.



Again, sorry for all of the background noise. I swear I WILL have a man-cave/recording space one day.

Todd

[YamaYairi]

"Oh, Death", wow that was a really creepy version! Gave me chills! Good job on both.