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Old 11-22-2023, 06:33 PM
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Default Liffey Waters [Original] Writer’s Block Unjammed

Firstly, I have gone through a lot of (positive) changes at work and this has prevented me from enjoying and commenting in here, my favourite forum on this site and probably th web, so for that I really do apologise.

Secondly I have had the worst writer’s block in terms of songwriting for the last while after going through a nice purple patch. I have been trying to unblock myself the last few months. I’ve got quite a few decent starts in musical terms, but nothing written to a finish.

Finally I sat back down and ground this one out, after starting it last year. it’s a ballad I guess, in the modern Irish folk style. My thanks in particular to Neil (foxo) for taking a listen and listening to my frustrations.

The Liffey is the river that flows through Dublin. That’s all you need to know and thank you for listening. Personally I like bits of this and I hate other bits but I am so happy/relieved to have gotten a song out that I’ll just take it for what it is. The guitar is my McNally Dread, played with a thumb pick, tuned to drop D capo on 2 and I recorded one take into a zoom recorder before adding a little comp/reverb in GarageBand on an iPad.

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Old 12-11-2023, 07:59 PM
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Nice tune. Keep plugging, mate!
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Old 12-13-2023, 04:32 PM
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Very nice Coler! You sound great!

I'm glad you explained what the Liffey was.

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Old 01-01-2024, 10:11 AM
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Nice tune. Keep plugging, mate!
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Very nice Coler! You sound great!

I'm glad you explained what the Liffey was.

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Thanks guys. I'm pleased to say I managed to get some promising starts down since finishing this one. It bodes well for '24.

Happy New Year all
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