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251 2023-06-30 06:34:00
Re: SUGGESTIONS: JULY 2023 – YOU THE MEMBERS CHOOSE THE WORDS (13 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
252 2023-06-30 06:30:01
Re: JUNE 2023 FSOTM – WORLD, AGE, WAY, CHANGE, CAPRICIOUS, ZZZZZ (19 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
I've got this original with the word "changing" in it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDHerVEuDbA
(not quite 'change', but in a similar vein)
Cheers
Richard
253 2023-06-27 23:19:11
Re: survey time /need your opinion (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Phill Williams wrote:
Beatles without a doubt
Obviously Fender
Neither, got to be rock
60s pop. 70s prog
Wash your mouth out for the last category
Pretty much a ditto for me!!
254 2023-06-26 08:14:00
Re: first bombard (6 replies, posted in Poems)
Reminds me of that joke - what is the difference between a rock player and a jazz player? The rock player plays 3 chords to 10,000 people, and the jazz player plays 10,000 chords to 3 people! 
Cheers
Richard
255 2023-06-06 03:07:18
Re: Gibson J45 A/E first impressions (2 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Nice review ... I looked up the price in Aussie Dollarydoos, and it was just shot of $5k, so won't be rushing out to get one ...
https://www.worldofmusic.com.au/guitars … -electric/
But look forward to seeing and hearing it on Youtube or Soundcloud sometime ... !!
Cheers
Richard
256 2023-05-27 08:32:35
Re: Folk Song Swap (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Phill Williams wrote:
Richard. Sorry to hear about catching the dreaded COVID, get well soon. Shame about missing the deadline, next time?
It was the first time for me - it was more like a cold than anything, I worked (from home) through it ... my sons both had it about the same ...
Yep, next time! I'll have to check in with the WA Folk club to see if anyone from there went into it ...
Cheers
Richard
257 2023-05-26 03:57:51
Re: Folk Song Swap (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Jandle wrote:
Great idea Richard, are you going to participate?
I was going to, but got Covid this week, and honestly felt like doing not much, then missed the deadline .... 
Cheers
Richard
258 2023-05-23 08:09:33
Re: SUGGESTIONS: JUNE 2023 – ENTER ONE WORD EACH (9 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
bodhiza1 wrote:
zzzz
A spammer that complies with the rules ... ?
259 2023-05-23 06:53:32
Re: MAY 2023 FSOTM – HOME, BREEZE, FINE, FIRE, TRAVEL (4 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Jandle wrote:
Nicely performed and written neophytte. Good to see your still out there performing and extra special that you're performing your own work
Thank you; I'd forgotten how much I like to play my old songs ...
Cheers
Richard
260 2023-05-21 11:25:03
Re: week end (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Phill Williams wrote:
It's like a game of snakes and ladders, but the ladders are shorter, and the snakes are longer ...
Cheers
Richard
261 2023-05-21 08:49:28
Re: week end (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Peatle Jville wrote:
I don't know what the answer is I would like to see more people post on here.
I blame social media:
https://www.makeuseof.com/social-media-online-forums/
Cheers
Richard
262 2023-05-21 02:55:37
Re: week end (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Phill Williams wrote:
Why not Grah, I have several times...lol
The spamming is getting worse. I try to check every morning and evening if possible. Even if others have lost faith in Chordie, present company excepted, the core members need to show we are still here and keeping the faith. As the old saying goes...use it or lose it. If Per decides one day that his baby is going down the pan with the bath water he may just pull the plug and we'll all be the losers
The times I've seen this before, it was a financial decision, not a usage one ... if it's free to keep it going they generally sticks around longer!
Cheers
Richard
263 2023-05-19 23:22:07
Re: week end (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
It's true, the spam here is getting bad, and I see some of the new people joining and commenting, but it looks like AI generated text in response to a generic question ... I did post a link to a video for FSoTM, but it received no replies ...
Cheers
Richard
264 2023-05-18 07:53:05
Topic: Folk Song Swap (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
This was emailed to me, so I thought I'd make others aware of it:
Participating musicians or groups can share a folk song from their country, and in exchange, learn and perform a different folk song submitted by another participating musician. The songs will then be performed and shared on Make Music Day.
https://makemusicday.co.uk/folk-song-swap/
Cheers
Richard
265 2023-05-15 13:29:17
Re: MAY 2023 FSOTM – HOME, BREEZE, FINE, FIRE, TRAVEL (4 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Here's me playing an old original song of mine called "All's not fair in love and war", which has the line "the forest is a comfortable *home* , giving them all their necessities" in it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvqKwU959LE
Cheers
Richard
266 2023-05-08 08:25:12
Re: APRIL 2023 FSOTM – PRELUDE, SOLITUDE, JUKEBOX, DESPATCHERS, WOWSER ... (10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Jandle wrote:
neophytte, that was really good, well written, well sung and well played, you nailed it this month, I applaud you. Side little note .... I would still love to hear louder vocals from you
Thank you.
Cheers
Richard
267 2023-05-08 08:23:52
Re: SUGGESTIONS: JUNE 2023 – ENTER ONE WORD EACH (9 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Way
268 2023-05-08 07:43:39
Re: Thanks for the Stories, Music and Memories... (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I remember one gig I played "If you could read my mind", and one of the older guys was telling me about his (unknown to me at the time) large number of hits, I looked him up and borrowed a "Greatest hits" from our local library, he had some great songs.
Ironically I was playing that song the evening before I heard about his passing, which was unusual - it's in my list of 'B' songs I play (for me, that's "songs I play OK, or good when in the mood), and was the last song I played that evening.
RIP song smith ...
269 2023-04-27 00:03:22
Re: APRIL 2023 FSOTM – PRELUDE, SOLITUDE, JUKEBOX, DESPATCHERS, WOWSER ... (10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Grah1 wrote:
That's really good Richard , one of your best . And it suits your voice perfectly .
Thanks - I still feel it's unfinished as I wanted to take the third verse into somewhere like "from the highest king to the lowliest beggar, sadness come for us all" ... but we recently had ANZAC day over here and I'm a bit weary from all the sad songs I've been hearing ...
Cheers
Richard
270 2023-04-26 13:39:26
Re: APRIL 2023 FSOTM – PRELUDE, SOLITUDE, JUKEBOX, DESPATCHERS, WOWSER ... (10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
I've been a bit busy this month, I started to write this song when I saw the words, but haven't finished it yet, so I've recorded a demo here:
Prelude to Solitude Richard Mortimer
[C] [Am]
The [C]prelude to [Am]solitude, A [C]feeling I ca[Am]n’t forget,
A [F]case of [Em]down with a broken [Am]heart
[C]Twilight I [Am]wil be fine, I’m [C]sure I made up [Am]my mind
And [F]you can’t change [Em]that, there’s no [Am]chance
[C]Some people they [G]dance and [Dm]some of them [F]lie
[C]Some people are br[G]ave and some [Dm]die of fright [F]inside [F]
A [C]prelude to [Am]solitude, A [C]feeling I ca[Am]n’t forget,
A [F]case of [Em]down with a broken [Am]heart
[C]Midnight I [Am]wil be fine, I’m [C]sure I made up [Am]my mind
And [F]you can’t change [Em]that, there’s no [Am]chance
Instrumental
[Dm] [F] [C] [C]
[Dm] [F] [C] [G]
A [C]prelude to [Am]solitude, A [C]feeling I ca[Am]n’t forget,
A [F]case of [Em]down with a broken [Am]heart
[C]Twilight I [Am]wil be fine, I’m [C]sure I made up [Am]my mind
And [F]you can’t change [Em]that, there’s no [Am]chance
Cheers
Richard
271 2023-04-17 14:58:02
Re: SUGGESTIONS: MAY 2023 – HOME, BREEZE, FINE, FIRE, TRAVEL (7 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
"Thinking is the best way to travel" by the Moody Blues (who maybe fore saw a global pandemic where we couldn't travel, but just think about it ... I dunno)
Cheers
Richard
272 2023-04-17 01:35:48
Re: SUGGESTIONS: MAY 2023 – HOME, BREEZE, FINE, FIRE, TRAVEL (7 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Jandle wrote:
Anymore suggestions from anyone for next month?
Country Roads (John Denver) - has 'home' in the chorus ... if I write the whole chorus, I think it will be stuck in your head all day ..
Cheers
Richard
273 2023-03-30 00:57:20
Re: pc or mini? (14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Phill Williams wrote:
A short update: I bought a Dell from amazon and I'm just blown away with the speed! I am left scratching my head at times with the change of operating system. Thanks for all the advice and help you guys. Any further tips will be gratefully received. Phill
Great!! Which model did you get? And which OS did you go from and to .. ?
Cheers
Richard
274 2023-03-27 13:56:20
Re: Mixer w/ USB recording (4 replies, posted in Recording)
Cork_92 wrote:
Thanks, Richard. Have you used the Zoom LiveTrak L-8 ?
No, I haven't - the guy who runs our club has one, but I haven't personally heard the sound, but check the review on YouTube and the audio magazines and so forth - the ones I saw all looked very positive. I've used an R24 a bit, sound quality on that is very good, the L-8 came out afterwards, so the quality will be as good, or better.
Cheers
Richard
275 2023-03-27 13:48:10
Re: MARCH 2023 FSOTM - WORDS CHOSEN BY CHORDIE MEMBERS (10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Yep, gotta agree with Jim, vocals were slightly low in the mix, though - heard them better when I listened the 2nd time ....
Cheers
Richard