1 Reply by neophytte

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I've always been curious about what defines a "folk" song as opposed to a "pop song on acoustic guitar" - and it appears that it's generally an old

The term, Folk Song, originally meant songs that were so old that no one remembered who wrote them. It was pretty clear cut.

source 

However time has transmorgified the meaning, and it's now generally refers to an artist on an acoustic guitar, although when I went to the Wikipedia page on it, there was a whole different definition, including differing countries traditional and folk songs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music

So, after that research ... I still don't know smile

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2 Reply by neophytte

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I did this little 'noodling' blues tune (which is kinda like my warm up for practice):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMSuTwg8SwM

Enjoy! This was take 2 ...

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3 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

He's pretty  good   used  to  be  a  street  musician in venice  california     check  his   stuff   on   you tube http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.p … 95&hl= Plays  all  the  instruments  on this  vid

Oh wow, I haven't been to SlotForum for a while, I think a couple of our HO club tracks got mentioned on there ...

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4 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

hows about another type of music as well,my blues is really bad.

I think you'd be surprised at the ones you already know ... anything based around this pattern: 

https://forum.bassbuzz.com/uploads/db6384/original/2X/8/8860053b6528ca2617543ef308602d8eae3661a5.jpeg

is a blues song, (where I=G, IV=C and V=D ... or I=A, IV=D and V=E would be blues in G or A respectively) and sometimes it's more the feeling of the song, like some of Bob Dylans songs sound bluesy because of his voice. 

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5 Reply by neophytte

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I'd consider anything done by Clapton to be blues ... so Alberta, Alberta .. and Layla, etc ...

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6 Reply by neophytte

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Cool, always good when you can "gel' with another muso and rip out some good tunes!!!

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7 Reply by neophytte

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I did this song at the music club:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkHgevQXio4

I guess it's folk, or maybe folk-rock ... I'm terrible at pigeon-holing stuff .... anyway, enjoy!

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8 Reply by neophytte

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9 Reply by neophytte

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or bots?

There is a "stop the bot joining" plugin at the PunBB website, which might be worth installing:

https://punbb.informer.com/extensions/#1.4

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10 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/331 … news-today
heres a folk song i did a while ago.
the back story is i have two penpals in Delaware they are both quilters
this is the old sending a letter type of penpal,it is organised through our local library.
i dont know what went wrong with my bio, i submitted,as i have no idea about quilting.
still its nice to have someone to correspond with.

Nice one, and it looks like my SoundCloud comment worked!!

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11 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:

I was playing this one the other day, it seemed to work quite well, sorry for the mistakes:

https://youtu.be/bcT6TNcxng8

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Richard

Nicely done neophytte, liked the added reverb on the vocals would added to it.  An oldie but a goodie.

Thanks!

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12 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Wikipedia came up saying it was Pop whereas I have always thought it was Blues

My kids are always telling me information on Wikipedia is skewed, but I always say it's crowd sourced and vetted, so it should be correct - but here I would agree with you, I'd consider it Blues and not Pop, so perhaps Wikipedia is not the "source of truth" I thought it was.

But yes, great song in a great movie!! I still have the VHS cassette of it from when my old video player remote was still connected via a wire ... !! I watched it again about 1 or 2 years ago, still a great movie (unlike the sequel).

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13 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

Here is a re-write of a song I had written......   now its more like rocking blues

I must admit I find it hard to "visualize" songs that are written and not sung - any chance you could play it for us?

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14 Reply by neophytte

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Make sure you get the chordpro formatted song for your external application - it's under the "eye" icon and should have the chords within square brackets and in-line (eg " ... this is a [G] song ... ").

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15 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Richard ,Brian  both  good  songs   you  both  get  a  great  acoustic  tone,  well done  guys

Thank you!

Brian - I added a comment on SoundCloud then went through so many hoops to log in, two songs finished in the background!! My comment was "that took an unexpected turn" towards the end of the song. (I don't think it saved it)

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16 Topic by neophytte

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Perth musician who was always active on the scene:

https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainme … c-17998949

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17 Reply by neophytte

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I was playing this one the other day, it seemed to work quite well, sorry for the mistakes:

https://youtu.be/bcT6TNcxng8

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18 Reply by neophytte

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Phill Williams wrote:

I wish I had the skill and patience to build guitars an amps. Well done to those who can, you have my admiration.

Not quite the same, but I installed a synth kit in my guitar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzO8Yys … mp;index=6

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19 Reply by neophytte

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joeyjoeyjoey wrote:

At one point. I had well over 40 in my arsenal . Maybe over 50. I lost count. I`m DOWN to 28 now.

I hear you - I did a "collection" photo around the same time Covid hit, and I knew I had a few, but was surprised I crept close to 30 - my collection includes some rare and expensive (well, they are now) guitars, but you can't play them all at once, nor can you take them with you.

I've sold a couple, and haven't bought anymore, but I must admit I find it hard to part with pieces which I have an emotional attachment, which is most of them ...

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20 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

Richard,   Nicely performed.  I had never heard  of that song, read it was almost not released.  ( I also read it's about either Heroin or a girl- both can be pleasurable and deadly smile ) Thanks for sharing.  JIm

No worries - the band was a bit obtuse in the 80's but became quite well known in the 90's, as other underground music went mainstream ...

Jandle wrote:

neo, never heard of this song, so like TIG, I looked up the meaning of the song and yes is right with his comments on what the song is about.  Interesting little song, it punched along with the strumming as you played it.  The Reverb or echo mostly good, maybe a little over done in a few places?.   I enjoyed listening to it.

Thank you!

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21 Reply by neophytte

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Golden Brown cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrHRsqGBd1A     

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22 Reply by neophytte

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I should be doing a video with my friend next week, but I'm not sure what song we will do, but it will probably be either rocky or folky (it will be keyboard and guitar). I should have it ready for March ...

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23 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

neophytte, that was great!  Loved the piano/ piano organ for a change, it really suited this song and your voice.   I would love to see the lyrics to this song.  Some great lyrics in there, well done smile

I only have a scan of the original working notes ...

http://neophytte.mine.nu/forum/simpleforum_files/attachments/Richard_Mortimer-The_Spiral_Staircase.jpg

I usually scribble stuff as I'm recording, which is where the song takes shape ...

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24 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Nice   recording   Richard  ,I  could  see  the  story  in my  mind .

Thank you!

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25 Reply by neophytte

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This is one I wrote a few year ago, has the line " ... she lights up a cigarette, and pulls back some death ..."

http://neophytte.mine.nu/audio/mp3/SpiralStaircase.mp3

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