Composition Competition 2014 - Comments

colins Luthier / Guitar Maker Posts: 2,398	Composition Competition 2014 - Comments Dec 5, 2014 21:02:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by colins on Dec 5, 2014 21:02:25 GMT Moving a bit off topic here. Colin
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bobcarter Jammin' Posts: 134 My main instrument is: Larrivee L03re, Stonebridge GS20 CM/C, Ibanez JGM5	Composition Competition 2014 - Comments Dec 5, 2014 21:58:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bobcarter on Dec 5, 2014 21:58:21 GMT Dec 5, 2014 21:02:25 GMT colins said: Moving a bit off topic here. Colin colins Oops, you're absolutely right there. Apologies, getting carried away talking gear. Back to the competition....

leoroberts C.O.G. Posts: 26,268 My main instrument is: probably needing new strings	Composition Competition 2014 - Comments Dec 5, 2014 22:09:57 GMT Martin, Wild Violet, and 2 more like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by leoroberts on Dec 5, 2014 22:09:57 GMT disqualify 'em , colins ... disqualify 'em both
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colan Session Player Posts: 767 My main instrument is: Gibson G-200	Composition Competition 2014 - Comments Dec 6, 2014 8:48:55 GMT bobcarter likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by colan on Dec 6, 2014 8:48:55 GMT .....
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Post by bobcarter on Dec 13, 2014 19:31:57 GMT

Mike Floorstand Thanks for requesting the tab to my entry - actually encouraged me sit down and write it out, which was fun and will probably come in handy when my memory goes to pieces in the future! Anyway, it's not exactly a hi-tech transcription, though I think it has all the right notes (but not necessarily in the right order...

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Composition Competition 2014 - Comments Dec 14, 2014 17:58:00 GMT Martin likes this

Post by colan on Dec 14, 2014 17:58:00 GMT

You're a bleedin' dark 'orse, Martin, aincha ?
Yours is a lovely song. It's real poetry- for a start- it's cross-genre, which is really where it's at to my mind, the guitar is evocative, rhythmic and understated- exactly what such a poem requires.
Chicken dinner !

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Composition Competition 2014 - Comments Dec 14, 2014 18:16:13 GMT Martin, Phil Taylor, and 2 more like this

Post by colins on Dec 14, 2014 18:16:13 GMT

I haven't listened to any of the entries yet, I'm waiting till the competition is closed so that all of the entries get a fair hearing. I do look down the thread though and Martin must be a bit fey as my other main hobby is photographing wildfowl and one of my favourite birds is the Barnacle goose. They are the cheekiest looking of the goose family and photograph well.

Now all we need is someone to compose a tune about Talisker Whisky and it'll be a hard choice. Oh I already did didn't I! I win!

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Composition Competition 2014 - Comments Dec 14, 2014 18:24:00 GMT

Post by Martin on Dec 14, 2014 18:24:00 GMT

Dec 14, 2014 17:58:00 GMT colan said:

You're a bleedin' dark 'orse, Martin, aincha ?
Yours is a lovely song. It's real poetry- for a start- it's cross-genre, which is really where it's at to my mind, the guitar is evocative, rhythmic and understated- exactly what such a poem requires.
Chicken dinner !

Thanks for the lovely comments, colan :thumbup:

Dec 14, 2014 18:16:13 GMT colins said:

I haven't listened to any of the entries yet, I'm waiting till the competition is closed so that all of the entries get a fair hearing. I do look down the thread though and Martin must be a bit fey as my other main hobby is photographing wildfowl and one of my favourite birds is the Barnacle goose. They are the cheekiest looking of the goose family and photograph well.

Now all we need is someone to compose a tune about Talisker Whisky and it'll be a hard choice. Oh I already did didn't I! I win!

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Blimey, Colin, that's a bit good isn't it?

. The song AND the Whisky

And no, I didn't know about your photography

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Composition Competition 2014 - Comments Dec 14, 2014 19:47:36 GMT Martin likes this

Post by leoroberts on Dec 14, 2014 19:47:36 GMT

Love that. Martin. I'd never have believed it was in standard tuning if you hadn't said so - it has the feel and sound of an alternative tuning...

Nice work with the rhyming triplets, too - none of them sounded 'forced' which is an error to which I am prone. Top work, sir.

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Composition Competition 2014 - Comments Dec 14, 2014 23:57:52 GMT Martin likes this

Post by ocarolan on Dec 14, 2014 23:57:52 GMT

So glad you jumped in Martin, Very much enjoyed listening to that. So atmospheric, haunting almost - the words are really well put together and expressed, and the extremely effective yet unobtrusive guitar part sets them off to perfection. Very nicely done that man! :clap:

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Composition Competition 2014 - Comments

Post by colins on Dec 5, 2014 21:02:25 GMT

Post by bobcarter on Dec 5, 2014 21:58:21 GMT

Post by leoroberts on Dec 5, 2014 22:09:57 GMT

Post by colan on Dec 6, 2014 8:48:55 GMT

Post by Andy P on Dec 6, 2014 17:33:57 GMT

Post by bobcarter on Dec 13, 2014 19:31:57 GMT

Post by Martin on Dec 14, 2014 17:04:02 GMT

Post by colan on Dec 14, 2014 17:58:00 GMT

Post by colins on Dec 14, 2014 18:16:13 GMT

Post by Martin on Dec 14, 2014 18:24:00 GMT

Post by Phil Taylor on Dec 14, 2014 19:22:02 GMT

Post by leoroberts on Dec 14, 2014 19:47:36 GMT

Post by vikingblues on Dec 14, 2014 19:52:54 GMT

Post by ocarolan on Dec 14, 2014 23:57:52 GMT

Post by Martin on Dec 15, 2014 8:22:39 GMT

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