Ghost or Fae is the question I'm left with.  Love this track so much, favorite'd before it has even finished.  And we now add bodhran and wind to your seemingly endless repertoire, really very impressive.  Cursed though it may be both the story and music were right on point for this kind of song and your wife's voice a perfect fit. 

Ghost or Fae is the question I'm left with. Love this track so much, favorite'd before it has even finished. And we now add bodhran and wind to your seemingly endless repertoire, really very impressive. Cursed though it may be both the story and music were right on point for this kind of song and your wife's voice a perfect fit.

Almost right away I got "The Highwayman" by Loreena McKennit vibes, though I think this song better captures that feature of Irish ghost tales where there's a beautiful but unsettling undertone of dread below an otherwise almost cheerful and uplifting melody and vocal - a trait that's captured in the lyrics here, we do keep questioning "what's come knocking".

It's a very hard thing to tell a story with song and have it come through so clearly, but with such character and mood, this is a real triumph here, beautiful and haunting!

Almost right away I got "The Highwayman" by Loreena McKennit vibes, though I think this song better captures that feature of Irish ghost tales where there's a beautiful but unsettling undertone of dread below an otherwise almost cheerful and uplifting melody and vocal - a trait that's captured in the lyrics here, we do keep questioning "what's come knocking". It's a very hard thing to tell a story with song and have it come through so clearly, but with such character and mood, this is a real triumph here, beautiful and haunting!

Damn, y'all never cease to impress me. This sounds absolutely gorgeous. I'm such a fan of how the vocals interplay with the flute. I find myself commenting this often on your songs but holy crap, how did you get all of this in a week? Even though it might be a polish of an older idea, this is... Like... A LOT! In a good way, mind you. I'm just super duper impressed, y'all are so dang talented.
Srsly, congrats on another great work of art ❤️

Damn, y'all never cease to impress me. This sounds absolutely gorgeous. I'm such a fan of how the vocals interplay with the flute. I find myself commenting this often on your songs but holy crap, how did you get all of this in a week? Even though it might be a polish of an older idea, this is... Like... A LOT! In a good way, mind you. I'm just super duper impressed, y'all are so dang talented. Srsly, congrats on another great work of art ❤️

YESSS what a nice singing voice and sound with the guitar! I haven't focused on the lyrics yet but it's very mystical and storytelling vibes, totally up my alley. some strange rural story from what I gathered. lovely vibe!

YESSS what a nice singing voice and sound with the guitar! I haven't focused on the lyrics yet but it's very mystical and storytelling vibes, totally up my alley. some strange rural story from what I gathered. lovely vibe!

Woah, this one hits pretty hard for Celtic folk. Of course I love it - I'm a sucker for a good ghost story (and this is one) but what gets me here, apart from your wife's lovely vocals, is the use of the whistle as a stand-in for what could have been a vocal harmony. You get that same fullness of the two voices without stepping on her performance. The single human voice really drives home a kind of stripped-down spookiness & sadness. Top notch all around you guys!

Woah, this one hits pretty hard for Celtic folk. Of course I love it - I'm a sucker for a good ghost story (and this is one) but what gets me here, apart from your wife's lovely vocals, is the use of the whistle as a stand-in for what could have been a vocal harmony. You get that same fullness of the two voices without stepping on her performance. The single human voice really drives home a kind of stripped-down spookiness & sadness. Top notch all around you guys!

crushed it! nothing spookier than someone knocking on my door, prob trying to sell me pest control, windows or a deeper relationship with their dear savior.

crushed it! nothing spookier than someone knocking on my door, prob trying to sell me pest control, windows or a deeper relationship with their dear savior.

wowza, what a pleasant surprise! another excellent vocal from your wife. so cool that this came from a dream. i love when that happens, and always try to make sure i make a note or record a quick voice memo if i wake up with a dream song so i don't forget it!

that makes 2 of us, what a great duo!

love to see a Loreena McKennit reference on WB 

what an inspiring music year this has been, let's keep going

wowza, what a pleasant surprise! another excellent vocal from your wife. so cool that this came from a dream. i love when that happens, and always try to make sure i make a note or record a quick voice memo if i wake up with a dream song so i don't forget it! [quote=jegasus]I'm such a fan of how the vocals interplay with the flute.[/quote] that makes 2 of us, what a great duo! [quote=neon liminal]Almost right away I got "The Highwayman" by Loreena McKennit vibes...[/quote] love to see a Loreena McKennit reference on WB :) what an inspiring music year this has been, let's keep going

transports you to another time and place. great sound for a sparse arrangement, that's not easy! great development of the flute melody, that one moment of accent is really special.

transports you to another time and place. great sound for a sparse arrangement, that's not easy! great development of the flute melody, that one moment of accent is really special.

Thank you so much I've always figured ghost, but you're right, Fae makes sense...trying to escape, only to get pulled back again. I was in a celtic band for about 15 years - primarily upright bass, but that's where the other assorted instruments like mandolin came in, too.

Thank you...my wife loves Loreena McKennit, there's more than a little influence there   The mood contrast is very much a thing in celtic murder stories - the song I mentioned with the instruments made out of body parts starts with a murder, and a corpse bleaching on the shore. The tune is damn near jaunty LOL

Aww, thank you! Honestly, I'm working on trying to work efficiently and not OVERTHINK. We know how to play these songs together, so it's a matter of just capturing that ("just").

Thank you! Yup, that's very much the image - I envision a house in the middle of nowhere in the middle of a storm. Lonely and desolate. And then...company arrives.

Thank you!! It's funny...I went back and listened to an older attempt at recording this after I had posted. It honestly wasn't as bad as I remembered - but it was definitely "too much". Nevermind that it was recorded to a click. "Stripped-down spookiness" - I love that - that lonely feeling of being in the middle of nowhere, and someone shows up...

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Thank you! I had one dream song show up 20 years ago, at a friend gathering. Pre smartphone, no tape recorders. I hummed that melody to myself ALL DAY so I wouldn't forget it. And I STILL haven't been able to make use of it. (In the dream, I was in a piano bar, and the piano player says, "I'm going to play this one more time so you don't forget it." And then the entire bar sang the chorus of a song to me.)

So much inspiring music this year. Fantastic.

Thank you! I think in terms of of dense arrangements so much that stripping back is sorta scary. Need to practice it more

[quote=lament.config]Ghost or Fae is the question I'm left with. Love this track so much, favorite'd before it has even finished. And we now add bodhran and wind to your seemingly endless repertoire, really very impressive. Cursed though it may be both the story and music were right on point for this kind of song and your wife's voice a perfect fit. [/quote] Thank you so much :) I've always figured ghost, but you're right, Fae makes sense...trying to escape, only to get pulled back again. I was in a celtic band for about 15 years - primarily upright bass, but that's where the other assorted instruments like mandolin came in, too. [quote=neon liminal]Almost right away I got "The Highwayman" by Loreena McKennit vibes, though I think this song better captures that feature of Irish ghost tales where there's a beautiful but unsettling undertone of dread below an otherwise almost cheerful and uplifting melody and vocal - a trait that's captured in the lyrics here, we do keep questioning "what's come knocking". It's a very hard thing to tell a story with song and have it come through so clearly, but with such character and mood, this is a real triumph here, beautiful and haunting![/quote] Thank you...my wife loves Loreena McKennit, there's more than a little influence there <3 The mood contrast is very much a thing in celtic murder stories - the song I mentioned with the instruments made out of body parts starts with a murder, and a corpse bleaching on the shore. The tune is damn near jaunty LOL [quote=jegasus]Damn, y'all never cease to impress me. This sounds absolutely gorgeous. I'm such a fan of how the vocals interplay with the flute. I find myself commenting this often on your songs but holy crap, how did you get all of this in a week? Even though it might be a polish of an older idea, this is... Like... A LOT! In a good way, mind you. I'm just super duper impressed, y'all are so dang talented. Srsly, congrats on another great work of art ❤️[/quote] Aww, thank you! Honestly, I'm working on trying to work efficiently and not OVERTHINK. We know how to play these songs together, so it's a matter of just capturing that ("just"). [quote=horatiuromantic]YESSS what a nice singing voice and sound with the guitar! I haven't focused on the lyrics yet but it's very mystical and storytelling vibes, totally up my alley. some strange rural story from what I gathered. lovely vibe! [/quote] Thank you! Yup, that's very much the image - I envision a house in the middle of nowhere in the middle of a storm. Lonely and desolate. And then...company arrives. :D [quote=MRDRCAT]Woah, this one hits pretty hard for Celtic folk. Of course I love it - I'm a sucker for a good ghost story (and this is one) but what gets me here, apart from your wife's lovely vocals, is the use of the whistle as a stand-in for what could have been a vocal harmony. You get that same fullness of the two voices without stepping on her performance. The single human voice really drives home a kind of stripped-down spookiness & sadness. Top notch all around you guys![/quote] Thank you!! It's funny...I went back and listened to an older attempt at recording this after I had posted. It honestly wasn't as bad as I remembered - but it was definitely "too much". Nevermind that it was recorded to a click. "Stripped-down spookiness" - I love that - that lonely feeling of being in the middle of nowhere, and someone shows up... [quote=SQF]crushed it! nothing spookier than someone knocking on my door, prob trying to sell me pest control, windows or a deeper relationship with their dear savior. [/quote] WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A SURVEY? :D Thanks! [quote=jwh]wowza, what a pleasant surprise! another excellent vocal from your wife. so cool that this came from a dream. i love when that happens, and always try to make sure i make a note or record a quick voice memo if i wake up with a dream song so i don't forget it! [quote=jegasus]I'm such a fan of how the vocals interplay with the flute.[/quote] that makes 2 of us, what a great duo! [quote=neon liminal]Almost right away I got "The Highwayman" by Loreena McKennit vibes...[/quote] love to see a Loreena McKennit reference on WB :) what an inspiring music year this has been, let's keep going [/quote] Thank you! I had one dream song show up 20 years ago, at a friend gathering. Pre smartphone, no tape recorders. I hummed that melody to myself ALL DAY so I wouldn't forget it. And I STILL haven't been able to make use of it. (In the dream, I was in a piano bar, and the piano player says, "I'm going to play this one more time so you don't forget it." And then the entire bar sang the chorus of a song to me.) So much inspiring music this year. Fantastic. [quote=zone limits]transports you to another time and place. great sound for a sparse arrangement, that's not easy! great development of the flute melody, that one moment of accent is really special.[/quote] Thank you! I think in terms of of dense arrangements so much that stripping back is sorta scary. Need to practice it more :)

Really enjoyed this. Seconding those Loreena McKennit vibes. There is something that just feels like home with anything with a celtic vibe.

Really enjoyed this. Seconding those Loreena McKennit vibes. There is something that just feels like home with anything with a celtic vibe.