Forest trail
Forest trail
More hiking today. Cobble Hill mountain, south side. Vancouver Island, BC.
@strayhorse
π¨π¦Living in a forest on an island. Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, artist, author, world's first certified organic cannabis producer (2003), hiker, baker, cats, coffee, cooking, sewing, gardening. First class honours degree in #drawing & #printmaking
Forest trail
Forest trail
More hiking today. Cobble Hill mountain, south side. Vancouver Island, BC.
Coniferous forest trail with ferns
Hiked Cobble Hill Mountain again today. South side. Vancouver Island, BC, Canada π¨π¦
Got a new song on the go. Wrote lyrics and figured out the chords, key, tempo and drum beat tonight. Work in progress. #music
Woohoo. My new song got played on FM radio on the weekend, just after releasing it on Friday night. CFRC-FM 101.9 in Kingston, Ontario at Queenβs University. #music
I wrote and recorded a tune in the basement for my sweetie for Valentineβs Day. Sheβs the best. Just finished and uploaded. #OriginalMusicTracks #music youtu.be/KgMphVUexN8
Just finished mixing my new song. Retro rhythm & blues rock tune. #music
Got my new angst driven tune up. Gibson SG, Danelectro 59, p-bass. Basic rock song; 3 chords, verse/chorus x 2, solo, final verse/chorus, 120bpm, 3min. Stream of consciousness lyrics. Donβt know what it all means but itβs raw. #uspoli #OriginalMusicTracks #music youtu.be/tLgaA-_rNGQ
Basement recording session last night. Chorus backing vocals. Listened this morning with fresh ears. Sounds good. Only did six lead vocal takes a few nights ago. Not perfect, but okay. Good energy. I usually track 10-20 lead vocal takes but managed to comp something together. Tracking bass tonight.
Interesting phenomenon how worldly events can radically alter the lyrics and entire context of a song in progress. #songwriting #music
Screenshot of radio FM airplay for song No Endless Summer on earshot distro tracking site
Woohoo! My new retro surf rockabilly tune βNo Endless Summerβ got some FM radio airplay today. Rock on. #radio #music #recording #guitar #retro
Got my bizarre retro vibe surf rockabilly tune up tonight. Interesting lyric story line. Thereβs 3 guitar tracks using the Gretsch 5422; picking, chords and intro/solo. Bass track is Fender p-bass. Vocal mic is Apex 550 FET. #music #cars #cycling #OriginalMusicTracks youtu.be/Q4naWzTtfCI
Black and white long haired cat on lap
Boxing Day morning. Coffee and Ollie cat on my lap. βοΈπ±
Basement session at the DAW tonight. Started mixing on this surf rockabilly thing. Got it titled and registered with SOCAN too. Comes in at 3:15 which is good, not too short or too long. Gotta do some artwork for it now. Hopefully Iβll get it done before year end. #recording #guitar #music
White Gretsch 5422 hollow body guitar in open guitar case on table
Basement recording session last night. Blues based rockabilly surf vibe tune. Finished comping the vocals and put down a couple test guitar solo tracks. Just gotta fill in a couple of 4-bar slots and a 12-bar to the turnaround slot. Using the Gretsch 5422. #recording #guitar #music
Basement session tonight. Working on the surf rockabilly tune. Did some vocal tracks the last couple nights and comping vocals now. Used the Gretsch 5422 for the two guitar tracks. Jeez, the Filter'Tron pickups bite at 2-5kHz. Gottaβ tame those things in the EQ! #recording #guitar #music
Jesse Welles performing βJoin ICEβ on Colbert last night. Tellinβ it like it is. #music #folk #protest #usa #politics #uspoli youtu.be/61I4hlig78w?...
My new original song βRopes and Chainsβ is a free download on my bandcamp page. #audio #music #guitar #recording #songwriting strayhorse.bandcamp.com/track/ropes-...
Got my new tune βRopes and Chainsβ up on soundcloud. Politically charged soul tune. 3 tracks: Takamine EF407 acoustic guitar, Fender p-bass and my vocal track. #music #recording #usa #politics #OriginalMusicTracks #audio #guitar soundcloud.com/strayhorse/r...
Got my new tune Ropes and Chains up tonight. 3 weeks of toiling over this one. Very emotional and technically challenging. It is what it is. Just my vocal, Takamine EF407 acoustic and Fender p-bass. Vocal mic was Apex 550 FET large diaphragm condenser. #OriginalMusicTracks youtu.be/zgLh6wltQPA
Black and white wartime photos of Canadian veteran Francis Eric Durrant
My grandfather Francis Eric Durrant. WWI and WWII photos. Fought for freedom and democracy in both wars. #remembranceday #war #canada
Basement session tonight. Put down the opening vocal line of my new bluesy soul political gospel tune. Two hours to get the opening 8 words solid, before the acoustic reggae-like guitar thing kicks in. Got it comped too. Now I can get on with tracking the verses and choruses. Ahhh. #music
lol trump just freaked on truth social about this ad by βCanadaβ.
Yeah, that Reagan ad is great. Hope it gets some traction with the trad GOP folks and splits βem from MAGA. Meanwhile, Americans canβt afford food or healthcare, default on their mortgages & car payments while Trump trashes the White House and builds a gilt ballroom for his billionaire cronies.
Screenshot of audio radio airplay tracking website for song That Northern Wind
Screenshot of audio radio airplay tracking website for song King of Chains
My two newly released tunes got some FM radio airplay. Cool. #music #audio #recording #songwriting #radio
In the basement working on a new song. Got lyrics, tempo and chords. Trying to suss out the key for my vocal. Put down an acoustic guitar track and pitch shifting it around to see what works. Then Iβll capo and re-track for the key I need. Kind of a gospel soul kinda vibe. #music #songwriting
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
My new song is up on soundcloud too. #music #recording #OriginalMusicTracks soundcloud.com/strayhorse/t...
Got my new song βThat Northern Windβ up tonight. Pretty slow chill reflective tune. For the drum track, I ended up playing the Korg WaveDrum on timpani setting. Pic in the video is me a couple years ago out doing my thing in the bush. #music #OriginalMusicTracks #guitar youtu.be/4iiaGm0HRjI
In honour of the No Kings protests, yes, my recent song is political. Lots of metaphors. #nokings youtu.be/SJg82kWQDoo
My new blues tuneβs up on bandcamp too. Free download. #music #OriginalMusic #blues strayhorse.bandcamp.com/track/king-o...