dhanners623 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Here's a new one from the lab-coated technicians at the Hanners Songwriting Laboratories, Inc., featuring the J-35, which is perfect for this tune's vibe. The song is a contemporary old-timey murder ballad. As they say in the movies, it is loosely based on a true story, with some elements added for dramatic effect.... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qwCZrCS4LOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I thought that was really superb!! I like the rythm of the words and the percussive guitar playing. I have liked the other songs you have posted here, but this one is my favoirite. Would you mind posting the lyrics? I listen with good headphones, but your recording sounds a little tinny. How do you record? I think this kind of quality performance deserves better sound. Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 I thought that was really superb!! I like the rythm of the words and the percussive guitar playing. I have liked the other songs you have posted here, but this one is my favoirite. Would you mind posting the lyrics? I listen with good headphones, but your recording sounds a little tinny. How do you record? I think this kind of quality performance deserves better sound. Lars Thanks for the kind words. I just record these things on my iPad. That's as high-tech as I get. Here are the lyrics, but I'll warn you: I have changed a couple of lines (and tweaked a couple of others) since I recorded the video. There were lines in the fourth and fifth verses that just sounded clunky or out of place to me. So here they are in their current form: Where the Wabash Meets the Ohio © 2017 by David Hanners I'll tell a tale of Old Shawneetown Levi Crowe shot Tim Luttrell down Here's fair warning, boys, if you ever go Where the Wabash meets the Ohio Tim Luttrell was a no-account from Arkansas Gambled and drank and lived outside the law Married a woman named Madonna Crowe Where the Wabash meets the Ohio Levi was Madonna's son by another man And Tim Luttrell he simply could not stand High on meth, tempers would blow Where the Wabash meets the Ohio Some men reap what others sow Where the Wabash meets the Ohio Madonna and Tim Luttrell quarrelled, who knows what about Levi learned of it, called Tim Luttrell out Spoke with a Mossberg 930 Pro Where the Wabash meets the Ohio Sheriff vowed Levi would pay for his sin Live out his days in Stateville Prison Levi tried to flee, fell to the undertow Where the Wabash meets the Ohio They say Levi's soul floated clean to Mexico From where the Wabash meets the Ohio A patch of tall weeds where the story ends Corner of a cornfield where the muddy river bends So boys, fair warning if you plan to go Where the Wabash meets the Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Thanks for the lyrics! Johnny Cash would have felt right at home singing that. I record on an iPad too, but use the Apogee Mic. It is 100% plug-&-play with an Ipad and gives great sound per dollar. Like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Studio-quality-microphone-iPad-iPhone/dp/B006W11TT2/ref=sr_1_5?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1488446448&sr=1-5&keywords=apogee+mic This song below is recorded with the mic on the table in front of me. I apologize for the poor singing, but you can get an idea of what the mic can do. https://soundcloud.com/lars1968/an-invisible-hand Again, great song you wrote. Very inspirational for me as a beginning songwriter! Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 Thanks for the lyrics! Johnny Cash would have felt right at home singing that. I record on an iPad too, but use the Apogee Mic. It is 100% plug-&-play with an Ipad and gives great sound per dollar. Like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Studio-quality-microphone-iPad-iPhone/dp/B006W11TT2/ref=sr_1_5?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1488446448&sr=1-5&keywords=apogee+mic This song below is recorded with the mic on the table in front of me. I apologize for the poor singing, but you can get an idea of what the mic can do. https://soundcloud.com/lars1968/an-invisible-hand Again, great song you wrote. Very inspirational for me as a beginning songwriter! Lars I should check out that mic. Sounds like it would help. Your recording sounds great. (And don't apologize for your voice. It sounds real and authentic. Once you get comfortable with it, things will fall into place.) As far as songwriting goes, just keep at it. That's all any of us can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scriv58 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 very nice to hear a song based in my neck of the woods- thanks and great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Nicely done, David! I do love a good story in song and this one has that old folky, hillbilly feel to it. There's room left for the listener to fill in a few gaps with imagination yet it still tells a complete tale. There is a line or two that sing a bit "clunky", as you say, but I figure you might know of them and will make adjustments. Well done, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Nice David, Good old folk type song. I really like the song and the way you played and sung it good job. The 35 sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 That 35 likes those minor chords, eh? Love it - keep writin'. [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 Nicely done, David! I do love a good story in song and this one has that old folky, hillbilly feel to it. There's room left for the listener to fill in a few gaps with imagination yet it still tells a complete tale. There is a line or two that sing a bit "clunky", as you say, but I figure you might know of them and will make adjustments. Well done, sir. Thanks for the kind words, everyone. And, yeah Buc, no sooner had I recorded and posted the video, some minor inspiration came to me (that, and a morning trip to Tim Horton's for coffee and a donut) and I rewrote/tweaked/cleaned up some lines. It sings more smoothly now, but there are still a couple of lines I need to rewrite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I should check out that mic.... Nice one, Hanners Labs! Yes, get a mic so you can move the camera back a little so we can.... ...see the guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Good one! Names and places add depth to these sort of ballads - makes it come alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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