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Apologies for... No Valentine
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A little musical saying-sorry for anyone who forget to send that card, and would like to send this song belatedly instead...
singer songwriter acoustic folk british guitarist song celtic traditional fingerstyle scottish scotland guitar kelso
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Solo singer-songwriter and tunesmith playing British fingerstyle steel and nylon string guitar, and historic instruments. Scots and Irish influences.
I've been writing and playing songs and tunes since teenage years in folk clubs and pubs. I co-organise the Kelso Friday night live music sessions at the Cross Keys (hosted singaround 7.45-10pm) and Cobbles Inn (10-12pm open mic with The Cobbles Band) with the help of many friends. All welcome! Visit us at kelsofolkandlive co uk. It is worth clicking on the tab because the sound quality of my tracks is far higher than the auto player on this page. Many can be streamed or downloaded at 320KBps and the enhancement for solo guitar/voice far exceeds the benefit you get for highly compressed band recordings. My recordings are full dynamic, not compressed. Just select Hi-Fi for the first song, and an MP3 high bitrate window will open - you will still get a sequence of songs. Most of my downloads are free, but some 320KBps tracks are paid-for. These are selected because they make up my main instrumental album. I now have a YouTube page and have started doing some video recordings for fun: @daviddkilpatrick I have mainly played Lowden guitars since 1999. I current play a 1985 S5FN (nylon string), 1986 S22 (jumbo O-size mahogany/cedar), and 1995 S32 (small body rosewood/spruce). I also play my own 1997-built Martin 'kit' Grand Auditorium rosewood/spruce, a Sigma OM-T, Furch Little Jane, Tacoma Papoose, Guild 8-string baritone, Vintage V880 parlour guitar and Gordon Giltrap signature model, a Troubadour mahogany/spruce classical and an Adam Black 12-string. And that's just the guitars... also viola, mandolin, mandola, waldzither, bouzouki, Appalachian dulcimer, low D whistle, keyboards.
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David Kilpatrick
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David Kilpatrick
Uploaded
February 07, 2008
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MP3 2.5 MB 320 kbps 2:40
Story behind the song
This is one of my wee late-night productions. It was written just before midnight and the track was finished by 1.30am. Just me, a nylon string Lowden S-5FN fitted with a Pickup the World internal sensor and miked from the front with an AKG C1000S. Vocal mike the same, through a JoeMeek VC3. The voice spills over into the guitar mike, of course, and vice-versa as it's a one-take recording. No editing, no messing. A live performance on to the VS-880!
Lyrics
I could never hope to win your affection With words that were never really mine No hearts, no roses, no cupid poses No ten-a-penny printed rhyme I could choose a card with a 'blank expression' Just like the one I always wear When I see you in a subway station Or I pass you on the stair I hope you'll accept my explanation Read the love between the lines Know how much it means to send you No Valentine! No valentine could ever say Things I need to say today So here's a little tune for you to play... (repeat first 3 v)
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Graham's Cat
Apr 19, 2013
Well produced and comfortable performance. Bound to give the birds goose-bumps :) A pleasant jazzy meander with rose between the teeth kindathang...
T Blue
Feb 21, 2011
Excellent song well written and played really enjoyed it Tim