Now the dark has settled
On this corrugated land
The candle flicker shadows
Dance upon your outstretched hand
The masks with beaks and rabbit ears
Go circling in the mist
And a doctor checks the plague pulse
With a wand upon the wrist
The dance of the damned
Bones and rain and crows
Widdershins we go
When the fiddlers raise their bows
For the thorns behind the rose
Surrender to the music
For it's beat we must obey
And the May Queen's crown is skeletons
Of tiny nightingales
Kiss her once and kiss her thrice
With antlers 'pon your head
Before the ghosts come calling
To dance jigs upon your bed
The dance of the damned
Bones and rain and crows
Widdershins we go
When the fiddlers raise their bows
For the thorns behind the rose
Title: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on October 28, 2014, 08:51:29 AM
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on October 28, 2014, 08:51:29 AM
The final track recorded for my 'folk' album - a mad, spooky kind of jig involving lots of Danelectro, bass, MBR drums and Thumbjam violin. All recorded and mixed on the MBR.
Will need the lyrics written down, as the vocal delivery is quite fast and folky accented:
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: bruno on October 28, 2014, 09:05:39 AM
Post by: bruno on October 28, 2014, 09:05:39 AM
Spooky little jig indeed. The little motif really gets stuck in your head, it is very insistent. Nice writing and production, another Greeny classic, quirky and very English :-)
B
B
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Farrell Jackson on October 28, 2014, 10:14:55 AM
Post by: Farrell Jackson on October 28, 2014, 10:14:55 AM
A good for the Halloween mini fest Greeny! It does have a very ghoulish vibe to it. Your words and the fiddles are excellent!
Farrell
Farrell
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Nelson on October 28, 2014, 11:18:00 AM
Post by: Nelson on October 28, 2014, 11:18:00 AM
Simply Masterful Tim.
Another brilliantly constructed ditty, to have running through my head for the rest of the day. :o
You have a lovely way with rhythms and those guitar parts to the right are tasty indeed.
And lyrics - Widdershins, huh? Give me minute - aaahh. *=)
You do paint wonderfully vivid, (crazy as they may be) - (in the most entertaining way possible), scenes in your lyrics.
Bones and rain and crows
Widdershins we go
When the fiddlers raise their bows
For the thorns behind the rose --- :) indeed.
How did you get that TJ violin to sound so country-fide? Did you stack different octaves on one another.... Or ... or... hell I don't know. I was up last night trying to do it and couldn't figure out how to get that sound.
When I use TJ's violin I'm always stuck with that orchestra sound, like here.https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=20490.0 (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=20490.0)
Sounds like the folk album is off to a smoking start.
Another brilliantly constructed ditty, to have running through my head for the rest of the day. :o
You have a lovely way with rhythms and those guitar parts to the right are tasty indeed.
And lyrics - Widdershins, huh? Give me minute - aaahh. *=)
You do paint wonderfully vivid, (crazy as they may be) - (in the most entertaining way possible), scenes in your lyrics.
Bones and rain and crows
Widdershins we go
When the fiddlers raise their bows
For the thorns behind the rose --- :) indeed.
How did you get that TJ violin to sound so country-fide? Did you stack different octaves on one another.... Or ... or... hell I don't know. I was up last night trying to do it and couldn't figure out how to get that sound.
When I use TJ's violin I'm always stuck with that orchestra sound, like here.https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=20490.0 (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=20490.0)
Sounds like the folk album is off to a smoking start.
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on October 28, 2014, 12:02:28 PM
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on October 28, 2014, 12:02:28 PM
Quote from: Nelson on October 28, 2014, 11:18:00 AMHow did you get that TJ violin to sound so country-fide? Did you stack different octaves on one another.... Or ... or... hell I don't know. I was up last night trying to do it and couldn't figure out how to get that sound.
The violin part is played 'live', all in one go.
The secret is to play a 'drone' note as well as the melody on top. This drone note is usually just an octave or two down, but I just do what sounds right through trial and error. It gives a really nice celtic / bluegrass feel - but it takes two fingers to do it and can be fast and fiddly (TJ's polyphonic capabilities are excellent though). Try it! Thickens and warms the sound very nicely.
Oh... this is in a Myxolodian scale, so that's always worth tinkering with as well. I also use the Hungarian Gypsy scale a lot. It can drastically alter the feel of things.
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: fenderbender on October 28, 2014, 05:21:24 PM
Post by: fenderbender on October 28, 2014, 05:21:24 PM
This so Pro -top shelf
8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Tim you have style and class
the fiddle and guitars are just -wow!!!!!!
plus great vocals as well
this kinda reminds me of Fairport convention,Morris Dancers and going down to Yarmouth and drinking weak pints of ale ;D ;D ;Dwhen I'm over visiting my eldest son in Devon.
you paint a great musical landscape
this song is now stuck in my head ::) ::) ::) ::)
Tommy
8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Tim you have style and class
the fiddle and guitars are just -wow!!!!!!
plus great vocals as well
this kinda reminds me of Fairport convention,Morris Dancers and going down to Yarmouth and drinking weak pints of ale ;D ;D ;Dwhen I'm over visiting my eldest son in Devon.
you paint a great musical landscape
this song is now stuck in my head ::) ::) ::) ::)
Tommy
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Pine on October 28, 2014, 06:43:52 PM
Post by: Pine on October 28, 2014, 06:43:52 PM
I can hardly wait to hit the play button when you post. Your songs are KILLER!!
Top to bottom, end to end, i loved this. It has a great folky base...just the vox and the bass and the fiddle...but when you throw in that wild bass and those electric guitars..panned way L and R...it just totally rocks into an unexplored land!
Love the lyrics...you throw words togther that paint such excellent imagery. What a incredibly cool way to wind up your album. Can't wait to hear it end to end, uninterupted.
On top of all that, i am ever amazed that you can do all this on that little MBR. Just goes to show it ain't the equipment but the talent that makes for top shelf music.
Color me impressed and smiling!
pine ;D ;D ;D
Top to bottom, end to end, i loved this. It has a great folky base...just the vox and the bass and the fiddle...but when you throw in that wild bass and those electric guitars..panned way L and R...it just totally rocks into an unexplored land!
Love the lyrics...you throw words togther that paint such excellent imagery. What a incredibly cool way to wind up your album. Can't wait to hear it end to end, uninterupted.
On top of all that, i am ever amazed that you can do all this on that little MBR. Just goes to show it ain't the equipment but the talent that makes for top shelf music.
Color me impressed and smiling!
pine ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: T.C. Elliott on October 28, 2014, 07:34:51 PM
Post by: T.C. Elliott on October 28, 2014, 07:34:51 PM
I really liked your spooky kind of jig. That's pretty impressive on the violin part. Yes it's an app, but I can't do that in one take. Nicely panned and arranged. The melody and vocal works superbly.
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on October 29, 2014, 05:30:16 AM
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on October 29, 2014, 05:30:16 AM
Quote from: fenderbender on October 28, 2014, 05:21:24 PMthis kinda reminds me of Fairport convention
Been listening to 'Matty Groves' by them a lot recently. Absolutely love that song. So there's definitely a link... !
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: MrBud on October 29, 2014, 09:53:16 AM
Post by: MrBud on October 29, 2014, 09:53:16 AM
!! stellar sound! great performance-fun song ;]
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Nelson on October 29, 2014, 11:53:22 AM
Post by: Nelson on October 29, 2014, 11:53:22 AM
Quote from: Greeny on October 28, 2014, 12:02:28 PMQuote from: Nelson on October 28, 2014, 11:18:00 AMHow did you get that TJ violin to sound so country-fide? Did you stack different octaves on one another.... Or ... or... hell I don't know. I was up last night trying to do it and couldn't figure out how to get that sound.
The violin part is played 'live', all in one go.
The secret is to play a 'drone' note as well as the melody on top. This drone note is usually just an octave or two down, but I just do what sounds right through trial and error. It gives a really nice celtic / bluegrass feel - but it takes two fingers to do it and can be fast and fiddly (TJ's polyphonic capabilities are excellent though). Try it! Thickens and warms the sound very nicely.
Oh... this is in a Myxolodian scale, so that's always worth tinkering with as well. I also use the Hungarian Gypsy scale a lot. It can drastically alter the feel of things.
Thanks Bro. I tried it out last night, it'll take some getting used to, for sure but sounds better already.
Now what of these strange things you speak....... scaaales? Hummm ;D
A wealth of information -- U R
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Hook on October 29, 2014, 04:43:16 PM
Post by: Hook on October 29, 2014, 04:43:16 PM
Really cool song, I love the lyrics and your delivery. Great job with the violin ( Nelson- it's all about the scales!), you've really captured the movement of it very well.
Rock On!
Rock On!
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: thetworegs on October 30, 2014, 07:37:35 AM
Post by: thetworegs on October 30, 2014, 07:37:35 AM
Loving the Halloween jig great bit of fiddling
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Geir on October 30, 2014, 08:03:28 AM
Post by: Geir on October 30, 2014, 08:03:28 AM
I am so impressed !!!!
The Danelectro sounds fab, and I can't believe how good that violin sounds !!
Great song !
The Danelectro sounds fab, and I can't believe how good that violin sounds !!
Great song !
Quote from: Nelson on October 28, 2014, 11:18:00 AMAnd lyrics - Widdershins, huh? Give me minute - aaahh. *=)Yep ... you expand my vocabulary with so many of your songs !! ;D
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 30, 2014, 05:56:24 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 30, 2014, 05:56:24 PM
if the velvet underground did folk..............admit it you have john cale on viola on this one. love it.
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: alfstone on October 30, 2014, 06:01:38 PM
Post by: alfstone on October 30, 2014, 06:01:38 PM
THIS
IS
JUST
S P L E N D I D
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alfredo
IS
JUST
S P L E N D I D
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alfredo
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: SwanSong on October 31, 2014, 05:29:47 PM
Post by: SwanSong on October 31, 2014, 05:29:47 PM
HI Greeny wonderful song. perhaps one of your best in my opinion.
this surely could be used in a movie score .or tv. mighty fine sound
great lyrics and vocals. as always . I can see and hear all the great
time and effort put into this. a job well done keep singing and sharing NEIL.!!
this surely could be used in a movie score .or tv. mighty fine sound
great lyrics and vocals. as always . I can see and hear all the great
time and effort put into this. a job well done keep singing and sharing NEIL.!!
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Gnasty on November 01, 2014, 11:25:05 AM
Post by: Gnasty on November 01, 2014, 11:25:05 AM
What a vibe! Very different but the instruments mash well together.
I love the vocals and that`s my kind of ending. Wicked good Tim!
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: IanR on January 31, 2015, 03:04:53 AM
Post by: IanR on January 31, 2015, 03:04:53 AM
Hi Tim,
I missed this when you first posted it.
It is a fabulous song and you performed it really well.
I also really like the folky freak out section at the end of the song.
Cheers,
Ian
I missed this when you first posted it.
It is a fabulous song and you performed it really well.
I also really like the folky freak out section at the end of the song.
Cheers,
Ian
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Jarle on January 31, 2015, 03:11:18 PM
Post by: Jarle on January 31, 2015, 03:11:18 PM
I can't believe I misse this. Fabulous song Tim. This would be really fun playing live.
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Redler on January 31, 2015, 10:50:03 PM
Post by: Redler on January 31, 2015, 10:50:03 PM
Thanks for the bump...I've missed this too...
Really special and different! Captivating piece of music! Brilliant songwriting!!
Really special and different! Captivating piece of music! Brilliant songwriting!!
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Mach on November 01, 2016, 05:32:42 AM
Post by: Mach on November 01, 2016, 05:32:42 AM
Everything about this is perfect. A terrific jig with all the instruments placed nicely. Awesome!
Mach
Mach
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Sundbo on November 01, 2016, 04:14:51 PM
Post by: Sundbo on November 01, 2016, 04:14:51 PM
This makes me smile :) Cool lyrics and great vocals!
Title: Re: 'The Dance of the Damned' - Greeny Original for the Halloween MiniFest
Post by: Groundy on November 01, 2016, 11:34:13 PM
Post by: Groundy on November 01, 2016, 11:34:13 PM
Missed this beauty, Great song,
Good bump......
Alex
Good bump......
Alex