I think when you can bring vision to your music you've actually reached the starting point of what it's really all about,it then transforms into storytelling.
I part company with my long time creative muse Salavador Dali here for his abhorrence of folk (and jazz) music,no doubt founded on a misconception that these forms represented an unsophisticated and anachronistic section of society,nothing could be further from the truth...all the culture of the world has at it's heart the voice and memories of the people and nowhere is this more personified than in folk music,and this composition is a superb example.....Such a beautiful song that transports the listener to a multitude of dimensions,you just don't get that everyday,it's a rare thing...I'm amazed,astounded..dare I say dumbfounded!..Now if Salvador had his head screwed on right he might comment.."This song is autobetrothed by it's own chastity".
To Janis and Ed..I salute you!
cheers Dave :)
I'm always amazed by your clever, deeply thought and interesting comments, Dave ... !
I agree with what you say about this misconception about folk music and the fact that folklore is the people's ancestral oral tradition, culture and rituals . Some people look down on folk music considering it as too "rustic", and tend to forget that each musical style has its origins in a previous one, just like blues was born after slaves work songs for instance .
As Ed's music's so pure and delicate, I felt I could sing about tenderness, nostalgia, nature and memories .
I'm very much honoured by your words, Dave and thank you warmly for the time you spent commenting on this song . What pleases my friends, fills my heart with bliss and I'm indeed very glad Ed and you all liked it .
cu around,
My friendliest thoughts,
Janis :)
Life, love and unity, that's what Ed's music infused into my heart when I first heard it . I kept listening to it as a child who wouldn't get out of the water on a sunny and warm afternoon ... Words and notes came naturally when Ed told me that Aghalee was this little magical place very dear to him .
This music is so full of these three elements in your motto, Billy ...
I'm so happy you enjoyed it and paid us a visit here .
Big kisses,
Take good care my dear friend ;))
janis71....thank you so much for doing this one...it was a very ordinary little piece of music until you raised it to the heavens...and I am very proud of you...and to have been a part of your musical journey....now its my fav all time Celtic song....(Loreena would be jealous)......Big Thanks....think I will post a little note in the forums.....Ed
Thank you Ed for the joy I had collaborating with you on this musical jewel ! It brought so much oxygen and peace in my chore ...
I found beautiful pics of Aghalee here : http://www.flickriver.com/places/United+Kingdom/Northern+Ireland/Aghalee/search/
among which some with "swans swimming so boney" ... as Loreena sang !
I'm very touched, honoured and proud of this song we made . Thanks from the depth of my heart, my dear friend .
Big hugs,
Janis ;)
Whatever of heart I have left, may it rest now for my eyes close holding within everything I have loved. Wonderful Janis, ever so lovely the way you sing and we listen. But as I continue to listen I hear the darkness shadow over me, waiting. Thank you for sharing this listen with us. Appreciated. Respects to you FF my good friend.
Well, tell that shadow that your FF is ready to smack her hazy face !!
Just stick to what's beautiful in and around you, Davey my good friend .
My warmest thoughts,
choc kisses ;)
Well it's all been said before, but you really do have an amazing voice, you really need to put this up as an acapella, i'm sure it will make many looperman members happy! :)
I am absolutely at a loss for words. Like Ed, if I try to describe how this made me feel, I will simply fall miserably short. Very few singers have the ability to leave their listeners speechless. You are one of those few.
All I can say is BRAVO young lady, and hope for an encore. I will cherish this download (thank you for that) and enjoy it over and over again.
You really are a marvelous talent. Thank you for sharing your gifts with all of us.
Erm ... I don't even know what to answer, Bear ... Your comment goes straight to my heart and fills it with joy and emotion ...
Thanks to YOU for all these smiles you draw on my too often sad face ...
Take good care, my friend .
Bises
Janis71...those good comments you hear are not flattery...they are fact...You have amazing vocal character and talent...This is just superb and I have insufficient words to express how impressed I am and how enjoyable this song was........Ed
I was just mailing you, Ed, and sending you a little draft ... Wow, that's telepathy !!!
Aw ... you can't imagine how much your words move me, Ed ... !
Coming from such a gifted musician as you and a so nice person, they touch me a lot ...
I did my best with the tempo, t'was quite hard to stick to it but I sang it with my heart and all this song was telling me .
Thank you very very much my friend for leaning on the Frenchie amateur I am .
Bises ;)
Hi Wayne,
It's nice of you to have stopped by here :)
Well, no, I have never really sung professionally . Only worked in a studio and released 2 or 3 thgs at a local level.
Thx a lot for your enthusiastic and supportive words !
Susan ;)
Amazing talent to find on this site. Love the song from a movie that brought me to tears at the end of the penance scene. Your rendition made me feel that way again. Excellent singing in tone, pitch, vibrato...the works
I blush when I read your words, Sir, for they come from a true musician whose listening is undoubtedly very pointed .
Nice to meet you,
Thank you very much for your comment which honours me a lot .
Best,
Janis
Une ovation est une forme d'applaudissements où les membres d'un public assis debout tout en applaudissant après les spectacles extraordinaires de renommée particulièrement élevé .... très très bien fait! cinq étoiles
Wow ! Billy standing up on his old school legs ! I'm so lucky !!
I'm enchanted you like it although it's full of little mistakes .
Much joy in my heart reading your gentle comment,
Thank you Billy,
Take care,
Kisses ;)
Aw thank you JJ but all the merit goes to Kostya !
I so wish he had another metal track on his page ... ;)
Sorry not to be very active in our quest for a metal track but I'm very busy at school these days . Those little vampires ... ! lol
I'm happy we're going to do sthg together,
Take care, sweet siren,
Bises :)
Thx Ed for your valuable comment . I really appreciate to have professional and respected musicians' opinions .
If you need some vocals some day, don't hesitate to tell me . I'd be very happy and honoured to try sthg with you .
Take care,
Bises,
Janis ;)
"Empty spaces in disguise", "Waiting for you in the dark", Those two lines really got to me. Music is really well produced. Your vocals made it that much more though. This took me back to some memories of a time I didn't realize I never forgot. This is deep, deep inside my mind. I really enjoyed this song by you Janis, great great voice and dang can you sing! You are great inspiration. Thank you for sharing a listen for us. Hope the best to you and your musical world. Peace.
Hi, Sir ! What a nice early morning surprise !
Knowing you, I'm not surprised it "spoke" to you and I'm really glad you liked it ;)
This would nto be much without Paul Kiss's great great talent as a musician and composer . This guy is a jeweller, no wonder my voice sounds nice on such a track .
Thanks to YOU for your so warm and supportive words .
Take good care, my friend and cu around,
Bises,
Janis ;)
I saw your name pop up in the featured tracks so I thought i'd drop in. Vocally brilliant, nice choice of loops, well put together and that's enough said really.
Bang on.
FR
I do not like comparisons...But...this reminds me very much of the style of Nightwish (Norwegian metal group) when Targa was the lead vovalist...Their CD Ocean Born is so good I had to go find the concert DVD...Anyway...this is your song and it is masterfully done that no comparisons are needed....a very well done to both of you...and Happy New Year.....Ed
Hello Ed !
All my friendliest wishes for this new year !!
I don't know Nightwish but I'm always glad when people make me discover new things so I'll go and check for their tracks on the net, thx .
I'm really happy, honoured and touched by your kind and supportive words, Ed . A big thank you !
Bises,
Janis
Hi sweety ! No, I don't think you said it, lol !
I'm so so so happy you liked it, Bear ! We put much of our souls in it and I'm delighted you enjoyed what we did ...
It was like a heavenly present .. Kostya made it so beautiful that I felt like a little girl opening her Xmas present and discovering a marvel in the box . T'was so natural to hear sthg on such a gorgeous track .
Thank you Bear, you know how much your opinion is important to me .
I hope you had a nice time during these celebration days and that you're doing very well .
Kisses,
Janis
oh my god my ears have had an orgasam for real i would love to be in this somewhere i done this song to but you took it where it needs to go kinda what i pictured but cant sing like that though i could back you up in the heavy parts nice but you dont really need any backup
totally awesome
Oh here's the most gorgeous male voice on Looperman ! I'm so happy and honoured you came over and left a so gentle comment!
I don't know about the back ups, you should ask Kostya, but I'd be very glad to try sthg with you some day . This would be fantastic !!
I thank you very much for your positive words, they go straight to my heart ..
Bises,
Janis ;)
Kostya's track is so moving, soulful and humane . I just laid humble vocals on a masterpiece of progressive met .
Your comment is ... wow ... upsetting .
I'm very honoured and thank you warmly for it .
So glad you enjoyed it !
Merry Xmas deary,
Kisses,
Janis
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I part company with my long time creative muse Salavador Dali here for his abhorrence of folk (and jazz) music,no doubt founded on a misconception that these forms represented an unsophisticated and anachronistic section of society,nothing could be further from the truth...all the culture of the world has at it's heart the voice and memories of the people and nowhere is this more personified than in folk music,and this composition is a superb example.....Such a beautiful song that transports the listener to a multitude of dimensions,you just don't get that everyday,it's a rare thing...I'm amazed,astounded..dare I say dumbfounded!..Now if Salvador had his head screwed on right he might comment.."This song is autobetrothed by it's own chastity".
To Janis and Ed..I salute you!
cheers Dave :)
I agree with what you say about this misconception about folk music and the fact that folklore is the people's ancestral oral tradition, culture and rituals . Some people look down on folk music considering it as too "rustic", and tend to forget that each musical style has its origins in a previous one, just like blues was born after slaves work songs for instance .
As Ed's music's so pure and delicate, I felt I could sing about tenderness, nostalgia, nature and memories .
I'm very much honoured by your words, Dave and thank you warmly for the time you spent commenting on this song . What pleases my friends, fills my heart with bliss and I'm indeed very glad Ed and you all liked it .
cu around,
My friendliest thoughts,
Janis :)
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This is just so so blissful!
janis your a angel and Ed my man you are a god!
This Track pulls on the heart strings and has so much emotion.!
fave from me.....5 star.....i bow in pure admiration!
beautiful and chilled to the max!
life love and unity to you!
This music is so full of these three elements in your motto, Billy ...
I'm so happy you enjoyed it and paid us a visit here .
Big kisses,
Take good care my dear friend ;))
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I found beautiful pics of Aghalee here :
http://www.flickriver.com/places/United+Kingdom/Northern+Ireland/Aghalee/search/
among which some with "swans swimming so boney" ... as Loreena sang !
I'm very touched, honoured and proud of this song we made . Thanks from the depth of my heart, my dear friend .
Big hugs,
Janis ;)
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Just stick to what's beautiful in and around you, Davey my good friend .
My warmest thoughts,
choc kisses ;)
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Thx a lot Eaton and nice to meet you .
Best,
Janis
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Yes, why not? I'll see about the pella :)
Cheers
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All I can say is BRAVO young lady, and hope for an encore. I will cherish this download (thank you for that) and enjoy it over and over again.
You really are a marvelous talent. Thank you for sharing your gifts with all of us.
Bear
Thanks to YOU for all these smiles you draw on my too often sad face ...
Take good care, my friend .
Bises
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Aw ... you can't imagine how much your words move me, Ed ... !
Coming from such a gifted musician as you and a so nice person, they touch me a lot ...
I did my best with the tempo, t'was quite hard to stick to it but I sang it with my heart and all this song was telling me .
Thank you very very much my friend for leaning on the Frenchie amateur I am .
Bises ;)
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The song was great, I am going to download this, thanks for sharing! A big FAV!!
Wayne
It's nice of you to have stopped by here :)
Well, no, I have never really sung professionally . Only worked in a studio and released 2 or 3 thgs at a local level.
Thx a lot for your enthusiastic and supportive words !
Susan ;)
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Nice to meet you,
Thank you very much for your comment which honours me a lot .
Best,
Janis
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I think you hit the higher notes than me lol
Your a real beautiful Star!
Superb track!......I give you a standing ovation.
And just so you know
Une ovation est une forme d'applaudissements où les membres d'un public assis debout tout en applaudissant après les spectacles extraordinaires de renommée particulièrement élevé .... très très bien fait! cinq étoiles
I'm enchanted you like it although it's full of little mistakes .
Much joy in my heart reading your gentle comment,
Thank you Billy,
Take care,
Kisses ;)
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I'm happy you felt the emotion in it and liked my humble version .
Thx a lot, Mr Danfu ;)
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I so wish he had another metal track on his page ... ;)
Sorry not to be very active in our quest for a metal track but I'm very busy at school these days . Those little vampires ... ! lol
I'm happy we're going to do sthg together,
Take care, sweet siren,
Bises :)
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If you need some vocals some day, don't hesitate to tell me . I'd be very happy and honoured to try sthg with you .
Take care,
Bises,
Janis ;)
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Knowing you, I'm not surprised it "spoke" to you and I'm really glad you liked it ;)
This would nto be much without Paul Kiss's great great talent as a musician and composer . This guy is a jeweller, no wonder my voice sounds nice on such a track .
Thanks to YOU for your so warm and supportive words .
Take good care, my friend and cu around,
Bises,
Janis ;)
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Cheers
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Thx for your lovely and very much appreciated comment .
Best regards,
Janis ;)
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Cheers ;)
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Bang on.
FR
Cu around,
Kiss ;)
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All my friendliest wishes for this new year !!
I don't know Nightwish but I'm always glad when people make me discover new things so I'll go and check for their tracks on the net, thx .
I'm really happy, honoured and touched by your kind and supportive words, Ed . A big thank you !
Bises,
Janis
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And wow again.
Everything about this one screams "THIS SHOULD BE A HIT RECORD!!!!!!"
Brilliant vocals. Brilliant instrumentation.
Simply brilliant.
Did I say this was brilliant????
I hope all is well.
Bear
I'm so so so happy you liked it, Bear ! We put much of our souls in it and I'm delighted you enjoyed what we did ...
It was like a heavenly present .. Kostya made it so beautiful that I felt like a little girl opening her Xmas present and discovering a marvel in the box . T'was so natural to hear sthg on such a gorgeous track .
Thank you Bear, you know how much your opinion is important to me .
I hope you had a nice time during these celebration days and that you're doing very well .
Kisses,
Janis
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totally awesome
I don't know about the back ups, you should ask Kostya, but I'd be very glad to try sthg with you some day . This would be fantastic !!
I thank you very much for your positive words, they go straight to my heart ..
Bises,
Janis ;)
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Thx, very happy you liked it ;)
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Your comment is ... wow ... upsetting .
I'm very honoured and thank you warmly for it .
So glad you enjoyed it !
Merry Xmas deary,
Kisses,
Janis