mark skinner 849 Posted January 17 (edited) Hello , this was a fun one for me. I got out my cello and bluegrass instruments. Whitt Townsend , a friend of mine did the upright bass and let me use his dobro to finish the song up. I really enjoyed trying to play it .. Any suggestions for improvement will be Greatly appreciated. Thanks for the listen .. mark " Mix C" Edited January 19 by mark skinner Remix 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hidden Symmetry 1,644 Posted January 17 Excellent, this sounds so good. Nailed everything, loved it. Release it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeeringAmps 2,055 Posted January 17 👍's 👏 t left my comments over at SoundCloud; shouldn't vous? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperFreq 7 Posted January 17 Fantastic! Kudos for using all traditional instruments. Great playing and great vocalist too. On a tangent, have you seen the film Songcatcher from 2000? Interesting flick, starring Aidan Quinn & Janet McTeer, about a 1900s musicologist who discovers the "missing link" in a remote village in Appalacia, where traditional Scottish & Irish ballads have been preserved through generations of isolated mountain musicians. Worth watching for the soundtrack alone. This song would've been a perfect fit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSband 431 Posted January 17 Wow, this sounds really great! Flawless! I played banjo in my teens so I like good hillbilly music. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jesse Screed 920 Posted January 18 Hey Boy, go on tour, come to my town, and I will buy a ticket 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noynekker 458 Posted January 18 Hey Mark . . . excellent playing, and it's recorded / mixed as near perfection as I can imagine . . . you really got that thing with the strings ! Also, really love the way you brought back that ghost of Mississippi from the dead (faded out) for one last rousing chorus. Like Jesse said . . . when the tour comes, I'll be there with my old school bic lighter for the encore. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark skinner 849 Posted January 18 (edited) On 1/17/2023 at 9:04 AM, Hidden Symmetry said: Excellent, this sounds so good. Nailed everything, loved it. Release it. Thank You , I'm Glad you enjoyed it. But .. (of course) after a few listens I had to go back in and make a few minor changes and do a little more work on the dobro. I posted another link for mix "C". @DeeringAmps Thanks Tom for the listen and comment on Soundcloud. I Really appreciate it. @SuperFreq Thanks for taking time to listen and comment. I like fooling with a lot of instruments I can't really play. There's even a dulcimer in there somewhere. I haven't seen the Songcatcher movie but it sounds like something I would enjoy. I'm gonna try and stream it. @KSband Thanks , I've had a banjo for a few years but never play it. I've used it once on another song. My hillbilly brother suggested this song for me. @Jesse Screed I don't think they would let me "comp" everything live and on tour. @noynekker Thank You Bruce , If it's got a string on it , I'll at least try to make something of it. My fishing rod's next .. Thank again Everybody ! mark Edited January 19 by mark skinner 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jesse Screed 920 Posted January 19 9 hours ago, mark skinner said: I don't think they would let me "comp" everything live and on tour. OK, maybe I'll load up the bus and come see you Where do you live, just in case? (I am a peaceful sort) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Fogle 730 Posted January 21 Great sound Mark. Very interesting mix because every instrument is clear, the arrangement has a lot of movement, especially in headphones. You do a nice job on the vocal and it sits well in the mix. As the announcer says in the GMC truck commercial, "this is professional quality". Love the double fade out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve@baselines.com 399 Posted January 21 Great - love all the instruments. That a banjo in there? Nice! And the vocal sounds great. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhonoBrainer 2,000 Posted January 21 That was great from every perspective. Maybe the vocals could be .25 db louder. Maybe the bass .5 db louder. Maybe not. Freakin swampy greatness. Say "hi to Amos Moses if you see 'im. cheers, -Tom 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark skinner 849 Posted January 21 (edited) On 1/18/2023 at 6:46 PM, Jesse Screed said: OK, maybe I'll load up the bus and come see you Where do you live, just in case? (I am a peaceful sort) Jesse , I'd Love it .. I'm in N Alabama not far from Mississippi. The cover photo was taken from my pasture fence. I might as well be in the Delta. @Jim Fogle I appreciate it. I can't take credit for the double fade out , as it was in the original. I think I will adjust it later though. I caught a response from @Lord Tim about how to create an S type fade that it really needs. Already a long song and the fades put it past the 6 min mark , but I couldn't stop. @steve@baselines.com Thanks for commenting. Yeah , I pretty much had to rebuild the old banjo just to use it.. @PhonoBrainer "Thanks" for the suggestion. When I redo the fade's , I'll take a Close look at the bass and Vox levels. Thank You . If I make any changes I won't bump it up but will include Mix "D" on the post . mark Edited January 21 by mark skinner 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeEarCandy 57 Posted January 22 This is very swampy and it got my bottom all soggy! Love it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
