Birthdays & Anniversaries
Part of my SU4L “Mentoring” portfolio, these are all composition that I created as gifts for people who are very special to me, in celebration of precious Birthdays, Weddings, and Anniversaries.
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8 songs
4:46
1960s folk protest song style with acoustic guitar, harmonica, and heartfelt, unpolished male and female vocals, Themes of justice, peace, and solidarity, Lo-fi, live coffeehouse feel with minimal production, Reflective and stirring lyrics in the tradition of classic American folk revival and civil rights-era ballads, Earthy, poetic, and emotionally raw
3:44
short intro, Grateful Dead, joyous, deep voice, happy, short fiddle interlude, soulful harmonies, ballad style, rock and role, celebration
3:57
adult male voice, celebrate, Acoustic piano, choral, short interlude, folk, ballad style, happy, soulful harmonies
4:00
adult male voice, ballad style, Acoustic piano, choral, singer-songwriter, happy
5:51
harp intro, deep male voice, happy, celebrate, float gracefully, joyous, acoustic piano, harp interlude, soulful harmonies, ballad style, flute outro
3:00
deep bass voice, ballad style, Acoustic piano, male voice, short harp interlude, singer-songwriter, no falsetto, soulful harmonies
3:49
faithful cover, preserve original melody, arrangement, and tempo; acoustic folk style, short acoustic intro, deep male vocal, melodic and happy tone, light choral backing, minimal reinterpretation
4:19
short acoustic piano intro; strong male baritone voice; ballad style; harmonies in the chorus, joyous; acoustic piano outro