ROUND 4
1) Randall Williams (Bath, Maine) covers Emily Kurn (Anchorage, Alaska)
Song Title: “I’m Just Like You”
Further Info: www.whereisrandall.com / www.emilykurn.com
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2)Fred Gillen Jr. (Peekskill, NY) covers Abbie Gardner (Hoboken, NJ)
Song Title: “I’d Rather Be”
Further Info: www.fredgillenjr.com / www.abbiegardner.com
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3)Putnam Smith (Portland, ME) covers Nate Spencer (Ashville, NC)
Song Title: “I Hear Bells Tonight”
Further Info: www.putnamsmith.com / runawayboxcarmusic.wordpress.com
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4) Connor Garvey (Portland, ME) covers Putnam Smith (Portland, ME)
Song Title: “Arkansas”
Further Info: www.connorgarveysongs.com / www.putnamsmith.com
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5) Fred Gillen Jr (Peekskill, NY) covers Rich Deans (East Orange, NJ)
Song Title: “You Can Count On Me”
Further Info: www.fredgillenjr.com / www.richdeans.com
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Also see Hope Machine cover Rich’s Song
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January 16th…next round!
Hey Songwriters…it is time to get those sweet videos in and be a part of the Round 4 which will be posted on the 16th. Be the first wave of people to use the submit section of the web page!!!!
Round 3
Happy New Year! What better way to bring in the New Year but to celebrate with some great songwriters singing other fantastic songwriters’ songs! In an effort to counter the mass of weight put on during the holidays this round (the third) is a bit thinner than the last two…but no less grand! As always enjoy the tunes, learn about new songwriters, and gear up for the next round in two weeks January 17th!
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1) Sharon Goldman (New Jersey) covers Girlyman (Atlanta, GA)
Song- “There’s a Hole in My Bucket, Christine”
Further Info- http://www.craigwerth.com / http://www.facebook.com/jmalloymusic
Upcoming Rounds…submissions are encouraged!
Hey all! Hope the holiday season is fantastic and the upcoming new year is full of wonderful things. One wonderful thing you can count on is many more rounds of Cover Your Friends. The next few installments should be posted on January 2nd, January 16, and January 30th. SONGWRITERS: Get your video camera going and don’t stop! LISTENERS: Just keep doing that awesome thing you do!
ROUND 2
Song – “Wild and Precious Thing”
Further info - www.jaimemichaels.com / www.jefftalmadge.com
It all begins December 5th
Hey Singer-Songwriters!
Chances are if you’re reading this you play songs. Chances are you also have some wonderfully talented friends who play songs too. Chances are you play a few of their songs OR want to push yourself to learn some of their songs. This blog is set up with the intention of providing an opportunity to cover your friends songs. I know this is not an original or ground breaking idea I just think there can never be too much of this type of stuff happening so if you’d like to be a part of it THAT WOULD BE GREAT and I have enough motivation to get the ball rolling! Here’s how I think it should work:
1) Learn a friends song: A friend can be as liberal or as strict as you would like it to be. I’d say the intent is for you to cover a song of someone you are already enjoying spending time with and want other people to hear their song but if you want to use this as an icebreaker…who am I to say that’s wrong. Also your choice on whether you want it to be a surprise or if you ask them for guidance…
2) Record a video of you playing that song: this can be either in your house, on the stage, or anywhere else you choose…but lets do videos, they are much more fun to watch!
3) Send your video (youtube or vimeo link) to me and I upload it to the blog and to the youtube channel: connorgarveymusic@gmail.com
4) Send websites for you and who you are covering as well as where y’all are musically based!
5) Share: Subtle last step but very important…share it with other people out there so that it opens their eyes to the other great tunes out there!
I intend to develop a pattern or day that new videos are uploaded but I just figured I’d choose a date randomly to start. It would be awesome if we could get somewhere in the range of 10-20 for the launch so that it starts with some gusto…WHO’S IN?!!!?
Fine Print: Ok…here is the fine print. I have done zero investigation into any copyright laws surrounding this and would ask you to do your own homework before submitting any video that might be an issue. As there is no money going around here and it is intended to garner more exposure and excitement about other people in the scene I hope there isn’t any issue but please accept this responsibility on your own submission…if there is any to be owned.
