lovely! &mdash 09/05/05 - 09:09:27 PM
You have such a gorgeous voice, Pavlina! Perfect for this
style. And there's nothing wrong with your guitar either. [ Reply to This ]
crystal clear voice &mdash 09/05/05 - 09:25:44 PM
Your voice sounds very powerful and soft at the same
time. Quite beautiful singing. The guitars were great
background accompaniment... Richard, nicely done, and
thanks for helping the young lady with your talented
guitar/harmonica, and helping her navigate GarageBand
and the website.
Ah, Czech folk music, now this place is cooking! I look
forward to more of these gorgeous songs from the land of
Dvorak and Smetena!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Power and beauty in this vocal &mdash 09/05/05 - 09:33:12 PM
This is a lovely tune, well-sung. I agree with Drakonis,
your voice is soft and powerful at the same time. And I see
you are getting good help from rschletty. An excellent
first post, Pavlina. I am looking forward to more from you!
8-9-9-9
p.s. I think you accidentally checked "explicit" when you
posted this. It is easily fixed by editing your song, and
unchecking that box. [ Reply to This ]
nice &mdash 09/05/05 - 10:32:59 PM
to hear languages other than english,
cool voice. Richard is smoking on his
harmonica.
nice first one, good job there.
cheers [ Reply to This ]
Haunting &mdash 09/06/05 - 03:45:16 AM
Glad you posted this - beautiful song well sung. And thanks
to Richard for helping this happen. Welcome to MacJams!
KK [ Reply to This ]
thank you :) &mdash 09/06/05 - 04:00:02 AM
thank you guys for your kind comments. i think im not going
to give up. i think im going to fight! :) can't wait for any
progress. hopefully it will come with time :) it is fun to be
CREATIVE uaaahhhhhhh :) going to tickle the strings now
again.
tom i see the "explicit" beside the song name, but have no
idea what does it mean. when i was posting the tune, i was
hiting every button to tick everybox available on the screen
without knowing, what is it. is it rude?! im taking it off! what
does it mean? [ Reply to This ]
explicit &mdash 09/06/05 - 04:07:17 AM
tom, how to get rid of explicit? on macjams song editor?
where about? im lost it terms again, help! [ Reply to This ]
explicit &mdash 09/06/05 - 05:52:50 AM
"Explicit" means the song contains lyrics or words that may be obscene or
offensive. It is a warning to listeners. You can remove it by clicking on the
"Edit Song" button on your song page (just above the photo and song title).
Then you will see a choice for "yes" or "no" under "Explicit Content?" Just click
"no." That will fix it.
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Very nice... &mdash 09/06/05 - 05:58:42 AM
.....first impression. Song was well played and your voice is great. Look forward to many more. :) [ Reply to This ]
A fun collab &mdash 09/06/05 - 07:25:58 AM
Here were my comments, made to Pavlina when I listened
to the simple, unadorned MP3 recording she sent me
(which had her voice and picking guitar combined):
"Lasko Boze Lasko is a beautiful song! How wonderful
your voice is. So delicate yet mature. Bravo!"
Pavlina: I really enjoyed collaborating with you. Don't be
afraid to ask for more help with GarageBand. I'm sure
others will offer to help you make more "magic". Thanks
for posting the lyrics. I will be singing this
wonderful Czech song at Old Man River Cafe on October
14.
Oh, you mentioned that you play tin whistle. We'd love to
hear that. [ Reply to This ]
A fun collab &mdash 09/06/05 - 09:13:26 AM
When I sing this, I'll probably transpose from C to D or E. And I'll use these
lyrics (adapted from Pavlina's "free" translation):
Love, oh God, Love,
where are you coming from?
You don't blossom on the hills,
you don't flower in the fields.
You don't blossom on the hills,
you don't flower in the fields.
Love, oh dear Love,
I had so much of you.
But now I do not have
the smallest grain in my hand.
But now I do not have
the smallest grain in my hand.
But if Love were to grow
like wheat in the fields,
so many hearts of sweet maidens
would break, so easily would break.
So many hearts of sweet maidens
would break, so easily would break.
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Sonority by Schletty: http://www.schletty.com/indwellings [ Reply to This ]
What a sweet voice &mdash 09/06/05 - 08:36:00 AM
Wow &mdash 09/06/05 - 12:37:01 PM
Stunning vocals, really. Beautifully sung and great
accompaniment.
Lovely little melody.
Great job. [ Reply to This ]
Wonderful &mdash 09/06/05 - 02:03:12 PM
singing.
you have a lovely voice.
lovely guitar playing and great harmonica accompianment
from Richard.
I do hear a little crackle from somewhere running thru the
track, but not enough to distract completely.
Welcome to Macjams and please post more!
SlimGirlFat [ Reply to This ]
Very sweet voice &mdash 09/06/05 - 02:21:43 PM
Pavlina, you have a lovely voice. And I think you can make
it sound even better by believing in it a little more! It has a
beautiful tone ... your singing is precise and full of soul. In
some parts of the song you sound very settled and
confident, and that's when your voice is at its best ... it
really soars, and then it sounds stunning. In other places
you sound slightly less confident, as if you're not quite
sure you're going to get it right. I think if you can make
yourself believe that you have a good voice (and I promise
you, you have!) and have faith in your ability to sing, your
singing will get better and better. [ Reply to This ]
thank you &mdash 09/06/05 - 06:35:57 PM
thank you guys so much :) im appreciating every of your
comments. you dont have to be affraid to be a little harder
on me. the critisism is sometimes hard to listen to, but on
other hand without it no one could get very far. thank you
again. you are very kind. oh and would you mind, if time to
time i teased you with some completaly silly questions about
recording? i'm feeling in my old bones, im going to struggle
a little bit on that part of creating of "magic" :) wires and me,
it just doesnt go together. [ Reply to This ]
thank you &mdash 09/07/05 - 11:21:03 AM
OK. We will get tougher with our criticism. Send us a recording that is not so
wonderful! Just kidding.
Pavlina, the things you need to improve on are these:
1) To reduce background noise, consider buying a plug-in USB "Snowball"
microphone by Blue. Or buy some other external microphone (which might
require what is called a "pre-amp" or "digital interface").
2) Improve the timing of your picking guitar. Try recording the guitar first,
then create a new track and record your voice. Use headphones to monitor
the guitar while you record new tracks. Add some penny whistle while you are
at it!
3) The volume of your voice and guitar in your original MP3 was lower at the
beginning (with noticeable background hiss or noise), but the volume
increased with strength as you went along and really "got into" the song. I
made adjustments in the version I mixed which is posted here.
That is all. You are well on your way to pleasing a lot of people with your fine
musical skills!
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thank you &mdash 09/06/05 - 06:35:59 PM
thank you guys so much :) im appreciating every of your
comments. you dont have to be affraid to be a little harder
on me. the critisism is sometimes hard to listen to, but on
other hand without it no one could get very far. thank you
again. you are very kind. oh and would you mind, if time to
time i teased you with some completaly silly questions about
recording? i'm feeling in my old bones, im going to struggle
a little bit on that part of creating of "magic" :) wires and me,
it just doesnt go together. [ Reply to This ]
thank you &mdash 09/06/05 - 06:36:00 PM
thank you guys so much :) im appreciating every of your
comments. you dont have to be affraid to be a little harder
on me. the critisism is sometimes hard to listen to, but on
other hand without it no one could get very far. thank you
again. you are very kind. oh and would you mind, if time to
time i teased you with some completaly silly questions about
recording? i'm feeling in my old bones, im going to struggle
a little bit on that part of creating of "magic" :) wires and me,
it just doesnt go together. [ Reply to This ]
thank you &mdash 09/06/05 - 06:36:01 PM
thank you guys so much :) im appreciating every of your
comments. you dont have to be affraid to be a little harder
on me. the critisism is sometimes hard to listen to, but on
other hand without it no one could get very far. thank you
again. you are very kind. oh and would you mind, if time to
time i teased you with some completaly silly questions about
recording? i'm feeling in my old bones, im going to struggle
a little bit on that part of creating of "magic" :) wires and me,
it just doesnt go together. [ Reply to This ]
oooops :) &mdash 09/07/05 - 02:28:01 AM
A big welcome... &mdash 09/07/05 - 07:13:45 AM
A big welcome... &mdash 09/07/05 - 05:50:47 PM
nice... &mdash 09/07/05 - 12:04:27 PM
I think the best thing is the strength of the your voice, which goes well with the strong folk melody, but the harmonica really works well to add the right sort of flavor.
Trying to record the guitar and the voice separately is a good way to make it possible to fix timings and levels later on in the mix, but for folk material may not give you the proper feeling. Any way, I think it might be good just to keep at it and it will become better and better. This is a pretty good start.
This reminded me of one of my best friends from when I was a wee lad growing up, who just moved from Prague to Bratislava. [ Reply to This ]
nice... &mdash 09/07/05 - 05:48:41 PM
thank you jim for your comment. the reason why i separated guitar and singing
is, that im not very good at playing instrument. when i play guitar, i cant
concentrate on delivering the messages, hidden in lyrics. i know exactly, what
you mean. i hope, that it is just a question of time, to get out of my self, what i
would love to get out of my self. im appreciating every your comments and im
very grateful for them. so don't worry to be even harder on me :) [ Reply to This ]
Nice song choice &mdash 09/09/05 - 10:07:41 PM
Beautiful voice, ceilidh. Welcome to MacJams. I'm really looking forward to hearing more from you. [ Reply to This ]
Nice song choice &mdash 09/10/05 - 07:22:49 PM
Nice song choice &mdash 09/11/05 - 02:54:48 PM
ceilidh and I are working on remixes of both Lasko Boze Lasko and Solitude.
We will blend our voices. Thanks, Nolan.
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Sonority by Schletty: http://www.schletty.com/indwellings [ Reply to This ]
What a voice!! &mdash 09/12/05 - 11:12:18 AM
What a voice!! &mdash 09/12/05 - 02:01:58 PM
do you mean with raw eggs?!! just teasing you, thank you for lovely comment
david :) [ Reply to This ]
hi &mdash 09/12/05 - 03:15:23 PM
hi,
love all folk music and this song moves me very much.
absolutely amazing arrangement,
i will listening to this song a lot and looking out for more of
your music.
you have a very beautiful voice with great range..
really really great [ Reply to This ]
hi &mdash 09/13/05 - 05:01:10 AM
andrew thank you very much :) but i actually think the biggist magic is hidden in
richard's harmonica. i just sent to him singing with a wee bit of guitar and he
came with such a beautiful sound. im just thinking about if i have ever told him,
how much i love that sound. that is so surprising instument to be used in czech
trad music. usualy it is a fiddle or clarinet, a double bass, dulcimer or bag
pipe...... richard you are a magic man :) thank you [ Reply to This ]
wow &mdash 09/16/05 - 03:35:38 AM
I just bumped into your song, It's very, very pretty. It's so
nice to hear a new player and singer come here that is so
talented, Thank you for your song. Please do another. [ Reply to This ]
wow &mdash 09/16/05 - 05:15:36 AM
thank you tom :) it is SO nice to get nice feedback. it is almost like to do an
adrenalin sport. it just pours into your vain a strenth power and determination
to create something even bigger, better, and at best unforgetable :) thank you
again. [ Reply to This ]
wow .2 &mdash 09/16/05 - 03:37:24 AM
wow .2 &mdash 09/23/05 - 03:55:06 PM
thanks much!
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Sonority by Schletty: http://www.schletty.com/indwellings [ Reply to This ]
beautiful vocals! &mdash 09/16/05 - 06:30:40 AM
Vocals are great..really strong and full of grace. Great tune
...one of the really nice things about MJ is that you get
exposed to such a variety of music. This traditional song
is a good example of this. Thanks for sharing
Steve [ Reply to This ]
Welcome to MacJams &mdash 09/17/05 - 06:58:44 AM
I look forward to hearing more of your music - you have a
lovely voice. This is a great place to learn how to make your
recordings and songs better and have some fun. [ Reply to This ]
A beautiful voice... &mdash 09/19/05 - 05:16:36 PM
...and a beautiful melody...
This song is a gem!
You have excellent pitch, phrasing and inflection...
Having heard you're another one doing this with the
pinhole mic, I can't wait to hear what happens on that day
you record through a great mic and a decent preamp...
Stand back, MacJams!
Welcome. This is a treat.
Ed
Richard, I'm gaining more and more respect for you as
harmonicist... [ Reply to This ]
A beautiful voice... &mdash 09/19/05 - 05:52:41 PM
a harmonicist...no one ever called me that before. Thanks! My dad taught me
how to play 40 years ago and I never really had any coaching other than that.
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Sonority by Schletty: http://www.schletty.com/indwellings [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful :) &mdash 09/20/05 - 07:57:42 PM
You have a wonderful voice, Pavlina. Thank you for
sharing it here.
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Beautiful :) &mdash 09/24/05 - 11:42:43 AM
Im a fan &mdash 10/02/06 - 06:40:42 PM
Go, czech - go!! &mdash 10/13/06 - 08:47:06 AM
That's a really nice voice you've got there - I can see the you singing this
in your national costume! It's very nice to listen too....I'd like to hear this
in a really good clean recording though. But it's still very good. :-) [ Reply to This ]
thank you slide &mdash 10/13/06 - 05:30:19 PM
i would love to hear it in really good clean recording as well slide, but so far it is impossible. im cut off of my magic mac and so far it looks like i will be able to return to "making magic" in february. many months ahead still. but i can be patient, if i really want (actually if i really have to. ´cause there is usually no other option :) thank you for your words. i am gratefull for anyone who dropps a comment, a couple of words, maybe even a tear? :) ta ta cheers [ Reply to This ]
Hoping your Mac is back soon &mdash 02/18/07 - 05:16:44 PM
Another tear...for being away so long from recording music. I'd like to collaborate on more songs, please.
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http://www.schletty.com/song [ Reply to This ]
... &mdash 02/18/07 - 06:36:01 PM
you are cute richard :) of course we will. give me a couple of weeks more, ok?
ta ta for now. p. [ Reply to This ]
MacSoon &mdash 02/19/07 - 06:13:46 PM
Good! Talk to you soon! My wife loves your voice, too!
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http://www.schletty.com/song [ Reply to This ]
realy cool &mdash 02/17/07 - 03:48:19 PM
Thanks for posting the english a very beautifull song your voice is outstanding [ Reply to This ]
... &mdash 02/17/07 - 06:50:23 PM
im so glad you like it :) i will try to post more of traditional music, because that is my blood type and my joy :)
thank you for your words boy
paja [ Reply to This ]
nice &mdash 05/22/07 - 07:58:01 AM
damien &mdash 06/25/07 - 09:04:57 AM
if you knew how much i hope as well.... i just don't know how to make all things work, how to create from garage band recording a music file i can send. i still didn't figure it out. but i will once. i HAVE TO!!!! :) and then i will be looking forward to find some comment from you here again :)
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from czech republic, currently living in brazil, but in my heart belonging to ireland [ Reply to This ]
Sweet tune &mdash 06/04/07 - 04:45:32 PM
It's nice to hear some culture's music I'm not accustom to. The song as a whole is very nice and innocent sounding. The vocals really star in this. Richard did a nice job backing with the guitar. Great job the two of you. [ Reply to This ]
john &mdash 06/25/07 - 09:08:43 AM
thank you so much for your lovely words and i have to agree with you, i'm so very grateful to richard for his great guitar... i am a terrible at that and he helped me SO much. thank you again (to both of you :)
paja
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from czech republic, currently living in brazil, but in my heart belonging to ireland [ Reply to This ]
moving &mdash 06/11/07 - 01:24:10 PM
This song and everything about it is moving and beautiful. More please. [ Reply to This ]
... &mdash 07/05/07 - 07:34:47 AM
len thank you, you are lovely :)
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from czech republic, currently living in brazil, but in my heart belonging to ireland [ Reply to This ]
Sorry! &mdash 06/20/07 - 06:53:38 PM
I thought i'd commented on this and added it as a favourite. This is a lovely song - I love your voice Pavlina especially as the song gets going where you sound very confident.
Thank you
Peter [ Reply to This ]
... &mdash 07/05/07 - 07:38:22 AM
pete, your apology is really sweet :) but truly DON'T worry. how lovely.... :)
and thank you very much for your compliment.
paja
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from czech republic, currently living in brazil, but in my heart belonging to ireland [ Reply to This ]
The voice! &mdash 07/02/07 - 08:32:27 AM
Well, I'm not saying anything new, but you have a really lovely voice! And moreover, there it is capable of both power and gentleness. See? I told you I wasn't saying anything new!
I will add, though, that the instrumental accompaniment is a bit overbearing for my taste. Not only could it be softer, to allow the listener to focus on your voice (which, after all, is the most important part of a song), but the textures could be sparser, for the same reason.
But no biggie! It remains an excellent song. [ Reply to This ]
clark, &mdash 07/02/07 - 10:05:34 AM
i fully understand, what you mean. actually this is a trad czech song and in our trad music is no guitar at all. there is a fiddle, a double bass, dulcimer, clarinet etc. it might really sound little too strong for the singing, but at that time i was feeling a bit, that JUST a singing would be too little. that to make it really nice and strong it needs at least one two instruments, to make the sound richer, fuller. but i'm still SO very happy for all the lovely help i got from richard. he was so kind to me, to do everything what he did.
thank you so much for your comment and advice clark. i'm SO very glad always to hear, what can be improved and fixed. thank you again :)
ps:what is sparser? it feels like that by an accident was hit a wrong button on the keyboard. but because of my poor english, i can not figure out the word and i neither found it in the dictionary. and it is important to me :)
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from czech republic, currently living in brazil, but in my heart belonging to ireland [ Reply to This ]
... &mdash 07/02/07 - 01:27:31 PM
Hi Pavlina, thanks for your friendly response!
"Sparser" = "More sparse"
"Sparse" = "thinly distributed," the opposite of "dense."
So, a person might say, "the trees are dense in that section of the forest, but they are sparser (more thinly spaced out) over there."
In music, 'sparse' and 'dense' can be used to refer to texture. A texture with, for example, 30 instrumental tracks, all sounding at the same time, might be called very dense (!), whereas a texture with just your voice, a violin, and a double bass would be thinner, or 'sparser.'
A beautiful voice is a uniquely expressive instrument, and I feel that when too many instruments are added into the texture it can take away some of the expressive power of the voice. The same can be true when the accompaniment is very active, or 'busy;' that too can draw the attention of the listener more to the instruments than to the voice.
Hope this is helpful!
All the best, Clark --- ClarkRoss.ca is now welcoming visitors from distant planets -- Apply within [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful! &mdash 07/06/07 - 03:32:47 PM
So this was your first post? I can't wait to hear your next!
Beautiful, beautiful voice...
~Brian Weiland [ Reply to This ]
Unique &mdash 07/09/07 - 04:26:38 PM
I wonder if this song has ever gotten a treatment like this before? I love the expression in your voice and the instruments complement it perfectly. A very enjoyable collab. Would love to hear more! [ Reply to This ]
Lovely song . . . &mdash 07/24/07 - 10:07:13 PM
. . . lovely name, and a really lovely voice.
Thanks for the translation. I'm fascinated by how other cultures treat common subject matter (such as love) and the imagery that is used. [ Reply to This ]
we love it &mdash 08/09/07 - 09:19:11 AM
I guess it's all been said, but &mdash 09/22/07 - 10:31:29 AM
I feel compelled to add my voice to the choir. This is a lovely song about love, done by a lovely and very talented singer named Pavlina. Your voice has depth and soul to it that makes it so beautiful to listen to. I really love this song, and I too would like to hear it done with a really clean mix.
Richard, your part in all of this is very well played and you can be proud of the effort you made here. My only suggestion would be to use a steel string acoustic instead of nylon string. At least I thinks that was what I was hearing here. It would brighten up the guitar part and fill out the song a little better. At least that's my feelings on this.
And Pavlina, I think what Rebsie said is right on the mark. You have a beautiful haunting voice, but as she said and I do too, sometimes you lack the confidence to just let it come out. Believe me girl, there is no reason for you to lack confidence in your voice or your singing ability. You are a very good singer with a wonderful voice.
I Love this song and and the work you both have done together on it.
Ed [ Reply to This ]
Dear Ed &mdash 09/29/07 - 01:27:05 PM
you can do what ever you want with the song. I will be happy. The only problem is, i don't have anymore the garageband recording in my computer (with all those separated tracks of voice, guitar, harmonica). It is all gone. Can you somehow download the song and use that? And, well, you really can not play anymore or is it just a little sarcasm? Because you could make a wonderful c/w music of it.
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from czech republic, currently living in brazil, but in my heart belonging to ireland [ Reply to This ]
from the sons of hypnos... &mdash 10/27/07 - 01:25:27 AM
great voice, great tune. maybe a duet with the great greggins sometime?
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This is Cute.... &mdash 11/22/07 - 07:53:28 AM
Pavlusko, this is one of the cutest things Ive ever listened to...moje Lasko...and just to know that You recorded (playing and singing) it straight away, with no tricks, effects, copies and pastes...Im so proud of You for the natural born musician You have inside of You. We just need to let this musician come out more and more...Congrats to Richard again for the help :-)
I Love You Sikulko
Ferdasek
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micinko moje &mdash 11/22/07 - 06:49:06 PM
i truly think you are too kind. i don't think i am an naturally born musician, but i don't think i am too much out of tune either. i think it is like with that triceps on your arm you want to make bigger and stronger. you have to go regularly to gym, lift that kind of weight which is the most suitable for you. do not take too heavy one, cause it could ruin you for long or do not take a very easy, light one, because that would be just a waste of time. do exactly what you have to do as often as you can and results will come very soon :) instead of carnitin or special protein for supporting and right development of your "instrument" you can drink raw egg or mashed onion with honey or simply chew tuns of apples. i heard they clean your throat.
micinko thank you for your words and for your so big and warm support. you are so special...
yes and thank again to rich who was so very king and helpfull :)
miluju te zabatko
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... &mdash 11/22/07 - 08:41:16 AM
Smooth &mdash 02/18/08 - 06:22:30 AM
Fantastic song, your vocals are so expressive; one can feel the atmosphere. Great! [ Reply to This ]
This &mdash 02/18/08 - 02:03:17 PM
song is already almost a fossil, looking at the date of posting, but so more your comment pleased me after all that time and made me happy :) I am really glad you like it.
I am a big heart broken, because I couldn't do any music past months, because of traveling and now, when i can again, the bugger fast track doesn't want to work. Ach well.
Thank you for lovely comment Andreas
Paja [ Reply to This ]
This song made me cry &mdash 03/23/08 - 01:30:09 PM
Pavlina, In the nicest possible way. You sang like an angel a truly amazing voice you have. You are a beautiful spirit inside and out.
Your sweet voice told me this fact.
I will be especially listening to this one for years to come as often as I can. And thank you for if I had not seen you had fav my new uploaded unfinished song. I may never have got to hear this fantastic song.
lovely lyrics. too.
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful music.
This is indeed the best song that I have heard so far on here.
And believe me I have listened to a good few, just look at my home page. Everything was mixed so perfect but it was your amazing voice that captured my heart, I listened with my earphones in. God Bless.
Well done to all. Peace Dee xx
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dear Dee &mdash 03/26/08 - 11:46:26 AM
you are TOO kind.
You've got all my opinions in that note I sent you.
Thank you very much for being so very supportive and lovely...
Pavlina [ Reply to This ]
very pretty &mdash 03/26/08 - 09:04:55 AM
beautiful vocals. i think i like it more since i don't know the words. it than because more musical and can mean whatever one wants it to. it ended right when i was getting really into it :/ it's pretty [ Reply to This ]
unfortunately &mdash 03/26/08 - 11:32:33 AM
it doesn't have more verses boy :(
Yeah... I could repeat the three ones already sung, cause you wouldn't understand anyway (as you said :) and you could imagine what ever ;) But I just stick with the original. If I was a musician, I would add some wonderful fiddle solo, but I just badly tickle my guitar and that's not enough :)
I am very happy you like it.
Thank you for listening and your comment :) [ Reply to This ]
.. &mdash 03/27/08 - 07:30:03 AM
you could just copy and paste the song in the program so it repeats a couple times :) ofcourse one can just put it on repeat as well. [ Reply to This ]
Gentle, but passoinate! &mdash 03/26/08 - 09:12:18 AM
Your wonderful voice just wins the heart over. Simple, but effective folk backgraound by Richard is the perfect accompaniment.
Very beautiful!
Stephen
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style. And there's nothing wrong with your guitar either.
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