February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

timmyriordan (@timmyriordan)

progress: 12

joined: February 5 2009
location: Massachusetts, USA
website: www.timmyr.com
influences: Gillian Welch, Elvis Costello, Jeffery Foucault, Tom Waits, They Might Be Giants,

Bio

Folk with Nerdy Swagger was the tag line I recently decided to hang on a shingle outside my door, though I think there are any number of folks round these parts that can outswagger me on the nerdiness front (this means you @Errol)

This is my fourth year 'round these parts. I run my own little project called The Song Bomb (www.thesongbomb.com) during February for which I write 28 songs each year. FAWM keeps me sane while I'm doing it and @Billysea reminds me that 28 songs ain't so many.

That said, The Song Bomb is raising money for the non-profit Guitars in the Classroom (www.guitarsintheclassroom.org) which instructs teachers how to play guitar and write songs so they can bring song based education into their classrooms. It's a great organization. Feel free to say 'hey' if you're interested in finding out more or helping them out. And if you happen to have some extra cash to toss in our fundraising pot (AFTER you've got your Rock Hands of course) we're happy to accept whatever you'd like to give.

2012 Songs

1	Streets of Providence	11 comments // 1 week ago
2	Out of Me	3 comments // 1 week ago
3	Call it Wonder	4 comments // 1 week ago
4	Brand New Shoes	6 comments // 1 week ago
5	Our Custodian	6 comments // 1 week ago
6	Good Used Stuff	5 comments // 1 week ago
7	Judas Sestina	4 comments // 6 days ago
8	Darling, I Love You	8 comments // 5 days ago
9	Return to You	1 comment // 4 days ago
10	Ouroboros	2 comments // 4 days ago
11	Get Down To It	5 comments // 3 days ago
12	Leading to More Use	zong // 2 hours ago

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benjaminyerke 1 day ago

Thanks for the heads up, i fixed the links and provided direct links to songs. Let me know if they are still not working.
errol 1 day ago

You know, I'm getting bad at responding to people who comment on my song. Thanks Timmy Riooordan!

You do know there's a way to get past the 1000 characters, right? I'm assuming everyone knows that trick.
joy212 2 days ago

It's up!! Thanks for the inspiration.
toms 2 days ago

If we can only be reminded of places we have been, then why am I continually reminded of....oh, wait, never mind!
nadia 2 days ago

thanks for your comments on "catch up." i'm glad you enjoyed it!
joy212 2 days ago

Sestina written... now I have to figure out music. I've got some ideas, but I'm gonna give them time to jell. It's up though if you're interested in reading it.
foxis 2 days ago

Hi Timmy. Well...sadly, that studio isn't mine. It belongs to Peter Gabriel (Real World Studios). I was just having some fun and have now confessed in the thread. Sorry!
Wow - you are more than on track! Have to give you a listen today. I hope to get a track up soon, it's been super hectic.
plainspoke 3 days ago

Thank you for listening and for your comment. Yes, it is rather introspective.
toms 3 days ago

Salem State? Rats. I was aiming for Framingham State on a sunny July day in 1998.

Thank you for the kind comment!
gooseran 3 days ago

Dude, thanks for the kind reviews on my songs. I have a heck of a time getting people to listen to my stuff so it's always great to see new comments. To me, getting feedback from fellow musicians means a lot. Thanks again, Timmy!
errol 3 days ago

Oh, but it was a CHALLENGE! But.. a challenge I could not complete. Ah well. Wow, we're up to 10 songs now.

Well, you. Not we.
errol 3 days ago

Wow, Timmy! THAT was pretty darn impressive.

Heck, I wouldn't be able to do that... I would have gotten as far as..

Lo!

And that's about it.

Accolades!

(If you were hoping that I would respond in kind, I wouldn't have been able to ... that would be tooooo hard!)
errol 4 days ago

YOU have a comment now. And it's LONG LONG LONG.
max 4 days ago

Thanks for listening Timmy, much appreciated!
duaneclancy 5 days ago

Hey man ... got my "Sestina" offering placed on the alter ... Riders Of Rohan (*24402)
That was a completely different style than anything I have ever done (took me a while too ... 2 hours!) But I did have to do some research on the style ... and recheck some things in the Tolkien books.
toms 5 days ago

Thank you, Timmy!
bennygee123 5 days ago

Thanks! I'm glad you like the song. Yeah I thought about that "hard" line when I was writing it. I hate to say that the innuendo was mostly intentional. In fact I almost egged it on with the word 'it' instead of the word 'life'. I tend to slip in as many culture references, innuendos, and puns as I can when I'm writing just to keep myself entertained.
errol 5 days ago

Good grief... I was doing video comments, went to your profile... and there were no songs.

And now... you have 8.

So... which one shall I leave a comment on. It better be a good one. Although... maybe not one you really like... because I'll destroy it somehow... I just know it...

And yes, I am nerdier than you! *LAUGH*
joy212 1 week ago

Thanks for the tips, I'll check out those sources for sure. Also, I do enjoy Neil Gaiman; I'm actually finishing up American Gods right now. It does not surprise me at all that he would write a sestina. I've been reading a few to kind of get the feel.... ambitious, but I think I'll try it!
gslade 1 week ago

re: where be songs - Still lookin' for 'em
joy212 1 week ago

Thanks, Timmy. I totally just googled what a sestina is, and I'm not gonna lie, I'm considering it.... might take me the whole month and be a little crazy, but I am considering it.
billysea 1 week ago

Thank you Timmy
billysea 3 weeks ago

Hey friend, good to see you again. Looking forward to more of the madness that FAWM inspires