FAWM: @berni1954 / berni1954

berni1954

@berni1954

Songs

Joined

2018

08800 ES
www.youtube.com/c/berniarmstrong/videos

Been writing songs since I was fifteen.... Some 57 years ago.

Songs

Memento Mori by @berni1954 6h #12string

Telepathy by @berni1954 1d #fuc #happysad #mixed

Undercover by @berni1954 2d #folk

Yet Another Love Song by @berni1954 2d #fuc #folk

A Small Thing by @berni1954 3d #fuc #folk #baritone

Tall Tales or Truths by @berni1954 3d #fuc #guitalle

Warning Signs by @berni1954 3d #biab #country

Like a Rolling Bitcoin by @berni1954 4d #capochallenge

Her Nightingale Floor by @berni1954 + @alain_the_chef 4d #fuc #synth

Crossing the River by @berni1954 + @mikeskliar 5d #fuc #guitalele

Elementary by @berni1954 5d #bass #allaboutthebass

Gloves by @berni1954 6d #fuc #poisonerchallenge

Lullabies by @berni1954 6d #acapella

WhatsApp by @berni1954 1w #neglected12string

In Your Arms by @berni1954 1w #fuc #finishedit

Transformation by @berni1954 1w #fuc #guitalele #finishedit

Bridges by @berni1954 1w #fuc #m

The Conclusion by @berni1954 1w #fuc

The Secret Garden by @berni1954 1w #fuc #artchallenge

Jill Chicken and Billy Pig by @berni1954 1w #fuc #artchallenge

Download it! by @berni1954 2w #fuc

The Screams by @berni1954 2w #artchallenge

Double Life by @berni1954 2w #fuc

Out of the Loop by @berni1954 2w #finishedit #neglected12string

Desert Isle Blues by @berni1954 2w

Gianna by @berni1954 2w #finishedit

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by @berni1954 + @kahlo2013 2w #capochallenge

A Question of Faith by @berni1954 2w #ukulele #movietitlechallenge #queer

Soundboard

Messages left for you by other fawmers.

@richardmasters 3d

No, the random words were just for a starting point if you needed it. I didn't use the ones I generated 😁

@kahlo2013 5d

https://share.google/alLiFNozW94XVrftM

@berni1954 5d

The link didn't work for me. I got a blank screen then a time out. ☹ BUT I then typed in the precis you included a couple of mails back and got the story. Fascinating.

@kahlo2013 5d

Check out this video, "colin pitchfork story and alec jeffreys"

@nadine 6d

You won FAWM, congrats!

@berni1954 6d

Thanks! A bit later than I normally do too 😁 I am not sure I will double my total this year though. I am taking FAWM more calmly and making time for my wife, who is also retired now. She was a FAWM Widow for too long in the past. 😉

@nadine 6d

... or maybe she FAWMs too! Just kidding that's relatable. Speaking Of FAWM widows... https://fawm.org/songs/322236

@billwhite51 1w

you neednt have worried about catching his tuberculosis. all the furniture in his room was burned, the idea of the song is that to be just as good as dylan is no excuse for not being as good, or better than keats. it is about our failure to live up to our heritage and more, to advance the arts rather than lower the standards.

@berni1954 1w

I probably caught whatever was causing one of the attendant's hacking coughs. I had speculated that it was an act and added to the atmosphere 😉. I got the point you are making about failing to live up to our heritage, I remember our first exchanges where I thought I was praising you by making Dylan comparisons, but you didn't see it that way. 🙊

@billwhite51 2w

our celebrations in ilo were never as crazy as this carnival appears to be. there was usually a bit of catholic oppresion hovering abovre the crowds. but in a small fishing village like ours, there was no outside entertainment being brought in, so we had to create our own entertainment. we had a nice little amphitheater though where a college drama group performed grease and a room in the library where a string quartet from arequipa performed one evening. but the main attraction fo rme was the street where we lived was right across the street from the beach and on every sunday people came from all around to play games in the streeet.

@willow1 2w

You know, Bernie, I actually played the bass string of the harp in my father’s laugh with a soft marimba mallet to get that sound! I heard recently that the harp was BANNED by Queen Victoria because it was an instrument of rebellion at the time…that made me REALLY want to add it to my arsenal of accordions and oddball instruments! One day Ireland will be a place I will go to soak in the culture and music, hopefully.

@berni1954 2w

You'll love the land of my ancestors. The people, the landscapes and above all the music. But the architecture is a bit utilitarian in most towns and cities, so don't expect too much on that score.

@kc_ 2w

Hey Bernie, Tx for reading and commenting on Where's the Christmas Cheer... You've piqued my interest with a possible dylanesque treatment... hmmm.... not sure I could pull it off but might give it a shot! It was a great prompt that opened "the channel," It was a fun write!

@berni1954 2w

You'll never know until you try it 😉.

@crisp1 2w

Here to say hello, Berni. Have a great FAWM!

@berni1954 2w

Coming back at you!

@kahlo2013 2w

The speed and sensitivity that you produce wonderful music always amazes me. Thank you for the wonderful collab on The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. I love that you capture and amplify the feeling I was trying to convey so beautifully. Honored to have my first complete song with you!

@berni1954 2w

Thanks, Liz. I am so glad you liked it. I was going to do it with an acoustic, but I picked up an electric and it seemed a better fit.

@kahlo2013 2w

Hi Berni!! I would love it if you grabbed my Swedish song!!! Thank you’ and good to see you here!

@scubed 2w

Good to see you here again. Happy FAWMing!

@coolparadisoMod 2w

good fawming mate!

@berni1954 2w

And to your good self!

@tamsnumber4 2w

Hope you have a Great FAWM!

@berni1954 2w

Same to you with celebratory bells on! 😀

@joshalmond 2w

Have a great FAWM Berni!

@berni1954 2w

Same to you with celebratory bells on! 😀

@johnstaples 2w

Hope you have an awesome FAWM!

@berni1954 2w

Same to you with celebratory bells on! 😀

@max 2w

🍻𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀! 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆. 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗙𝗔𝗪𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴!

@berni1954 2w

Same to you with celebratory bells on! 😀

@charlie_leemburg 2w

Have a nice FAWM!

@berni1954 2w

You too, Charlei!

@newukenewyork 2w

Welcome back! Glad to see you here, too!

@mattwdunn 2w

Happy FAWM!! I’m itching to get going

@berni1954 2w

Me too and I'm keen to see which Matt is going to turn up this year. Have you gone through another metamorphosis? Will you be doing synth based electronics stuff this time around? Or something equally surprising? I'll just have to wait and see.

@mattwdunn 2w

Going for gothic, 80s arena rock this year I think. I’m feeling some heavy riffs and big choruses

@berni1954 2w

Sounds interesting. But no screamed unintelligible vocals, perhaps?

@mattwdunn 2w

Definitely not. I couldn’t do that style even if it interested me. It will be nice clean vocals I promise :)

@nadine 2w

Happy FAWM, Berni!

@berni1954 2w

Same to you, Nadine. great to see you are back.