FAWM: @mikegtz / Michael Gutierrez-May

Michael Gutierrez-May

@mikegtz

Songs

Joined

2007

Uxbridge MA
www.mgutierrezmaymusic.com

Pronouns: he/him

Year #19…I am Mike and I live in South Central Mass, halfway between Providence RI and Worcester MA. I am a guitar based singer songwriter and my songs are mostly folk and Americana in nature, but I like to experiment and I like to collaborate, so FAWM is my opportunity to throw myself in the musical blender and mix things up. Great stuff has happened here for me!

In December 2024, I finished my most recent album, Light Still Shines The Same. You can see the album at mgutierrezmay66.bandcamp/artist/light-still-shines-the-same. To listen to my music via streaming, look for me under Michael Gutierrez-May. This single from last year’s FAWM is also currently treading the boards, created with Nadine DeMacedo and Andrew Russell Band: https://on.soundcloud.com/jihj2gDarpey6897Ew .

My email: [email protected] which is also the way to request a copy of my CD. Suggested cost is $10 on Bandcamp, but you can pay what you would like. Include your mailing address!

Songs

The Divorce by @mikegtz 22h #songcycle #threeofus

Coral Gables by @mikegtz 23h #songcycle #threeofus

Beer (Desert Soul) by @cblack + @mikegtz 4d

3517 A Street by @mikegtz 5d #threeofus #songcycle

4641 Heather Drive by @mikegtz 6d #threeofus

People Do Weird Things When They are High by @mikegtz 1w

Believe Me by @mikegtz 1w #randomcollaboration #spanish #acousticonetake

Korea is Confusing by @mikegtz 1w #aimademedoit

Virginia Baptist Hospital by @mikegtz 1w #songcycle #threeofus

Leopard Lily (Lily of then Jungle) by @gbg2016 + @mikegtz 2w

Victoria Station by @mikegtz 2w #songcycle #threeofus

The Avocado Song by @mikegtz + @quadrivium 2w #piano #voice #vocables

Someone Who Loves You by @mikegtz 2w

Minneapolis Rises! (You Won't Pass) by @mikegtz + @cindyrella 2w

Ducks In A Row by @mikegtz 2w #badsongclub #folk #acousticonetake

The Roanoker by @mikegtz 2w #songcycle #threeofus

Soundboard

Messages left for you by other fawmers.

@tamsnumber4 4d

Thank you for commenting on my songs "The Quiet Cold" and "The Animal Within", I really Appreciate it!

@mikegtz 4d

Always cool to listen to your songs, Tammy!

@cblack 5d

Came up with this. Let me know what you think.

"Beer (Desert Soul)"

(Sound of the Rain collab)

Such intense tooth pain lasting all damn night the rum the only plan no painkillers in sight five years sober ending so fast that first drink will not be the last.

Cue eight years of endless beers trials, setbacks, a few salty tears beer for breakfast, lunch and dinner this six-pack's gonna be a winner Friends made who can almost keep up with the endless thirst that has to sup

Beer like the sound of the rain My parched soul in unending pain Showing up drunk to work Stumbling 'round and being a jerk Surprised I wasn't instantly fired I guess I'll just pretend I'm tired Vodka, rum, bourbon, beer Absinthe, beer, beer, beer

Is this what my soul actually needs? Beer like rain in the desert Drunk again, bladder feeds Beer like rain in the desert

It lasted eight years this time Ending up with cheap boxed wine But then a hospital nightmare scare Time for sobriety, gotta be fair But I still remember the sound of the rain Light beer cans opening Cola might be just a little plain But now my desert soul can sing.

Now my desert soul can sing.

@mikegtz 5d

Good work, let me see what I can do with these. I might change a word or two. If I do change something, I'll send it back to you in an email. I will also send the MP3 to you for posting.

@nancihobson1 5d

Hi Mike , great to hear you again!! Thank you for your kind comment. Maybe I’ll try for an album some day. Some days I like my songs. Some days not so much. I’ll have to try recording on the days I like them!

@cblack 5d

We've been paired for the random collab. I can do lyrics if you like? Do you have a topic in mind?

@mikegtz 5d

I usually list topics to get to for the FAWM month and two that I haven't gotten to are Off The Road and Sound of the Rain, which are both prompts from Fearless Week earlier in the month. If you have any ideas on one of both, we could roll from there and then I could do music for it.

@leslie 2w

Happy FAWMing!

@quadrivium 2w

Hi Mike, To answer your question about lyrics for our collab, the subject can be sci fi, but it doesn't have to be. I love silly nonsense words, so could you include some between the lines of your lyrics? (They can be the same every time if you wish. Or not.) To stay seasonal, would you like to write about the coldest day you've ever experienced and fill the story full of hyperbole? (If you have already gotten an idea for lyrics don't worry about anything I just typed.)

@mikegtz 2w

Hi Mary, If you send me your email address, I can send you back some lyrics. I like the idea of joining in on the Week #1 challenge to use made up words. My email is [email protected] . If you want to drop your email back by the replay feature, that will work also. Mike

@quadrivium 2w

I just got home and emailed you. Yay for lyrics!

@mikegtz 2w

Excellent, will check in tomorrow am.