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James Olin OdenEnthralled - Demo Revision 2This a demo of my song Enthralled. The premise of the song is moving out of a slave mentality incurred by abusive relationships into a mentality of ruling your own life.
Enthralled
by James Olin Oden
How does a thrall become a queen?
How can a slave learn to lead?
Every bit of freedom helps.
Every bit of freedom helps.
Free to make her own judgements, whether good or ill.
Free to make her own judgements, though death may stare.
Free to make her stand,
In strength without fear.
Let her be the repose of her people.
Let her rest...2017-09-2609 min
James Olin OdenThe SilenceThe Silence
by James Olin Oden
There is no crueler sound,
At least that I have found,
than silence between two lovers,
It echoes ever on,
under each and every song,
it lies a constant murmur.
The dead have more to say,
though within the grave they lay,
their communion so much the clearer.
And as night follow the day,
and time widdle away,
the silence grows e'er the louder.
For did they not once lay,
Entwine and sport and play,
One breath they held between them.
The air was ever filled,
With words that ever trilled,
The joy they...2017-09-0302 min
James Olin OdenCalavera GirlCalavera Girl
By James Olin Oden
Some say the winter
Comes in early November
En diá de los muertos
A new love is born
Calavera girl you move me
Calavera girl you moved me
No season lasts forever,
Our winter only four months,
But I'd lay with you forever,
Holding back springs blooming,
Calavera girl you move me
Calavera girl you moved me
I thought that we belonged together,
But you love were haunted by another,
The changing seasons must be obeyed,
And I’m a spirit of the spring time, I’m afraid.
Our love it seems was haunted,
By an...2017-04-1504 min
James Olin OdenYou're Not HerA demo of a song I wrote to describe what might be the feelings of someone who having unwilling gone through a break up finds that no other partner will do because they keep comparing others to the one that left.
You’re Not Her
By James Olin Oden
(chorus)
I’d hold your hand, but it’s not hers,
I’d kiss your lips; they wouldn’t feel the same,
I’d love your heart, but it’s not hers,
It just wouldn’t ever quite be the same.
She broke my heart, but I’ll always love her,
A special place wi...2017-03-1304 min
James Olin OdenThe Worst ThingThis is a song about that moment your partner decides something unilaterally that effects both of you, but in which you know you will have no say.
The Worst Thing
By James Olin Oden
I could hear it in your voice,
I could see it in your eyes,
The resolution of your heart,
A conversation I’d be denied.
The most painful thing I ever felt,
Is when I realized,
You’d already made up your mind.
No conversation could we have,
No hearing of my side,
You’d already made up your mind.
(Instrumental)
Now it’s happening again,
A conver...2016-11-2403 min
James Olin OdenLove Again SomehowLove Again Somehow (demo)
By James Olin Oden
I’ve been running down the road,
And I can’t seem stop,
It's not quite clear,
What it is I'm running from.
And I do not know,
Where these roads may lead.
I’m a running ragged, I'm mighty haggard,
I'm a ball of misery.
(chorus)
Won't you help me,
To find my way,
I'm running blind,
No I cannot see.
Death awaits me,
But I still got time,
To learn to love again somehow
(chorus)
I've been scrapping,
With my old enemy,
He's a lot of fun,
Looks a lot like m...2016-10-2402 min
James Olin OdenWho Are You (Mórrígan)This is a demo of a song about our desire for war, how we are drawn to it against our own best interests. It is also a song about being drawn to a mate that might not be the best for you. Embedded in it is a bit of the Cattle Raid of Cooley, an old Irish legend. Certainly there are subtexts when you consider that war can be a metaphor for many types of struggles.
Who Are You (Mórrígan)
By James Olin Oden
Who are you? Dancing in the midst of the fray?
Cheek to cheek your wr...2016-09-0304 min
James Olin OdenThe New Lord Of Flies (work in progress)There are those who choose to use what talent they have to criticize and judge others, to tear down their works, and to try to control them and manipulate them. This song is about these folks and their petty fiefdoms atop the dung heap.
Concerning execution, I'm still learning to play it, and perhaps the music is not quite done yet. In truth is very hard for me to play because classical guitar players don't play a lot of power chords, at least this one doesn't. So this definitely out of my comfort zone, which is a good thing:
The...2016-05-2004 min
James Olin OdenYou Struck MeA rough demo of You Struck Me, a song about finding love when not looking for it.
You Struck Me Out of Nowhere
By James Olin Oden
I was traveling along,
didn’t mean to cause harm,
Keeping my own way,
When you struck me out of nowhere,
You struck out of nowhere.
Was a one man band,
Just trying to make stand,
Dancing to my own song.
When you struck me out of nowhere,
You struck out of nowhere.
(chorus)
Didn’t know it had even happened,
The beat of my heart was no longer my own,
When you stru...2016-04-2902 min
James Olin OdenAnd We'll Have No RegretsA new song I'm working on. Actually the lyrics were written years ago and I found them recently. Tim Smith, a fellow musician, has been working on the lyrics with me, so at this point its as much his song as mine:
And We’ll Have No Regrets
By James Olin Oden
If you’ll but ask, I’ll sing you a song,
If you’ve the time, I’ll share a pint,
If the music’s right, we’ll dance all night,
And we’ll have no regrets of auld lang syne.
If you welcome me, your company I’ll be,
If you’re h...2016-04-2902 min
James Olin OdenNancy McFarlanes (The Twinkle in Ricky's Eye)This is a quick recording with less than stellar performance of a reel I wrote. The name is the name of our Mayor in Raleigh. Why was there a twinkle in Ricky's eye; well you'd have to ask him.2016-04-1201 min
James Olin OdenYour EyesNew song I've been working on. Here are the lyrics:
Your eyes, your eyes, I see them in the night,
Like the stars they truly delight,
A spoken whisper dispelling fright,
Before them no fear can stand.
Your smile your smile, reflected in your eyes,
Before its gaze no trembling may arise,
In great repose all creation sighs,
And burst forth into spring.
(Chorus)
Like vines entwined we dance across green,
Encircling branches we sway in the breeze,
Hands raised high, do we do the dance of trees,
From season to season.
Do you feel the breeze blowing through your...2016-04-0503 min
James Olin OdenWe Bring the Summer InWhen I first stood at the Cliffs of Moher, I did what I do in high places and pulled out my whistle and began to play an extemporaneous tune. When I was done a lady walked up and thanked me for playing what she said was a sad and very appropriate tune. I was a little confused, but confusion turned to sadness as she explained this was a place where people ended their lives and that her brother had not been dead quite year. For years I have wanted to put this into song and have failed. I think I...2015-11-2704 min
Make it a Double!Episode 3: Irish CraicHey guys! The Craic is flying in Episode 3 of Make it a Double!: Irish Craic. In this episode we talk Irish Whiskey, Guinness being good for you, Pub life, Irish drinking tunes and of course Irish Craic among a bunch of other things. Craic is the Gaelic word for god times, but as we discuss we begin to learn that it’s more than simply good times it’s the special thing shared between friends that makes it the good times.
I talk with Annie Nice from Tir Na Nog, Downtown Raleigh’s Original Irish Pub. She’s a nati...2015-10-0952 min
Irish & Celtic Music PodcastTraditional Music with Celtic RootsI'm back with another fantastic episode where I dig into some of the great Celtic music in my archives from the traditional to Celtic rock. It's gonna be a wild, fun show with music from Full Gael, William Coulter & Friends, Kailyarders, Bonnie Rideout, Linda Connell Studley, Jerry McLean and Blackthorne Aire, Celia Ramsay, Emerald Rose, James Olin Oden, Gerry O'Beirne & Rosie Shipley, Wylde Nept, Bourbon & Shamrocks, The Logues, Scythian, The Woodbines, Tuatha Dea. celticmusicpodcast.com/223
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James Olin OdenBeneath The SongThis is a demo quickly recorded at the point I could mostly play and sing the song. Here are the lyrics, mostly adhered to in the recording:
Beneath the Song
by James Olin Oden
Deeper than reality
Farther than our eyes can see,
Hidden beneath the stories
and the songs
I see your beauty,
So clearly,
If only I had
eyes to see!
Will you help me,
To mark out the time,
To draw ever closer,
unto the sublime,
tracing out the lines
hammering feet in time
forging in motion
what escapes the eye
(Chorus)
Beneath the song,
Beyond the...2015-06-2204 min
Irish & Celtic Music PodcastOpen the Gates of Celtic MusicIrish Celtic music from Poitin, Michael Albert & Henry Lebedinsky, Adam Beattie and the Consultants, Olta, The O'Carolan Songwriter Project, James Olin Oden, Haggis Rampant, Martyn Wylde, Tallymoore, LQR, Celtica Pipes Rock, The Buachaills, Sligo Rags. www.celticmusicpodcast.com
If you enjoy this show, then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on...2014-04-091h 00Irish & Celtic Music PodcastThe Craic Is Free Celtic MusicIrish Celtic music from Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Cu Dubh, James Olin Oden, Ilse de Ziah, Jesse Ferguson, Joel D. McKissack, Chrissy Crowley, The Stubby Shillelaghs, Martyn Wylde, Caliorne, Brendan Monaghan, WindPoem & Out Of Orion, Devils Water, The Merry Wives of Windsor. www.celticmusicpodcast.com
If you enjoy this show, then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to...2014-01-181h 00Irish & Celtic Music PodcastCeltic HalloweenIrish Celtic music from Bow Triplets, Loudwhisper, Nancy Daily-Green, Maggie Sansone, Marc Gunn, Anne Roos, The Secret Commonwealth, James Olin Oden, Merry Wives of Windsor, Gan Fidel, Hair of the Dog, Green Man, The BibleCode Sundays, FiddleSticks. www.celticmusicpodcast.com
If you enjoy this show, then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you he...2013-10-241h 04
Celtic Myth PodshowCMP Special 36 - 2013 Spring Equinox Show Pt.2It's always great to hear from you! garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com Speakpipe More resources over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com Show Summary: This is the second half of our super show celebrating the Spring Equinox and Ostara! We've got another 4 great pieces of music, a charming piece from a book by W.B. Yeats called Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (and published in 1888!) about the Fairies and a man called Frank Martin who has 'The Sight' and our amazing story by Ceri Norman from her superb book, Celtic...2013-04-1038 min
Celtic Myth Podshow2013 Spring Equinox Show Pt.2Music, fairies and Celtic Maidens! This is the second half of our super show celebrating the Spring Equinox and Ostara! We've got another 4 great pieces of music, a charming piece from a book by W.B. Yeats called Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (and published in 1888!) about the Fairies and a man called Frank Martin who has 'The Sight' and our amazing story by Ceri Norman from her superb book, Celtic Maidens. You'll hear a great poem by Rick Allen, as well as music by SJ Tucker, Damh the Bard, the Connemara Stone Company...2013-04-101h 05
Celtic Roots Radio – Irish music podcastCeltic Roots Radio 56 – The Cock Corner & Co. Down RailwayHosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from:The Borderers, (South Australia) - 'Will You Love Me When I'm Fat, Bald & Ugly, (Inspired) Nick Cooke, (England, UK) - 'Gerry the Frog/Old Noll's Jig', (Banquet of Boxes) Kickin Grass Band, (North Carolina, USA) - 'Hometown', (The Kickin Grass Band) James Olin Oden, (North Carolina, USA) - 'Samhain's M...2013-02-1129 minIrish & Celtic Music PodcastIrish & Celtic Music: Boston Blackthorne, Stout Pounders, EmishMusic from Sloanwolfe, The Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra, Boston Blackthorne, Scooter Muse, Maidens IV, Brizeus, Vintage Wildflowers, Neidfyre, Stout Pounders, Castlebay, Emish, The Sheridan Band, Shillelagh Jack, Firkin, James Olin Oden. www.celticmusicpodcast.com
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