Unknown to most, Mary Magdalene was a world-class violinist and composer. This lost work was recently discovered at an Ohio flea market. Surprisingly modern! Please share with friends. Free download.
Greetings -- This is the website for Dave Shiflett's music and writing. More music at https://daveshiflett.bandcamp.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdh9m_zS6xOmktOQegLql8w
There are lots of my Wall Street Journal reviews on the News page. New reviews include two books about Dolly Parton – “Star of the Show” and “Ain't Nobody's Fool”; Paul McCartney's “Wings – The Story of a Band on the Run," Ozzy Osbourne's memoir, “Last Rites,” “Bear With Me” by Daniel Horowitz, “Submersed” by Matthew Gavin Frank, Rick Steves's memoir ("On the Hippie Trail") and Peter Wolf's memoir ("Waiting on the Moon") plus review of “The Crazies" by Amy Gamerman. It's about a Montana wind farmer who's shut down by his billionaire neighbors. I'm more focused on music these days but if you're a literary rainmaker, or troublemaker, you might be interested in a recently completed novel called "Three Clicks Past the Paraclete." It's about love, generational warfare, possum rescuing and racial reconciliation in Richmond, Va. as the confederate heroes lose their visas. Funnier than it sounds. Daveshiflett1@gmail.com for more information.
OF POSSIBLE INTEREST:
“For Tom” (below) is a collection of instrumental guitar pieces with special guest Viktor Krauss.
https://daveshiflett.bandcamp.com/album/for-tom
“The Girl in the Meadow” (link below) is a remake of an earlier guitar piece, featuring violin and contrabass. Inspired by a friend who buried her mother the old fashioned way: she dug the grave with a shovel. Don't think this happens much any more. Starts dark but brightens considerably.
Four compilations of my songs are also available (see below). You can listen to all the songs for free and download the collection for a small charge (single songs can also be downloaded). Directly under those links are a few ‘classical’ compositions that are around 7-8 minutes each. If times are hard for you send me an email (Daveshiflett1@gmail.com) and I'll send you the sound files for free.
You can also find “Songs from Life (both parts)” and “Siren Songs” (both parts) at Bandcamp:
https://daveshiflett.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-life-part-one
https://daveshiflett.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-life-part-2
https://daveshiflett.bandcamp.com/album/siren-songs-part-one
https://daveshiflett.bandcamp.com/album/siren-songs-part-two
It would be great if you'd hit the follow button. That will result in being notified when I put out a new recording. I am in the process of compiling all my music – pop, folk, country, and contemporary classical – in a dozen or so collections, which I'll be releasing over the course of the next year or two.
LONG SHOT: For reasons still unknown I once wrote a musical called “Ruth's Song” about a hopeless girl who sees the light. “Smile While You Can” and “My Beautiful Friend” (videos below) are among the 14 original songs. The music is linked below. If you are crazy enough to stage a musical this may be for you.
Thanks for stopping by. I am always available at Daveshiflett1@gmail.com
This is the first compilation of my songs written for female vocalists. Seven of the songs, starting with 'A Simple Thing,' are sung by Buttafly Vazquez. Buttafly attended the professional performing arts high school in Read more
This is the first compilation of my songs written for female vocalists. Seven of the songs, starting with 'A Simple Thing,' are sung by Buttafly Vazquez. Buttafly attended the professional performing arts high school in New York where she was classmates with Alicia Keys. I met her at the Cary Street Cafe in Richmond, Virginia. She had heard 'My Beautiful Friend,' which was the first of my songs she learned. I wrote four others for her and we recorded all five at Jim Mohr's studio outside Richmond. That collection is called 'A Simple Thing' and was released in 2013, We later did 'Distant Star' and 'Smile While You Can' with producer Morgan Terry Hyde, who played (via keyboard) all the instruments except guitar (Dave Shiflett). Lyrics are included for all songs.
Jeanine Guidry sings 'All The Good Men,' 'Fly,' and 'Perfect Sky.' I met Jeanine during the recording of 'Songs for Aging Cynics.' She had been a missionary, including a stint near the Killing Fields in Cambodia. Jeanine, who sang harmony and three leads on 'Cynics,' is Dutch; English is her second language. She has an incredibly clear and beautiful voice. -- Dave Shiflett
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Smile While You Can 4:300:00/4:30
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A Simple Thing 4:560:00/4:56
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Perfect Sky 4:350:00/4:35
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Distant Star 3:330:00/3:33
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Somehow 4:230:00/4:23
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Fly 4:520:00/4:52
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Autumn Love 2:560:00/2:56
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Darlin' 2:580:00/2:58
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All The Good Men 4:270:00/4:27
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My Beautiful Friend 3:530:00/3:53
For A Friend Who Died Alone
Dave Shiflett
In memory of Jo Ellen Davis. She suffered an unspeakable crime in her early teens, struggled to make a good life for herself, and never forgot how to laugh. She died alone during the holidays. RIP