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Letters From the Edge
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Folk music for postmoderns
I am what you might call a musical generalist. I listen to pretty much everything and I compose in pretty much any style, though I concentrate mainly on folk, folk-rock, rock, synth-pop, alternative, comedy, musical theatre, jazz, new-age, film music, avant-garde, and the occasional lullaby (why sing your kid to sleep with "Rock-a-bye Baby" when you can can create something personalized?). I've done most of my professional (i.e. paid) work in the theatre, where I've been musical director for dozens of productions. I was also musical director of Mental Floss, the legendary Miami improv group, for over 500 performances; I recently did a stint with Laughing Gas, which rose from the ashes of Mental Floss 11 years ago to become the longest running improv group in South Florida. As a singer-songwriter, I've concentrated most of my energy on my signature style of synth-driven folk-rock (sort of Indigo Girls meets Vangelis). I'm also something of a minor celebrity in the world of Filk (folk music for science fiction fans), where I am proud to be the object of the worlds smallest international fan base.
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Genre
Pop Indie Pop
Charts
#983 in subgenre Peak #14
Charts
Peak #59
Author
Darren Zieger
Rights
1990
Uploaded
July 11, 2009
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MP3 5.4 MB 128 kbps 5:57
Story behind the song
Many years ago when I discovered -- from afar -- that my cousins were pursuing artistic paths, as I was, I wrote this song of support and advice to them. Call me a romantic. Or pedantic. Yeah, the second one. This is a highly produced version of what began as a solo acoustic piece. I think this is one of my nicer songs. The chorus is one of my most affecting melodies. The main tracks for this were recorded in 1991, but I recently digitized it and added some harmony vocals I've wanted to add for ages.
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