Feb 2022 collab harmonies harmonychallenge irish
On a whim, I thought there would other singers who would be interested in singing harmonies, and I put the Harmony Singers Challenge post in the forum (https://fawm.org/forums/topic/12729/) and got a whole bunch of people to join in. Many thanks to @kahlo2013 for writing the lyrics in record time, and @cleanshoes, @sorby69, and @fearlessflight2014 for jumping on with the harmonies after I came up with the melody for Song 1 of the challenge.
And yes, I added some harmony for the last few verses, so there are five voices here. I couldn't help myself.
They Would Sing Together
Lyrics ©2022 Elizabeth Petty
Music ©2022 Ken Mattsson/BeaconBeats Music
Verse 1
there was once a lad from Ireland
with eyes of emerald green
he was so kind to everyone
and wow! could he sing
Verse 2
he’d sing from his heart with all townsfolk
for weddings and for wakes
his voice was a clear as a sparkling spring
and full as the deepest lake
Chorus
they would sing together
all night long
to his clear sweet melodies
they would sing together
all night long
they would sing in harmony
Verse 3
one night he missed singing time
he wasn’t anywhere around
the townsfolk sang his favorite songs
to lure him back to town
Verse 4
at sunset the next night he returned
with a lad with eyes sky blue
the townsfolk cheered to celebrate
and they joined in song too
Chorus
Verse 5
with emerald green and sky blue eyes
the lads made a stunning pair
the townsfolk people loving them
and music filled the air
Chorus
@danvaillancourt Mar 2022
YES! Such beautiful voices melding together. Love the traditional folky melody and uplifting lyrics. So sweet and so much vocal talent on this track.
@elesimo Feb 2022
So beautiful! I love when all the voices sing together, it's such a warm feeling. So good!
@nancyrost Feb 2022
Ooh, chills hearing all your voices together! Great arrangement and performances with a fitting lyric for this collaboration.
@gregthehero Feb 2022
great success, well done!
@crisp1 Feb 2022
I love how everybody's voice is distinct and yet you all blend so well together, fittingly! Sweet story/lyrics by Liz and just a heckuva pleasure to listen to!
@tunecat Feb 2022
Beautiful in every way! Great job on writing the lyrics, setting them, abd all the vocalists !
@serene123 Feb 2022
Absolutely gorgeous singing! Thanks so much for this. Enjoyed it a lot.
@cleanshoes Feb 2022
This is lovely! Nice job mixing, Ken, and thank you for putting the challenge together! Brought me back to my choir days.
@kahlo2013 Feb 2022
So grateful for the beautiful voices that gave these lyrics life. And thanks to Ken for inviting me to write for it!
@darcistrutt Feb 2022
Beautiful harmonies! The lyric is perfect for a harmony challenge!! Fun to hear the results.
@sunnymae Feb 2022
This is just beautiful Guys!!!! Love the lyrics. Storytelling always lends itself to community song and this is such a breath of fresh air. I love the way the harmonies build. Got a nice baritone in there too!!!
Just swell. Great to wake up to this joyous sound today. xx
@leslie333 Feb 2022
Very pretty! Sweet lyrics. Makes me wistful thinking about what's going on.
@liz561 Feb 2022
This is so absolutely beautiful! @kahlo2013 wrote lovely lyrics and the harmonies added by @cleanshoes, @sorby69 and @fearlessflight2014 simply soar! What a wonderful work.
@richaaaay Feb 2022
Impressive and wonderful. Ken, way to take initiative with your forum post. The final product is great, lyrics and harmonies.
@lenigmusx1 Feb 2022
This is great and very authentic! It feels as if your are all in a pub and I’m hanging out having a Pint! Really enjoy how it feels as if I could just stand up and join the song:)
@mahtowin Feb 2022
Beautiful!
@ayehahmur Feb 2022
How nice is this? Lovely folk style vibe to it and a real good selection of well chosen, well sung parts. Great stuff!
@gm7 Feb 2022
Wonderful harmonies. Ken is a great collab. I going back for another listen. Well done by all.
@nadine Feb 2022
Kudos to all singers. It is super hard to nail pitch and phrasing both. I heard Kens solo version and it's quite hard! None of you is completely off and it's so nice to hear all the voices together! Cool idea! And very harmonic (pun intended).
@timfatchen Feb 2022
I'm impressed not just by the harmonies and everyone holding pitch, but the clarity even with multiple different studio recording!
@davidtaro Feb 2022
Absolutely magnificent work everyone. This has Ken's stamp all over it, but it's the combination of your voices that elevates it. I do really love the way Liz is sort of held back, so when she comes in it really lifts the dynamics and gives that ebb and flow that you need. Wow.
@sorby69 Feb 2022
Ah this is wonderful Ken - so good to hear the final piece with all four of our voices together. Thanks for suggesting this and making it happen.
@emkaydeebee Feb 2022
Oh this is special! Love the different voices, and how this challenge pushes you to find your place within it. Brilliant!
@tan482 Feb 2022
This is so beautiful. Takes me straight to a late night folk festival singing session. Well done all!
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Nice to hear a darned good harmony and there are plenty here! Well played ladies and gentlemen
@guatecoop Feb 2022
Wow! Holy smokes! I am so glad that I am up!!! What a wonderful song with such beautiful voices. A terrific song to begin with and it just grows into such rich and lovely harmonies. Absolutely fabulous. Loved it and thank you for doing this together! The talent around here is just incredible.
@metalfoot Feb 2022
Oh, this is lovely. Two thumbs up!
@mikeskliar Feb 2022
wow, beautiful- that's some serious harmony singing there! nice work everyone!
great project ken- kudos for getting it all together!