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A cute song. Listen to it a few times and it gets stuck in your head.
Cardboard Box
Cardboard box
Could you hold a memory?
Cardboard box
I’m not ready to leave
Could you pester somebody else
While I recollect myself?
Oh, no.
Cardboard box
What a nuisance you are
Cardboard box
Don’t you dare go too far
Can’t you see I don’t wanna let go?
Take it all, [...]
Really, really well done song by Shagpile (aka Jason Vare), a 29 year old singer songwriter from NE England – a little town called Bedlington, about 10 miles from Newcastle. Everything is recorded in his bedroom in his little flat.
Jason uses Second Life graphics to tell the story and we think he would [...]
Reina (pronounced “RAY-nuh”) is from the United States and has been playing guitar since she was around 15 without much formal instruction. She has many wonderful original songs and is a great talent.
Lyrics:
There are a few new leaves
On my backyard tree
And I never want to trip you up with honesty
But I guess the burden of [...]
President of Everything is the alias of singer/songwriter Devin O’Toole, a native of Syracuse, NY. With little more than a guitar and his voice he creates an audioscape that can only come from a blend of musicianship and pure melody.
Lyrics:
If I wander out too far,
Reel me back in with the rope
And if the rope begins [...]
Not Without Grace consists of Christoffer Franzén, Alexander and Linnéa Herlogsson, and was founded in 2007. The young trio mainly focuses on acoustic songwriting and performances, having influences like Joshua Radin, Damien Rice and City & Colour.
Band Members: Alexander Herlogsson (rhythm guitar), Christoffer Franzén (lead guitar), and Linnéa Herlogsson (vocals).
Lyrics
Never thought it would be [...]
Ben is a first year student at the University of Sussex in Brighton (England), but lives in France. He’s been writing songs and playing guitar for a year or two.
The recording is weak, but Ben’s original song shows some potential.
Here’s a 16 year old rising start from New Mexico. Elle is a both a singer and songwriter. We’ll be hearing more from her.
LYRICS
VERSE 1
Listen to me now
Dont go any further than
Saying this out loud
You dont have to pretend
it only took a couple minutes just to figure this out
we can do anything if we live [...]
Hannah is a 17 year old singer-songwriter from the UK. She is completely self-taught.
Lovely voice and great potential.
Lyrics
Air is heavy at my feet
As I watch you cross the street
Right in front of me
I’m shadowed by this tree
So maybe you didn’t see my face
But it’s such a small place
And in this small place
There’s a big [...]
Sungha Jung is a young Korean guitarist.
His dream is to become a professional acoustic fingerstyle guitarist. He had been watching his dad play the guitar for awhile before finally jumping in himself two years ago. He turned eleven in September, 2007.
Currently, he is taking weekly classical guitar lessons and teaching himself fingerstyle guitar.
Lui immigrated to California in 1990 and obtained a Music degree from San Diego State University.
Lui officially launched her solo career in 2004, and has since become an awarded Performer/Songwriter, touring West/East Coast, Sydney, Europe, & Canada.
“I’m not all that funny, am painfully shy, and have learned that i am most earnest and well understood [...]
