Category Archives: EFS Music
“Deep River Blues”
(To see more Guitar TAB transcriptions, click on Guitar Music in the Categories list.) This past February, I wrote a post for this blog called “Songbooks & Sheet Music.” One of the songbooks I mentioned was Jerry Silverman’s Folk Song Encyclopedia, … Continue reading
“Song For Andrea”
It was the Winter and Spring of 1975. We were both students at the University of New Hampshire. She was a junior Nutrition major, I was a senior Music Education major. She shared an off-campus apartment with another girl and I was living … Continue reading
A Song For My Daughter’s Wedding
Late in the afternoon of Saturday, September 29, under cloudy but miraculously rain-free skies, with about 140 of their dearest friends and family members in attendance, my daughter Kristin and Andrew Robertson were wed. That evening, at the brilliantly conceived, … Continue reading
The Water Is Wide
Even though this song is related to “Lord Jamie Douglas,” a Scotish ballad from 1776; and that ballad uses a tune, known as “Waly, Waly,” that is English and dates back to the 1720’s; and that tune is related to … Continue reading
“Friday Night”
Many years ago, I had a gig playing Friday nights at the Loaf & Ladle Restaurant on Water Street in downtown Exeter, NH. After the first year or so, I decided that I needed some kind of “theme song.” This is … Continue reading
This Historic Day… My Father
Francis Matthew Sinclair, my father, was born on this day, May 27, in the year 1915. He was the son of Joseph F. and Mary (Winkler) Sinclair and lived almost his entire life in Exeter, NH. He graduated from Exeter High … Continue reading
“The Reason I’m Here”
Musically, it’s a waltz. Lyrically, it’s a love song, with two verses, a chorus and a bridge: “I know how it might seem, but you’re still the reason I need to believe.” (As true now as it was then.) Guitaristically, I play … Continue reading
“You’re The One”
I wrote “You’re The One” towards the end of 1982, with the finished lyrics dated 12/15/82 in my first, large-format, black-covered songwriting journal. This love song (true then, true now) became track #2 of my cassette album Anytime, recorded and … Continue reading
Anytime
On Friday, September 9, 1988, I recorded my first album. The recording session started at 6:00 pm and was held in Mayer Auditorium on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH. I had the help of a trio of … Continue reading
A Song Full Of Asking
I haven’t posted a song in quite some time, let alone one that asks so many questions… Do you say “isn’t” or do you say “ain’t?” Do you say “fine” or “can’t complain?” Do you say “Charlie” or do you … Continue reading
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