  01) WARM
IT UP at BandCamp TELL
ME SARAH at BandCamp |
"Communion Bells"
COMMUNION BELLS is a
13 song project. The 1ST copies were physical CDs. Then digital
distribution of the project was official via DistroKid on March 1st
2025. Note this LP is........
BEST PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME! The following are some notes from the 1st Single from the project TELL ME SARAH. It was almost the CD title but later as COMMUNION BELLS came together it just fit as project theme. One day back in May of 2024 after I had moved a lot of my recording gear to a remote lake house location, I was out there sitting around and decided to get my Larrivee BT-03 Baritone Acoustic Rosewood guitar out and mess with it. I started strumming, was humming a tune, said some words I cannot even remember now, but my heart was on loss. Loss of a loved one. Loss of feeling God close to me. Loss of the Joy of the Spirit. Loss. Within 15 minutes the "Tell Me Sarah" line was there because it flowed. And around that time I hit some strum chords that sounded nice and big and fat, and that became the section with "Lies I've tried, but dry eyes still cry". I don't think those were the exact words right away, but by the time I cut a drum track (the levels being set when I recorded a short drum part that became 'Warm It Up') the line settled into that. I had written many lines of 'tell me sarah' and what was filtered out became the official lyrics as follows. TELL ME SARAH Tell me Sarah - why you went away Tell me Sarah - is it better like they say Tell me Sarah - would you say a prayer for me Tell me Sarah - could you share what you now see Lies I’ve tried - But dry eyes still cry Lies I’ve tried - But dry eyes still cry Tell me Sarah - are you gently lost in space Tell me Sarah - do you still love the human race Tell me Sarah - as you slowly float away Can you tell me - how I’ve nothing left to say Lies I’ve tried - But dry eyes still cry Lies I’ve tried - But dry eyes still cry Lies I’ve tried - But dry eyes still cry Lies I’ve tried - But dry eyes still cry credits released February 5, 2025 *recording notes: Drums: Gretsch Catlina w/3 mics. Bass: Squier Affinity Precision PJ bass Guitar: Eastwood Baritone Electric Guitar Vocal mic: I don’t remember Backup vocal mic: I don’t remember license all rights reserved - Frazier Riddell - May 2025 |
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original release date (digital
03/01/2025 - physical 02/07/2025) 