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jvw

@jvw@musician.social

profile pic: woman w/ long hair & glasses, wearing a pfd & sunhat (and other ordinary clothes) smiling, sailing.

I'm a singer-songwriter, who writes ballads, and earnest, multipart circle songs -- occasionally reaching into other vernaculars as the song requires. Lifting voices and spirits with music and good company, in the richest of folk tradition.

#TransMusician #FolkMusic #Folk #SingerSongwriter #MusicCommunity #FuckCancer

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jvw, to random
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Instead of actually practicing today, I thought I'd see how far I could get on a recording.

Rec'd on a 4-track, and I didn't bounce anything, so no bass or percussion this time.

But, it's kinda amazing how much nuance you can get out of a bugle.

"Remission Rag ... this time with two bugles and a piano"

mykie, to random

I'm glad that skeuomorphism still lives in plugins. I miss it

jvw,
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@Tijn @mykie I don't understand this but I hit the ⭐ bc I want all my UI to look like the second one.

jvw, to random
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Sales for the No Spoons Sessions and corresponding donation to Rainbow Railroad, Aug 3 - Sept 12, 2023. $47.00

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Tweetfiction, to music

What are some good minor chords for a bridge on an AED major chord progression? 🤔
#music #songwriting

jvw,
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@ajaynemusic @Tweetfiction
Or trucker key-change, Bm and Em -> G back to A resolve

jvw,
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@Tweetfiction @ajaynemusic
My head was already doing A/G on repeat...

In stead of practicing for my next date, this A/G/Am head-banger decided to play itself on my guitar

jvw,
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@ajaynemusic @Tweetfiction
ha, thanks!
Now it just needs lots and lots of words.

I saved it as "chord progression for a song with a lot of words"

jvw,
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@Tweetfiction @ajaynemusic Oh please do! The mp3 metadata lists it as plain-old CC International 4.0.

It's yours, friend!

jvw, to FolkMusic
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Rec me some touring folkies for bandcamp friday!

I'll start:

jvw,
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@ajaynemusic

No, seriously, I want to listen to some new folk music!

Folkie? Post your BandCamp URL below!

Or someone else's whom you love!

#Folk #FolkMusic ##Folkie #BandcampFriday #BandcanpFridays

jvw, to trans
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I sometimes feel despair / dysphoric about my voice, as a singer songwriter. Like I'm never going to reach the people I want to reach because I don't sound like the kind of person I think they'd listen to. It's often triggered by listening to cis women sing...

I've been surprised to find that performing live is a pretty effective treatment. The people who show up are exactly who I want to reach.

How about that, eh?

jvw, to random
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"No one has to reveal all the parts of themselves to be authentic."

I just heard that spoken as a casual truism, almost in passing.

🎤

jvw, to random
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So, @usician.social had a cascade failure which wiped out all user data including followers/follow

We all had to re sign up -- so, hi, it's me!

jvw, to Cleveland
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I'll be passing through #Cleveland #Ohio and #Portland #Maine in October or early November.

Anyone out there interested in hosting a #HouseConcert ?

#FolkMusic #SingerSongwriter #Americana #IndieFolk #TransMusic #lgbtqia

jvw, to random
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Another gig this afternoon!

It's so good to be back out there after so many years, interrupted by recovery, then by transition, covid, and just when I thought everything was done... cancer!

I love playing music for people, facilitating a space of shared harmony, where we all sing together (because I grew up on Pete, of course).

jvw, to random
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Anyone willing to share an invite to @wandering.shop ? My TBR stack is just about zeroed out...

jvw, to folk
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I like to post these experiments here first, before I push them to my sketchpad known as SoundCloud.

"Sweet Slow Soul"

I wanted to see how simple I could make the harmony, and test my sense that the whole song is one giant chord (it is, give or take a passing tone or two!)

One track sings the melody, the rest hold a single note from that same melody.

It's not polished, just an experiment for your ears

Beta-58 -> 4-track -> Alesis io|2 -> fuckin Audacity

jvw, to random
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The other day I was chatting about wanting to play larger audiences.

Last night I led maybe 30 people in song ... letting the harmonies develop and wash over me... watching the song sink in and peoples' smiles grow...

Today I'm not sure what more than that I would want?

I have songs that would sound best (I think) sung by a few thousand voices, and I do wonder what that would feel like.

But mostly just I'm grateful to share music with open hearts -- one or more at a time

jvw, to Minnesota
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Big hail today in Minneapolis!

#minnesota #weather #mpr #hail

kitoconnell, to austin
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Call to Action from Violet Crown #Antifascists: The Let Women Speak TERF movement is holding a rally in opposition to #Austin #Pride tomorrow. Come out prepared to oppose them and support your #trans and nonbinary comrades.

Bring signs, noisemakers, sunscreen, stay hydrated!

#homophobia #transphobia #activism #LGBTQIA+ #Texas #fascism #antifa

jvw,
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@kitoconnell I can't make it, but I would be honored if someone would sing a song I wrote for just such an occasion.

"I'll Be Right Here, Too"

https://youtu.be/ABmuXcsQC38

mntmn, to random
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are there any music journalists on fedi? especially in the direction of post-punk, non-mainstream goth/industrial, batcave etc

jvw,
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@mntmn @rainbowrodeomag

MetalClassicalRocks, to Metal
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I made this chart to help and fans connect to . I started in rock and metal myself. I still love it. But I love classical music so much I want to help people like me find pieces that suit them.

@classicalmusic

jvw, (edited )
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@MetalClassicalRocks @classicalmusic

Love it!!

But where's Berlioz' Requiem? File under "Wall Of Sound"
2 full choruses, "as many bass and tympani as can fit on the stage", two edit: FOUR brass sections...

The first movement is basically (no pun intended) an epic bass solo!

elsemusic, to random
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An honest conversation between a teacher and a student about the music industry, nepotism and dark money. https://klangmag.co/lifers-dayjobbers-and-the-independently-wealthy-a-letter-to-a-former-student/

jvw,
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@SrRochardBunson
@rainbowrodeomag

jvw, to random
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Hey, a request amidst the federated anarchy of self-rule

If you're gonna screenshot hate-speech for the dunks, please CW it so it doesn't necessarily hit the people it's targeted to

Like, I don't need transphobia in my feeds, even from the "good guys"

ned, (edited ) to random
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I guess her 70th was 5 days ago? Happy belated, Cyndi Lauper!

jvw,
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@ned Happy birthday rock mom! You tha best!

jvw, to science
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Another dumb #physics question

When a StarTrek captain calls "all stop," stopped relative to what exactly?

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