1. THIS BEGGAR’S HEART
Darrell Scott

2. Some artists paint with sound. Darrel Scott's "This Beggar's Heart"
starts with a simple palette
His voice, with a sprinkle of guitar.
"This Beggar's Heart that I've been given.
This Beggar's Heart has a working door.
It may swing wide,
It may be bolted...
to feel this world no more."

3. He gently, patiently,
adds
color...
A string bass is added.
"This voice I sing it has been given......
This voice I sing will break down the door
And what's inside will find a friend or two
And sing alone no more."

4. In music we say the Texture is becoming thicker.
We have more things to hear.
A harmony vocal.
Tin whistle.
"These hands of mine will do your bidding...
These hands will play in time too
And time will show these hands have mattered
If they have mattered to you.

5. Percussion, still sparse.
More to hear.
More to affect us.
Percussion, still sparse.
"These eyes of mine, they take your picture...
These eyes that see in two and four --
I close my eyes and I still see you,
And see myself no more."

6. Much like learning about life... More things to influence us.
Tin whistle and
guitar have two different
melodies...
Violin has a nice line, too.

7. Like life, music can be complicated
yet remain harmonious.
Loudest,
More bass.
"These feet have have walked me though this lonesome world..
These feet have dropped me here today...
And I'll be damned, I'm going
Where I'm going.
I really know no other way."

8. Sadness Frustration....
"These words I sing, they ring familiar.
These words I sing I've heard before."

9. Sadness...
Resignation.
"Oh, fare thee well
my one and own true love,
I'll see you in my dreams
once more."

10. Thinner texture.
Lonely.
... "This song I sing is fin'ly over,
You're free to go about your way."

11. And turn the houselights on. I've really nothing more to say."
"So bang the drums
And turn the houselights on.
I've really nothing more to say."

12. Brilliant musician and
Darrell Scott.
Brilliant musician and
a songwriter's
songwriter

13. Resources http://gallery.jefffasano.com/img-lg/darrell%20scott5379.jpg
Homepage.
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