Going Home

Ron ! · Posted 17 Aug 2007 7:23 pm

Ok friends.......my wife Karen is back in the saddle and singing her heart out again.
She is working on a new Gospel album and wanted you to hear this song that will be the opener for this album.Her motto "a day without music is a lost day" is the best motto I've ever heard.

Of course I play(try to)the steel on her songs.
Steel Guitar is a Nashville LTD build by Gary Rittenberry.

Going Home

Let me know what you all think of this song.

Ron

P.s This is a rough track and not a completely done version but is copy written like all of Karen's songs

Johnny Baldwin · From: Long Beach, California, USA

Sounds great! Karen's voice is strong and your PSG licks were very nice. Keep it up.

David Doggett · Posted 17 Aug 2007 10:45 pm

Nice singing and nice steel work. I think you could crank the steel up a little higher in the mix. But then I always say that about steel. Smile

Jim Wilson · From: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA

Sounds good Ron, I'll have to slip out and meet you
one of these days. J Wilson

Luke Morell · From: Ramsey Illinois, USA Hometown of Tex Williams

Ron and Karen, it sounds great. Very Happy

Brad Malone · From: Pennsylvania, USA

Hey Ron, Great work and Karen has a great, strong country voice. Ron, do you pull your 4th E string to F# by itself?...sounds like you like Ralph Mooney..let me know when I can by your CD.

Bob Hickish · From: Port Ludlow, Washington, USA, R.I.P.

Ron & Karen

That has to be the most pleasant playing & singing
that I have heard in a long time .

I'm a fan !!! lets hear more .

Hick

Stan Paxton · Posted 19 Aug 2007 7:04 pm

Yes, that's my kind of music, Country Gospel I calls it Smile

Good singing, and that LTD sounding good, too Cool

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Jerry L Miller · From: Sublette, Kansas, USA

very good singing very good steel. the steel maby could be a little louder. but the steel compliments the song very well can be heard well enough and dosnt over ride the singer
just very good

jerry Very Happy

Terry Kinnear · From: Erie ,Pennsylvania

Hey Ron, That was great,nice job . love to here more. we are having a steel guitar jam this sunday near meadville Pa.would love to have you up here. keep up the good work. Terry [steel wondering]

Howard Tate · From: Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.

Good job Ron. Of course I've always liked Karen's singing and writing.

Jimmie Martin · From: Ohio, USA

that was beautifull. you and your wife are quite a team. keep it going. no better music than gospel in my book. Very Happy

Bent Romnes · From: London,Ontario, Canada

Good job, both of you! Karen, although your voice is individualistic, it reminds me a bit of Barbara Fairchild. What I call a 'sweet' voice. Very well sang!

Ron, your steel shines. I agree with some of the other comments about volume, or as I would put it, 'presence'. It should stand out more.
Great stuff. Thanks for the exclusive preview!
Bent

Harry Dietrich · From: Robesonia, Pennsylvania, USA, R.I.P.

Great job, Ron...both you and Karen. I really enjoyed it.

Harry Very Happy

Ron ! · Posted 20 Aug 2007 3:27 pm

Thank you so much guys.Karen and I thank you from the bottom of our heart for all the compliments.It does people good to see that their songs are appreciated.It is a version that needs a lot of work.We recorded this in our little home studio.
Karen is writing this Gospel album now and I think she is going the right way if you ask me.She does all the Harmony and the instruments on this song....all but the steel Very Happy

As far as the steel goes.That is a Nashville LTD built by my friend Gary Rittenberry.
The steel was plugged in the mixer and I did use no amp here.Just a simple BOSS reverb unit.

Brad.......the raise on the E's you hear are simple B-C pedal licks.
Hope this helps you figure out where and when I used them.

Karen and Ron

Brad Malone · From: Pennsylvania, USA

Hey Ron, Great work, let us know when you and Karen have you Gospel album ready..nothing as good as a singer and a steel..what a team.

Joe Harwell · From: "I've never been bad." ........ Many, LA

Great job, Ron and Karen.
Beautiful vocals.

Take the mute out of the steel and move it up closer to the front.
That's too pretty to be hiding in the background.

Let's hear another one.

I enjoyed the chat room and talking with you a while back.

Is there a regular schedule?
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David Collins · From: Madison, North Carolina, USA

Hi Ron,

VERY TASTEFUL Exclamation

I'll be the odd man out here and say that I would'nt change a thing. I think that the steel part is balanced quite well with the beautiful vocals. It's not a steel instrumental after all.

Your playing and phrasing complement Karens singing very nicely.

Like all of the others, I'd love to hear more. Let us know when the album is ready!
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Bob Carlucci · From: Candor, New York, USA

Very nice Ron... my compliments to you and Karen.

A real traditional country gospel sound you guys have going on.. Well done! bob

Brad Malone · From: Pennsylvania, USA

Mr. Collins, you are not the odd man out because I feel the same as you...Ron did a great job keeping the Steel volume at its present level..IMHO....too many bands today drown out the vocals..the voice is what sells the records..the steel is the enhancement.

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