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Original Music Page
Original Songs
All music in this section is copyright original, composed by Colin Gilbert.

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R'n'B
'Lazy Days' was originally written in the eighties when Al and me were a duo act. I re-discovered it and brought it up to date.
'Eblooz' was an idea of Al's that I expanded on. I used many effects on his harp and my vocals.
I thought i would write a Blues love song, and this came to play. I first performed it at open mic's playing guitar and harp myself.
This song was a total self obsessed lyric, imagining how artists want to be in the lime-light, but draped in self doubt.
Instrumentals
Well, I just wanted to get funky, so I did. I love funky brass too, so I introduced a small jazzy bridge. There's a video that accompanies this tune on the video page.
I wanted to explore some brass instruments with a slight jazzy feel.
Who knows what was going through my head when i put this together.
This is the older, shorter version of the tune, 'Beyonds'.
This is the longer re-mix version of 'Beyonds'. There's a video that accompanies this tune.
This, as most of my tunes are, was a journey of discovery. It soon developed into what I saw as a march with a first world war feel. There's a video that accompanies this tune.
'Run' was written with a film score in mind. It was a chase scene with aliens in search of humans, in my head anyway.
Here's a song that has gone through a few transformations. Started life as a song called 'So Hard', changed lyrics to 'Hush' and then  turned into an instrumental.
As a bird lover, I often sit and listen to the song of all bird. None is more cheery than the Robin. As I recorded a Robin in my garden and set to to create this tune. There's a video that accompanies this tune.
There's a video that accompanies this tune.
A melody I put together as part of my mothers memorial video.
Different approach on this tune. It was different snippets, cobbled together to create a certain style. There's a video that accompanies this tune.
This piece isn't officially finished, but what the heck, I might never finish it and it would be a shame for you to miss it, now wouldn't it?
Ballard/Love Songs
This is the 'So Hard' version of the song. It is a sad song about life and how hard it is. The other version is 'Hush'.
Here's the 'Hush' version. It's more of a lullaby song, trying to get your child to sleep stuff.
Another self doubting love song. There's a re-mix in the project section below.
After being involved with Buddhism for a while, and taking in the mind set and meditation, I wrote this about doing, getting things done against waiting for things to happen. There's a video that accompanies this tune.
This is my attempt to write a simple love song using the minor chord in a similar way to the Beatles. There's a video that accompanies this tune.
Even though this isn't a dance song, it's based on the story of a persons love of the dance and competitions. There's a video that accompanies this tune.
I was asked if I would like to perform at a Folk/Sea Shanty event, but I had no folk/Sea Shanty songs in my set, so I wrote song with a story and Sea in it. I didn't perform in the end, so I popped it up slightly.
I was writing about the place a lot of men find themselves in after getting a divorce and this is the (unfinished) result. I will return to this one day and record the vocals fully.
Children's songs
My daughter mentioned in a message that she had come across a bee on her way home; so I wrote this song in response. There's a video that accompanies this tune.
I can't remember why i wrote this kiddies song except, I do like dolphins, whales and most sea creatures. There's a video that accompanies this tune.

Themed Songs

A little birthday song I put together for my sisters birthday, 50th I think.
This one was slipped in, but it's not actually my song and it's an instrumental, so I let it here as a teaser. There's a video that accompanies this tune.
Projects
This is a reoccurring theme of love, disasters and how not to approach the subject.
​There's a previous version of this song in the ballard/Love song section above.

As You Crossed Over
by James Rankin
Recorded and Produced by Colin Gilbert

Dixie Fried
by Richard Callan re-mixed by Colin Gilbert

Beautiful Ruin
by Fran Landesman and Simon Lawrence
​Recorded, Mixed and Performed by Colin Gilbert

The Night The Curtain Fell
Written and Narrated by Chris Gilbert
Music and sound effects by Colin Gilbert

A play that keeps you on the edge of your seat - 'Daily Nose -  pick of the week'

​All music arranged and produced by
​Colin Gilbert
Additional vocals by Maggie Gilbert
​Harp on 'Lazy Days' and 'eblooz' by Al Bye
Guitar by Richard Callan