Name: The One to Keep
Duration: P00H04M46S
Description: We recorded this song one afternoon in our friend David P. Smith's basement. Old-school style - live off the floor with very little fuss. A couple of mics positioned ad-hoc, a bunch of pillows stuffed in the guts of a nearby piano to dampen the hum of the strings, and away we went.

The One to Keep

from David P Smith's Basement Recordings by Sidecar

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We recorded this song one afternoon in our friend David P. Smith's basement. Old-school style - live off the floor with very little fuss. A couple of mics positioned ad-hoc, a bunch of pillows stuffed in the guts of a nearby piano to dampen the hum of the strings, and away we went.

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in the dark, in the dirt like a seed there's a day
without a scar or a shape or a judge in the way
that's the one i will keep to myself hide away

in the song there's a note there's a chord there's a tone
in my skin sinks like lead feels heavy as stone
that's the one i will keep to myself all alone

there's a high, there's a low, this is what i know

there's a love wrapped around, threaded through, woven in
there are times when the walls are thick, times when the walls are thin
that's the one i will keep i will hold it in

there's a high, there's a low, this is what i know

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from David P Smith's Basement Recordings, track released September 24, 2013

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Sidecar Victoria, British Columbia

Sidecar has an unfettered sound, drawing from folk, blues, old-time country and pop. The band is made up of three neighbours - Jasper Degroot, (percussion, accordion, banjo), Aaron Elllingsen (fiddle, mandolin) and Jeanne Tolmie (lead vocals, acoustic guitar). Their songs speak to matters of the heart and conjure scenes of the everyday. Harmony and simple arrangements are their key ingredients. ... more

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