Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Amos
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 11:01 PM

Meanwhile, there are some nice songs to hear, if you have the speed and bandwidth.


A

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 05:59 PM

"half-Texan and half-Irish" - I've always though of Áine as being "all-Texan and all-Irish".

Anyway, great work Amos.

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Bill D
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 04:58 PM

funny, I have 2 applications other than Quicktime that are supposed to play .mov files, but this page won't give me access to the file...it seems to suggest it is streaming...it that the case? Can I download the files?

and....I see ONLY Quicktime files. Where are any MP3s?

Why does 50 mgs of stuff need to load in order to play a single song?

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: MMario
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 04:19 PM

well, amos; I'm not complaining - just reporting ;- buthere at my workstation (T1 line) the entire MOAB thread loads faster then does the songlist page.

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Amos
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 02:56 PM

ALthough a few of the sound files ended up being turned in .mov files for reasons I haven't spotted, most of them are .mp3 files. I believe the display which includes a play bar is a Quicktime widget, though. Let me know if it works for you to play any song, Bill.

The soundfile part of the page is the last bit to load and takes th elongest; leave the page up, and watch the load progress bar; when it is finished, the Q symbol should turn into a play bar.

A

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Amos
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 02:17 PM

Thanks for the suggestions, Dave and Kat, very helpful. I will alphabetize the Song List by title.

The load time appears to be a function of bandwidth. If you have DSL or cable you'll have better luck than if you are using a phone modem.

A

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Metchosin
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 01:47 PM

WoW Amos! Wonderful labour of love! Thank you so much!

Strange how the song challenges lead to other stuff too. I used the Scientific Bees thread as the inspiration for some cover art for the CD, Agents For Beehive.

The album title was originally from a sign regarding a wool supply outlet, but because of Mudcat, that was not where my mind automatically went.

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 01:39 PM

Yes, PLEASE, alphabetize!

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 01:20 PM

Looks as though you've put a lot of work into it. Some of the Quicktimes didn't work; only showed the symbol, but not the slider bar. Also, I think it'd be better of you make the font size bigger for the lyrics. And, please, think about listing the songs in alphabetical order; it'd be much easier to find them that way. It would also be nice to sing see (maybe that was an unconscious slip?:-) the songwriter/performer's name listed with each, if possible, on the Song List page. Great work and project. Thanks!

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Amos
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 12:47 PM

Dave:

Yes PLEASE!!! Record it and email it to me.

Aside from a couple of Áine's and one cowritten with LEJ, they are all ones I did, which is a lopsided representation, but all I had to work with in setting it up initially.

A

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Amos
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 12:35 PM

Dave:

Make an MP3 and email it to me and I will make a page for it.

I thought it too overwhelming to offer to make a page for every song in the Songbook. I listed ones (a) I have mp3s for or (b) I am going to make mp3s for and will add (c) those others provide recordings of, which I will add as they occur. OK?

There are thousands of great songs in the song books. This site will only list those for which audio is in the offing. I wish I could do them all!

A

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 12:07 PM

I'm confused. (Actually, people have been telling me I was confused for years!)

I know as a fact that my Garden Gnome song, Can't You Stand To Let Him Go? is/was in the Mudcat Songbook. It was from Part 25, the Garden Gnome thread, found HERE

I don't find it at your site, in either listing.

I'd be happy to record an MP3 and submit it, if in the smallest way encouraged.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Peace
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 11:22 AM

It is remarkable, Amos. Absolutely.

Subject: RE: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: MMario
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 10:51 AM

What I've seen looks good Amos; wish I still had access to a recording studio!

(tho' you're probably gonna be happier I don't)

Subject: Songs From the Mudcat Songbook!!!!!
From: Amos
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 10:11 AM

This is an edited PermaThread™, and all messages posted
here are subject to editing and deletion.
This thread is intended to serve as a forum
about recordings made available by Mudcatters of songs that have been placed in
Áine's Mudcat Songbook. Amos is responsible for editing and maintaining this
thread.

I am happy to report that a little project I have been working on is acheiving its first goals in the form of a new website for Catter entertainment and listening pleasure.

The site is Songs from the Mudcat Songbook and a prototype of it is available for your viewing. It presents MP3 recordings of songs that have been written by Mudcatters and placed in Áine's Mudcat Songbook. So far, these are about a dozen recordings of songs I had sent in for Song Challenges, but the Site is open to any recording of any Songbook song by any Catter. About six of these were played on Mudcat Radio long ago.

The home page can be found here:

Songs from the Mudcat Songbook

The songs are listed on the Song List page (surprisingly enough). The list of titles on the left has corresponding links to the threads the songs came from (if any) on the right.

So if you ever wondered what "Incandescent Pickle II", or "The Gentleman's Club" sounded like, now you can find out!

Caveats:

1. Although I have speeded it up by normalizing all the graphics to lower resolution, the initial pages still load somewhat slowly, depending on your bandwidth. Using a Cable Modem at home, about 4 seconds. From work, on Windows, about 45-120 seconds.

2. Only those song titles which are bolded on the Song List page have recordings yet. But all of the links to the original threads should work.

3. The recordings suck, some of them.

Plans

Phase II of this project is to make new recordings for the ones that are poor quality, and add recordings for those not yet made.

Phase III is to receive recordings from any other Mudcatters who have recorded their Songbook songs for inclusion on the web site.

These two phases will run concurrently. Send 'em in any time. Send me a PM if you need an addy. MP3s can be emailed, also.

The site is in Beta trials, so drop by and offer advice on how to improve it.

Enjoy,

Amos

link fixed - link faerie