I Got Nothing

For members of the lonely hearts club, we've got something for you to snivel, moan and groan about this Valentine's Day. It must have been after a bad dream or some bad food that this country love song came to be. I started picking a simple tune late one night and Lea told me I had a hit song on my hands. I wasn't about to argue, knowing a strong wife with good sense was something that I've definitely got! We tweaked the chorus until it was tear-jerky enough and put it down in record time in our Twisted Gitar Music Studio, now located in Penticton.

This silly pic was in 2020 when we were doing our Smokeywine Live shows for the lock-down series. Smokeywine.com Almost two years later, we are still in a type of lock-down situation, but this time we are in a new home, a new town, with a new lease on life. Of course, we miss the old gang, but we are making some new friends and Lea's reconnecting with past friends. Twisted Gitar Co is expanding ever more; now available at Wentworth Music in the Okanagan and still very popular at Long & McQuade across Canada. TwistedGitar.com People are asking for tutorials on our chord charts, so.......

Here is the latest video to show how to use the Guitar Chord Chart. Go to: Music Made Easy

page to get more tips on music theory by Mark Sheldan. marksheldan.com

Let's go back to 'I Got Nothing', the country ballad that this blog is actually about. There is nothing more bleak than knowing a relationship is really over. Maybe you have moved on to better things, or maybe you are so empty, there is literally nothing left to give. Many of you have felt this overwhelming loss and maybe not, in any case, I invite you to drink in the words so they may heal your shattered brain, or not.

Finger picking acoustic guitar seemed to produce the right mood to go with the sad lyrics, country harmonica and the sweet sound of the mandolin. Lea Sheldan added bass, multi-layered harmonies, engineered, mastered and produced the heck out of this gem. leasheldan.com This is our first song release of 2022. Hopefully there will be many more to come. We've got some new listeners this year in Kingston-Jamaica, Toronto-Ont., Sydney-Australia, Penzance-U.K. and Westminster-South Carolina.

Thanks to all the fans and listeners out there who support organic, homegrown music and local artists. At this point in life, my mission is to spew my word vomit wherever I can and if by chance I happen to colour your illusions, then I have succeeded in doing my job correctly.

Virtual hugs to you all! Mark Sheldan

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