https://soundcloud.com/nettlesmith/tula-jane
 
Tim Wilkinson wrote the song, sang all vocals and played mandolin. I played electric guitars and did the mix.
 
 

Excellent James.
'I'll keep the ashes you keep the frame' - brilliant

 Another brilliant tune. Instrumentation and vocals are wonderful. Great sounding production.

daryl1968
Excellent James.
'I'll keep the ashes you keep the frame' - brilliant

Thanks Daryl, I like that line too.

Hi, James,
 
Absolutely beautiful, my friend, you and Tim are really on a roll!
 
I really love this one, straight from the clean guitar swell intro, the mandolin and accent guitars sound great, and Tim's vocals, harmonies and songwriting just seem to be getting better every time.
 
Another tasty guitar solo, that fits perfectly for the style, and a fantastic mix that actually sounds like as if you guys are right here in the room with me!
 
I'm on my third listen, and I do believe that this is my new favorite from Nettlesmith, stellar stuff, James!
 
Best Wishes,
Bob

I love "earthy" songs and this one really intrigued me. Nice work gents!

ohgrant
 Another brilliant tune. Instrumentation and vocals are wonderful. Great sounding production.

 
Thanks Grant!

Originality abounds! Vocals as usual are exemplary. Mix choices work a treat.
 
My two observations would be, I found the mandolin a tad dry, maybe just a hint more of reverb?
 
And, when the vocals come in, they are significantly louder than the intro mandolin, so I actually reached for the volume knob to turn it down. I don't know if you could raise the volume of the initial mandolin intro, so it wouldn't jar the listener when the vocals come in?
 
really great song and great production! Oh, and before I let this go, I'll just say what I usually say on your guys' work - it's great without a bass, but holy smokes that could be a sweet add!
 
cheers,
-Tom

Really, really good stuff here. Melancholy for sure - but a perfectly performed melancholia. Crisp , clean instruments (love the solo) and the vocals suits the lyrics so well. A bit of heartbreak pub-style (not quite sure what this means - but I could see myself sitting in a pub, working on my third Jamesons and then the folk duo in the corner starts playing this. I start blubbering and my pals decide it's time to send me home).
 

Bob Oister
Hi, James,
 
Absolutely beautiful, my friend, you and Tim are really on a roll!
 
I really love this one, straight from the clean guitar swell intro, the mandolin and accent guitars sound great, and Tim's vocals, harmonies and songwriting just seem to be getting better every time.
 
Another tasty guitar solo, that fits perfectly for the style, and a fantastic mix that actually sounds like as if you guys are right here in the room with me!
 
I'm on my third listen, and I do believe that this is my new favorite from Nettlesmith, stellar stuff, James!
 
Best Wishes,
Bob

Bob, thank you so much, such nice compliments!  Much more to come, Tim's writing like there's no tomorrow.