Sheila Kirsten Hughes Band
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Sheila Kirsten Hughes Band

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  • Aug 12 2008, 01:35 PM
    A Peaceful Solution (at request of Willie Nelson)

    FREE MP3!!!
    http://skhughes.com/mp3/skhughes_peaceful_solution.mp3


    WEBSITE:
    http://www.skhughes.com/


    A couple of weeks ago, folks from Willie Nelson's PRI site got in touch with us and asked if we'd consider covering "A Peaceful Solution," a song Willie wrote with his daughter Amy early one morning on his tour bus. I checked out the song, and thought it would be fun to cover. Encouraged to make our own version of the song, I sat down with my guitar and to see what I could come up with. Once I got the main riff down, I started to hear cello and violin in my head. Then Chris heard it and chimed in with the bass, then came up with the idea of including our good friend Alex Wolfe Parnes on drums. Before you know it, Alex was playing electric guitar, too, and we had this full production song going. Then Chris came up with the idea of shooting the video for it in our 1963 GMC tour bus for "someday" (it needs a lot of work). Since Willie wrote the song on his tour bus with his daughter, it seemed fitting. Turns out, the bus makes a great set since it's gutted out and dingy inside. Next, JWG Productions, the guys who shot our video for "Different People," offered to help us shoot this video, too, along with our good friend David. We had a great time shooting it. Just a blast, and I hope that comes through in the video. Big thanks to Willie Nelson's PRI site for the opportunity! Enjoy.



    SONG CREDITS:
    Originally written by Willie and Amy Nelson. This version arranged by Sheila Kirsten Hughes.



    TRACK CREDITS:
    Produced by Sheila Kirsten Hughes.
    Engineered and mastered by Chris Hughes.
    Sheila Kirsten Hughes - vocals, guitar, piano, cello, violin
    Chris Hughes - bass
    Alex Wolfe Parnes - drums, lead guitar



    CREATIVE DIRECTION:
    Chris Hughes. Additional ideas contributed by the tribe -- Alex Wolfe Parnes, Wesley Greene and James Geiger (JWG Productions), and our good friend David.



    FOOTAGE FILMED BY:
    Wesley Greene (JWG Productions), Chris Hughes, Sheila Kirsten Hughes, and our good friend David.



    VIDEO EDITED BY:
    Sheila Kirsten Hughes, Chris Hughes, and James Geiger (JWG Productions)



    Special thanks to Alex, David, Wes and James for being a part of this!


     

  • Aug 03 2008, 03:27 PM
    Different People

    In this gripping music video for the original song "Different People," the Sheila Kirsten Hughes Band has teamed up with JWG Productions (James Geiger and Wesley Greene) to shine the light on society's forgotten, misunderstood, and unwanted.


    Download "Different People" from iTunes [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=210184796]


    STARRING:
    Sheila Kirsten Hughes - Singer/Cellist/Pianist
    Chris Hughes - Bassist
    James Geiger - Homeless Man
    Michael Palin - Military Man / Bully
    Sarah Pigeon - Military Man's Wife
    Madison Warner - Little Girl
    Mandy O'Neil - Suicidal Woman
    Jordan Pelaez - Friend of Suicidal Woman / Bully
    Alex Wolfe Parnes - Tattooed Man (myspace.com/canislupsmusic)
    Steven Garrett - Young Tattooed Man (myspace.com/stevengarrett)


    EXTRAS:
    Nicola Couri
    Steve Dockendorf
    Melissa Hoskins
    Karen Lowman
    Elizabeth Scott
    Kim Warner
    Riley Warner


    DIRECTED BY:
    James Geiger
    http://youtube.com/user/usfboi


    PRODUCED BY:
    JWG Productions
    http://www.myspace.com/jwgproductions


    FILM EDITORS:
    James Geiger
    Wesley Greene
    Sheila Kirsten Hughes


    CAMERA OPERATOR & ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:
    Wesley Greene


    MUSIC BY:
    Sheila Kirsten Hughes Band
    "Different People" words and lyrics by Sheila Kirsten Hughes, Copyright © 2008 SKHughes Band.


    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
    Sarah Pigeon


    SPECIAL THANKS TO:
    Al and Becky Alvarez for Chez Rebal, and to Karen Lowman for providing a loving environment for all of the 'different' people.


    LYRICS:
    Somewhere he is marching
    To the end of his road
    Puts his hand to his forehead
    To salute us as he goes


    Somewhere in a schoolyard
    They make fun of the little girl
    But she just swallows the tear drops
    And never says one single word


    So many different people
    So many different lives
    So many beautiful faces
    So many stories in their eyes
    And I only know a few
    But I never took the time to get to know you
    Get to know you like I could


    Somewhere she is kneeling
    With a gun in her hand
    Wipes the tears from her crying eyes
    She points the barrel to her head


    But then a voice stops the trigger
    Someone's calling her name
    She tiptoes to the window
    She's smiles when she sees his moonlit face


    So many different people
    So many different lives
    So many beautiful faces
    So many stories in their eyes
    And I only know a few
    But I never took the time to get to know you
    Get to know you like I could


    Somewhere stands a tattooed man
    Clothed in leather and chains and spikes
    Makes you scared to go near him
    But you wouldn't be so scared if you knew his reasons why
    Why he holds you at a distance
    Why his heart can't be found
    He locked it up in his fortress
    The day they tore him up, the day they broke him down


    So many different people
    So many different lives
    So many beautiful faces
    So many stories in their eyes
    And I only know a few
    But I never took the time to get to know you
    Get to know you like I could


    Yes, I only know a few
    But I'd like to take the time to get to know you
    Get to know you like I could


    Copyright © 2006 Sheila Kirsten Hughes, ASCAP.
    All Rights Reserved


     

  • Jun 11 2008, 01:14 PM
    Too-ra-loo-ra-li

    I've gotten some requests to do a lullaby. Here is an original called "Tooa-ra-loo-ra-li." It's inspired by the way we grow up too fast in this world and forget the pure joy and beauty of being a child.

    Some have confused this song with the traditional Irish lullaby "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral," but it's different musically or lyrically.

    LYRICS:
    She tucks her in bed
    And she kisses her cheek
    Too-ra-loo-ra-li

    She sings her a song
    As she drifts off to sleep
    Too-ra-loo-ra-li

    She dreams of a land
    Where the unicorns fly
    To-ra-loo-ra-li

    Where angels sing
    From the clouds on high
    To-ra-loo-ra-li

    Too-ra-loo, too-ra-li, too-ra-loo-ra-li
    Too-ra-loo, too-ra-li, too-ra-loo-ra-li

    Many years have passed
    Since I dreamed such a dream
    Too-ra-loo-ra-li

    Unicorns have been plucked
    Of their horns and their wings
    Too-ra-loo-ra-li

    Maybe if I believe
    I'll remember the way
    To the place I once did know

    Where it's ok to dance
    And it's ok to dream
    And you're never considered too old

    Too-ra-loo, too-ra-li, too-ra-loo-ra-li
    Too-ra-loo, too-ra-li, too-ra-loo-ra-li

    Little child, when they tell you
    That your time is up,
    Remember this one thing

    Don't you lose the map
    Don't throw away the key
    To the place where your dreams run free

    Too-ra-loo, too-ra-li, too-ra-loo-ra-li
    Too-ra-loo, too-ra-li, too-ra-loo-ra-li

    Copyright © 2006 Sheila Kirsten Hughes

  • May 04 2008, 06:03 PM
    The War

    This is a song I wrote for my brother back when he was in the army.

  • May 04 2008, 05:48 PM
    Not Givin' Up

    Live performance footage of "Not Givin' Up" from our Perspectives CD Release show at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center's TECO Theater on December 5, 2006. Guest performers include Chucky Luv on backing vocals, Alex Wolfe Parnes on drums, Dave Eichenberger on lead guitar, and Tomi on lead and rythm guitar.

  • May 04 2008, 02:27 PM
    Man of the Hour - Sheila Kirsten Hughes Band

    Sheila Kirsten Hughes Band performs "Man of the Hour" live at the Friday Extra Concert Series in Tampa, Florida on April 11, 2008.

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