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6 Strings(2023)

Six Strings & A Story is a retrospective of material from Rees Shad's 30+ year career as a crafter of songs. Here Shad presents stripped down versions of songs - just his guitar and voice recorded straight to tape without edits or production. The way they were originally written and conceived. It is a glimpse into this wordsmith's creative process.

Anyone But You

Anyone But You

I realized some time ago who was who and why But I still pray for a change of heart and swim against the tide She seems to look right...

Oct 22, 2024

Mustard In The Gravy (Shad)

Mustard In The Gravy (Shad)

Hear that refrain she’s singing? Can you catch the words she hums? It’s from down here in her kitchen that the revolution comes

Oct 22, 2023

The Roses & The Wine (Shad)

The Roses & The Wine (Shad)

But in the fading roses and the last of the wine We found each other just in time

Oct 22, 2023

California Dreaming 2023 (Shad)

California Dreaming 2023 (Shad)

How can this be the land of promise? After all the sad that we’ve seen

Oct 22, 2023

Faulkner County Blues (Shad)

Faulkner County Blues (Shad)

Summer nights ain’t cool like I remember Seems we’re sliding South these days If we slip into the ocean Least we’ll cool off anyways ...

Oct 22, 2023

Mercy Street Reflections (Shad)

Mercy Street Reflections (Shad)

There’s a man in a window down on Mercy street And you swear he never blinks his eyes

Oct 22, 2023

Fool (For Love) (Shad)

Fool (For Love) (Shad)

It’s a tragedy right out of fiction Something from a song by Willie Dixon

Mar 22, 2013

(Isn't It) The Journey? (Shad)

(Isn't It) The Journey? (Shad)

Mile 25 of highway one she turned off the radio station

Mar 22, 2005

Down In The Bedrock (Shad)

Down In The Bedrock (Shad)

Another continent I drift about in shock A soul unfastened from its bedrock

Mar 22, 2000

The Mrs. & Me (Shad)

The Mrs. & Me (Shad)

I stare out through rippled glass Across and past the front porch swing

Mar 22, 1997

Hero's Son (Shad)

Hero's Son (Shad)

Grand Daddy fought in the Northern Seine A witness to the ghost of Charlemagne The Northern Lights or the Holy Ghost Drove him out of his...

Mar 22, 1995

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