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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 (Shad)

Oct 21, 2024

Anyone But You (Shad)

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...

Mustard In The Gravy (Shad)

Oct 21, 2023

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

The Roses & The Wine (Shad)

Oct 21, 2023

The Roses & The Wine (Shad)

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

California Dreaming 2023 (Shad)

Oct 21, 2023

California Dreaming 2023 (Shad)

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

Faulkner County Blues (Shad)

Oct 21, 2023

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 ...

Mercy Street Reflections (Shad)

Oct 21, 2023

Mercy Street Reflections (Shad)

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

Fool (For Love) (Shad)

Mar 21, 2013

Fool (For Love) (Shad)

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

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

Mar 22, 2005

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

Mile 25 of highway one she turned off the radio station

Down In The Bedrock (Shad)

Mar 22, 2000

Down In The Bedrock (Shad)

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

The Mrs. & Me (Shad)

Mar 22, 1997

The Mrs. & Me (Shad)

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

Hero's Son (Shad)

Mar 22, 1995

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...

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