FAWM: jeff9 (@jeff9)

jeff9

@jeff9

Songs

Joined

2021

Tampa, FL US
soundcloud.com/jeff-walker-4

White-haired, creaky-kneed, arrhythmic and sometimes pretty addled singer-songwriter who defaults mostly to country, alt-country & Americana genres--ones that best suit my twangy pronunciations. I write lyrics and I play some guitar to do my initial music composing, but sometimes I do full productions with the help of BIAB, LPX and contributions from other musicians. I don't touch any of those generative AI type tools for anything. And for probably half of this FAWM in 2025 (My fifth, I think), I plan on doing everything as a single track with only an acoustic guitar and a vocal.

Usually up for collaboration opportunities and challenges. Hoping to be more active on the skirmish front this year.

Can't wait to get started. Wishing Happy FAWMing to everybody!

#noai #americana

Songs

Cameo (In Your Dreams) by @jeff9 3w #dreampop #biab

As Good As She Looks by @jeff9 +2 more 4d #acousticonetake #countryfolk

Fairy Tales by @jeff9 5d #murder #acousticonetake

Waterless Town by @jeff9 + @crisp1 1w #singersongwriter #biab #americana

Chicken To Go by @jeff9 1w #silly #acousticonetake

On St. Valentine's Day by @jeff9 1w #acousticonetake #singersongwriter #valentine

In 1965 by @jeff9 1w #acousticonetake #americana

Patrick Mahomes' Lament by @jeff9 2w #football #nfl #acousticonetake

That's What I Know by @jeff9 +2 more 2w #country #romantic #biab

Memories Of Me by @jeff9 + @billwhite51 2w #singersongwriter #indiefolk #biab

Jangle Pop by @jeff9 2w #powerpop #biab

Desert Rose by @jeff9 2w #acousticonetake

Take Your Time (When You're Leaving Me) by @jeff9 2w #country #biab #pedal

Come To California by @jeff9 3w #singersongwriter #acousticguitar #americana

I Remember Too Much by @jeff9 +2 more 3w #acoustic #acousticonetake #countryfolk

H-E-Double Hockey Sticks by @jeff9 3w #acoustic

Impressive Pile of Cheese by @jeff9 3w #acousticonetake

Soundboard

@greengrassgirl 4d

Thank you so much for your praise for Theodore, my collab with @davidtaro. I knew I gave him a challenging assignment, Simon & Garfunkel vibes and all, but I agree with you that he nailed it. It means a lot to me that you, in particular, appreciated the result. Thanks!

@greengrassgirl 5d

Ah, Jeff! You are SO great to leave such a wonderful comment on Almost Feels Like Love, my collab with @musend and @hbusse. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and took the time to let us know. And as for YOU, even your comment was lyrical! Loved the "divinity" comparison! Thanks.

@billwhite51 6d

you didnt know i could rock? check out this fossil from the birth of mtv.

@stephanrose 6d

Thank you SO MUCH for your kind words on my song "Turn Off The News"!

@billwhite51 1w

although i cant agree with the qualities you attribute to me, i will say, since you brought it up. that the more one suffers the deeper ones understanding and empathy for the human condition becomes. as far as feeling what i read and hear, it has taken a lifetime of study to even begin to understand the works of others.(i must amend this by confessing that 10 years as an arts writer for a daily newspaper gave me the ability to develop and express clearly my responses to all manner of music, films, theatre, and literature) and the brain? like the heart and the lungs, it is an organ that functions without effort on our part. if you repeat something regularly enough, the brain knows what to do, whether it is writing a song, taking a morning jog, or smoking a cigarette.

@daveyboy103 1w

Pretty much nothing to do with Suno other than tell it what you want. I do thinks it is valid for lyricists though if they cannot get their words set to music. really tests out the quality of the lyrics. It is actually insanely good though.

@nadine 1w

Thank you, I will check this dude out!

@willlll 1w

We'll see what happens when I'm back in the land of the DAW. I definitely like that song a lot 😄

@nadine 1w

Thanks also for your comment on "Caoinaeg". It's been quite a wild ride to include all these comments. So happy you enjoyed!

@nadine 1w

Thank you, Jeff! It really helped to visit guitar lessons and get proper homework. Since I quit, I just fiddle around and have no idea where to continue... I'm in awe how some people play fingerpicking blues and country!

@pcob1993 1w

Thanks Jeff, I'll check your Clinton pal out...
still stuck on two songs, eeekkk and arghhhh.....
later

@mdavisto 1w

I'm almost certain I encountered you here in 2020 or 21. You were making legit country jams.

Don't shit on your playing again.

@katestantonsings 1w

I think I must sign-off for the rest of today because your comment truly made me smile :) lots!! Big one. Thank you so much, Jeff!

@danvaillancourt 1w

Thanks Jeff for the comments on Rope-a-Dope! 🥊🎶

As for the guitar… it is a Goya. In the era of lawsuit Martin copies… Martin started making their own cheap copies under Sigma and the lesser known Goya (a name they acquired from another maker.) It took some fretwork and TLC to get it to work at all but it has a certain something for that style even though it is just an old cheap budget guitar.

(On a side, I had another Goya that needed even more work (new bracing, cracked back repair, etc. I got it started and the gave the guitar with a new set of braces and anything else needed to one of my students so he could fix it as a wood shop project at school. Turned out pretty sweet.)

@davidtaro 2w

Jeff, you're a legend, that's such a brilliant and in-depth comment, totally agree on the genius of all those doubles and juxtapositions Bill threw in. If there was a recommendation thread for comments, I'd be putting that one on there immediately 🙌

@billwhite51 2w

thanks for sending along that other version of Arthur McBride. I agree it is a pretty nice rendition.

@sbs 2w

Thank you so much for noticing "Going the Distance" - those are my favorite parts, too, and, therefore, one of my favorite songs.

@wobbiewobbit 2w

thanks so much for your comment, means a lot coming from you, have really enjoyed hearing your songs regularly. You are such a powerful songwriter and performer

@greengrassgirl 2w

Hi, Jeff. SO glad you liked Winds of Indifference, my collab with @housewystan. She came through with exactly the mood I had in mind. I love it when that happens! Thanks for letting us know you enjoyed it.

@robinleaf 2w

Oh I have to actually listen to your California song! I looked at it one time but I wasn't able to actually listen so I was saving it for later and then I didn't get back to that specific skirmish to start listening to everybody's contributions (it's really not realistic that I'm going to listen to everything but I want to). Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I have already noticed a couple of times that I have written similar lines to something else I wrote this month. And it might just be like a measure that is similar or something before they diverge but it did bother me. I'm trying to let that go because probably most people won't even notice and things tend to change a little bit when you practice them more and go through the process of recording. No reason for embarrassment!

@katannette 2w

Thank you for your kind words about "Someone Else's Dream". It means a lot to me that the lyrics worked well to your ear!

@billwhite51 2w

i think you mentioned feel a whole lot better by the byrds in the song. adding harmonies like that would shore up your vocals,

@sbs 2w

It's your fault I'm listening to "Long Cool Woman in the Black Dress" - lol!

@pcob1993 2w

Thank you Jeff, exactly what I need.. I have the weekend free so I'll check out the Gram tags... I have difficulty getting started this year but I'll bust a gut to get more songs up pronto..
thanks again, I love your take on songs and singing..
Soundcloud address ... pearsechristopher
later

@musicsongwriter 2w

Always a pleasure to hear your songs, singing and playing. Thank you for your kind support 🎶🎵

@greengrassgirl 2w

Hi, Jeff! So glad you're here at FAWM again. Thanks for the nice comments on @gwynjones' and my collab on Love Isn't Any Fun. I figured he'd be perfect for this, and I was so pleased when he agreed to collab with me. He just doesn't disappoint! 😀 Very nice of you to let us know you enjoyed it. Thanks!

@cbmagic 2w

I have the song done but for some reason i can not upload my mp3 file. I written off to the support system. Waiting to see what happens. Just and Update. It is uploaded now. Let me know what you think.

@danieldeshon 2w

Jeff, I’m really enjoying your tunes! You’re really cranking them out… I can’t keep up but I’ll get around to hearing all of them eventually.

@sbs 2w

Jeff, thank you so much for your insightful comments on “Baby Makes Three.” My song feels so appreciated!

@lbrewington 2w

Got your message on my profile. I was really looking forward to jumping into fawm, but got sick right before the start. Recovered now and looking forward to getting started.

@mikeb 2w

Thanks for the listen and comment on 'Hannah'!

@sbs 2w

Jeff, thank you so much for your lovely praise of “Slow Burn.” Very much appreciated!

@katestantonsings 3w

Exactly! I want it to sound like a legit backing singer surrounding the lead vocalist--not one that takes or shares the mic from the lead singer for a moment and returns it. LOL! I am learning. Thank you so much for the listen and kind comments, Jeff!!

@kosch 3w

Thanks for checking out FAWM Open '25.
Good to see you - CT shoreline looking at a little dusting tonight ❄️

@newukenewyork 3w

I was honored to get such an encouraging message from you on my "cheesy" first song of FAWM. Thank you very much.

@jonmeta 3w

*I* aspire to sound like Ringo mixed with Johnny Cash! :) So you've got it made. Fact is, you've got a fine, genuine country voice.

@frozenlonesome 3w

Thank for listening to Sell The Difference Jeff. Glad you liked it!

@billwhite51 3w

thank you for bringing so many songs to life

@nadine 3w

Thanks for listening, Jeff! I have to get some stuff out of my system. Being all honest, I don't like my clean vocal take, but I can't do it better. I really miss that grit and punch that some seasoned people in that genre have. I really don't mind who does the vowels in the final version. I just do drafts :)