FAWM: T.C. Elliott (@tcelliott)

T.C. Elliott

@tcelliott

Songs

Joined

2008

Columbia, Missouri
tcelliott.bandcamp.com

If Neil Young and The Holy Modal Rounders had some baby songwriters then T.C. Elliott would be the runt of the litter. I am a regular (or semi regular) participant of songfight, spintunes, nur ein, GYAWS and participate over at songcrafters as well.

Electronic mail service: pigfarmerjr (@) gmail (d0t) com

A short note to creatives:

Yes, you're music is art. What you do with it, or how you make it is up to you. If you want an audience you will surely make different decisions than if you make it solely for yourself. That's okay. No-one has a right to tell you how to do your art. However, no-one is obliged to like it and, like it or not, most will tell you one way or the other. Usually the "nots" are louder than the "likes."

Catharsis is different for each of us. The act of creation is, in large part, my catharsis. A welcoming audience is another. I choose to focus on the first. No choice is wrong for you, though.

Artists have been struggling with conforming to what is popular in order to gain an audience for as long as there has been art, I'd bet. You are not alone. But I doubt many of us can help you forge your way. That can be scary, but it can also be liberating. For what it's worth, I'm glad you are creating.

Pronouns: He/Him

Song Count Per Year (All Accounts) (50/90 may be off a song or two):
# _ YEAR __ FAWM __ 50 in 90
01-2008 - 14 songs - 51 songs
02-2009 - 18 songs - 48 songs
03-2010 - 31 songs - 102 songs
04-2011 - 28 songs - 70 songs
05-2012 - 25 songs - 54 songs
06-2013 - 19 songs - 63 songs
07-2014 - 30 songs - 15 songs
08-2015 - 18 songs - 51 songs
09-2016 - 24 songs - 29 songs
10-2017 - 30 songs - 68 songs
11-2018 - 42 songs - 125 songs
12-2019 - 42 songs - 55 songs
13-2020 - 35 songs - 60 songs
14-2021 - 16 songs - 50 songs
15-2022 - 43 songs - 51 songs
16-2023 - 30 songs - 66 songs
17-2024 - 128 songs - 57 songs
18-2025 - ?? songs - What 50/90?

Songs

Looking For My Yesterday ❤️ by @tcelliott 1d #acousticonetake #singersongwriter #slackchat

Feel the Magic (As Long As You Love Me) ❤️ by @tcelliott 2d #singersongwriter #acousticonetake #capochallenge

Our Next Goodbye ❤️ by @tcelliott 2d #acousticonetake #singersongwriter #baritone

Forgiveness ❤️ by @tcelliott 2d #singersongwriter #acousticonetake

Map & Key by @johncrossman + @tcelliott 3d #unsolicitedlyric #tccanreadmymind #wallofsocksound

(One More Night In) Love Jail by @tcelliott 3d #americana #altcountry #acousticonetake

A Life in the Week of... by @tcelliott 3d #acousticonetake #americana #altcountry

You're Not Here ❤️ by @tcelliott 5d #altcountry #acousticonetake #country

7 Unhealthy Chins by @tcelliott 6d #postpunk #rock #stupid

Fix Your Heart or Die by @tcelliott 1w #sonofgearfight #songfight #rock

Turn Off All the Noise by @hummingbear + @tcelliott 1w #skirmish

I'm Not Gonna Be Here Anymore ❤️ by @tcelliott 1w #acousticonetake #guywithguitar #altcountry

Love Somebody True ❤️ by @tcelliott 1w #altrock #alternativerock #acousticonetake

The Efficacy of a Toaster Oven on Various Breadlike Foodstuffs by @tcelliott + @carleybaer 1w #slackchat #slackconversation #slack

Loneliness by @tcelliott 1w #acousticonetake #americana #folk

Tides (Tide Roll In, Tide Roll Out) by @tcelliott 1w #acousticonetake #americana #folk

Public Domain (That's All She Was) by @tcelliott 1w #americana #altcountry #acousticonetake

The Alternator Song by @tcelliott 1w #americana #altcountry #acousticonetake

A Man In Denial by @tcelliott 1w #altcountry #americana #acousticonetake

Fixation by @tcelliott 1w #songfight #rock #fullproduction

Her Picture On The Wall by @beacon + @tcelliott 1w #slackconversation #murder #ballad

Narrow Shoulders by @carleybaer + @tcelliott 1w #garagerock

When The Rain Fell by @tcelliott 2w #acousticonetake #guitalele

Under The Knife by @tcelliott + @catmisgivings 2w #collab #singersongwriter #acousticonetake

A Brand New Blackbelt by @tcelliott 2w #singersongwriter #acousticonetake

I Wish I Could Play The Guitar by @tcelliott 2w #acousticonetake #americana #acoustic

The Butterflies In The Leaves by @tcelliott 2w #singersongwriter #acousticonetake #butterflies

Those Damn Dogs ❤️ by @tcelliott 2w #dogs #altcountry #americana

N+1 (The Guitar Song) by @tcelliott 2w #slackconversation #guitars #acousticonetake

Read The Room by @tcelliott 2w #venting #hardrock

Dried-Out Specialty Bread (Hell Raisin) by @carleybaer +6 more 2w #fuc #acousticonetake #slackconversation

Four O'Clock in the Morning by @tcelliott 2w #acoustic #acousticonetake #guitalele

The Great Thing About Being An Adult by @tcelliott 2w #slackconversation #acousticonetake #guitalele

Turning Blue by @tcelliott 2w #soundscape #folk #stolenlines

An Unsustained Period Of Rational Thinking by @tcelliott 2w #soundscape #spokenword #stolenlines

Insomnia (Soundscape Instrumental) by @tcelliott 2w #instrumental #soundscape

Just Like You (Just Friends) by @tcelliott 2w #singersongwriter #guitalele #acousticonetake

Another Broken Memory ❤️ by @tcelliott 2w #hankwilliamsinhell #altcountry #acousticonetake

I Want To Write A Song by @tcelliott 2w #singersongwriter #acousticonetake #acoustic

The Great Cupcake Debate by @tcelliott +4 more 3w #collab #slack #singersongwriter

I Don't Think I Could Do This Without You ❤️ by @tcelliott 3w #acousticonetake #popballad #imitationpop

You've Done Me Wrong by @tcelliott 3w #blues #acoustic #acousticblues

Get Your Own Effing* Book (NSFW) ❤️ by @tcelliott 3w #answersong #acoustic #acousticpunk

All The Things I Can't Be ❤️ by @tcelliott 3w #altcountry #americana

In The Rain With You by @tcelliott 3w #acousticonetake #alternativefolk #altfolk

The Day I Can't Bring You To Mind ❤️ by @tcelliott 3w #acousticblues #acoustic #blues

Dirty FAWM Blues by @tcelliott + @phylo 3w #blues #acousticblues #collab

Awake ❤️ by @tcelliott 3w #acoustic #guywithguitar #death

When You're Saying Goodbye ❤️ by @tcelliott 3w #acoustic #rock #acousticrock

The North End Paving Yard by @tcelliott 3w #fullproduction #rock #commentsfirst

Soundboard

@djohnson 3h

Thank you so much Tom for your lovely comments on Boastin' and The Winter Sun! :)

@fantex 15h

Thanks for listening and commenting!

@hummingbear 1d

Got it, it's brilliant. Safe to add but thanks for asking first.

@gm7 1d

49 songs...and still time left in the month...wicked ( and not the movie)

@dr_griff 1d

Thank you for your kind comments on "Evermore"! Really appreciate you. :)

@hummingbear 1d

Yes, I’d be honored TC, to have you musicate “Turn off all the noise.” Go for it!

@greengrassgirl 1d

Oh, my, TC! I’m back to say thanks for your comments on @bethkille’s and my collab on One Last Shot At Redemption. Actually, that Chorus is my favorite part, too. It just keeps rolling and I don’t want it to end. Thanks for taking the time to listen and give us the Thumbs Up!

@greengrassgirl 1d

TC, you made my day! Thanks for the praise on Our Own Private Love Song, my collab with @blainev83. He was great to work with, and I agree with you that he did an outstanding job with all aspects of the song. Thanks for letting us know you liked it.

@woody 1d

Hey TC as you know I met you once at a burger joint with a nice lady a decade ago, and now I have a different nice lady and maybe we could do it again sometime soon (and I dropped the ball when you tried to visit me in Harrison one time, and I know it and I'm sorry)

@russkeys 2d

Thanks for your encouraging comment on my RollWithIt song. The lyric "Sunny Day" was the only part I liked, he he. The rest was a toss, hence the mostly instrumental.

@nancyrostMod 3d

I got an "at" notification from you on Slack but now I can't find it. I haven't done any Madison FOP planning as of now. Were you / others thinking of visiting?

@andrewrusse 4d

Woah! fellow songcrafter! And 42 so far... I thought I was going fast (working on 13 now, and hoping to finish this weekend - I'll stop then, I got somewhere to go!!!)

@ally_nicole 5d

Hi, tysm for your comments on both Blender and So Edited, I really appreciate all of the kind feedback. I was really happy w/ the combo from Cindy and me, and for the second one, I was really inspired by modern singer-songwriter style (Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, a lil "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne lol), so I'm glad the rhythm and lyrics came out the way they did! 🧡

@paul_pedersen 5d

Glad you like "Omnishambles". It was a real tongue twister, but fun to do. I see you're sitting with 41 songs already done. That's amazing!

@afterschoolclub 1w

Haha, thanks for the comment on my daft chupacabra song. Made me chuckle! 😆

@guatecoop 1w

Haha!!! Man you are killing it this year! You are prolific every year but wow!

@glines 2w

Thank you so much for your comments on my songs - I look forward to working my way through yours!

@newukenewyork 2w

Hey, I sincerely appreciated your thoughtful comment on "Some Love." Also, there are a lot of videos of me singing in front of an unmade bed because the cat is on the bedclothes and I don't want to disturb her. :)

@nadine 2w

Wow congrats that you already finished FAWM! Hope you have some great ideas worth continuing.

Thanks for your comments! So happy you enjoyed my songs.

Coming Home - Indeed, I often start with a MIDI draft to create the arrangement. The tough thing is playing the song or finding people. I was able to record the e-piano but the guitar / uke is beyond my abilities. I can't stand the sound of guitar VSTs. Let's see what happens collab-wise.

The Archer
Yes, I can imagine this idea going into all kinds if genres but I'm completely stuck. Happy if someone else continues.

@squirrelhavenstudios 2w

Thanks for the great comment on Lock and Key. I appreciate you taking the time.

@kayo 2w

Thanks for your kind comments on my songs and my lyrics! Also - holy wow you are prolific in the songwriting!

@savoy 2w

thanks for checking out my song! it's great to know the lyrics landed for you <3

@johncrossman 2w

I make it a policy not to say no to second generation porcine agriculturalists, for I owe them an ongoing debt of carnivorous gratitude.

@sailingmagpie 2w

I didn't realise I hadn't set it to download! Corrected now

@leslie333 2w

Thanks for you r comments on my Screaming song!

@franniezest 2w

thanks so much for you comment on my 'need a break' song :) i appreciate it !

@scarlettcompton 2w

Thank you for writing such thoughtful words about my songs Merope and Just You and Me! It really lights me up when I read a comment and you left me TWO! Thank you!! I can't believe your work ethic! How could anyone could do 12 songs already on Day 4! But you are in a league of your own with your track record! It's so inspiring and the reason why I love FAWM so much is seeing how hard everyone works, but also how easy it all comes to us when we just simply try and clearly love what we do. Thanks for the inspiration and kindness! -Scarlett

@leslie333 2w

Thanks for you great comments on my Risk song too I appreciate it!

@gerrybhoy 3w

Wow! What progress. Thank you for the listen and the kind comments

@thinkalto 3w

Thanks for chipping in for my #commentsfirst challenge! My attempt is live if you're curious.

@leslie333 3w

Thanks so much for your nice comments on my Three Hawks song - I hope to give some of your songs a listen very soon!

@apersonnamedrose 3w

thank you for the words on “Going to Middle-of-Nowhere”!! i guess given a bit of hindsight (letting the song wash over me) the vocal isn’t that pitchy but it felt like it when i was recording - I’m fairly proud of it now though. that last set of words is a fave of mine too, it appeared in my head as it is in the song. glad you dug it :D

@newukenewyork 3w

Thanks for your comment on "Why Else Would I Leave You?" I love that you picked up a guitar to play along! I'm honored.

@robcrusade 3w

Oh, I'm sure it will.

As five British Sybils once famously said:

"Make it last forever. Friendship never ends."

Wise words indeed, and I am very content being her friend.

But if you asked what I want, what I really really want... ;)

@writeandwrong 3w

Thank you for your kind words on "Hush." And thank you so much for your continuation with the FB page. Continuous inspiration throughout the year!

@daveyboy103 3w

A fellow biker, joy oh joy

@frey 3w

Thanks for your comment & thoughtful analysis of the song! I appreciate

@mal 3w

Hello. 🙂

@phylo 3w

@tcelliott, It's really cool! I'm honored that you cranked that out so quickly!

@writeandwrong 3w

Thank you for your kind words on "Yosemite's Song." I truly can hear your thoughts with the John Denver style for it.

@chrisra 3w

thats all i wanted..just someone to smile.thanks

@jwhanberry 3w

T.C. my friend,
Once more into the breach! Y'all have a bunch of fun now.
JW

@damschen 3w

Happy FAWM! Thanks for the note! Can’t wait to hear what you dream up this year!

@johncrossman 3w

Bruh. As the kids say.

@jibbidy34 3w

Hey T.C. As always - have a good ‘un!

@robinleaf 3w

Hiya! 👋🏻 I've got you down on my spreadsheet for a possible summer challenge. 😁 Happy FAWM!

@timfatchenMod 3w

Hey TC, waving while I have time to and can. Interesting Times for us all!

@chasingandromeda 3w

Welcome back, Hope you have another year of epic output!

@tamsnumber4 3w

Happy FAWMing!

@chariotbaldwin 3w

Have a great fawm!

@musicsongwriter 3w

Happy FAWM Tom 🎵🎶

@audrey 3w

Have yourself a great FAWM 2025. We're back!! Yay!

@writeandwrong 3w

Hi, TC! Happy FAWM 2025! I will definitely be using some of your prompts and can't wait to hear what you do this year! Lovely note you have written above! 🎵 😀