Songwriting

Written on April 6, 2024. Words and Music © 2025 by Geoffrey Clarfield. The Jolly Gambler There was once a jolly gambler He gambled all...

I have been reading and just finished a remarkable novel about the Jewish people that is not well known. It is called Moses Man of the...

I have just spent time touring Wilkes County, NC, the home of the notorious Southern Veteran accused of murder. Yes, Tom Dooley, made...

Words and Music © 2025 by Geoffrey Clarfield. Written in Florida on March 5, 2025. I Am a Lonesome Pilgrim I am a lonesome pilgrim From...

Here is a ballad about a Crusader and a Jewish woman of the land of Israel who will not leave faith or family. The Galilee has a number...

After reading James Joyce's marvelous book A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, I asked myself, "What may have been the last thoughts...

This song is about the many young men who, having fought for the south in the early part of the Civil War, deserted. Some did so because...

I have always felt that Dylan and Shakespeare need to get together, so I did it for them. The lyrics are from the play Julius Caesar....

In Central Park in May is my homage to the Great American Songbook and its largely pre-WWII composers and performers. I lived and worked...

Apple Pie is an original song. As a long-time admirer of the Beatles, there's something about simplicity of melody and rhyme that...

My Home Was Dublin Town is another original song I wrote in 2022 and recorded in 2024. Irish folk songs have always held magic for me....

© 2024 by Geoffrey Clarfield This Old Hammer This old hammer Shine like silver Shine like gold, boys Shine like gold But this old hammer...

Original song written by Richard Thompson. This version and extra lyrics © 2024 by Geoffrey Clarfield. Original lyrics: Said Red Molly,...

I'm a Hoodoo Man is an original blues song that's haunted me. I've played the blues for many years, and this is a synthesis of some of...

Original lyrics and music copyright © 2024 by Geoffrey Clarfield. When Summer Comes When summer comes And life slows down And kids ride...

Jonathan Clarfield on bass and organ, Geoffrey Clarfield on vocals and guitar. Recorded and mixed by Jonathan Clarfield in Toronto in...

For Brian Blaine. Original lyrics and music copyright © 2024 by Geoffrey Clarfield. Blues on Highway 401 I’ll tell you when I get the...