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Geoffrey's Journals
Songwriting


I Can See The Mountains From The Plain
Words and Music © 2025 by Geoffrey Clarfield. June 20, 2025. I Can See The Mountains From The Plain Sometimes when it’s late at night and...
Geoffrey Clarfield
5 days ago


Karsilamas, a journey into Rembetica
Geoffrey Clarfield - guitar and oud Dimitri Bogris - bouzouki Arranged and recorded by Dmitri Bogris. © 2025 by Geoffrey Clarfield.
Geoffrey Clarfield
May 17


Small Town Blues
Words and Music © 2025 by Geoffrey Clarfield. Written at four in the morning in the hometown of Andy Griffith - Mount Airy, Surrey...
Geoffrey Clarfield
May 16


On the Far Side of A Moon
Words and Music © 2025 by Geoffrey Clarfield. Written in Florida on March 10, 2025. On the Far Side of A Moon On the far side of the moon...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Apr 29


A Cowboy’s Prayer
Words and Music © 2025 by Geoffrey Clarfield. Written at Sugar Loaf Mountain, NC, on March 26, 2025. A Cowboy’s Prayer Oh Lord please...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Apr 29


The Jolly Gambler
Written on April 6, 2024. Words and Music © 2025 by Geoffrey Clarfield. The Jolly Gambler There was once a jolly gambler He gambled all...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Apr 12


Exodus Blues
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...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Apr 10


Who Killed Tom Dooley?
I have just spent time touring Wilkes County, NC, the home of the notorious Southern Veteran accused of murder. Yes, Tom Dooley, made...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Mar 31


I Am a Lonesome Pilgrim
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...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Mar 8


The Lady and The Knight
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...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Mar 3


The Last Thoughts of Stephen Dedalus
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...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Mar 2


Riding Alone
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...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Feb 19


Brutus is an Honorable Man
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....
Geoffrey Clarfield
Jan 30


In Central Park in May
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...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Jan 11


Apple Pie
Apple Pie is an original song. As a long-time admirer of the Beatles, there's something about simplicity of melody and rhyme that...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Dec 28, 2024


My Home Was Dublin Town
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....
Geoffrey Clarfield
Dec 10, 2024


This Old Hammer
© 2024 by Geoffrey Clarfield This Old Hammer This old hammer Shine like silver Shine like gold, boys Shine like gold But this old hammer...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Jul 2, 2024


Vincent Black Lightning 1952
Original song written by Richard Thompson. This version and extra lyrics © 2024 by Geoffrey Clarfield. Original lyrics: Said Red Molly,...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Jul 2, 2024


I'm a Hoodoo Man
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...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Jul 2, 2024


When Summer Comes
Original lyrics and music copyright © 2024 by Geoffrey Clarfield. When Summer Comes When summer comes And life slows down And kids ride...
Geoffrey Clarfield
Jun 20, 2024
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