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The Pine Barrens Song
This was the most requested song of my father that I performed. It was used in videos as a sound track and a link to a site where you can find the words, may be found at www.merce-ridgway.com It is a look into the past of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and the vanishing culture that lived there.
All proceeds from the sale go to my mom,and your donations are appreciated.
---SOMEBODY SWEET---
Dad always sang this song last. It was a love song to mom, and when he sang it ,The concert was over.
Dad said he heard it on the radio one time, but we have never found any trace of it.
Soon, I am going to open an account with isound and my fathers music will cost .99 cents to download. I have published his music by the power of attorney given to me by the holder of his copyrights, My Mother. All funds from any transactions with my Dads music will go to my Mom. She is a dear Lady, 80 years old soon, and I am sure she could use a few extra bucks. More than that, the music my father wrote, had character and grace. It is hard to put it in a class, I would say it is ethnic folk music from the Jersey Pine Barrens and shares traits with country, folk, blues, ect.
---I will be looking at re tagging Dads music as we go along. If you have a problem with tags, let me know and I will get on it.
---Thanks for stopping by, Peace and Good Health to Your Lodge---Merce---
I was born in the New Jersey Pine barrens. I am a third generation Musician from that area. I play Guitar. Banjo, Fiddle, and Mandolin. I played from the Twin Towers in New York, to the Mall in Washington DC. for the Smithsonian. I also played for many schools, colleges, Parks and events up and down the Jersey shore. I am the founder of Albert Hall In Waretown New Jersey, Named the show, The Sounds Of The Jersey Pines, and served as the first and tenth president of the Pinelands Cultural Society, that administers to the show to this day. I had two tapes published by Maramac Recording, which is now defunct. I am the author of a book Called the Bayman and published by down the shore publishing, which recounts my early life as a Bayman on Barnegat Bay.
My goal is to publish the original songs of my father, Merce Ridgway SR., My original music, and some of the traditional music, that I heard a youngster in the Pines of South Jersey. You can find a link there that will lead you to the words and storys that go with this music at www.merce-ridgway.com also check my blog for information on the featured song. Thank you for stopping by---Merce---
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