“A Thousand Ships“ Katy Droge-MacDonald - TWO VERSIONS

“A Thousand Ships“ Katy Droge-MacDonald - TWO VERSIONS 1. Live performance from Filk Room recording Lyricists: Juliane Honisch Composer: Katy Droge Performers: Katy Droge (lead voc, guit), Ju Honisch (guit) Recorded at: Sixteen Tones, Bromsgrove, UK February 2004 2. ’Sweetened’ version produced in 2008 by Bill Mills 4:25 (I added strings, mandolin, guitars, bass and vocal b.g.) You’ll note that the performers began at one tempo, speeded up in the middle, and ended in a different tempo than they began. I had to really pay attention to the shortened beats, when they came, to adjust accordingly as I played live to the track. You’ll also note that there are a few stumbles towards the end (one in which they miss the start of the verse and laugh nervously) which I edited out and two retarded beats (one just before the last “Shiiiiiiiips“ from Katy) which I edited to put the downbeat back where it belonged. The bass on this needs a re-do (bi