I must give credit for the following to @amarand who suggested it.
As you may have seen, my FIL is considering buying me a portable P.A. for upcoming gigs. It costs £300 which I will have to pay back asap.
So Amarand suggested I do a #SongForCoso on a 50/50 basis with half the money going to support coso and half going toward buying my kit.
I write the song.
I record a youtube vid.
When an agreed target is reached, I publish and provide receipts.
1/2
2/2
Make a pledge, but no payment yet!
After publication, I will DM donors my paypal address and donate a MINIMUM OF 50% of ALL PROCEEDS to the #CosoLifeSupport donorbox.
*** I will not take more than I need ***
So anything above and beyond the target will benefit Coso, not me!!
So for those who missed it, this is the kit I hope to have soon.
£300 at current rates is just over $350US
To fund it completely on a 50/50 basis would therefore need donations of about $700.
Is that too ambitious or do you think we could do that and make a nice big donation to #CosoLifeSupport?
#SongForCoso #CosoMusicians #CosoMutualAid #CosoMarketplace #CosoMusic
Private pledges via DM most welcome if you prefer to remain anonymous in your generosity!
We are currently at $50 😁
Update!
Current total pledges, $100
See?
You have already raised $50 each for #StueysAmpFund and #CosoLifeSupport
Easy isn't it?
One of my fellow #CosoBrits has pledged £30!
The maths might get a little complicated but that puts us at around the $140 mark (ish. VERY ISH! 🤣🤣)
You lot never fail! #CosoLifeSupport #CosoLove #StueysAmpFund
Sensible songs? How earnest are you looking for? I mean, there's dignity of the working class, there's the plight of refugees, the stresses of the pandemic...I'm not sure where one would even begin. Of course, that's why I'm emphatically not a musician. 🙂
@KyleL
All good subject matter.
I like writing protest songs particularly. It's a wonderfully cathartic thing to do.
Dylan and Bragg are both heroes of mine.
Just thinking how difficult to fit into a meter-beat the phrase "socio-economic catastrophe", is.
@KyleL
Nah that's easy!
Depends on the skill set, I suppose. 🙂
@stueytheround oooh, fun. i pledge $50 (and the exchange rate is almost even now)
@redenigma Awesome. Thank you.
@stueytheround i thought pointing out the exchange rates might help. i just ordered holiday gifts from GB & Ireland & was surprised by it.
@stueytheround i was also really surprised that Three Trees Press refunded part of my payment because a sale started on the day they shipped...
@redenigma Gosh! That *is* unusual.
Three Trees brings back lovely memories for me.
Do you know the Legend of the Three Trees? It's a kind of retelling of the Gospel.
My old band wrote a whole concept album based on it. I think it might be out there somewhere on soundcloud??
@stueytheround no, i don't think i'm familiar with that story. can you point me to where i might find it?
@redenigma this is Amazon UK but it's a well known book and your local bookstore should have no problem getting hold of it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tale-Three-Trees-Angela-Elwell/dp/0745945937/ref=asc_df_0745945937/
@redenigma
I just googled £300 in USD
It gave me $365 as a result.
So I think erring on the side of caution is a good idea.
If we raise more than double what I need, I will give 100% of the excess to coso, so it's a win-win either way ❤️
@stueytheround
Some of my favourite political/social/protest songs were early UB40
How bout something in that vain?
@mickcarty Maybe. 1 in 10 is a favourite of mine.
I pledge $50
A narwhal song would work for me 😁
Or just the narwhal word in there 
@99reasons4truth
We'll have to see 😜
@NanaWithSoul Thank you! ❤️
Suggestions welcome for *** sensible *** subjects to write a song about!
Comedy songs are all well and good, but I do prefer to write deeper lyrics if I can.