Oh, wow! It looks like you're trying to work your way through most of my FAWM catalogue. You have such fortitude!

Rather than respond to the individual comments, let me create a compendium answer here.

I can see the value of having an elephant in Stratford. It's perfect for doing walk-on parts at the Festival. I've straddled Stratford. I spent a year in the admin side of the Grand Theatre in London and seven years with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Retirement has brought me home to North Bay.

We tend to listen to CBC as well. My wife does while she's doing her pottery. I only listen to radio when I'm driving somewhere.

In terms of production, I use and recommend Studio One. I have the professional version. I hasten to point out that the software is professional but I'm not. I have three main microphones, the Shure SM7B, the Røde NT1A and the Røde NT3. The NT3 is used on the guitar and the others are for vocals. They run into a Tascam US-16x08 interface which is far more equipment than I can use in the 9x12 spare bedroom where I make my noises.

The only loops I use are drums. All else is guitar, bass and a midi keyboard.

I am not as well equipped as my son, who, because of a quirk in how we named him, ended up creating annual Christmas albums 14 years in a row. Google "a kristian kinda christmas" and you'll find him.

Hopefully I've covered all the points you raised. If not, send an email. You'll find the address in my FAWM bio.

Linda, I feel the same, when I have some awesome ideas in my head, that cannot play :( I learned to write them down with my DAW and write tabs, but I just can't finish a song with artificial guitars. So I bought a real guitar and practise a lot. I'm happy that I was able to record some demos on my own, but most of my compositions are still too hard for me. They're fast, need bar chords, complex chord shapes, trem picking or bendings. This will take years!

I'd love to collab with you on a blues or hard rock song, but unfortunately all slots were already taken. I only have a gospel song left, but this one needs a special vocal timbre and technique that I haven't heard yet.
If you want to, I can add your name and mail to my list and get in touch when I write something new. But I guess it won't happen this year. I'm in songwriting hiatus to get all the stuff done from this and previous FAWM. No 50/90 for me!

I had no idea a guitelele existed and now I'm kind of obsessed.

Look out folks! She's dusting off the 5 string! Hehe thanks. Can't wait.

It's better now. Whenever I do anything like this I always worry about that 1 newbie who'll read it, get a little confused, be afraid to ask, and click away.... So, I think instead of what you have

"Here is the Tit4Tat listing

#tit4tat up to 5 songs.
@mandolinda"

I'd put....

List of #tit4tat players and the MOST trades they'll reciprocate: Everyone is welcome.

5 SONGS
@mandolinda

4 SONGS

... etc

just for clarity... the list post on #tit4tat could be mistaken to read that folks can ONLY join up to 5 songs.
and it's not clear that you spcifically are willing to do up to 5. maybe the "Join the fun" thing could be moved to the heading? Hugs.

That's great! Thanks so much. General I guess, thanks so much. Let me know if you need anything.
2 tips for you.
1) when you start the thread with the "rules", Immediately, reply 3 times so that you have 3 posts to expand into if it gets big. All you need write is "if I need space..."
3) whenever you update the player list, cut and paste the list into a text doccument on your computer. that way if you even mis click (it happens) you always have the last version in your hand, and anything lost is only the few minutes of updating you did b4 misclicked.
Good luck, you can put me down for 3 when you start your list fresh! Thank you.

Hi Linda. You doing any Old School this year? Which one? I'm doing this Singwriter in March, so far.

Thanks for listening and commenting on my track.

it is TOTALLY fun to be thinking up this stuff! so happy we're on this journey together! xo

That'd be great!

Thanks for the listen and comment on Peckerhead. I've never heard the term "shepecker" but it's awesome and should be used frequently!

Thanks so much for listening to “One Lucky Valentine!” I appreciate it.

Yes we were only a week it was definitely not Long enough.

Great tour...that should be fun. Drop me a line when you are in St. John's..FAWMer will have to meet...it is an unwritten code.

Ok Monty did a wonderful job ...but your voice was the icing on the cake. Well done.

Oh! They also make visual metronomes. I guess I use that sometimes. I've not used anything this FAWM, though.

I don't keep pace. Sometimes I keep pace just with practice or happenstance. Sometimes I drift. Other times I just relish in fluid tempo. It makes it very hard to add any sort of "normal" instrumentation to one of my acapella tracks, but... Honestly, I find I really like fluid tempo songs.

Sloth was made up in FAWM

https://write.fawm.org/forums/464?highlight=Sloth

Thank you for your kind words, really appreciate it!

Oh my gosh! Your music for Your Song is absolutely perfect! I really enjoyed how you brought it to life and your wonderful expressive vocals! It made me smile!

Thank you for your kind feedback. :)

No I don’t, if you are interested I would love that!

Thanks for the listen and feedback on lonely ol' man!!!!

Hi there :) Good to 'see' you again

Thanks for comment.

Wow, well an excellent use of the loops! It sounded really neatly put together and composed :)

Awesome! If you want to post when ready I will direct people to your page from mine! I can’t wait to hear your bird sounds. I wonder if they will have a Canadian accent?

Thanks for checking out my song Linda!

I would LOVE to have you collab on the bird song! Thank you!!!!’

IA has give up the fawm by 10 due to technical problems (its noted on his profile) shame i was feeding him lots of lyrics might have driven me to silly numbers as well.

Hi Linda! Thank you so much for your kind comments on my 1st song of the year!!!!

Hi Linda thanks for the lovely comment

Hi Linda, miss you on Thursdays. I know we'll hear lot from you soon. Holy smokes, it starts tomorrow!!

And big hugs to you my friend. Looking forward to the next iteration of your climb up the production ladder this February. (and of course the songs that step up will decorate).

Lucky you!!!

Love the turtle picture...

Hey Mandlinda, hoping you have a good FAWM23. Looking forward to hearing what brings this year. FYI I also play mandolin, guitar and ukulele. I’m trying to learn clawhammer banjo.
I’d like to check out your quilting videos. One of my retirement goals is to make a quilt out of all my old oxford cloth workshirts.

Good to see you back! We're all improving!

Hi Linda! I look forward to enjoying your music again this year! Great profile picture from Barbados!

Hi, Linda! Looking forward to your songs this year! Have a great FAWM!

Have a great Fawm!

Please hurry home!

Linda! xoxo

The picture is amazing! I can't believe you got so close to one in its natural habitat!! Sea Turtles are so beautiful :) Happy FAWM!!

Hi again! Yes, it's great to be back and I'm looking forward to hearing what everyone comes up with in the next few weeks.

Thanks for the follow. I record everything on my iPad and often use Gadget 2 during FAWM for ease of use. Followed back.

Happy FAWM, Linda!! I imagine your sea turtle is inspired by having a studio in Barbados!?! <3

Hey Mando! I dunno about "49th parallel" but I have been known to perpendicular route 66!

My calendar is a bad memory and too much to do! All I mean is I'm going to say No to most everything but songs in Feb. How about you? Nice weather? I was in FLA for a while this month. Palm Beach, South Beach, Disney. Beautiful visit.

Hi Linda! Excited! Trying to clear my calendar to do FAWM!