Clary’s Pond
This is a ditty about a pond I used to fish close to my house where I grew up in Colebrook Connecticut. My sister Pally and I were fishing in the the rowboat one day when she hooked a huge yellow perch. She got so excited the boat tipped over and we had to swim to shore. Besides yellow perch the pond was full of pickerel, sunfish, and of course catfish which we called bullhead.
The backup singers are a few of my younger guitar students that volunteered to help out…I always encourage my students to sing. The younger ones are very natural singers as they have not yet succumb to the belief that they can’t…
I wrote this song sitting on my back porch a few years back and recorded it on one of my children’s cds. The guitar you are hearing is a Godin classical guitar made in Canada. Godin crafted the necks for the Seagull guitar and eventually bought the Seagull company. It’s a great guitar to play and records well. This song is in the key of D, although F would be more appropriate.
Really lovely! Great guitar playing, and sound. Great storytelling, beautifully sung and produced with a lovely, catchy Chorus. Really good job!!
Excellent Michael. Nice guitar and production too.
Nice fishing song – the backing singers are great aren’t they ! Really enjoyed listening
Quality song Michael.
I’m thinking about when I was a kid and smiling. Job done! 👍
I love this. Everything about it works well – simple lyric, engaging tune, brilliant guitar, imaginative arrangement – and the addition of the children singing helps to give it a really warm feel. Brilliant!
Happy, happy happy. I’ve never fished in my life but I want to go to Clary’s pond and give it a go.
so country
I love this, Michael. Beautifully crafted lyrics and a great arrangements. Those backing singers are the perfect choice. A real feel-good country song and a very accomplished song.
Perfectly crafted tune.
Oh yes! like this one. Well done
That’s brilliant! Definitely my fave so far.
Absolutely fabulous! Excellent guitar and I loved hearing the children’s voices too. This is a winner 🏆 takes me back to youth and listening to John Denver
I don’t like fishing but I really like your song!! Great stuff!!
Really nice song.
Beautifully written ,cheerful and a very well recorded song !
Class song, class performance, good guitar work (I have a Godin too and love it). Hope you do well with this.
Love it. Great lyric, super guitar playing and loving the students backing vocals
I really enjoyed this Michael and the children in the background was great!!
Good song, enjoyed it!!
It made me feel happy, nice one.
Very entertaining song, playful repetition and skippy rhythm, the whole thing has a light hearted charm. Lovely!
What a gem! I’m right there with you fish fish fishing on Clary’s pond…along with your mini choir.
Brilliant song, sound, everything. Very uplifting.
A brilliant song on so many levels.
Firstly, Woody Guthrie would have loved this.
Secondly, A beautiful three act play in three minutes.
Thirdly, Universal appeal to both adults and children.
Fourthy, Immaculate lyrics where you have made every single word count.
And finally.
Gets my vote…And my wife, Angela loved it. She wanted to know if you were a teacher?
Really good song, enjoyed it a lot.
Loving this song Michael. Beautifully played and arranged. Makes me want to get out a Harry Chapin album. Fabulous.
This is really good on all counts, Michael! You are a superb singer and I love the warm, “down home” timbre of your voice. Just everything works!
It’s all been said……..agree with everyone. Well done
Very professional. Kind of reminds me of Brad Paisley, which is no bad thing.
This is a winner, great lyrics, great feel, lovely production, got my vote.
Very, very nice work! The tune and story are great and the kids singing is perfect!
Deceptively simple sounding but beautifully crafted song which has the magic of creating happiness in sound. I loved it.