Category: About my songs

about the songs written by Thomas Oliver

Mexico (a demo)

We have been sheltered temporarily on Chimney Creek since October. Shortly after we moved in, Melissa’s kayak was stolen — truly adding insult to injury. When I mentioned it to my friend and long-time Tybee resident, he said, well, you know more »

Inside a Hurricane (a demo)

For Hurricane Matthew, we evacuated Tybee Island and were not allowed back on the island for several days. However, as Irma veered east, evacuation wasn’t mandatory, and though it brought worse flooding, we were there in the house as two more »

There were signs (a demo)

    Signs is what is called a “list” song.     In this case, lists of all the ideas people have of this mysterious stranger, who is never identified.     Better left to the listener’s imagination.     more »

Love in the Time of War (a demo)

Here’s how the song “Love in the Time of War” came to be:    Several years back, Melissa and I scoured Pennsylvania’s courthouses and graveyards looking for her ancestors. We visited the Pond Eddy Bridge, a two-span, one-lane steel structure more »