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Give a song for Christmas

Order by December 10 and the finished song is ready to play on Christmas morning. Running late? Give a gift certificate any time up to December 23, and the song follows in January.



A gift nobody else can give them

Most presents get used up, worn out, or put in a closet. A song about the people you love gets played at every family gathering for the rest of their lives.

Maybe it's your grandfather's war story. The farm your family worked for three generations. Your parents' fifty years together. The aunt everybody quotes at Thanksgiving. Tell me the story and I'll turn it into a real, recorded song with your family's names and places in it.

I'm Adam Sweet. I've played fiddle since 1966 and write songs about real people and real places in New England.

Hear what I make

Two ways to give it

1. The song itself, by Christmas. Order by December 10. We talk through the story by phone, text, or email, you approve the lyrics, and you get the finished MP3 and lyric sheet before December 25. Half to start, half on delivery.

2. A gift certificate, up to December 23. Perfect when the story belongs to the person you're giving it to. You get a printable certificate to put under the tree. After the holidays I sit down with them, hear the story in their own words, and deliver the song in January. Paid in full when you order.

What you get

  • An original song written about your story, in the style you like: Irish, folk, bluegrass, Americana, or klezmer
  • One round of lyric changes before I record
  • The finished song as an MP3 to play, share, and keep
  • A lyric sheet as a PDF, ready to print and frame

Price

$150 per song, by PayPal or Venmo. The gift certificate is the same price.

Give a song this Christmas

Contact me through adamrsweet.bio.link

Adam Sweet, Granby, Massachusetts

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