Category Archives: Rock and/or Roll

Happy Valentine’s Day, Amy!

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Greg Scheer

In 33 minutes it will be Valentine’s Day. And what better way to express my love to my wife of 15 years than with a song? “This House is Lonely” was written the first time Amy went away for a … Continue reading →

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For You

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Greg Scheer

A long time ago, there was this 23 year old who was trying to figure out life. He was a Christian, but he was also a musician–and he couldn’t figure out how the two went together. He was studying music … Continue reading →

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You Can Talk to Me

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Greg Scheer

Back in 1993 I released a cassette (yes, that’s how one did it in the last century) called From the Hand of… Greg Scheer, a collection of my folk/jazz/rock songs performed on acoustic guitar, bass and vocals (me) with Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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My Arms Are Open Wide

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Greg Scheer

Back in 1990 there was a singer in Pittsburgh whose name I can’t remember who sang a lot of public school assemblies raising awareness about teen suicide. Because she couldn’t present an explicitly Christian message, she was looking for songs … Continue reading →

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Our Father – rough excerpt

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/1/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. Here is another rough cut from my proposed CD of rock and/or roll. It’s called “Our Father.” If you guessed that it’s based on the Lord’s Prayer, you’re correct. … Continue reading →

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Walking the Wire – rough excerpt

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Greg Scheer

Once I finish the global songbook I’ve been working on for the CICW, I want to start recording a CD. Yeah, that’s right, a real CD, with songs, shrink wrap, and everything. A CD chock full of all my rock … Continue reading →

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55 Feet

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Greg Scheer

I just finished converting my Live and Thinking cassette of 1986 (ish) to digital format. Much of it you will never be allowed to hear, but one song still holds up fairly well. “55 Feet” was born from a convergence … Continue reading →

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Did Greg Invent Techno?

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Greg Scheer

Back in 1987, I went in the URI recording studio to lay down a few songs on the 4 track reel-to-reel. The first two were “Walking” and “1,000 Hands” with Stephen Brown and Royce Gibson under the moniker Canon Tallis. … Continue reading →

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Walking

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Greg Scheer

I’ve been taking walk down my musical memory lane as I digitize some old recordings I made on reel to reel and cassette. One of my favorites is a song called “Walking.” The song was written 1985ish and recorded 1987ish … Continue reading →

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Psalm 82: Stick it to the Man

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Greg Scheer

Update: For sheet music or to adopt this orphan tune, head over to gregscheer.com. This Sunday at Church of the Servant we sang the Psalter Hymnal version of Psalm 82, “There Where the Judges Gather.” After the service Ron and … Continue reading →

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