Father - son / Boomer - Gen X combine to create songs of life and love, some lyrical some comical. Close harmonies, acoustic sound, a little synth and a few suprises.

15 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, COUNTRY: Modern Country



Details:
STRAINED RELATIONS is the Father/son duo, Greg and Jon Buening. We write songs separately and together, strive for close harmony vocals, and use a variety of instruments.
We're members of the Queen City Balladeers, a group of independent singer/songwriters that's been running a coffeehouse in Cincinnati for over 40 years!

WHAT WE THINK ABOUT WRITING MUSIC:
When you sing you're like a tuning fork vibrating with the feeling of your song. Those vibrations touch other people, who recognize those same feelings as their own. Writing a song must always start with your own honesty. Whether funny or sad, simple or complex- it must be true. -Greg

I like music as a form of expression, because it's something I think people really feel. When you love a certain song, it just has that power to really make you feel happy. When I write, I try to write songs that make me feel that way - and hopefully some of them will make other people feel that way too. - Jon