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Rod Skelley is an indie singer songwriter and composer from Central PA. His music includes indie and acoustic rock melodies as well as crossover classical and new age instrumentals. He is also a member of the indie alternative rock band, Infused.
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What a profile in courage the Republican lawmakers are! I could never have imagined such groveling cowardice.

I Feel Lonely is a reflective song that explores the depths of loneliness and emptiness that can overwhelm us often for no obvious reason. From my new album, Love, Outlaws & Loneliness.

The Wheel of Becoming is a dark composition about vanity, futility and the eternal wheel. The Wheel of Becoming is from the Rod Skelley album, Afterthoughts.

Live recording of In the Sunshine, a song from my new Love, Outlaws & Loneliness album

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"The blue sky like your eyes shines through my emptiness and fears" -In the Sunshine is an inspiring song about the beauty and wonder of nature. Features Rod Skelley on vocals, guitar, bass and drums.

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Happy Valentine's Day - Every Night is a seductive song about love and joy. The acoustic single features Rod Skelley on vocals and guitar.

“The past will burn and you won't hurt anymore.” Leave Today is an up-tempo song about burning up the hurt, pain and trauma of the past and building a new and hopeful life out of the ashes. #singersongwriter #hope #rockmusic #fenderstratocaster #martinguitar

A song of mine called Tears accompanying some Deanna Lind poetry

"I want you every night" - Every Night is a seductive song about love and joy. The opening track on Rod Skelley's Love, Outlaws & Loneliness. Features Rod Skelley on vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards and drums along with guest whistler, Bonnie Jane.

Please Don’t Abandon M by Infused is an emotional ballad about insecurity and hope. Watching a relationship change as years go on and hoping beyond hope that somehow the relationship will stay together despite all signs pointing otherwise.

Love, Outlaws & Loneliness is a collection of bright pop rock love songs sprinkled with a ballad about an outlaw and contrasting feelings of emptiness.

Every Night - this song will be on my new album releasing this week. This is a quick video of it I made at my wife's studio.

The peace that comes from togetherness is what will heal us make us whole" A Winter Melody - a compassionate song about helping a loved one through the cold winter of our loneliness and despair and into the springtime of our hopes and dreams. Composed during a winter snowstorm along Lake Erie.

A medieval battle for glory and honor, the song "The King's Counter: No Scutage nor Aid" was written for, and is used in, the online version of the game Jadok, Just A Deck Of Kards. Composed, recorded and created by Rod Skelley.

This is a live acoustic recording of this song I wrote from when we appeared on a local radio show.

The Frail - a Nine Inch Nails cover from the album Adrift by Rod Skelley

Echos for Solo Guitar is a dark composition that reflects solitude and beauty. Its inspiration comes from the classical guitar music of Manuel Ponce and Manuel Ponce and Francisco Tárrega. Composed by Roderick Donald Skelley, this solo crossover classical guitar version was released as a single.

"Tears From My Eyes Reprisal" by Infused is An instrumental featuring the grooves of Tears From My Eyes. From the album Feedback Sadness. Feedback Sadness is a journey in ambient tones and deep emotions. It is awash in a mood of echoing feelings that reverberate through experiences that shape us.

Here is wishing all a Happy MLK Day! May all find hope in a world of peace, freedom and love.

A Winter Melody is a compassionate song about helping a loved one through the cold winter of our loneliness and despair and into the springtime of our hopes and dreams. Composed during a winter snowstorm along Lake Erie.

Nine Inch Nails electronic instrumental music was a big influence on my instrumental compositions so I created a release of covers on a Rod Skelley album called Adrift. No squirrels were injured in the making of this video.

Great music to chill and relax Electronic instrumental arrangement of Just Like You by Infused - one of my many collaborative music projects. #relax #chill #electronicmusic

A song to bring you Joy! #classicalguitar #taylorguitars #beautifulmelody #relaxingmusic

Reflections, shadows, echos, refraction, light, thought, becoming, becoming, thought, light, refraction, echos, shadows, reflections #abstractmusic #mirrors #guitar #taylorguitars #artmusic

This is a live recording from a radio program I was on with my band Infused promoting our Auto Epiphany album.

Adrift and At Peace (Nine Inch Nails Cover) arranged for hand bells and guitar

Happy birthday to my love @bonnieskelley.bsky.social - looking forward to another year of fun and adventure!

"Sometimes I wish I'd stolen the sun" - Sometimes by Rod Skelley - a song about taking what life gives without too much worry.

It's the End of the World as we know it - for sure a true statement as we end 2024 and head into 2025. Here for continuing to hope and fight for a better tomorrow in the New Year.

This song is called Rusty Dog and was recorded with my band Infused. My dog Esme sings a few lines in the song and does a killer job!