Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still around, and hope to start working on some more fun fiddle pieces, but for now, I'll leave you with Jay Ungar's lament, Ashokan Farewell, which he wrote in 1982.
It's often mistaken to be a Civil War-era tune, though, after filmmaker Ken Burns heard the album the song was featured on, and asked to use it as the title theme in the PBS miniseries The Civil War.
Trying out a new recording setup, and I was happy with the sound reproduction I got, so I wanted to do a little something to show it off- enjoy!
It's often mistaken to be a Civil War-era tune, though, after filmmaker Ken Burns heard the album the song was featured on, and asked to use it as the title theme in the PBS miniseries The Civil War.
Trying out a new recording setup, and I was happy with the sound reproduction I got, so I wanted to do a little something to show it off- enjoy!
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Oh ya plus listening to this beautiful music reminded me of some beautiful violin music that came from a anime I watch maybe you might like :3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldAaJJgTo8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbrA-ko_iLc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldAaJJgTo8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbrA-ko_iLc
Are you like, trying to make me shit a brick or something? Every time I finish commenting and continue browsing your gallery I see something that makes me go full-retard and excitedly zip on over to click it.
This is wonderful man. I remember originally hearing this in the Ken Burns documentaries you mentioned, and yeah, people often mistake it as a Civil-War era tune. Historical inaccuracies aside it's still a wonderful tune, and it definitely gets you into that 1861 "feel" of things.
I've browsed around youtube a few times looking for different performances and interpretations of Ashokan Farewell, and I can say confidently that among what I've found, this has got to be the vest I've heard, not to mention the best sound quality. Would put it right up there along-side the original.
I apologize if I've been blowin' up your comments! c :
This is wonderful man. I remember originally hearing this in the Ken Burns documentaries you mentioned, and yeah, people often mistake it as a Civil-War era tune. Historical inaccuracies aside it's still a wonderful tune, and it definitely gets you into that 1861 "feel" of things.
I've browsed around youtube a few times looking for different performances and interpretations of Ashokan Farewell, and I can say confidently that among what I've found, this has got to be the vest I've heard, not to mention the best sound quality. Would put it right up there along-side the original.
I apologize if I've been blowin' up your comments! c :
Hah, thank you! In fact, there was one performance of it on Youtube that I tried to aspire to, and based the violin/guitar/bass arrangement off of, which is this arrangement, here, quite masterfully played.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gcZWJEXSKs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gcZWJEXSKs
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