Hi Everyone!
We have a new Acoustic Snapshot with Neil playing the Irish Melody Danny Boy
Enjoy!
Danny Boy ranks as one of the most beautiful melodies to ever come out of Ireland,
although the lyrics as we know them were written by an Englishman, Frederic
Weatherly. He wrote the lines in the early 20th century to a different melody before
he was introduced to the tune known as Londonderry Air, which had its origins in
the 17th century.
This arrangement started out as a project for a student and I thought to try to keep
it somewhat simple or straightforward and just bring in a little harmony below the
melody notes, most of which are thirds or sixths. The main difficulty became playing
it lyrically and connecting the voices smoothly.
My student begged off as he thought it was too hard but I figured I might as well
make the most of it and polish it up a bit. I hope you enjoy it.
>>Acoustic Snapshots Episode 193 - Danny Boy - Neil Hogan Acoustic
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Great Acoustic Snapshot
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Great Acoustic Snapshot
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Beautiful playing!