Hi Gang,
Last week I put out a Work-In-Progress of this piece that appeared just before New Year's Eve 2014, and I figured it was time to update it a bit, with a little more of the story.
It was a very cold night on December 30, 2014, well cold for Northern California, and I sat down with my guitar and a starting visualizing warmth and family, maybe sitting around the fire enjoying each other's company. The guitar started playing this soft, gentle melody and wouldn't stop. In less than an hour I had outlines for two sections. Very early the next morning I revisited and refined them a little, and it was done. I polished it up a bit over the next few days, mostly working on transitions between the sections, and this is what it sounds like now. One of my students suggested I should even call it Norman Rockwell but the title pretty much came along with the song as well.
I also thought it might be nice to experiment with multiple cameras as that is something I generally don't take the time to do in most video lessons. In any case, I hope you like it.
Happy Holidays!
Neil
>>Acoustic Snapshots Episode 150 - And Winter Glows
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Very warm tune, could melt any audience !
I like the camera angles too.
Dermot
Very warm tune, could melt any audience !
I like the camera angles too.
Dermot
jayswett wrote:
Thanks for the kind words. I did the video, it's just not the type of thing I want to take time to do in most lessons. I am planning on more Acoustic Snapshots done in a similar style, and possibly a new album. I definitely have a lot of new material, along with a bunch of older pieces that are recorded and waiting for a home, some of which I have played bits of on the News at times.
I also just found a big stash of CDs that I probably need to put on clearance. If anybody is interested in buying some at bargain basement prices I will see what we can do to get them out there. Mostly A Beatles Collection and El Dorado as I recall but probably a few Cobble Creek and Yesterday's News as well.
Willem, and others who were paying too much attention, the title was in a bit of a state of settling in on the first video. Now I'm pretty sure it's called And Winter Glows, but I am still processing the message.
Neil
Hi Jay,Lovely. Who did your video editing for this? It was great. The multi-camera technique was very effective. I presume this will be on your next album, currently in production?
Thanks for the kind words. I did the video, it's just not the type of thing I want to take time to do in most lessons. I am planning on more Acoustic Snapshots done in a similar style, and possibly a new album. I definitely have a lot of new material, along with a bunch of older pieces that are recorded and waiting for a home, some of which I have played bits of on the News at times.
I also just found a big stash of CDs that I probably need to put on clearance. If anybody is interested in buying some at bargain basement prices I will see what we can do to get them out there. Mostly A Beatles Collection and El Dorado as I recall but probably a few Cobble Creek and Yesterday's News as well.
Willem, and others who were paying too much attention, the title was in a bit of a state of settling in on the first video. Now I'm pretty sure it's called And Winter Glows, but I am still processing the message.
Neil