I'm a bit surprised that we don't seem to have a thread for this classic yet, but I can't find it in the index. This tune was a big hit for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys in 1939, first as an instrumental and then in 1940 with added vocals (as "New San Antonio Rose"), becoming his signature tune thereafter. My mandolin recording is based on the setting in D major by Charlie Walden: https://charliewalden.com/wp-content...tonio-Rose.pdf 1921 Gibson Ajr mandolin Vintage Viaten tenor guitar Suzuki MC-815 mandocello https://youtu.be/fKOwV-uFaXo Martin
I have always liked this tune, both as song and as instrumental. Thanks for posting your version here, Martin.
Thanks, Martin. That was a fun one.
Oh how I miss the dark skies, the bright stars and the campfires on the prairie! Thanks Martin, nice rhythm, this seems like a good tune for tremolo practice too.
Thanks, one of my favourites and often played with pals, and I'm afraid we could not resist singing, but the second part a bit hard to sing for us vocally challenged types if you start too high in the first. Bob Wills typically got round this, even with his very capable singers, with fiddle melodies by starting in Dmaj then doing a nifty key change just before the vocals came in to suit the vocalist of the day.
But that'll be "Playboys", not "Cowboys"!
Bren -- You're completely right. Typo on my part, "Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys" it is! I do know that, really... Thanks also to bajawat, John and Simon for their kind comments! Martin
A nice western swing interlude, Martin.
Glad to hear that others found this a challenging song with its wide range, Bren!
Your tremolo works very well (not only in this recording), Martin.
