Mandolin-Based Trio Performs Japanese Folk Song

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Was going to post in "Music by Genre" but realized there is no World Music option. This is a beautiful Japanese folk song that I found in Jan Wolters wonderful on-line collection of free world folk music (sheet music). Beautiful melody and evocative title ("Moon Over the Castle Ruins"). We play it one time through with the traditional harmonic structure, and the second time do some re-harmonizing to add other colors. If you like world folk music and haven't visited Wolters site, take a look: http://www.janwolters.nl/index-uk.html