Very nice, Ondrej. I sent it on to my Merlin-playing stepdaughter.
(And I like your English carol about the Czech king, that followed on YouTube.)
Last edited by Ranald; Jan-17-2021 at 11:15pm.
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
You have a personal style in your composing, Ondrej. Your tunes are very evocative.
Great sound from that instrument and I see it seems to be fretted differently - not in half tones but more like a dulcimer?
The soft toys seem to have left the castle to listen to your playing.
I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. - Eric Morecambe
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheOldBores
John, thank you for the compliment.
Merlin is a combination of guitar and dulcimer. http://www.seagullguitars.com/en/products/m4
Yes, the soft toy came to listen to my playing
King Wenceslas is one of the more popular carols in the English-speaking world. When my partner is leading Christmas singsongs, people always requests it, and everyone sings heartily. Here's the story of how English-speakers came to sing a song about a Czech king on the day after Christmas (the song's not as old as I thought):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_King_Wenceslas
For others, here's Ondrej's "Good King Wenceslas":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4q0...el=OndrejSarek
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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