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I used to live in Cheltenham (England) and Malvern Road is a street in the town where I spent a lot of time with friends (who lived there) and where I first got to do 'proper' recordings with a couple of groups I was with at the time.
This track began as guitar phrase over which I improvised on the fiddle. I also got to play with my new toy - a RIML FiddlePro mic which is pretty hot and allows me to record acoustic fiddle when I want rather than having to wait for the house to empty of children, etc.
© 2006
Hardware:
Tanglewood Guitar, 19th century German violin, iMac G5, Behringer Mic200 preamp, FiddlePro mic
Software:
GB2
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Memory Lane &mdash 07/05/06 - 05:38:06 PM
Malvern Road? Blimey, that was where I used to hang out when I first
moved to Cheltenham. It's been gentrified now, but in the early 90s it
was a curious mixture of posh flats and squatters' dives. I love it there.
I used to stay in a fantastic Gothic building with castellated balconies,
stained glass and a cloister, which was divided into crummy flats with
hideous floral carpets.
(For those who don't already know, I used to live next door to Komrade
K in Cheltenham, but we never knew each other until we met on
MacJams 12 years later.)
Anyway, this is beautiful. The two instruments, both stringed but
sounding completely different, weave in and out of each other and
make it very three dimensional. Kind of chilled out and eccentric and
timeless, an appropriate tribute to the street. [ Reply to This ]
Memory Lane &mdash 07/13/06 - 05:24:21 PM
I was always struck by the quirkiness of some of the buildings in MR particularly
at the Montpellier end - not at all surprised that it's become a desirable
residential area these days.
Thanks for your support - I really appreciate you taking the trouble to listen and
comment.
KK
PS - those floral carpets are retro chic these days!! [ Reply to This ]
I LOVE THE FIDDLE!!! &mdash 07/05/06 - 09:08:24 PM
BEAUTIFUL WORK! Wish I could learn to play such an expressive
instrument! ;)The Nightbird [ Reply to This ]
I LOVE THE FIDDLE!!! &mdash 07/13/06 - 05:26:33 PM
Thank you 'Bird - to my mind you do expressive very in your music.
KK [ Reply to This ]
Evocative &mdash 07/06/06 - 12:17:39 AM
Really nice instrumental piece...lovely work on both guitar and violin.
Steve [ Reply to This ]
Evocative &mdash 07/13/06 - 05:29:24 PM
Many thanks Steve - doing guitar is a major challenge for me (largely because I
don't know what I'm doing!)
KK [ Reply to This ]
expressive &mdash 07/06/06 - 06:06:15 AM
expressive &mdash 07/13/06 - 05:31:45 PM
I've never been to Cheltenham &mdash 07/06/06 - 08:08:47 AM
but I'd love to hang out on Malvern Road. The mix of the two instruments
is great. I had to actually listen to notice that there were no other
instruments playing. A good combination of the legato violin over the
plucked guitar.
A minor crit is that the tuning could be improved. There's something in
the midrange of the guitar that clashes a bit.
The FiddlePro mic seems to do the job for you, as I heard no screaming
children, piano lessons being practiced, sirens wailing or television
blaring. [ Reply to This ]
I've never been to Cheltenham &mdash 07/15/06 - 09:53:59 AM
Thanks for listening and commenting Kristyjo. I'm not really picking up on the
guitar tuning problem although there is a deliberate dissonance which might be
it. I always find that no matter how much I check the tuning, I'm never happy
with the interval between the G and B strings in anycase - indeed my ears cause
me to distrust electronic tuners a little.
That Fiddlepro mic is proving to be a great help - it even filters out our oldest
child's electric guitar thrashing's in the room above!!
KK [ Reply to This ]
oooh ... beautiful. &mdash 07/07/06 - 01:54:24 AM
i'm always transported back to russia when i hear your violin and, while i was there... i prepared a plate of scones!! lovely to hear this - thank you for sharing xoxo ... 'de dah de dah de dum' now? what does that remind me of??!!! [ Reply to This ]
oooh ... beautiful. &mdash 07/15/06 - 09:55:59 AM
Youre incredible!! &mdash 07/07/06 - 03:24:45 PM
I loved this and had to DL right away!
Some day some how I'd love to have you dance a fiddle over some of my
didge, maybe someone could throw in some mandolin and... ok.. getting
ahead of myself:)
really quite lovely... thank you so much for sharing your talents. [ Reply to This ]
Youre incredible!! &mdash 07/15/06 - 09:57:28 AM
trying to relax &mdash 07/12/06 - 01:23:14 PM
This is beautiful. The two instruments, both stringed but
sounding completely different, weave in and out of each other and make it nice..
Good job [ Reply to This ]
trying to relax &mdash 07/16/06 - 08:04:39 AM
Thanks for dropping by - you and Rebsie seem to be very much in accord!
KK [ Reply to This ]
Nice &mdash 07/13/06 - 03:10:39 AM
Lovely vibe. Guitar and Violin sounding in love with each other. magic. Cheery [ Reply to This ]
Nice &mdash 07/16/06 - 08:29:41 AM
Not sure if my guitar and fiddle do love each other (they tend to be pretty tight-
lipped about emotional stuff) but I love them! Thanks 4 listening.
KK [ Reply to This ]
I am completely sheepish, sheepish, sheepish... &mdash 10/03/06 - 08:08:06 PM
...that I've been missing your tunes all this time. This is very sweet, with a
raw quality on the fiddle that serves to accentuate and not detract from,
that sweetness. Great tune, lovely feel to it. The guitar and fiddle sound
nice together, very live. Reminds me of Brighton, near Boston, during a
time of my life when a number of us would play in these amazingly
underfurnished apartments... Ed [ Reply to This ]
Reply &mdash 10/12/06 - 05:34:53 PM
No worries - I'm frequently amazed by what I discover has been posted by long-
established members of this community. I would count time spent in
underfurnished apartments as some of the happiest in my entire life...
KK [ Reply to This ]
???!!!!!!!!!! &mdash 10/20/06 - 04:08:28 PM
thats so WONDERFUL.... im speechless. i dont think i have ever heard
fiddle with such a rich, warm and emotional "voice". i loved that. i so
loved that. thats exactly me. beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you :) [ Reply to This ]
I don't know what to say... &mdash 10/22/06 - 06:11:35 PM
Blimey ! &mdash 11/11/06 - 08:04:59 PM
I'd been living in England for 4 years, and had a sudden attack of nostalgia by listening your foggy tune. Great music, Komrade ! God save the fiddlers ! [ Reply to This ]
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moved to Cheltenham. It's been gentrified now, but in the early 90s it
was a curious mixture of posh flats and squatters' dives. I love it there.
I used to stay in a fantastic Gothic building with castellated balconies,
stained glass and a cloister, which was divided into crummy flats with
hideous floral carpets.
(For those who don't already know, I used to live next door to Komrade
K in Cheltenham, but we never knew each other until we met on
MacJams 12 years later.)
Anyway, this is beautiful. The two instruments, both stringed but
sounding completely different, weave in and out of each other and
make it very three dimensional. Kind of chilled out and eccentric and
timeless, an appropriate tribute to the street.
[ Reply to This ]