Carol of the Birds

ValleyPastor

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

This is an instrumental arrangement of one of my favorite Christmas carols, but one that few seem to know. I fell in love with the melody as a kid when I heard Joan Baez sing it.

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Song Stats

Hits: 2123
Comments: 19
Fans: 8
Plays: 410
Downloads: 127
Votes: 5
Uploaded: Nov 25, 2006 - 07:58:14 PM
Last Updated: Nov 25, 2007 - 05:36:50 PM Last Played: Nov 25, 2009 - 04:17:54 AM

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Keywords:

guitar (1074), carol (24), acoustic (589), instrumental (564), Christmas (181), ()

Hardware:

Washburn classical guitar,Behringer C2 matched pair small diaphragm condensers, Behringer mixer, Edirol UA-30 interface, iMac G5

Software:

GB2, Band-in-a-box 12

Comments

Scott Carmichael

Scott Carmichael said 1095 days ago (November 25th, 2006)

Man Thomas
your guitar sounds beautiful... you are getting this sound with behringer mikes??... I have a close friend who manages a music store chain... and he says "friends don't let friends buy behringer" I'm inclined to think he is mistaken... your playing is exellent also... a very solid performance and recording... any reason you didn't post under acoustic?

this shines

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ValleyPastor

ValleyPastor said 1095 days ago (November 26th, 2006)

Thanks!
Yes, Behringer mics. Little C2 condenser pair I just bought for $49.95. I don't know how long they'll last, but the sound is great for guitar (better than the CAD e100 I had been using, and even better than the Neumann KMi-83 I have. I was very pleasantly surprised.

I still wish I had YOUR setup that you used on Wayfarer, though. THAT's a guitar sound!

Check out my latest song called Understanding

ValleyPastor	ValleyPastor said 1095 days ago (November 26th, 2006)
	As for why . . . . . . I didn't post under acoustic, who knows? I puzzled over where to put it myself. "Holiday" seemed accurate, but a guarantee to relegate it to a too-narrow niche. Carols are folk music, and the orchestration is synthesized, so not strictly acoustic. Sometimes I dislike the genre thing Check out my latest song called Understanding

Scott Carmichael	Scott Carmichael said 1095 days ago (November 25th, 2006)
	I think the orchestration is also very strong... it doesn't over power the song, but provides a nice bed for the guitars to lay on... I would consider removing the wood block percusion though.. just a minor nit... i think it would allow this to breath a bit more Check out my latest song called Good Morning

peacepiano	peacepiano said 1095 days ago (November 26th, 2006)
	Beautiful Arrangement I like this arrangement. I am not familiar with the carol but it has a nice melody. Thanks for sharing. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

ValleyPastor	ValleyPastor said 1095 days ago (November 26th, 2006)
	Thanks! It's not a very well known carol. I've downloaded wo nice ( and very different) arrangements from iTunes: the one by Joan Baez, and another by the Von Trapp Children (great-grandchildren of the original "Sound of Music" Von Trapps). Joan sings two verses, The Von Trapps an entirely different three verses to the same tune. Check out my latest song called Understanding

Roxylee	Roxylee said 1095 days ago (November 26th, 2006)
	Wow, Tom What a beaurtiful job. Sweeeeeet. Faved & downloaded for my christmas CD to enjoy at home. Check out my latest song called Sweet Grace

FEEL	FEEL said 1093 days ago (November 27th, 2006)
	Very nice Really nice guitars. Very festive sounding. The guitars are spot on and the cymbal adds the chill of winter. Thanks for sharing. I have never heard this piece. Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

rtcooper	rtcooper said 1090 days ago (November 30th, 2006)
	What Nice Changes New to Me. A Carol I haven't heard before. A Treasure. Thought I was well schooled in Ms. Joan's work, but not this one. Guitar is present and crisp. Delightful. Very Best Cooper Check out my latest song called Intimate Anyway

ValleyPastor	ValleyPastor said 1090 days ago (December 1st, 2006)
	Thanks! Joan did a Christmas album titled "Noel." It is available on iTunes, and is my all-time favorite Christmas album. She has a few songs there that are not the well-known carols that everyone else does. Check out my latest song called Understanding

rtcooper	rtcooper said 1090 days ago (December 1st, 2006)
	ALRIGHT! How Kind of You. I look forward to it, already (for Christmas, perhaps). Fond Regards, Cooper --- "What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin' Check out my latest song called Intimate Anyway

stevewhit	stevewhit said 1089 days ago (December 1st, 2006)
	wow! superb steve Check out my latest song called schooldays

Feter	Feter said 1089 days ago (December 2nd, 2006)
	Gentle Carol what a wonderfull spirit theme you paint her ...a real art here ... so gentle ...thank you for sharing it the organs thrills me ... ! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

Cori Ander	Cori Ander said 1089 days ago (December 2nd, 2006)
	Very nice and soothing Very nice and soothing! Check out my latest song called Guitar test — Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute)

VicDiesel	VicDiesel said 1087 days ago (December 4th, 2006)
	Good arrangement This is the second track by you that I've listened to, and I'm impressed. Your music is in essence fairly simple, but you come up with surprisingly sophisticated arrangements. The use of that triangle, as well as the soft recorders (?), are unexpected but they work very well. Nice pickin', too. Check out my latest song called Desert Stars

ValleyPastor	ValleyPastor said 1087 days ago (December 4th, 2006)
	Thanks! I appreciate the encouragement. This is a carol I've wanted to do for a while. Have you listened to the vocal version? Check out my latest song called Understanding

kristyjo	kristyjo said 1051 days ago (January 8th, 2007)
	I thought I'd commented before, but i see i haven't. This is nice. relaxing and meditative. It is indeed for more than the Christmas season. Small, teensy nit - The cymbal roll was a bit too everpresent for my own taste. But the string bed was really nice and tasteful - just the right fill for the guitar melody to float over. Check out my latest song called What a Friend We Have in Jesus

ValleyPastor	ValleyPastor said 1050 days ago (January 9th, 2007)
	You had commented. But it was on the version with vocals. I'm glad you liked this one too! Thanks for the encouragement. Check out my latest song called Understanding

Joe Brady	Joe Brady said 1013 days ago (February 15th, 2007)
	Sweet Sound Thomas! You did an excellent job of recording an excellent arrangement. I'll have to download for next Christmas for sure. Nice work with the two guitar lines and the triangle/percusion. Check out my latest song called The Refugee Blues by Feter with Jiguma

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Name: Thomas Whitehouse

I'm a seminary professor and pastor of a Baptist church in McAllen, Tx., Married with 9 kids. Began playing guitar in 1965 at age 9. My wife and I still sing and play at different church and ministry events here and in Mexico. ... [see more]

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