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This is one of my favorite old folk songs. Not sure who wrote it, maybe William C. Peters
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| Joanna said 1842 days ago (November 8th, 2004) | |
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Mighty fine singing I know it's risky putting up an a capella song. Because the song evokes a feeling a time past, I thought it would sound more like it might have, had someone broken out singing in a pub. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.
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| macapa said 1842 days ago (November 8th, 2004) | |
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Different! Yes, quite different. A very nice change of pace. Not sure about the production, though. The echo kind of muddles the two voices at some moments. I'm not sure if this is something you can ajust? Might be worth a try. |
| Anonymous said 1777 days ago (January 13th, 2005) | |
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Where did I put My Rosin? Your interepretation of this song, in my opinion, is right on target. Forgive my use of cliche, but I am not one that is well knowledgeble in this genre, but if I were to have any pre-concieved expectations about the way it should sound, then your performance would have been greatly satisfying. My only criticism is that you say that you aren't a musician in your bio description. Now forgive me for saying so but that is either a quite humbling statement to make, or you have never listened to your own voice. Vocals are as instrumental as banging out a beat on pots and pans collected from under the kitchen sink can be acclaimed to be. One suggestion, but this one is iffy becuase the piece was so nice in its accapellic format, incorporate a string that has been nicely rosined to the point where there is rosin just dripping off the neck of the instrument. Perhaps you can find a sample from your new keyboard that will fit. But maybe not. Although I was craving a taste of rosin, my appetite for anything was quieted with the full course of tremendous vocal talent coupled with true display of musicianship. Well Done. Johnathan J. Stegeman. MidiMacMan |
| Joanna said 1777 days ago (January 13th, 2005) | |
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Where did I put My Rosin? Thank you very much. Although it could have musical accompaniment, I'm going to keep this one a capella, with the 5 part harmony being the only back-up. As for the definition of musician, that's another debate. I'm untrained, and just do everything by ear, and as such, don't think it's fair to rank myself alongside those who have worked hard to earn their musician stripes, so to speak. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.
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| Anonymous said 1776 days ago (January 13th, 2005) | |
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Musical Training Like I said before, I will agree with your decision to maintain this arrangement just the way that it is. On the topic of musicianship and credibility, I will have to applaud your humility. I am a self taught musician as well but I think that we deserve just as much credit as any "classically trained" musician deserves. No comparison would due the topic justice, because as your might have realized in doing jazz, sometimes it is not what you know, but what you don't know that can lead to true moments of brilliance that come out. With all due respect, I am simply complimenting you on your fabulous vocal abilities. Sincerely, Johnathan J. Stegeman MidiMacMan. |
| Rebsie said 1753 days ago (February 6th, 2005) | |
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A very fine performance I think you've done exactly the right thing in giving this an a cappella arrangement. Many of these old songs seem to sound best unaccompanied, and it helps to focus the listener's mind on the subtleties of the song if there's no other instrumentation. The harmonies are very nicely applied and give it all the musical support it needs. Very well done! Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)
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| Joanna said 1753 days ago (February 6th, 2005) | |
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A very fine performance Thank you so much, Rebsie! Coming from an accomplished folk song singer like you, it means a lot to me. I've loved listening to all of your uploads. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.
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| jennylee said 1717 days ago (March 14th, 2005) | |
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A Favorite I love this song and it will always be one of my very favorites. I think that your voice is beautiful and the song is wonderful without any other musical accompaniment. |
| Joanna said 1717 days ago (March 14th, 2005) | |
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A Favorite Thank you, Jennylee -- I'm so happy I picked one of your favorite songs! Check out my latest song called Nellie G.
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| drakonis said 1716 days ago (March 14th, 2005) | |
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Harmonious Quite pretty! Your rich voice does great credit to this piece. The only detractors were a little too much echo (as Macapa noted) and a fairly strong background hiss. But your acapella version of this is perfect, love the harmonies & your voice. ttfn, Drakonis Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child
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| Joanna said 1683 days ago (April 16th, 2005) | |
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Harmonious Thank you, drak. The hiss is probably due to it having been done originally on cassette tape. Whenever I put those old taped songs into GB, I end up with some hiss. The reverb was in the original recording, so I couldn't change it. Were I doing this song again now, I would do it with much less reverb. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.
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| caroline said 681 days ago (January 13th, 2008) | |
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how did i ever miss this one? delicious joanna - thank you xoxoxo Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf
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Check out some of my other songs:
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and production.
This is a nice change of pace from some of your previous
music.