Ever since I bought my new ST55 condenser mic, I've been looking for more opportunities to record with the instrument with which I first learned to speak - cello. I heard Drak's beautiful and melancoly piece, Ember, when I first came to Macjams - and thought, what a superb cello piece that would make. Tonight, I took a couple of hours to play along with it tonight, finally settling on an approach that I thought suitable to the mood. I recorded 2 cello tracks and would you believe... my C string (the big one) snapped during the 29th measure of the first track. The spirit of the piece urged me to play on regardless and I finished the track without any major de-tuning of the the remaining strings. You can hear the string break and the slight buzzing of the broken string, acting as a sympathetic throughout the rest of the piece. Anyone who plays cello knows this is a $50+ string and my heart sank. My first inclination was to remove the track... but then decided to leave it in the spirit of divine providence. I know that lots of versions have been done of this track... but perhaps this is the first of its kind. I humbly submit it in honour of one of the most endearing characters I have come across on Macjams... someone who is always ready to listen, encourage, advise, and respond... the incomparable Eduard (AKA Drakonis). Enjoy!