Friday evening music

[Dodgin]

Think we may have done this before.                     

[Mince n Tatties]

"Someone like You"...Van the Man.

[e4b]

[e4b]

[kiwian]

Steely Dan are my favourite band, so to join in with bobbo...

dirty work

kings

do it again

Mine too.

[bobbo]

Steely Dan are the ultimate perfectionists , well they were when Walter Becker was there but I would think Donald fagan wouldn't be settling for anything less.

[Holders]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6rBK0BqL2w

Truly dreadful. Sounds like a cat needing to be put out of its misery.

Glad you enjoyed it. Purrrrfect response.

Truly amazing!

Apart from the sheer skill, it takes an outstanding musical ear and talent to transcribe something like that for an instrument so different.

I thought I could hear shades of Vivaldi coming through in the Beethoven but here she is with that as well:

[BestOfBrede]

Very good attempt by the young lady, but not smooth.
It was definitely for violin but great attempt as said.

[Holders]

Very good attempt by the young lady, but not smooth.
It was definitely for violin but great attempt as said.

I agree the Beethoven was better than the Vivaldi but different instruments impart different effects and there's no smoother instrument than the fiddle. Just to transpose it and interpret it like that is amazing. Reminds me of Martin Hayes' superb Pachebel on Irish fiddle which I linked many pages back. It's interesting to hear music on the "wrong" instruments - and often much harder to play.

[e4b]

Thanks Holders.It was just my attempt to show there are so many types of music. Classical is the root of a lot of todays "pop " music.You might be surprised to learn how many rock musicians of the 60s70sand 80s had classical training.

[Holders]

Thanks Holders.It was just my attempt to show there are so many types of music. Classical is the root of a lot of todays "pop " music.You might be surprised to learn how many rock musicians of the 60s70sand 80s had classical training.

You can certainly hear that from the best of them as opposed to those just created and packaged for marketability. The best musicians can turn their hands to most genres.

I'd be interested in any similar examples that you have.

[e4b]

Thanks Holders Think i put up 2 cellos a while ago but here is their version of thunderstruck. Two brilliant cellists having fun. I will be away for a couple of weeks but will try and find some more when i get back. Bet you cant wait. :005:

[Holders]

Thanks, Mr Earle.

Never heard of Thunderstruck but loved it - and can't wait!

Best I could think of was the Bad Shepherds - punk tunes played on folk instruments. The pipe player (Maartin Alcock) is seriously mean in his own right.

[Holders]

A day early, I know, but I have to drive upcountry tomorrow as my daughter, Laura (a Fulham fan since babyhood) is getting wed on Saturday.

So here's a happy tune from the Chieftains, the best band that I never saw:

[Holders]

Thanks, Whitejc, much appreciated.

[blingo]

Post modern jukebox, All about the base.

[RaySmith]

Holders post is from one of my favourite records - Irish Heartbeat by Van and the Chieftains.

Love this version of Carrickfergus from that record - The Chieftains and Van's voice go together so well, and really evoke the powerful  emotion of this great song-

[WindyCity]

Gonna need some help here.  I just started listening to Greta Van Fleet and think they are outstanding!  I'm big Zep fan, and this band, and lead singer, are spot on in channeling Led Zeppelin. 

If there are any music videos of them, please post.  I don't know how to do that.  Thanks in advance.

[Fulham 442]

Steely Dan are my favourite band, so to join in with bobbo...

dirty work

kings

do it again

Mine too.

Fabulous me too, also love  the Doobie Brothers

[WhiteJC]

Fabulous me too, also love  the Doobie Brothers

Michael McDonald & Jeff "Skunk" Baxter played in both Steely Dan and the Doobies