 | Shenandoah
 | I created my arrangement of this traditional tune
for an
RMMGA project, kicked off by
El McMeen, in which around a
dozen guitarists developed arrangements. The idea was to share and
compare different approaches. This is the version I shared with the group. There is a
newer recording on my new CD. |
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| Wayfaring Stranger
| After the initial RMMGA arranging project, we
tried a second time with this tune. My arrangement is in Gm tuning
(D-G-D-G-Bb-D).
The tune's a bit somber, but I tried to think of it as being bluesy
in a slightly funky way. The other contributions can be heard
here,
thanks to Michael Wong. |
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| O Little Town of Bethlehem
| Marshall, on the Acoustic Guitar Web site proposed a Holiday
Music project for Christmas 2002, and provided a web site where
guitarists could submit tunes. I recorded this arrangement on my
Ralph Bown
baritone guitar for the project. The arrangement draws on a
simpler Mark Hanson arrangement, I started with Mark's version, and
sort of improvised around the basic idea. |
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| Away in a Manger
| I also submitted this tune to the Holiday Music project. It was
recorded several years ago using a Taylor 914C, using a pickup, and
fairly heavy use of reverb and chorus. This
was also an expansion of a basic Mark Hanson arrangement. |
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| Do You Hear What I Hear
| This was arrangement and contribution to the
2003 Holiday Music Project (the web site is no longer up) on the Acoustic Guitar Message Board.
Recorded on my Ryan Nightingale. Tuning is CGDGCD. This is a kind of
quick and dirty recording, the problem with Christmas music is that
by the time you've really learned the piece, it's New Years! |
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| Bring A Torch, Jennette, Isabella
| A Christmas arrangement, just for fun. Recorded on a Claxton 13
fret Malabar, Dec 18, 2005. |
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| Away in a Manger/Silent Night
| A 2007 quick stab at a medley of two Christmas tunes. I
basically started with the outline of Away in a Manger, above, but
added a taste of Silent Night in as well. In Open D. |
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