"Wayfaring Stranger"
Posted:
Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:55 pmby smokymtguitar09
"Wayfaring Stranger" is another song from my
Acoustic Guitar CD. I played the song on my Taylor 912C acoustic guitar.
Thanks for watching and listening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOpdwl0s9G4
Re: "Wayfaring Stranger"
Posted:
Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:54 pmby keener
Thank you for this, Ronnie. I appreciate how you maintained the original color of the song, without throwing in extra 7th's and diminished's, and so on, as so many have done with this tune (including me). When extras are added, the song loses some of its intended simplicity and spirituality, at least to my way of thinking. I love to do my own arrangements of most tunes, but there are some tunes that seem best played in the way they were originally intended, and I think this is one of them.
Thanks again,
Bruce
Re: "Wayfaring Stranger"
Posted:
Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:36 amby Richard Hudson
Very nice, Ronnie. I like Bruce's comments. I am one of those guilty of jazzing this one up a bit, but I like your version a lot.
Re: "Wayfaring Stranger"
Posted:
Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:29 amby smokymtguitar09
Bruce and Richard,
I appreciate the remarks. I try to keep my recordings 'close to the ground' with a few nuances that I hope adds to the songs. I wish I could play the arpeggios that I hear others do, but since I don't I just try to play clean with feeling and let it speak for itself.
Thanks