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At 8:53pm on November 27, 2014, A.D.EKER said…: How are you Sotiris! Thanks for the Nice comments! keep grinding! Greeetssszzz

At 3:43am on November 15, 2014, A.D.EKER said…: Thanks Sotiris, glad you liked it ,got two more like that in production, the new one is a little ditty tribute to Vinnies Waiting for the glue to dry!! Greeetssszzz

At 6:52am on October 24, 2014, Rob (Uker) Porras said…: Nice Tiesco.

At 5:52am on September 6, 2014, Danny Boy Davidson said…: thanks for bringing up Cohen...I went and checked him out...keep you videos coming...your a good play and sing

At 3:48am on August 21, 2014, Danny Boy Davidson said…: thanks for a thumbs up there Sotiris...I enjoy your sound style also

At 4:00am on August 12, 2014, Phill Hill Charlie said…: ...°<[:-) [---]==={...Thank you very much for the invit adding me as one of your new friends, have nice life here with us on Nation and everywhere else sharing Peace and Love...

At 9:20pm on August 10, 2014, A.D.EKER said…: Thanks Sotiris,where is that bazoeki cigarbox?or a couple of strings to many?Greeetssszzz

At 5:14am on August 8, 2014, Will King said…: I see from your ID photo that you are a pickup guy. I build mostly ukuleles with nylon strings, but I have fitted a few with steel strings and mag pickups. I am such a bad player that I can't really tell much about their sound and tone and posting a video will never happen. I really like your playing..

At 6:02am on July 30, 2014, A.D.EKER said…: Thanks SOTIRIS for your nice comments, its allmost like playing the saz, and the boezoeki

GreeetsszzzA.D.

At 8:46pm on July 21, 2014, Cpt. Nemoff said…

Album Notes

Cigar Box Guitar and classical music met again after 150 years!

In the middle of XIX century there were musicians who classical pieces performed on homemade instruments such as Cigar Box Guitar. But, unfortunately, there are no records of these unique
performances did not survive. How do sounds classical music of the Renaissance on cigar box guitar?

"Das Wohltemperirte Cigar Box Guitar" Album ( translation: Well-Tempered sigar box guitar ) was recorded in a home studio by Eugene Nemov.

The list of works you will see all the familiar songs and names of composers such as Franz Shubert, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Albinoni and names of familiar music lovers Renaissance: Pascal Bouquet and Francesco da Milano.

Pascal Bouquet - French lutenist, he lived in XV-th century. Pascal Bouquet composed many excellent works for lute and baroque guitar. Musical notations this musician survived to this day. "Brande des Hermites" and "Volte Praetorius" - it's two works from the collection of popular dances of France, Pascal Bouquet written specifically for learning to play the lute.

Francesco Canova da Milano (Italian Francesco Canova da Milano) - Italian Renaissance lute, one of the major European composers XVI veka.Franchesko Canova da Milano is one of the best composers of lute music, and possibly greatest lute virtuoso of all time. His work, and the amazing beauty of a consistently high level, and are often performed today.

Just the album includes two copyright works Eugene Nemov - "French dance" and "English dance". They are written in a popular style of lute music of the Renaissance .

All works have been performed at 3-string classic guitars from cigar boxes, made by Eugene Nemov. Description and images of these instruments You can see on the site www.cigarboxguitars.ru and personal Evgeny Nemov page on the www.cigarboxnation.com ;

Enjoy!

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