Wandlebury Ring (Cigar Box Strummer Music recorded on Tascam DP004)

The music is done with my Cigar Box Strummer that I got for Christmas - one of these from tinyguitars : -) http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/50-christmas-strummers
This is a test run at recording it..not perfectly played and as it has no pick up and it's recorded with the mics from my Tascam it has picked up a few other things (my husband clonking around upstairs!!)...but it seemed like some magic happened : -)
The photos are of Wandlebury taken several years ago on a beautiful day that started out misty, then the sun started breaking through.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandlebury_Hill

I used to wonder what the point of these strummers were. They have diatonic scale fretting (the notes of a major scale) like a mountain dulcimer, so you can't hit a wrong note. I used to think that you could play all the same stuff and more on an instrument with all the frets, so WHY???...but I've found that the simplicity is great!!
I planned what I was going to play for track one, but then for track two I just improvised something on the top string. Then on track three I did the same on the bottom string.
On a normal guitar I never could have done that without hitting a wrong note!!
SO much reward for very little effort!!!

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Comment by Spike on January 3, 2011 at 11:20am

Lovely! Sounds a bit Mike Oldfield-ish........which is no bad thing.

Made me feel wandlebury all over. 

Comment by bemuzic on January 3, 2011 at 7:08am
lol, thanks Tophat...mmm I would get bored doing the same kind of thing all the time, VARIETY : -)
Comment by bemuzic on January 2, 2011 at 12:05pm
Merci, et Bonne Anee : -)
Comment by franky-j on January 2, 2011 at 10:31am

Tres joli !

et Bonne Année !

Comment by bemuzic on January 2, 2011 at 6:28am
thanks Bob....it's a trio : -)...the low string on the 3rd track is a bit subtle though!
Comment by Ice Bob on January 2, 2011 at 4:44am
nice duo very clean
Comment by bemuzic on January 1, 2011 at 11:42pm
Happy New Year and thanks : -)
Comment by Ukeattitude on January 1, 2011 at 11:30pm

Very interresting, very nice to listen !

Happy new year.

Comment by bemuzic on January 1, 2011 at 10:50pm
cheers Ellwood
Comment by bemuzic on January 1, 2011 at 7:50am
thanks Dianne and Michael : -)

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