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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 bemuzic on December 31, 2010 at 10:27am: thanks Roger...ah you've got one of Jay's strummers!...would love to hear something you've played : -)

Comment by Roger Morin on December 31, 2010 at 9:45am: Hi young lady, and a happy New Year to you. Yes thes are really a great sounding instrument that Jay makes I have ben his customer for a long time and have tried to play guitar with no hope so now I am sticking to just my strummer. Like you say you can't hit a wrong note. I just play what I want even if it's not a real song it sounds good to me anyways.

Like your playing, someday I hope to sound good enough to put it on here.

Comment by bemuzic on December 31, 2010 at 9:33am: ah ok thanks Brickdust!...just played what came to me : -)

Comment by bemuzic on December 31, 2010 at 9:23am: THANKS everyone!...and Happy New Year
Beetle juice - lol, don't usually do New Year's resolutions, but to finish recording that EP is my resolution for this year.

Comment by Pattie on December 31, 2010 at 9:14am: Beautiful playing, beautiful country, that was a fabulous video..Thanks for sharing it Bemuzic and Happy New Year to you and your family, and to everyone else on CBN

Comment by 3 String Blues on December 31, 2010 at 9:07am: sounds incrediable!!!!!!!!!!! your playing as well as recording is getting relly good!!! so when are you gonna do that CD????

Comment by Dan Sleep on December 31, 2010 at 9:02am: Beautiful, just beautiful!!!

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