THREE NEW VIDEOS

I am making progress on a solo guitar CD…very, very slowly. Jim and I have collaborated on several recordings, some of which should probably be re-released on disc or at least as d-loads,but none of those were solo guitar projects.

In the middle of getting the recording more earnestly underway, came two playing events in the same week. Each had it’s own specific set-list. Both of them contained some nice tunes. I wanted to take (at least!) one tune from each of those and record it for YouTube.

In addition, since 2010 the Barrios piece “Bicho Feo (Tango Humoristico)” has been a really popular addition to my concert rep. In July I performed it again in a solo recital and promised that I’d get a video of it as soon as possible.

…AND HERE IS THE RESULT!!

(1) WONDERFUL WORLD
This famous and popular tune was requested at a family event I recently played at.

This video is dedicated to Tammy and Robert and their beautiful daughters Riley and Reagan.

Guitar: Taylor 812CE (1998)

(2) YAHWEH
This comes from a vocal song, so has the typical verse / chorus / bridge format. In and around the expected verses and choruses, the rest of this arrangement was sort of made up on the spot.

I thought this take felt ‘fun’ – at least, it was fun to play.
I hope it’s as fun to listen to as it was to play.

Guitar: Taylor 812CE (1998)

(3) BICHO FEO (Tango Humoristico)
(Augustin Barrios Mangore)
[Guitar by Benz Tschannen – www.tschannenguitars.com ]
This Barrios piece was known to be a favorite encore that was also referenced in his concert programs. The title means “Ugly Bug” and it refers to a particular bird whose call it attempts to imitate.

Though he did not write it down, he did record it. However, all recordings were lost until recently. In 2009, two copies were discovered and donated to the Barrios Museum in Paraguay. The piece was transcribed by Tony Morris and it has been revived in performances by him and others who have received his transcription.

As far as I know, this is the only Video of the piece. I was not able to find another anywhere.

I hope you enjoy it. It has been popular with audiences in my travels as well!!

Here’s the transcription of the music, done by Tony Morris.

Here’s a short clip of the Bird it’s named after!!

FOOTNOTE – A COUPLE OF COOL LINKS!!
I spent some time searching for other videos of “Bicho” to confirm whether or not mine is the first out there. I did not find any other video recordings of it.

However, I did find two interesting links.

After only a week, my ‘Bicho’ video is on this Pakistani forum called “One Pakistan” and has a 5-star rating!!

One of the concerts I performed at the University of Houston was covered in a Local Katy, TX news story.