I thought, my inflexible finger of my left hand would bring my guitar playing to a final end. But now a doctor helped me and so I can play again – I’m so happy!
above: featuring a true lover of music: the cat Zaya, photo by Catou, Brussels. Though I like to make photos (one finger only!) or give feedbacks with my two finger type system – the inner child deep in my heart longs to express via guitar arrangements (ten fingers needed). So I’m very glad, that I can continue to upload to the “soundcloud”!
https://soundcloud.com/fingerstyle_guitar
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I’d play Black Orpheus, Georgia on My Mind, and Frizz’s Rag in that order
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hi Stephen / Bumba, you encouraged me with your blog articles guitar music integrated (you know) – and I’ll take your advice serious; would like to add a harp like you can!
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Thanks. Those songs sound good as they are. But the possibility of adding tracks and relaying them via emails or the blog is interesting. I’m not so adept technically. I just record on garage band and then transfer to itunes. But one could add tracks back and forth, right?
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hi Bumba-Stephen,
maybe you can download my track from soundcloud and add your harp or guitar (sending that back for a second upload to soundcloud? ?) that would be great!
my e-mail: frizztext@aol.com
P.S.:
I’m very amused about your OHIO duo!
http://bumbastories.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/a-story-of-love-that-went-wrong-very-wrong/
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How great that you’ll be on open mike! The playlist is on #2 now, and I’ll be back soon with my top three!
I’m so glad you’re strumming again!
Z
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hi Lisa / Zeebra,
congrats to your new loudspeakers (though cheap earphones would be my choice) – and your new PC is working fast indeed – imagine, what a distance between Ecuador and Germany!
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The sound is amazing! Yes, today’s technology is equally amazing! I like the KC moans, reminds me of riding a tired horse home through the fields at the end of a hot dusty summer day. Everyone would recognize and therefore embrace, “and i love her.” The first, Rodrigo Swing is refreshing as well.. Hard choices, though your fans will love anything you give them! Z
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I’ve been playing your music while I edit my photos…. wonderful
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Beautiful theme of the image. A true music lover.
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Excellent news! I think whatever you choose will be awesome. I’m on the go, but will look forward to some great music later. 🙂
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I think that they all sound wonderful!!!
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I know it’s only two, but Georgia and Blackbird are my favorites. So hard to choose.
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It’s very hard to choose, but I pick one, eight and then seven!
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2 songs that you should include from that list are George on My Mind and Scarborough Fair. Awesome choices for open mic! I hope you can somehow get at least one (or all) videotaped and share with us all. Would love to see (or at least hear) you play!
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This is embarassing but I didn’t realize till after reading and listening to your music on your “solitary photo challenge post” that I could in fact hear you play by clicking on the tunes! haha! Beautiful!
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hi Andy D Brown, because you asked for videotaped tracks: below a link to my youtube channel, featuring me and the blind clarinetist Rob and my friend Catou on Bazouka during last year’s session, same place as this year: Saint Andrew’s Church Folk Night, Chaussée de Vleurgat, Brussels – it’s not a glamour event – but that’s the reason because I like it so much: and the audience there has a quite familiar behaviour …
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How wonderful you can play guitar again, Frizz! It’s really hard to pick… All are so beautiful. Thank you so much!
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Wonderful news of your finger , glad you can still use it. Look after yourself and enjoy
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Wille und glaube versetzt berge und macht finger wieder mobil
Alles gute und herzl grüsse
Wolfgang
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Rodrigo swing, Black Orpheus and Frizz Rag! Glad to hear your finger is healing…
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Congratulations:
I just nominated you for the well deserved “Beautiful Blogger Award”, please visit my award post, if you wish to accept.
Cheers,
George.
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Glad to hear you are playing and performing again. I really liked Rodrigo Swing for Spanish style, Blackbird for folk and Blues in E for bluesy. 🙂
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I personally loved Rodrigo-swing, its wonderful
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Blues in E – Blackbird and Black Orpheus!
All start with B [not intentional!] and all Beautiful, They all are beautiful really but since we were asked to choose -hard choice- there you have it, all Bl’s for me!
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Hello Frizz!!! Glad you are glad…I like all of them but I would choose Joaquín Rodrigo (it is a really nice version), Frizz-Rag and Scarborough-Fair…
Hope you have a nice evening!!! You will tell us which ones did you choose at the end?
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your votes (till now):
5 for 1. Rodrigo-swing
3 for 2. Black-orpheus
3 for 3. Georgia-on-my
1 for 4. And-I-love-her
2 for 5. Blues-in-E
3 for 6. Frizz-Rag
2 for 7. KC-moans
4 for 8. Blackbird-in-G
2 for 9. Scarborough-fair
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Blues-in-E klingt großartig! Ich bin in großer Fan von Black Bird und das solltest du unbedingt spielen. Als drittes Lied Blues-in-E
oder Frizz-Rag, beide sind toll.
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ich meinte KC-moans oderFrizz-Rag
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danke aljaja,
stats now:
5 – for 1. Aranjuez (Rodrigo) Swing
3 – for 2. Black-orpheus
3 – for 3. Georgia-on-my
1 – for 4. And-I-love-her
3 – for 5. Blues-in-E
5 – for 6. Frizz-Rag
3 – for 7. KC-moans
5 – for 8. Blackbird-in-G
2 – for 9. Scarborough-fair
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hallo Aljaja,
auf einem Berliner Kinderspielplatz hab’ ich auch schon ein paar mal Gitarre gespielt – und ein sehr freundliches und dankbares Publikum gehabt (Friedrichshain; angenehmer als in meiner Heimatstadt Wuppertal);
P.S.:
vielen Dank für’s Anhören meiner 9 Gitarren-Stückchen:
Gruß: Frizz
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Das kann ich absolut nachvollziehn. Ich kann zwar nicht behaupten, dass ich beide Städte gut kenne. Aber Berlin und Umgebung empfinde ich auch immer angenehmer als Wuppertal. Offener … irgendwie.
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Cairo und Alexandria kenne ich nur durchs Internet – allerdings, nein, wir kannten mal eine Nachtclub-Tänzerin, Aisha, aus Alexandria, die war mit ihren 5 Schwestern weit weg von ihrem Vater geflohen in alle möglichen Länder: Frankreich, Canada, Australien, Irland. Ach, und einmal ist ein blinder Gelehrter von der Universität Alexandria mit dem Krückstock auf mich losgegangen, weil ich einen Vortrag darüber hielt, dass in der Türkei nicht immer alle Menschenrechte eingehalten werden. Freundlicherweise haben seine eigenen Body-Guards den alten Herrn festgehalten und gezähmt. Schöner ist es allerdings, wenn man über die Musik und den Tanz gegenseitiges menschliches Verständnis aufbaut – und den politischen Streit zur Ruhe legt …
– danke aljaja (übersetzt: “Der Gott?) für die Kommentare!
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Oh Nein: “aljaja” bedeutet nicht “Gott”. Das würde mir zumindest in Ägypten Ärger einbringen. Das Pseudonym ist eher eine Remineszenz daran, was mit einem etwas längeren Vornamen passiert, wenn man durch die Welt reist. Ich hab aber eine Ahnung, woran du gedacht hast. Ich werde das auf meiner Seite demnächst genauer erklären. LG
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jaja ~ jahja (türkischer Jungen-Name) ~ jahwe (hebräisch für Gott)
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nein, der Artikel ‘al’ wird in diesen Sprachen nicht verwendet, zumindest nicht vor Namen. Jahja bzw. Yahya ist übrigens die türkische Version von Johannes.
Alja, alya im Türkischen = Berg oder Boden, aleyana = türkische Version von Helena.
Aliha, aliyah, alijah, alijha, aliyaha im semitischen Sprachraum (hebräisch, arabisch, aramäisch, Maltesisch, Amharisch …) = hoch, erhöht, erhaben, Aufstieg, Pilgerschaft, gepilgert, gesegnet.
Alja im slawischen Sprachrraum = Kurzform bzw. Umbenennung für Alice, Alissa, Alexandra, Alexander, Aljoscha, Aljonna, … Die Endung “-ja” = Verkleinerung (ähnlich wie -lein oder -chen im Deutschen).
Im Griechischen und in manchen romanischen Sprachen verwendet man auch alea, aleja.
Im Ungarischen bedeutet alja = ‘der Rest, was übrig bleibt, die Neige’ und aljaja =’das Untere’, ‘der Boden’.
… das ließe sich noch ein paar Zeilen fortführen … 😉 Viele Grüße
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danke für diesen etymologisch-semantisch-begriffsgeschichtlichen Exkurs! Much appreciated!
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First choice: Number 6, Frizz2Rag
Love all of them!
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stats now:
5 – for 1. Aranjuez (Rodrigo) Swing
3 – for 2. Black-orpheus
3 – for 3. Georgia-on-my
1 – for 4. And-I-love-her
3 – for 5. Blues-in-E
5 – for 6. Frizz-Rag
3 – for 7. KC-moans
5 – for 8. Blackbird-in-G
2 – for 9. Scarborough-fair
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I’m not sure I could bring myself to choose!
I just wanted to say how happy I am to hear you are able to keep doing what you enjoy (and are so very good at)! Creativity and skill like yours needs the opportunity to thrive!
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YAY …. God does work in mysterious ways. He has bestowed upon you a new gift. It was your desire to play again that He heard and brought you healing.
I think it is wonderful that you will be able to play at an open mike. You should be heard by people. You have a true love for it when you are doing it. Good Luck ….!!!!
My choices are:
Aranjuez (Rodrigo) Swing
Black-orpheus
Georgia-on-my
They are perfect.
Blessings …
Isadora
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stats now:
6 – for 1. Aranjuez (Rodrigo) Swing
4 – for 2. Black-orpheus
4 – for 3. Georgia-on-my
1 – for 4. And-I-love-her
3 – for 5. Blues-in-E
5 – for 6. Frizz-Rag
3 – for 7. KC-moans
6 – for 8. Blackbird-in-G
2 – for 9. Scarborough-fair
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Blackbird… Blackbird!!!! 😉
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6 – for 1. Aranjuez (Rodrigo) Swing
4 – for 2. Black-orpheus
4 – for 3. Georgia-on-my
1 – for 4. And-I-love-her
3 – for 5. Blues-in-E
5 – for 6. Frizz-Rag
3 – for 7. KC-moans
6 – for 8. Blackbird-in-G
2 – for 9. Scarborough-fair
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Glad you are playing again!
#1, #4 and #9.
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14 – for 1. Aranjuez (Rodrigo) Swing
6 – for 2. Black-orpheus
9 – for 3. Georgia-on-my
6 – for 4. And-I-love-her
5 – for 5. Blues-in-E
7 – for 6. Frizz-Rag
6 – for 7. KC-moans
9 – for 8. Blackbird-in-G
7 – for 9. Scarborough-fair
after 69 votes …
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Zaya is so cute! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I want to let you know that you are my first follower, so as a thank you i ‘ll put your face and blog adress on my first page for a while! 🙂
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good luck with your new blog!
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This are great news. Congratulations!
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Beautiful music! So relaxing!
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I love Georgia on my mind…
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do you remember any songs of Africa?
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