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James Townsend
Приєднався 12 лют 2007
Welcome to my channel! I left it late to learn guitar, but now I'm in my fifties with a few years behind me, so I've posted videos along the way as I try to commit to learning classic rock, folk and jazz standards on acoustic (and sometimes electric) guitar. You will find covers of Pink Floyd, alternative tunings of Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, through to adaptations from the Great American Songbook. Sometimes I film in my home studio, solo, and other times I record live in front of an audience with my band: Dr Thealegood, my side project: corde du jour or other guest appearances. Whether you're starting out on guitar, a fellow musician or guitar enthusiast, or just someone who loves music, I hope you'll find something you enjoy here. Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to subscribe for more!
Відео
Saturday Wright Fever - Second Hand News (Fleetwood Mac)
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Saturday Wright Fever - Second Hand News (Fleetwood Mac)
Saturday Wright Fever - The Day We Caught The Train
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Saturday Wright Fever - The Day We Caught The Train
Saturday Wright Fever - Keep The Customer Satisfied (Simon & Garfunkel)
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Saturday Wright Fever - Keep The Customer Satisfied (Simon & Garfunkel)
Lady D’Arbanville by Cat Stevens performed by Dr Thealegood
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Lady D’Arbanville by Cat Stevens performed by Dr Thealegood
It Must Be Love by Madness performed by Dr Thealegood
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It Must Be Love by Madness performed by Dr Thealegood
Getting Better by The Beatles performed by Dr Thealegood
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Getting Better by The Beatles performed by Dr Thealegood
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band performed by Dr Thealegood
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band performed by Dr Thealegood
Whiskey In The Jar (Traditional) performed by Dr Thealegood
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Whiskey In The Jar (Traditional) performed by Dr Thealegood
Sometimes It Snows In April by Prince | acoustic guitar chords
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Prince's hauntingly beautiful ballad, "Sometimes It Snows In April," really has some great chord voicings you can adapt for guitar. In this recording, I'm just playing some variations to help me then play some melody lines over it. I'm playing a Taylor GS Mini-e Koa Plus.
Naima by John Coltrane | Cordoba nylon string acoustic guitar cover
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After listening to the brilliant Pino Russo playing Miles, 'Trane and others on nylon guitar I was hooked. So I've tried to learn a simplified version of Naima by John Coltrane. It's a beautiful tune. I'm playing a Cordoba Fusion Orchestra CE model nylon string guitar in drop D tuning. To hear the masterful Pino Russo, follow the link: ua-cam.com/video/Unspff2WO7A/v-deo.html
Vals by Bartolome Calatayud | Cordoba Fusion Orchestra CE acoustic guitar
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Demo of the Cordoba Fusion Orchestra CE acoustic crossover guitar. It's a lovely nylon string guitar with a narrower, radiused neck unlike traditional classical guitars. If, like me, you are more used to steel string acoustic, you will find this an absolute breeze to play. The piece is a grade 1 waltz by Bartolome Calatayud, a Mallorcan classical guitar composer, teacher and performer who died ...
Taylor GS Mini eKoa Plus demo | DADF#AE or Open Dadd9 tuning | tune by Chris Effort
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Just a demo of this beautiful tuning that I discovered watching Chris Effort's channel. Check him out. He's 10 times the guitar player I am! ua-cam.com/video/D5ji_uIHFds/v-deo.html P.S. Apologies but I did have to overdub some of the licks so this is not totally authentic in that sense. But it is me playing 99% in one take and then the add ons!
corde du jour live at Peppard Unplugged
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corde du jour's debut stage performance at Peppard Unplugged featuring intros and performance of Fragile by Sting, Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife, and Magnolia by J. J. Cale.
Fragile by Sting | arranged and performed by corde du jour
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Fragile by Sting | arranged and performed by corde du jour live at Peppard Unplugged
Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife | arranged and performed by corde du jour
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Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife | arranged and performed by corde du jour
Magnolia by J. J. Cale | arranged and performed by corde du jour
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Magnolia by J. J. Cale | arranged and performed by corde du jour
Do They Know It’s Christmas? | Dr Thealegood | Live at The Bull
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Do They Know It’s Christmas? | Dr Thealegood | Live at The Bull
Introduction (from Bryter Layter) | Nick Drake | Acoustic Guitar cover
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Introduction (from Bryter Layter) | Nick Drake | Acoustic Guitar cover
In The Nick Of Time (A Tribute to Nick Drake) | James Townsend
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In The Nick Of Time (A Tribute to Nick Drake) | James Townsend
Now and Then | The Beatles | Solo Guitar (arranged by James Townsend)
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Now and Then | The Beatles | Solo Guitar (arranged by James Townsend)
Ripples by Genesis | acoustic guitar cover using Phil's original vocals
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Ripples by Genesis | acoustic guitar cover using Phil's original vocals
Waiting for the Spring | Arthur and Rosie (written by Arthur)
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Waiting for the Spring | Arthur and Rosie (written by Arthur)
Ladies of the Canyon by Joni Mitchell | cover version, fingerstyle, Taylor GS Mini 🎸🌟
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Ladies of the Canyon by Joni Mitchell | cover version, fingerstyle, Taylor GS Mini 🎸🌟
Goodbye Blue Sky by Pink Floyd | Acoustic cover version, fingerstyle, Taylor GS Mini
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Goodbye Blue Sky by Pink Floyd | Acoustic cover version, fingerstyle, Taylor GS Mini
Cordoba Fusion Orchestra CE (Cedar) demo | Etude in D minor (DADGAD tuning)
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Cordoba Fusion Orchestra CE (Cedar) demo | Etude in D minor (DADGAD tuning)
Celtic-inspired DADGAD tuning | acoustic guitar | Taylor 314ce
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Celtic-inspired DADGAD tuning | acoustic guitar | Taylor 314ce
Deacon Blues by Steely Dan | Taylor GS Mini solo acoustic guitar cover
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Deacon Blues by Steely Dan | Taylor GS Mini solo acoustic guitar cover
Classical Demo | Taylor GS Mini solo acoustic guitar
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Classical Demo | Taylor GS Mini solo acoustic guitar
Pink Moon by Nick Drake | acoustic guitar and vocal cover
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Pink Moon by Nick Drake | acoustic guitar and vocal cover
I like your style,real trippy.
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE BREAK THIS DOWN FOR ME
Check out Justin Sandercoe's tutorial; ua-cam.com/video/WdIxIS9hvtk/v-deo.html
genuinely amazed
nice
Thanks George!
Is the guitar plugged? That sounds beautiful
Cheers Daniel! These guitars record so well. It’s plugged in but also mic’d, so what you hear is a stereo blend. Sounds fantastic plugged into an acoustic amp too.
Good to see you will be performing on the Folk Concert at the Music and Flower Festival, Kidmore End this June.
Beautiful
Grazie mille, Roberto 🙏
Moving! Thank you for sharing!
Incredible. How can you make a guitar sing like that?
Thanks man. A great guitar and a timeless piece of music. 🎸
Sto desiderando impararla spero di ricavare qualcosa,una accordatura scoperta piuttosto complessa, che richiede anni e anni di conoscenze super,delle armonie,accidenti david era un pazzesco genio,comunque sono ferito profondamente perche dopo tutto ciò che ho praticato sopra ancora non sono stato in grado di distinguere questo tipo di spostamenti delle corde,ho dovuto cercare l indice,dannazione!
That was a beautiful performance. Well done and look forward to future events.
Thanks Dave! That means a lot. See you soon!
Absolutely fantastic. I think its the best version of this song I have ever heard. Thank you for this.
Wow. I’m speechless. Thank you so much for your feedback, man, that means a lot. So glad you enjoyed it - thanks for listening. 🎸
koa plus is a magical guitar. small fun size, big clear sound. great cover
Ah, thanks so much. Great fun these guitars! Thanks for listening!
Very very beautiful. I have played and sang this song for years, but never like this. Thanks a lot
Thank you. It's such a great song to sing and play. Really appreciate it. Thanks for listening!
Very beautiful. Hopefully one day I can play as well.
Don’t stop playing Pink Floyd with your great fingerpicking guitar it so mellow ❤ great job
Thanks for listening, Patrick, and for your kind words 🎸 🎵 🙏
Sounds excellent!
Thank you Jack! Loved your playing on Dreamcatcher. Outstanding! A stretch too far for me! 🙃🎸
Спасибо за доставленное удовольствие)
Heard it multiple times, how melodic.😍 What is it called?😊
Thank you for listening! It’s beautiful isn’t it? I’m not sure if it has a name but it was a piece that @Chris Effort plays on his UA-cam channel (link in the description). 🎸
Beautiful!
Thanks so much, Jens! 🙏 Really appreciate you listening 🎸
@@jamesdtownsend Yeah, this piece, this guitar and your playing makes me look forward to a time when I will get this kind of music and sound out of my current instruments (ukulele, acoustic ubass with rubber strings, and shortscale ebass). The Taylor GS mini series of compact guitars fascinates me, but at the time I just watch and listen ... Thanks for your inspiring presentation. I also went to the site of Chris Effort: his playing the Cordoba is like making love to the strings ... Must also be this kind of music which I seem to appreciate and desire more and more. Thanks, again!
Sounds pretty spot on. Thx 4 U/L
Very beautiful. Which Pro Arte Set do you use? Thinking about using the Pro Arte polished because the major sevenths and minor 9th intervals are way too harsh on most normal strings
Thanks Raquel! I appreciate you taking the time to listen to my track. I swapped from the factory Savarez strings to the Pro Arte EJ45s after watching some UA-cam reviews but I might go back. I’m not convinced by these ones… and I’m not sure I can justify paying so much for the EJ45LP polished ones… how frequently do you replace strings?
Wow, love it!
Thank you, Debbie! 🙏 Tough tune to play, but worth the effort. 🎸
Beautiful 😢
🎶👍👏🖐️
где взять вашу табуляцию?
No TAB sorry, just learned from watching UA-cam videos. 🎸
Excellent 🙌🙌
Cheers Tom, that means a lot. Thanks so much for listening man. 🎸
Great guitar sound and playing my friend! Keep the covers coming!!!🎸
Thanks Rick man! 🙏 Really appreciate your feedback. It’s comments like this that keep me playing 🎸
thank god for roger waters, [ the wizard ]
You meant david gilmour
@@miranda2307 its ok to mention one and not the other, dont be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone, also your assumption is wrong, gilmour neither wrote nor did he play this track, it is waters genius that created this track, ,,,,, your welcome
Mad! Hell yer bro...!😮😊
Mad about this song… and, man you paid honour and then some!
@buffaloprufrock854 thanks man 🙏 I’m a big Neil Young fan and love Cortez. Really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for listening! 🎸
I wanna learn how to play like that. Will a scarf like yours help me?😂😂😂
Ha ha. It made all the difference to me! Before the scarf, I could hardly play a chord… 🎸 😜
@@jamesdtownsend the scarf didn't work for me. I also tried a wool beanie in the middle of summer. It was too hot. It made me pass out. I'm a total failure.
beautiful excellent very very nice
Thanks so much, Edward! 🙏 Really appreciate your comments. 🎸
Very nice mate..😊
Cheers John! 🙏 🎸
Nice cover.
Many thanks Richard! 🙏
Whats the amp etc your using Janes please ?
Hi John. In this video, no amp, it’s just an emulation on the computer - adding some compression and reverb.
Love Steely, nice job sir.
Thanks for listening, John! 🙏 Really appreciate that. It’s a lot of chords! 🫣
I have the some guitar. And play dadgad celtic music like you! I think buy another for stay in normal tuning. I think about mini gs koa plus, witch you have! How you compare the 2 guitars? Mini desert the 1000€?
Hey! Awesome! Yes I really enjoy the mini but sometimes I feel I need a wider neck and I am thinking of Martin 00-15 in mahogany or maybe Taylor GT. Good luck! 🎸
This really is a beautiful rendition
Thank you so much Liam! Really appreciate you listening and especially your comment. 🙏 🎸
Класс!!!
Awesome!!
Thank you Luiz! 🙏 Really appreciate your comment. 🎸
Beautiful. Not as easy as it sounds or looks. Nice job!
Thanks man! 🙏 Like so much Pink Floyd (I think that’s partly what made them so unique back in the day). Really appreciate your feedback 🎸
I concur that its way more difficult than it might seem. I've tried learning this song on guitar many, many times and it is very difficult. This was a remarkable cover.
Awesome job 👏
Thank you Keith 🙏 Really appreciate that.
Why this better than Cordoba Fusion Sonata?
Sonata has solid spruce top (rather than solid cedar of Orchestra) and mahogany back (rather than rosewood of Orchestra). It has a Presys VT Pickup System (rather than the built-in Fishman Presys Blend pickup system of the Orchestra thats has both piezo and internal mic for more natural sound).
@@jamesdtownsend Do those things actually make it better or it just subjective?
@@brianm2022 better plugged in sound, higher grade wood, and better smell! 🪵But we all hear things differently so my advice is go play a range of guitars and buy the one that chooses you 😉
Good job 👌, I have the same guitar 😊
Thank you for listening Manuel! 🙏
Great job!!
Thanks so much Victor! 🙏
Very good 👍👍👍
Thank you for listening! 🙏
Amazing
Thank you for listening! 🙏
Beautiful sound and song
Hey thanks man! Really appreciate the feedback from a musician. Thanks for listening! 🙏
Really nice! Some great chord changes and melody lines.
Ah thank you Sandra 🙏 thanks for listening