I like mead, not difficult to make yourself either just patience and attention to detail and cleanliness. Blacksmithing, brewing, books, and gardening a fine quartet of pastimes.
“So got any plans for tomorrow?” “Yes, I’m going to restring my lute.” “Cool so when you’re done we can hang out the rest of the day” “No time. There is only 24 hours in a day”
@@danbluedeer that is something I had never really thought about but makes so much sense, I can sigh in relief for all those poor bards back in the day
I feel genuinely sorry I have not discovered this sooner. I am 23 and this is the best interpretation of this song I have ever heard. Seriously, thanks.
This was my poor, older brother's favorite song. I remember Merle used to play it over and over. One day I pulled out the plug because I was too young to know how to work the stereo. He was very angry, but he checked his anger and educated me first on how to work the stereo properly, then secondly about the song and the meaning of its lyrics. He died at only 52 of cancer long ago, but I think of him from time to time.
Gentlemen below are quite correct. I lost my sister at 54 from cancer. She comes to me in dreams and get to talk with her while out in my field. I suspect she is only away. As long as we carry them, they are alive.
@@PRR5406 Cancer sucks. I lost my dad to it. Only 5 months from "what's this tiny lump under my arm"... to death. Very aggressive Lymphoma. He was only 42. I was just turning 18. His very last words were "take care of your mother". I'm getting close to 60, mom just hit 80. She still cries.
Only an american or saxon in America could come up this absurd description. Farmer music of the american south hardly sounds western to us but really just southern...
@lasarousi yeah right? In every single video of him he replies to every single comment! His guitar skills are amazing but his personality is even better I think
I wrote a short bard's ballad for my DND party to this tune a few years ago. It's been enjoyable to come back and listen every now and again. Thanks for such a rousing performance!
@@danbluedeer "Playest thou again that melody thou played for her,oh ,Samuel. If the damsel can bear it,methinks I can as well" Here's lookin' at ,you,kid.
Interesting choice to play on the baroque lute, as the baroque period was the “dawn” of New Orleans. Very poetic. And of course, your playing is excellent.
Hi Bobby! Yes, I think lutenists spend half their time tuning. One thing that really helps is to have mechanical pegs installed to replace the friction pegs. They're kinda pricey, but worth it. Thanks for the kind comments.
@@danbluedeer The big issue is as a career HIP people tend to react negatively to modern changes to the lute and tend to want to preserve the orginal instrument in its entirety, even if it's a pain in the ass to tune your theorbo 14 times in a concert because the humidity is slightly off and pegs slip.
@@danbluedeer: There is a quote from that era, "If a lutenist live to be 80 years old, he will have spent 60 of them tuning his lute." So it's more like 3/4 of the time tuning.
Switching from various metal bands songs and then, UA-cam takes the initiative to follow on this video. I'm not even mad that's a really good adaptation ! Feels like I'm on a role play game
@@danbluedeer bravo on being prolific dan, which album did you enjoy making most if there is one or two in particular? If you dont reply thats okay, Ill just presume youre making another album.
Amazing interpretation, when the american folk tradition meet the baroque...I love this ancient sonority ,deep and more bluesy than a guitar..Ruddy from France.
My man... That song has always been depressingly beautiful, in my mind. And using something like a *LUTE* to capture the sad beauty of it... That is beyond excellence.
When I was growing up this was one of my favorite songs but I didn't realize it was a traditional song -I thought it was an original rock/blues song from the 1960's.
@@danbluedeer Right! Two others I can think of :Morning has broken by Cat Stevens -originally an English hymn and Mack the Knife by Louis Armstrong actually from an opera -the Threepenny opera by Kurt Weill.
I just finished a score combining Scarborough Fair and the house of the rising sun. I might have nicked a few of your ideas if I heard this earlier. Great arrangement and performance!
I am 60 and still listen to the music I grew up with. My hair is still long and I still ride my shovelhead. Always open to a different rendition of an old classic. Well done.
Indeed a beautiful rendition. First time I heard this song, I fell in love with the tune. Decades went by yet I continue to love this. You did a very superb job. Thanks.
This is absolutely amazing! I didn't know the lute had such a range. This is a medieval instrument, playing a Southern song and it sounds kinda Western (ish), in my opinion. Incredible arrangement, you got yourself another sub!
An 8 course lute goes from the D below the octave below middle C (so nearly 2 octaves below middle C) to the G above middle C, but, if you use the last body fret you can add another octave. I think the Baroque lute goes even lower.
In D&D my tiefling bard plays bagpipes and a Doss Lute. She also happens to be from the House of the Rising Sun pleasure house. This is now her canon signature song. You're amazing, Dan!
Love it! Thanks! I wish I could give more than a "Like". Speaking of which, the only explanation for there being 436 "Dislikes" is people being trolls. Nobody could actually dislike this.
I love this song, and you did a lovely rendition of it! I'm a Dungeon Master, and I'm sorely tempted to use this song as background music for one of my campaigns and see how long it takes my players to catch on, haha!
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"in ye old New Orleans, there lies an estate..."
uh- huh ..never paid much attention to the words
"My mother was a seamstress,
She sewed me silk pantaloons.
My father was gambling wretch,
Down in ye old Orleans."
@@danbluedeer yeah O was just joking, absolutely love the cover, makes me want to buy a lute haha
Interestingly enough, the lute would still have been an extremely popular instrument for the first 100 years of New Orleans' existence.
A free real estate
And the king asked the peasant. "Where tell is this New Orleans you speak of?"
he had been to Orleans, but never to the new prefecture...the peasant replied ___________!!
@Il Postino Nay, that's Houston
The lyrics are relatively close to the ancient versions, tho.
It is in the Vale of Tears, your Majesty. A land where Truth has been lost and Honor is relegated to the foolish.
This comment is perfect. 👌 😂
Can we appreciate how he managed to make every note sound so clear?
thanks for listening!
Years and years of dedicated practice!
Indeed, it takes nigh a lifetime of practice.
Especially with those 150 strings he has to contend with...🙃
Thank you dungeons and dragons for sending me down this rabbit hole for my bard
Thanks Topher! glad you found the warren.
Aahh Skyrim
Topher Robeson same, going for a “classic rock” bard
I’m here for the same reason!
@@jamesfullagar2370 I'm totally lost...helpppp
When you've just returned from saving thy fair lady, and you and the knights are drinking mead and the bard whips out this absolute banger
mmmm.... I used to make mead back in the 80's
@@danbluedeer Good stuff, had my first bottle last year. It was "Necro" brand.
I like mead, not difficult to make yourself either just patience and attention to detail and cleanliness. Blacksmithing, brewing, books, and gardening a fine quartet of pastimes.
Yes!!! Play on bard, pray tell of thy adventures at the rising sun you speak of!
Well damn
The hidden talent is the fact that he could tune it! Wow. Perfect.
thanks - it's said that a lutenist spends half his life tuning and the other half playing out of tune.
"So how many strings do you want?"
Baroque lute: *_yes_*
I agree
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@@johnmartinez7440 Nah, its pretty alive
Ignacio Cabero
Very much alive!
@@johnmartinez7440 some memes never get old! BTW, what's the name of the song? 😉
“So got any plans for tomorrow?”
“Yes, I’m going to restring my lute.”
“Cool so when you’re done we can hang out the rest of the day”
“No time. There is only 24 hours in a day”
I've never replaced all of the strings at one time. It's on an as needed basis....same for frets
Actually there are 40
@@danbluedeer that is something I had never really thought about but makes so much sense, I can sigh in relief for all those poor bards back in the day
@@magegamer806 ling ling is it you?
@@magegamer806 Hello fellow Ling Ling wannabe!
I feel genuinely sorry I have not discovered this sooner. I am 23 and this is the best interpretation of this song I have ever heard. Seriously, thanks.
Thanks for listening!
This was my poor, older brother's favorite song. I remember Merle used to play it over and over. One day I pulled out the plug because I was too young to know how to work the stereo. He was very angry, but he checked his anger and educated me first on how to work the stereo properly, then secondly about the song and the meaning of its lyrics. He died at only 52 of cancer long ago, but I think of him from time to time.
52 is too young...sorry to hear about that...he had good taste in music. / daniel
,@@danbluedeer Thanks,very considerate of you.
Gentlemen below are quite correct. I lost my sister at 54 from cancer. She comes to me in dreams and get to talk with her while out in my field. I suspect she is only away. As long as we carry them, they are alive.
@@PRR5406 Cancer sucks. I lost my dad to it. Only 5 months from "what's this tiny lump under my arm"... to death. Very aggressive Lymphoma. He was only 42. I was just turning 18. His very last words were "take care of your mother". I'm getting close to 60, mom just hit 80. She still cries.
You guys sure have had it hard... hope life is treating you good in these times
“Welcome to the house of the rising sun traveller” - Bard
everyone's welcome!
Everything this man plays turns out to be the best version ever.
thanks so much for the comment
This looks like "Toss a coin to your poor boy in New Orleans"
I know I'm one .....
Agreed
a European instrument playing a southern song, and makes it sound western
I've been finding different genres of music work well on the lute - at least to my ear / daniel
Only an american or saxon in America could come up this absurd description. Farmer music of the american south hardly sounds western to us but really just southern...
i think he was more thinking of spaghetti western or pretty much just the majority of cowboy movie sound tracks when he said sounds western
This song actually goes back a few hundred years to a bar ballad in Western Europe.
This tune actually comes from Europe . It is many centuries old . It suits the lure in more than one way.
At 1:40 I loved the change to a deeper dark sound.
glad you like....
I love how the uploader has replied to almost every comment, so polite!
Thanks! I try
@lasarousi yeah right? In every single video of him he replies to every single comment! His guitar skills are amazing but his personality is even better I think
Even though I can't explain to myself why, it has an indescribable thing that makes me cry and then pulls me up from the dark
music has great emotional power
This song?
Whoa man. That’s not cool to cry.
It's cos lute... It's like guitar in ancient beast mode, From the source of it all x)
@@danbluedeer indeed sir. Indeed.
I wrote a short bard's ballad for my DND party to this tune a few years ago. It's been enjoyable to come back and listen every now and again. Thanks for such a rousing performance!
Thanks for listening!
Imagine playing this very tune for the king and queen back in ancient times.
I would probably be banished from the kingdom.
the queen would be so in love with the tune that she runs away with you
Not sure how I ended up here, but I loved it!!
Thank You! glad you found what you weren't looking for / daniel
Same lol
This should have been written for a lute in the first place, it sounds so right. Well done, superb as ever.
Thanks -much appreciated!
Not enough blues are written for Lute.
It's based on an older European song so it may have been.
"Playest thou again,that ditty about Ye House of ye Rising Sun ,oh minstrel mine"
sort of "play it again, Sam" ?
@@danbluedeer "Playest thou again that melody thou played for her,oh ,Samuel. If the damsel can bear it,methinks I can as well" Here's lookin' at ,you,kid.
I've got a theory that if a story can end with the house of the rising sun, it's a good story.
I've also found that to be true... / daniel
It's a good theory
Facts
Trillion likes for this beautiful song
Thanks Jose!
Wow the lute can make any song sound like it should be played in a medieval game
Yes, it has an ancient quality to it
@@danbluedeer because it is a very ancient tune.
Kvothe: "that's a beautiful lute..."
they should really make a film or three of the Chronicles
This too is why I'm here. Yes.
@@danbluedeer where do I get one of those lutes or a theorbo??
@@pacificcoastpiper3949 I bought mine at gamutmusic.com It's the Sarabande 11-course model / daniel
@@danbluedeer thanks Dan
No way this guy has replied to all 2.5k comments
certainly the majority of them....
Yes way
This guy has some serious Jojo vibes about his peaceful, Bard-like demeanor
Definitely should have been played as the intro for Kingdom Come: Deliverance
that seems appropriate...
Beat me to it
Hey I found this for a D&D session as a bard since I can't play the lute for myself, but this is amazing! Thank for for sharing with the World!
Glad I could help! thanks for listening!
I love how he responded to basically every comment. Glad you saw all of the compliments for your lovely playing
I try...I enjoy the interaction with listeners- I've even learned a few things from them!
This is beautiful, the lute is one of the musical instruments I want to play the most
Thanks! that's nice to hear
It sounds even better than the harp which has somewhat similar timbre, but the lute has a stronger, more flavourful timbre than the harp.
Being a bard in D&D brought me here. Awesome song dude!
Thanks for listening....
Same here!
Interesting choice to play on the baroque lute, as the baroque period was the “dawn” of New Orleans. Very poetic. And of course, your playing is excellent.
whophone - Thanks for listening!
🌺🌺🌺👏
the tuning part looks like an optical illusion
it is, actually
Wow. Thank you, UA-cam algorithm. Now this is quality content that makes you smile. I’ll now add the lute to one of my favourite instruments.
Thanks! glad you like / daniel
BRAVO!! BRAVO!!
Thanks Jack!
Excellent as always. The Animals really should have used a lute.
Thanks Chris-- and all this time I thought they used a lute! huh
It's interesting that a lot of rock from that period of time fell into a sub-genre called "Baroque Pop."
And Estrem should have used an organ? Ummmm, no, each version of this old song is just fine as is.
I bet it takes awhile to tune that lute...LOL a very good rendition of that song. Daniel you are very talented and I enjoy your videos.
Hi Bobby!
Yes, I think lutenists spend half their time tuning. One thing that really helps is to have mechanical pegs installed to
replace the friction pegs. They're kinda pricey, but worth it. Thanks for the kind comments.
@@danbluedeer The big issue is as a career HIP people tend to react negatively to modern changes to the lute and tend to want to preserve the orginal instrument in its entirety, even if it's a pain in the ass to tune your theorbo 14 times in a concert because the humidity is slightly off and pegs slip.
My oud has "only" 9 strings and I want to cry every time I tune it
@@danbluedeer: There is a quote from that era, "If a lutenist live to be 80 years old, he will have spent 60 of them tuning his lute." So it's more like 3/4 of the time tuning.
Now that is someone we can undoubtly call an artist.
thanks -much appreciated
I don't know why but I almost cried when I was listening to this
cannot even explain how I feel now
great job
Thanks for the comment...glad you like it / daniel
Your music is divine sir! Every note played was perfect
Thanks for tuning in!
Switching from various metal bands songs and then, UA-cam takes the initiative to follow on this video. I'm not even mad that's a really good adaptation ! Feels like I'm on a role play game
Thanks for listening!
Daniel needs to record an album!
here's 40 albums magnatune.com/artists/daniel_estrem
@@danbluedeer bravo on being prolific dan, which album did you enjoy making most if there is one or two in particular? If you dont reply thats okay, Ill just presume youre making another album.
@@danbluedeer Touchè! Definitely going to check those out.
@@danbluedeer Awe yes, but which albums are with the lute or are they all lute?
This is very relaxing
I'm glad you like it
Man's a legend. The music, the execution, the stance, the look on his face. Just a legend.
Thank You - glad you like
This specific video inspired me to start playing the lute. Thank you sir, your playing is wonderful!
Wonderful! - glad to hear that
Every song he touches is with profoundness, magic and accomplishment.
Thanks Craig! nice hear that
I've set this as my morning alarm
ah, yes.... the sun rising!
I can't believe i found this so late. This is such a good cover. I love it
Never too late...thanks for listening!
Amazing interpretation, when the american folk tradition meet the baroque...I love this ancient sonority ,deep and more bluesy than a guitar..Ruddy from France.
Thanks for the comment! / daniel
Besides myself, my dad would have loved to hear this version of the song. Best i ever heard.
Thanks Lance - that's nice to hear
Sounds absolute heavenly and beautiful. Absolutely exquisite timbre!
Thank You JoJo!
omg he is so calm and when i look at him i feel peace of mind
thanks-- that's nice to hear...
one of the best instruments by sound.
And such a great player too
Thanks!
And hereafter the King passed down an order to begin the Siege of Orléans Oct 1428
huh!
Little smiles between the focus is what makes this amazing!
I don't know what my facial muscles are doing when I play
My man... That song has always been depressingly beautiful, in my mind. And using something like a *LUTE* to capture the sad beauty of it... That is beyond excellence.
Thanks for the comment, Joshua
This is legit one of the best music pieces I've ever heard. Love the sound of your instrument.
MadCake --Glad you like it!
Daniel, your performance is the soundtrack of my mind, as I read Stephen King's dark tower. I am very grateful
Thank You Rick!
i love how subdued this version is-feels like an overcast sky on a winter night
Thanks for listening!
Sounds amazing💕👏👏The baroque lute makes the song sound more beautiful and nostalgic.
Thanks Paulin! I appreciate your comment / Daniel
When I was growing up this was one of my favorite songs but I didn't realize it was a traditional song -I thought it was an original rock/blues song from the 1960's.
You're not alone ...there are quite a few borrowed tunes out there that people think are originals.
@@danbluedeer Right! Two others I can think of :Morning has broken by Cat Stevens -originally an English hymn and Mack the Knife by Louis Armstrong actually from an opera -the Threepenny opera by Kurt Weill.
@@danbluedeer From what I can tell, this one goes back to 1200 or so as "The Unfortunate Rake".
Back again to watch this masterpiece
thanks - you're welcome back anytime!
I love the harmonics this instrument makes. Gives it an ethereal sound. Beautiful instrument beautifully played.
Thank you very much!
I'm going to have to show this to my grandfather, I think he'll love it
thanks for listening!
Beautiful! The power of music is transcending; a bridge that closes the gap between age, class, race. Thank you for sharing your talent ❤️
Thanks for the thoughtful comment!
I love the way you play the melody as well as the lyrics. It sounds great.
Thanks Conner ... I think you mean the melody (lyrics), harmony and bass :>)
The lute is the absolute best instrument in all cases! It sounds so much sweeter than any other
that's good to hear- thanks!
This hit my feelings, you are great at playing this hard instrument. REAL TALENT!
Thank You Darwan! I appreciate your comment. / daniel
@@danbluedeer are you from Sweden
Wanted to check this stuff out for dnd but I got so much more! This is amazing! You are absolutely amazing sir and deserve the best!
Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for the comment
just got around to listening again. Still great, thanks
Thanks for listening - that's nice to hear
That sounds amazing. This is just pure artistry, a simple song performed to the taste of the performer.
Thank You ...glad you like / daniel
I just finished a score combining Scarborough Fair and the house of the rising sun. I might have nicked a few of your ideas if I heard this earlier. Great arrangement and performance!
Thanks! You're welcome to nick what you like and leave the rest. (That's what I do)
Dedication....a very powerful gift of the human will. Today, a lost art.
Riley, Thanks for listening - also a lost art
He's so good he doesn't even need to look! Amazing playing, this sounds incredible. :)
Thanks Nanimator! glad you like it
Beautiful arrangement of a classic tune!
Thank You Traci! /Daniel
I am 60 and still listen to the music I grew up with. My hair is still long and I still ride my shovelhead. Always open to a different rendition of an old classic. Well done.
Thanks Chris! glad you like
Indeed a beautiful rendition. First time I heard this song, I fell in love with the tune. Decades went by yet I continue to love this. You did a very superb job. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is absolutely amazing! I didn't know the lute had such a range. This is a medieval instrument, playing a Southern song and it sounds kinda Western (ish), in my opinion. Incredible arrangement, you got yourself another sub!
Thanks Marco! glad you like the arrangement / daniel
An 8 course lute goes from the D below the octave below middle C (so nearly 2 octaves below middle C) to the G above middle C, but, if you use the last body fret you can add another octave. I think the Baroque lute goes even lower.
Beautifully played. I feel that lute has a softer melody that brings out the somberness in the song.
thanks for listening!
I’m definitely adding this to a playlist 👏👏👏
Thanks for listening!
this is beautiful, i want to learn to play the lute later on. this is a song i would really like to learn
Thanks! yes, it's a great song.
This is my favourite string instrument. The most gentlest softest smoothest sound. Takes me back to the womb.
Thanks! that's good to hear...
What a beautiful instrument. I'm working on learning guitar and it's amazing to see the things other people are capable of with instruments like it
Thanks Lou --keep on practicing!
Same here! I was looking at online guitar lessons and came across this beautiful piece of music! Top notch
Dammnnn Daniel. This sounds awesome man thanks for putting this into the world.
Glad you like it!
Great performance. God bless you.
Thank you Wagner!
This is just incredible!! My favorite song played so very beautifully!
Thanks!
Very cool cover)
Damn, you reply literally to every comment. That's a lot of respect :)
Thanks ! I try to respond
In D&D my tiefling bard plays bagpipes and a Doss Lute. She also happens to be from the House of the Rising Sun pleasure house. This is now her canon signature song. You're amazing, Dan!
Thanks for the comment!
amazing, this is one of my favorite songs and I love what you did with it!
Thanks Mat - glad you like it!
Love it! Thanks! I wish I could give more than a "Like".
Speaking of which, the only explanation for there being 436 "Dislikes" is people being trolls. Nobody could actually dislike this.
Thanks See Saw! always going to have some dislikers, but the percentage is still small : )
Love from Cambodia!
Menghor - Thanks for listening!
This was awesome and made my day, thank you!
Jimmy --Glad you enjoyed it!
I love this song, and you did a lovely rendition of it! I'm a Dungeon Master, and I'm sorely tempted to use this song as background music for one of my campaigns and see how long it takes my players to catch on, haha!
Katherine - thanks - feel free to use as you wish....I hope you succeed with your next campaign!
Really enjoyed listening
Panzer II -Glad you enjoyed it!
You are a living legend sir Daniel, God bless you. Great arrangement also.
Rivaldi - Thanks for listening
Keep baroquing! So epic that you answer every comment :D
Thanks Emil!
The melodies this thing can crank out are so smooth like butter
mmm..... I like butter : ) thanks!
Wow, this is beautiful! This looks like a difficult instrument to learn.
Thanks! it's worth the effort
Parabéns!!! Bravo!!!! Bravíssimo!!!
Thanks...much appreciated!