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In Honor of John Prine- Angel Acoustic jam

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We lost American Singer Songwriter John Prine to the Pandemic.  A very dear friend honored Prine by recording and sharing his favorite tune, and then asked me to record and share my favorite JP tune.  So here is my Acoustic take on Angel From Montgomery.

If anyone feels inspired, please take the track and add some love.

Sorry this kinda took my time away from the Quarantine Jam, but have to share and honor this wonderful human being.

 
Posted : April 13, 2020 18:10
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Thank you so much Clayton, there is time to honor everything and evrybody!!!!

 
Posted : April 13, 2020 22:20
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Posted by: @clayton

We lost American Singer Songwriter John Prine to the Pandemic.  A very dear friend honored Prine by recording and sharing his favorite tune, and then asked me to record and share my favorite JP tune.  So here is my Acoustic take on Angel From Montgomery.

If anyone feels inspired, please take the track and add some love.

Sorry this kinda took my time away from the Quarantine Jam, but have to share and honor this wonderful human being.

sorry to hear .  Not sorry to hear you.  Just beautiful.  I will attempt to add something but its just fine as is.  Well done brother. JP would be proud!

 
Posted : April 14, 2020 03:03
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Posted by: @clayton

We lost American Singer Songwriter John Prine to the Pandemic.  A very dear friend honored Prine by recording and sharing his favorite tune, and then asked me to record and share my favorite JP tune.  So here is my Acoustic take on Angel From Montgomery.

If anyone feels inspired, please take the track and add some love.

Sorry this kinda took my time away from the Quarantine Jam, but have to share and honor this wonderful human being.

sorry to hear .  Not sorry to hear you.  Just beautiful.  I will attempt to add something but its just fine as is.  Well done brother. JP would be proud!

Thanks, Craig, when I was laying down these tracks I thought you might have just the right note bends to help with some pedal steel accents and maybe a little more shimmer.  

So sad about Prine, truly an American poet.

 
Posted : April 14, 2020 04:23
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That is great, thank you Clayton. Prine sure was a great songwriter. I've played this song in bands many time. I really enjoy Bonnie Raitt's version.

 
Posted : April 15, 2020 08:36
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@robert, Thanks for having a listen.  This week was my first time playing this tune.  That 60 bpm is difficult to maintain listener attention without the lyrical tones of Bonnie or even JPs authentic voice.  After I finished the tracks, I played the project at 68 bpm and liked it more.

Yet, the challenge of playing slow is a skill to be honed.

 

 
Posted : April 15, 2020 08:51
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Here's Bonnie & John performing together in Austin not too long ago.

 
Posted : April 15, 2020 14:05
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I have added my brush strokes to this already beautifully crafted version by Clayton.

The space is what defines this piece so I didn't want to over state. Less is more.

So with Claytons permission here is Angel from Montgomery

 

https://app.box.com/s/fvk7ecmceun7h5kprmupnxap2gbetk32

 

 
Posted : April 26, 2020 20:00
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Well done - spacey and pretty. Reverb and delay are the best effects sometimes! Maybe I’ll should try to cook some acoustic tunes for May’s jams?

 
Posted : April 26, 2020 21:30
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Well done - spacey and pretty. Reverb and delay are the best effects sometimes! Maybe I’ll should try to cook some acoustic tunes for May’s jams?

 Thanks Robert,  acoustic jam!  What a great idea!

 
Posted : April 26, 2020 22:01
 Ivan
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Pretty indeed. Great playing by both you guys. Thanks for sharing Clayton and Craig.

 

 
Posted : April 27, 2020 00:44
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Posted by: @robert

Well done - spacey and pretty. Reverb and delay are the best effects sometimes! Maybe I’ll should try to cook some acoustic tunes for May’s jams?

 Thanks Robert,  acoustic jam!  What a great idea!

Acoustic Jams would be fun- tis the season now that I can leave the guitar hanging in the humidity.

I do have a project or three on the brain for the acoustic train.

Craig, thanks again for the shimmer and shine.  Great energy.

 
Posted : April 27, 2020 04:43
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