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Topic: The story of an old Guitar |
James Kerr
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Scotland, UK
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Posted 16 Nov 2012 7:53 am |
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Played here for the first time in 40 years, it was supplied to a Scottish Immigrant in Alberta Canada in 1931 by the New York Academy of Music, I bought it from the man, Hamilton Clarke over 40 years ago.
Read the full story beneath the Video.
http://www.youtube.com/user/kerrsteel
Hope you enjoy it.
James. |
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Bill Mollenhauer
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2012 11:07 am
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| Wonderful. Everything fits together perfectly. The story, the music, and the pictures |
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norm mcdaniel
From:
waco tx
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Posted 17 Nov 2012 6:48 am Lone Prairie
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That was a neat song like Bill said. Reminded me of the area of the High Plains of Texas where I was raised. The only thing missing was a terrible dust storm. Keep up the good work
Norm in Waco Tx |
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Craig Pierce
From:
Nevada, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2012 7:43 am
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Excellent as usual James, you never cease to amaze me. I never tire of listening to the wonderful music you make!
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Life is a learning process, best if not rushed. |
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James Kerr
From:
Scotland, UK
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Posted 17 Nov 2012 7:52 am
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Thank you all for listening to my recording, today we complain we are hard up, but you need to talk to people like Hamilton Clarke to learn what true hardship was. I only had space to give a small sketch of his time on the Lone Prairie when a trip to the nearest Town took a week out of your life, when you might only see another Human being twice each year, where the Animals and you were tormented by hoards of Mosquitoes so large they made the sky black and the Giant Grasshoppers ate your crop if the Prairie fires didn't burn it first, then there was Winter, I won't even talk about that, Canadians know what Winter means.
I'm glad you enjoy my Music, I try to do stuff not covered by others, I don't think my versions of Farewell Party or something by The Big E is needed so I tend to stay away from that and work out my own things.
Again Thank you all.
James. |
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2012 8:11 pm
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| Absolute magic, James! Thank you!! |
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