Nice playing, really enjoyed it. I don't know what comments you want. Intonation, tone and timing was faultless to my ears. I'm not familiar with the song but it all sounded melodic and good. Harp could maybe been l little more prominent? Sound guys could maybe give you more on that.
Thank you for listening and commenting Pistolcat. Yes, maybe the harp could have been a bit louder.
Four Strong Winds is a song composed by a Canadian songwriter Ian Tyson. The most well-known version has recorded Neil Young. I wonder if you have not heard this:
Ah yes, now i listened to Niel Youngs song i remember the tune well, i could then follow along with the melody, very clean playing Frosty. (hy5!!) where were the pictures from?
In my opinion what is missing in your interpretation is 2 things:
1) Pay A LOT more attention on your tone, let your jaw drop, open that mouth wide, just like you had a hot potato in your mouth. Believe me it'll fix a lot the sensation of "aggressive" sound
2) Using that technique, try as much as you can to make the bend notes, "believable" try to play them with the same colour as the "natural" notes. Sometimes your pitch is insecure
3) I would say as well, try to think your instrument as a bow of a violin, smoothing the attacks of the notes, in order to get there, don't use your tongue but use your diaphragm instead to detach the notes.
Frosty, you play very well, but I have to admit I'm not fond of your arrangement. It's a melancholy tune about lost love, so why not keep that flavour? I've played this tune a bit, because it is part of my Canadian psyche, but I can't say I'm performance ready. If I recall, it lays out nicely in second position on a Richter tuned harp, since it is mixolydian mode.
Although Neil Young's version is great, if you like the song, you should listen to the original by 60's folk duo Ian and Sylvia.
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