Crazy Man Michael

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Here is my first AVOYP contribution - Crazy Man Michael (Richard Thompson/Fairport convention cover)
The guitar is a Guild 12 string which I think works really nice for this.

Recording is audio only since I’m still working on getting my mics routed properly into OBS

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I used to be a regular at Cropredy, seen them play this live many times. Great cover, really well played and sung! That 12 string really does work well on this.

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Really enjoyed that Ricky, not listened to Fairport for an eternity. Vocals were spot on for this style of song and that 12 string really shined through - although I would have loved to have had it just a touch higher in the mix. Lovely cover all the same.

:sunglasses:

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Congratulations on your first AVOYP Ricky. What a way to start. I hope to see the Guild 12 in action again soon.
:slight_smile:
Mrs C is quite a fan of Fairport and we’re going to see them again at the end of February. We saw Richard and Linda Thompson’s son (Teddy) last week.

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I just love Fairport :smiley:

Nice Avoyp

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Oh wow Ricky…it’s so beautiful! I don’t know the song nor the band…is it traditional folk music? If it is from which country or region? I love it…and you can fingerpick so fast :heart_eyes: I’m still not there!

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Ricky

Great choice of song to star your AVOYP collection. I thought you played really well (particularly on a 12 string): you probably could play a little slower allowing the song, and yourself, more room to breathe (Sandy Denny’s version is an example of a slower take).

Well done, Looking forward to more.

Brian

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Thanks for the feedback. I just recently got a Scarlett for recording, and I’m still at the low end of the learning curve on achieving a good balance between guitar and vocals

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Congratulations on your first AVoYP. The 12 string sounds great for this type of song.

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Fairport Convention is an English folk-rock band that started in the late 60s. The song was written by Richard Thompson and Dave Swarbrick, so it’s original to them, even though it was written with a traditional feel.
Fairport still plays, and their lineup has changed a lot as people left and joined over the years. Richard Thompson left in the early 70’s, and has done a lot of great stuff first with his (now ex-) wife, and then solo or with his backing band.

Cropredy - mentioned up the thread- is the annual music festival that they host, and has been running 40+ years

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Thanks for the feedback, that’s really helpful.
Listening back to it, you are probably right. Nothing like nervous energy to speed you up.

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Hi Ricky,

that one was new to me, and I enjoyed the listen a lot! Loved the sound of your 12 string, that suited the song very well. Picking and singing sounded good to me. So all in all, this was a great AVOYP debut performance! :smiley:

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Hi Ricky,

That was great, and a fantastic sound singing and playing :sunglasses: :partying_face: :clap: :clap: :clap:…
And I would settle for a lot less in exchange for video view :smiley:

Greetings,Rogier

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Loved it. Plus the guitar tone is amazing.

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The British folk rock corner of the Justin community is gathering momentum
Yay!
Nice version Ricky

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That was great Ricky, congratulations on your first recording here. Picking patern and singing at the same time with good rhythm throughout is really tricky and you did excellent job.

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New one for me Ricky but a great opening post. Very nice playing.

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