Michael Hedges - Spare Change (Guitar, Violin, Hammered Dulcimer)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- When I first discovered the music of Michael Hedges, it felt like I had stumbled upon a whole new solar system. A new enviroment with weird, colorful planets, with civilizations both ancient and modern, with things I could have never dreamed of. His music really was (and still is) that different and refreshing.
Michael passed away in 1997. I often try to imagine what sort of wild new landscapes he would be painting today.
Spare Change is a tune from his album 'Aerial Boundaries'. It has always been one of my favorites. In the original recording, the lead melody was recorded by a guitar and then played backwards onto the recording tape. The result is a melody with a lot of interesting lines and swells which would be nearly impossible to do justice with a guitar (but seems to works well on violin!). Here is my attempt at recreating this tune with 3 instruments and no studio tricks. Hedges fans will notice that the ending of the tune is completely different that the original. I found a few live recordings of the song (with Liz Story doing the lead melody on piano) in which they had developed a whole new outro/bridge. I copied a lot of what they were doing and also added in a little bit of my own color. Thank you to Daniel Wright for sharing some of these precious live recordings with me. If you are insterested in hearing them, please contact.
The guitar and hammered dulcimer were played by myself and the 5 string electric violin was recorded by my partner Ariana Nasr.
The timelapse was taken from St.Joseph's Oratory in Montreal by Sébastien Petit.
My favorite composition by Hedges. I think you captured everything perfectly. Great Job.
I commented on this video 3 years ago, but I have to tell you that I listen to your masterpiece on a regular basis. It's simply legendary. You always feel full of energy afterwards. Thank you
Thanks! It was a pleasure to make
as a long time Michael Hedges fan, I enjoyed this version very much.
One of the most beautiful songs ever composed, spellbinding!
Thank you...from someone who really misses Michael
I feel the same way bout hedges. I am so happy with what you did with this. Thanks for the beautiful music. Subscribed
10 or 20 or 30 times into hearing this song masterpiece, on repeat, repeat, repeat... Glorious and Marvelous and Sensitive and Wonderful and Sensual and just PERFECT.
This brought years to my eyes. Bravo!
brilliant rendition captures its soul
Well Done!
Extraordinary Performance, Wonderful
WOW!! excellent, incredible musicians!
私が今まで聴いた中で最も美しいアレンジの一つです。
Saw you performing on Mont Royal tonight, you’re both incredible musicians. Thanks for sharing your music with everyone
Phenomenal musicianship. Bravo.
Marvelous... brings us all to tears:)
Wow, this is an incredible rendition of one of the most beautiful songs ever. My favorite version, aside from the original album version.
Magnificent cover of a classic!
What a skillful and beautiful performance,
much impressed, a big big applause from Japan!!
great idea and performance. thank You
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!
Beatiful, wonderful... Michael's music does really light up inside us a very creative light, fruit from the absolute authenticity that he had in all he produced. I keep wondering, just like you, what he would be inventing today... Congratulations for your beautiful work. Saudações do Brasil!
Love this sound! Michael would have loved this as well. Bravo!
reverb on the violin is perfect
Amazing wow!
!!!! HAMMERED DULCIMER !!!!!
Also love Michael Hedges.
Love this. Beautifully done.
Beautiful!
This was excellent, and truly captures the same spirit of what Michael performed. A sincere thanks!
Thanks for listening
A spectacular performance and a true pleasure to watch.
You made my day bro, thanks.
goosebumps.. loved it...
Thanks for this! Dulcimer really adds a terrific percussive effect to it. Hard to imagine what more Hedges could have produced had he left us too early.
Thank you for this beautiful performance. Just thanks 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Incredible!
I love this!
I think Michael would be quite pleased with your arrangement of one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. This has always been my favorite MH song. I cherish the one time I saw him play in 1992.
What a beautiful and interesting piece of music. Just love it. It takes you on a journey to a mesmerizing musical landscape. Thank you for sharing.
Michael Hedges was a musical genius...
Wow, so.so beautiful!
This is quite simply superb.
This was good, will most def check out Michael now!
This was awesome! It's tough to recreate this song from the original but you did a superb job!
Glad you liked it!
Very beautifully played! Congrats to both of you on this performance and video. Loved it!
Thanks Jeffrey! I've always loved your renditions as well!
@@CurtisThorpe Perhaps we'll get to jam on some MH live at the next Remembering Michael Hedges show. Stay in touch and keep jammin'. :)
amazing cover man!
Great work! I hope Michael can hear this in heaven. He would be proud of you!
Huh! .....WoW!!!!!!
Congratulations guys!!!! Amazing!!!
Your playing and sound is sooo beautiful!
Love this tune and you both captured the essence of it spot on, especially the violin. Dig it!
Oh my word !
Incredible job.
That was fantastic! Just mesmerizing! Great performance all around! - Glenn
Wow! Bravo!
that was amazing!I love it!
Very nicely done.
Lindo, maravilhoso... A música do Michael realmente acende em nós uma luz muito criativa, fruto da absoluta autenticidade que ele tinha em tudo o que produzia. Fico pensando, assim como você, o que será que ele estaria inventando hoje em dia... Parabéns pelo lindo trabalho. Greetings from Brazil!
love it! great job!
I had the same idea for a time lapse! Especially for the ambient section I always envisioned the camera focused on a homeless person sleeping on the streets through the night into the early morning. Love the hammered dulcimer idea. And most definitely I'd be interested in hearing more than one live version of Spare Change recording on YT if you have access, great as that one is. Kudos man, def captured the vibe of Spare Change here.
Hey Owen, drop me a line on Facebook if you want the live recordings. Cheers
Man this is really great! I love the arranging, it's very true to the muse behind this composition. One note at the tapped chords in the bridge, you know, the A dorian stuff (D/A tapped, then A unison tapped). I don't know the live version as well, but in the studio version, this is two bars of 6/4, not a bar of 6/4 and a bar of 5/4 alternating. Kind of a minor detail, though considering how great the rest of this is!
Andrew! So glad you enjoyed it. I remember picking your brains about busking amps a number of years ago, you were very helpful and I ended up buying the Roland BA330 haha. Anyways, thanks for all the inspiration. Would love to see you play some tunes in person someday!
So damn good, I wanna learn this on guitar but I got lots of fundamentals first
look at that like to dislike ratio haha awesome video, just what i need when im procrastinating at 1 am
hi, is there any chance for a short guitar tutorial for Michaels part. thanks.
i would like to guitar tab
Wish i had one for you! Sorry
can you share tabs for the guitar
No tabs available. Sorry!
Wonderful and mesmerizing arrangement. Really enjoy this!
I would also love to hear it performed live by MH, but haven't been able to find any other versions of this except the one on "An Evening with WH". Do you know how I could find others? Thanks in advance
Glad you like it! Message me of FB and I can get you some live recordings. Cheers
losing it by rush sound almost the same as this
Beautiful!