Angel (Eric Roche) - Declan Zapala

[@Halinasloneczko]

Cudownie, spokojnie zagrane z serca- moje serduszko sie wyciszylo,dziękuje Declan za spokoj i wzruszenie, jakie mi podarowałeś swoją Muzyką!❤To było piękne...

[@AlexandrMisko]

Amazing work Declan! Hope to see more Roche covers from you in the future :)

[@dennismcfadden1876]

I first heard this Eric Roche piece on the website for A.E.R. amplifiers and loved it. You played it perfectly. Just beautiful.

[@beau7140]

he came to my mums wedding to play and this was the song he did as she walked down the aisle

[@michaelbehrens3167]

Brilliant. Hard work pays off - love

Es una de las pocas veces que una pieza musical me ha hecho recordar tantas emociones y a tantas personas queridas. Muy hermoso tema.

[@calohtar]

Wow that's good

[@fastestgadgetguy246]

You've done it again

[@robebouch]

Very nice piece, played with your heart. I didn't know this one from Éric Roche but I love his book, The Acoustic Guitar Bible; one of the best for fingerstyle guitar player. Thank you for this beautiful video. Robert

[@MrBluebilko]

Beautiful

[@orgminyak]

LOVE IT! I'm a great fan of eric roche! Please play while my guitar gently weeps and his others song xD

[@AdiHazan26]

goosebumps. got to learn it now. thanks

[@spikeafrican8797]

Wow... just wonderful. Nylon srings definately reveal another dimension, but its your playing. It's really hard to lisen to other performances after yours. Your set up is just about perfect too. Loved it.

[@megacosmic6507]

Nice and great tone too!

[@Eccentrics]

Beautiful.

[@e.dbadinerie2093]

Beautiful and peaceful. Great playing.

[@DeclanZapala]

Hey Angeline, the score is out of print at the mo, although Thomas Leeb (the guitarist who transcribed it) is currently sorting out making a PDF of the score/TAB available to download, will pop a link on here when its set up!:0)

[@DeclanZapala]

FINALLY releasing my debut allbum "Awakenings" and celebrating with a UK tour: 6th July - LONDON - Royal Albert Hall Elgar Room 7th July - GUILDFORD - Boileroom 9th July - WATFORD - Attico Art Centre 10th July - BERKHAMSTED - The Vyne 11th July - OXFORD - Manor Farm Barn Full details + tickets: www.DeclanZapala.com Come join!

[@mikerouth8256]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing

[@SusanBotich]

Soooooo lovely! Ahhh...thank you! (And thank you for sharing the tech info, too. That's really a nice addition. ;-)

[@debgreffe]

Wow! This is so awesome. Nice work 👍

[@GregSkalakPiano]

Awesome work. First time in a while that I've watched a 5 min.+ video from start to end haha, oh and you're now in my featured channels :)

[@haru36mama]

Hello. It is very wonderful music and performance. Please tell many performances from now on. Facebook did followed, too. The icon is a man in favorite musicians, but I am a woman. :)

[@josefarinha5358]

lovely Declan , all best for you!

[@trinados]

lovely

[@moengaa]

Fantástico!

[@ggthordin8459]

Ethereal. This went straight to the heart. Great playing man, I'm deeply impressed. This is the next song I'll learn... I'm stoked!

[@DeclanZapala]

Thanks man, glad to hear you're up for learning it too - its a great piece and Eric was a genius. There should hopefully be a TAB out via. CandyRat Records soon, as I learnt it from an out of print book! Hope you're not kept waiting too long...

[@mikedawesofficial]

Brilliant matey

[@DeclanZapala]

+mikedawesofficial Just found myself having a late-night scan through here and who do I spot! Thanks bud! Hope all the touring is going well your end!

[@rdam50]

Absolutely beautiful !

[@midtful]

Good job bro :)

[@aftertee]

Wow!! Amazing sound and playing!!Love this composition!

[@hillguitars]

Wonderful Declan, and the Stephen Hill Fusion guitar sounds great!

[@DeclanZapala]

Thanks guys! And more importantly, thanks for building me such a wonderful instrument to play this on!:0)

[@lucynagawlikguitar8128]

Beautiful interpretation! Bravo!

[@fastestgadgetguy246]

It sounds beautiful Declan,

[@amybowles8333]

Beautiful! Really gorgeous tone and thoroughly enjoyed that Declan. Thanks for posting!

[@cnterndd]

beautifully played. well done. greetings from a fellow guitarist.

[@DeclanZapala]

Tanks a mill Radu! Happy plucking!

[@jaysysumakaRatMaster3]

Hi declan, just checked out all the details regarding the tuning as mentioned further down the thread and also checked candy rat tabs... No joy yet :-( if you have a copy I could get hold of that would be great. I'm currently about Grade 3 but am managing to play a few grade 5 pieces, Bird flew over the spire is the current grade 5 favorite, if you can help pls get in touch on FB...cheers

[@daniellouisduffy]

Great cover Declan :)

[@doubleotwentyone]

Nice playing and that guitar sounds sweet.

[@DeclanZapala]

Cheers man. (Stephen Hill is a bit of a wizard when it comes to making guitars...)

[@rockmonkey1231]

Dude, this is absolutely nailed :-) Awesome version of this awesome piece.

[@DeclanZapala]

Thanks Henry! Roche knew how to write... would have loved to have met him!

[@rockmonkey1231]

Yeah! :-) I'm thinking of learning this for part of a recital next year. I hate thinking of things in terms of grades - but (i dont know if youve done the grade system) what do you reckon this would be? I have to focus on a specific composer - Im stuck between Hedges, Roche and Leeb! :-) Good decision to have to make though! Thanks!

[@DeclanZapala]

Its around grade 6 I'd say - although some of the stretches at the end lend it more to grade 7... definitely good for a recital as an "in-between" piece as not everything has to be about fast scales and virtuosity. Its a good chance to show off the expressiveness in your playing.:0)

[@rockmonkey1231]

Cheers mate!

[@leonardbyrne76]

Amazing cover of an amazing tune!! What tuning do you use for it?

[@DeclanZapala]

Thanks for commenting Leaonard - all details, including tuning, are in the description underneath the video.

[@leonardbyrne76]

Ah yes I see now thank u v much

[@FindaPerformer]

Hi Declan - great sound. I have Stephen Hill's 66th guitar from many years ago when he lived here in Lewes. Out of interest do you play at weddings and events? I run www.classicalguitarist.co.uk which is an agency for guitarists.

[@DeclanZapala]

Hey sounds good! Just sent you a message on here! Hit me back!

[@DeclanZapala]

p.s. Would love to compare Stephen's No.66 to my No.170!

[@adammorkus]

Five stars for you - ***** ... A. :-)