Ashokan Farewell - No Nail Guitar🎸

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@brandonacker 7 ай бұрын

Learn to play classical guitar without fingernails in just 10 days with Brandon Acker 🎸 classicalguitar-pro.com/p/no-nails-in-10-days

@daniillandau 7 ай бұрын

Is this course suitable for beginners? Or is it better to start with "Classical guitar pro vol.1"?

@brandonacker 7 ай бұрын

@@daniillandau If you cannot read music and do not have a basic understanding of good technique, it is best to start with Classical guitar pro and then proceed to the no nails course :)

@Ignacio.Fernandez.Santamaria 7 ай бұрын

If my English is not good, is it possible with spanish subtitles?

@brandonacker 7 ай бұрын

Yes there are Spanish subtitles available :)

@JJ-ge7ce 7 ай бұрын

@brandonacker Having played both with and without nails and also creating content on both, which do you prefer?

@ironmonger100 7 ай бұрын

It's an honour to have you play something I arranged Brandon, thank you so much. Your performance is breathtakingly beautiful🥰

@liaoeric8366 7 ай бұрын

Glad to know it's Shaun Murray's arrangement. I have the guess when I hear Brandon Acker's performance. I had transcribed your performance years ago. Now I don't have to do it again.😊

@guynoir4733 7 ай бұрын

This is one of the most beautiful arrangements I've ever heard .

@dianeb95 7 ай бұрын

I didn’t realize that Brandon didn’t arrange it until now, so I do want to give credit where it’s due - fantastic work! Thank you so much!

@StevenBornfeld 7 ай бұрын

Excellent arrangement--downloaded, thanks!

@ironmonger100 7 ай бұрын

@@StevenBornfeld Thank you! 🙂

@pierrebroccoli.9396 7 ай бұрын

Up vote for the no nails approach to your playing 😁👍

@joehill-em9qd 7 ай бұрын

Just Beautiful!!! It can't be said any better than the way Emilio Pujol put it, "The tone of a string struck with a fingertip possesses an intrinsic beauty, which affects the deepest feelings of our sensibility, just as air and light permeate space. It’s notes are incorporeal, as might be the notes of an ideally expressive and responsive harp…this style stands for the transmission, without impurities, of the deepest vibrations of our emotions”. Thank you Sir!

@boomerdell 7 ай бұрын

I was introduced to this beautiful piece of music back in 1991 when I was completely drawn in and mesmerized by Ken Burns’ documentary, The Civil War. I was in my early 20s then, and both the documentary and this song have stayed with me ever since, quite deeply and profoundly. I still well up with tears when I hear it.

@thadtuiol1717 7 ай бұрын

Same here. I can't ever get through this tune without getting all emotional. It's so weird, it makes me feel sad for all the people who have died in wars, are dying in wars now, and will die in future wars.

@ben.arisman 7 ай бұрын

I concur. Gets every time…to both.

@guynoir4733 7 ай бұрын

As I'm part Irish and play classical guitar this gets me and I love it .

@atheios12345 7 ай бұрын

Just a quick note from a stranger. I haven't played a musical instrument in 10 years, but before that was in the Marine Corps band. I was so burned out from musical playing that I can't even think about playing again. Watching your videos is stirring that itch in me again. Thank you for the inspiration, and perhaps I will one day be able to play again.

@karenringer5995 7 ай бұрын

You can .you really can take music back into your heart . Xxx❤

@jabberwocky4353 2 ай бұрын

Exactly the same story as me except from the British side. Picked up classical guitar 4 years ago (I'm 54) self taught of course, loads of online resources these days and I'm flying now. Hardest but most enjoyable instrument I've played. Hated music for years after I got out. Will never do music professionally again. Military music was like packing Mars Bars in a factory. Now it's coffee and me time.

@jeremyacton4569 7 ай бұрын

That was fantastic. Beautiful!! No nails is a softer attack and a more expressive approach. Thank you for sharing your talent and skill with us.

@LeonsFilm 7 ай бұрын

My no-nail self feels so represented.

@manuelklingmann4827 7 ай бұрын

I wanted to thank you personally for posting all those wonderful music pieces. You are a really maestro and play very emotional and beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing :D

@lynnmanning2795 24 күн бұрын

I will listen to you forever. Beautiful music each time you play. Thank you for your talent sharing with us on Utube, otherwise i would not know who Brian Acker was.

@tomfilipiak690 7 ай бұрын

Delightful and gentle as it should be on this piece.

@sarahwithanh876 7 ай бұрын

I like that description. He does play very gentle and delicately.

@sanmlaguiar 7 ай бұрын

I rarely ever remember of liking the videos I watch, regardless of how much I like them. However, when I watch your videos, I am always drawn to liking it. Brandon, you make me love music and more, each day that passes.

@JohnOHanlon-vn8uh 7 ай бұрын

It doesn’t get more beautiful than this on guitar.

@tuandang7352 8 ай бұрын

bro this is amazing

@Irishharper 7 ай бұрын

This is just beautiful. Thank you

@deltasquared7777 2 ай бұрын

A beautiful melody performed simply without embellishment in a manner that makes it a pleasure to listen to repeatedly

@sombrerosaur 7 ай бұрын

This has long been one of my favorite pieces to listen to, and hearing it arranged and played so well makes me truly happy. You’ve made my day man, thank you

@dianeb95 7 ай бұрын

Ahhhh Brandon, I smashed the like button before I even played it b/c I knew it would be absolutely gorgeous, & you did not disappoint!! Goosebumps upon goosebumps!! This has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever written, & your arrangement is ‘chef’s kiss’ - God bless you for blessing us with this today!

@MrZionforce 7 ай бұрын

it sounds beautiful and I just love Brandon's touch on the guitar. His tempo and approach to this farewell melody is nothing short of authentic and wonder.

@paulembleton1733 7 ай бұрын

Sent me down a rabbit hole checking the history and other performances. The tune feels familiar but I couldn’t remember ever hearing it. Surprised it was written so recently.

@Tom-yh8xc 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful, gentle playing, Brandon. You get a gorgeous, warm sound using this technique. God bless.

@franksabatino7576 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Brandon. Your sweet, mellow no nails sound is perfect for this achingly beautiful, iconic music.

@jimmycricket7385 7 ай бұрын

Poignant and immaculately played.

@georgannebeck1293 3 ай бұрын

My uncle played this on his fiddle and when he passed we played it at his funeral, and now his sons play it at every funeral in the Riedmueller family. It’s on my list too. It’s so beautiful!

@johnosborn1793 7 ай бұрын

It’s good that you have found your own technique, That was wonderful. Thanks so much. Praise the Lord Amen

@GreyGhost9 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful. Classical guitar is magic 🪄

@Robobagpiper 7 ай бұрын

Gorgeous interpretation! Haven't found an instrument this isn't wonderful on. Did my own Highland bagpipe setting of it and love it on that instrument as well (collapsed to a single octave, of course; and with a chanter that can do a flattened 3rd).

@markusmilianmuller 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your no nail approach and your profound musicality. i am now taking your class and already enjoying a lot after the first lesson.

@brandonacker 7 ай бұрын

I'm happy to hear that! Thanks Markus and enjoy my course:)

@jancota766 7 ай бұрын

Those quick moves up and down the neck ... amazing

@tylerburk3313 7 ай бұрын

I have a very fond memory of performing this for our last song in 8th grade orchestra at the middle school graduation ceremony. Probably my favorite piece I ever played as part of an orchestra. So beautiful and sentimental

@Jellyforce620 7 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this one sins the blindfolded guitar comparison with Marshall

@sallyzimmerman5734 7 ай бұрын

The superlatives about how you play this composition have already been said. But you and your talent, my dearest maestro, to create emotion from little black dotes bring tears to my eyes.

@3cardmonty602 7 ай бұрын

This was the very first song I learned and I still play it today.

@Michajeru 7 ай бұрын

I love this tune and have been working on it for the last few months. Although it is an American tune it has a real Celtic feel. You played it superbly.

@eosborne6495 7 ай бұрын

Appalachian Old Time musicians are notoriously conservative when it comes to incorporating newly composed tunes into the tradition, but this is one tune that just about everyone agrees ought to be an old song even if it’s not. Jay Unger wrote a civil war lament that never was!

@juliesiefke1173 19 күн бұрын

Jay Unger actually wrote this about a summer camp. He was musician-in-residence at The Ashokan Center in upstate New York. He wrote it one day after a group of campers had left and the place was empty… except for the echoes and memories of the children. Later Ken Burns found it when he was looking for a theme for his Civil War series, so we associate it with that.

@tpf1952 7 ай бұрын

So, so very fine! Thank you for sharing!

@barbarafuglein3918 7 ай бұрын

Sehr,sehr schön!!😊

@PitviperX 7 ай бұрын

so funny you put this out... I heard you play this years ago I feel like and tried to learn it and found Shaun Murray's arrangement... came back to it a couple weeks ago and then you put this out. Glad to hear it fully - Salutations!

@ajcmando 6 ай бұрын

One of my favorites to play on my mandolin. Expertly done. Your intonation is sublime.

@madtheghost337 7 ай бұрын

Dude... just.. "wow". ...every time.

@AntonyKein 7 ай бұрын

Precision, feeling, dynamics...can it get any better than this ??

@bootlebeats6331 7 ай бұрын

Well done and refreshing to hear the beauty of simplicity. (Sometimes trickier to play! Like riding a bicycle slowly) :)

@brianholt3567 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful tone. Beautiful articulation. Enjoy hearing your playing.

@davidrobinson7260 7 ай бұрын

Yes very good time but not perfect.

@joseph2832 6 ай бұрын

@@davidrobinson7260 Perfection is a lie.

@davidrobinson7260 6 ай бұрын

@@joseph2832 idk what you mean, like I’m not sure if you’re saying something profound or referencing something but yeah.

@joseph2832 6 ай бұрын

@@davidrobinson7260 Good luck to you stranger!

@davidrobinson7260 6 ай бұрын

@@joseph2832 lol I love your spirit!

@johndewitt54 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this beautiful arrangement and performance. One of my favorite "movie" melodies along with Stanley Myers' "Cavatina".

@kithg 7 ай бұрын

One of my favorite songs. Sound wonderful on guitar. I play it on a linear tuned ukulele and that’s good too. Thanks gor this lovely performance.

@prandallwright1 3 күн бұрын

Magical!

@sentientdonuts 7 ай бұрын

So glad you finally uploaded a full version of this - I remember rushing to learn it after hearing it in your blindfold challenge videos, and now we have a full version! (It sounds incredible half step down btw)

@sandyday2342 7 ай бұрын

Lovely tone and dynamics! I'm hearing hints of 'Waltzing Matilda' in the melody...

@Zayphar 7 ай бұрын

Good god I love this song so much.

@karenringer5995 7 ай бұрын

My favourite song I play this a lot at folk meetings beautiful ❤

@seankasabuske1986 7 ай бұрын

Love your performance, love the arrangement, and love the tone of your gorgeous guitar!

@123four... 7 ай бұрын

I loved this movie, this song in particular always stood out. Great rendition!

@murraykilpatrick3029 7 ай бұрын

Very beautiful, You've made a wonderful job of that. Thankyou. I'm a folkie, finger style guitarist, who has often played that lovely tune, on a piano accordion. Food for though.t

@kathyhollenbach7413 7 ай бұрын

Soooo lovely. Your rendition of this song is perfection! ❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏I enjoy this sound of no nails. Very smooth and soothing..

@zachsmith8916 7 ай бұрын

I definitely didn’t expect to be hearing folk music on your channel. I love it.

@mellifergold 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for a piece of soulful and gentle reality in these wild crazy times 🕯️🎶🌼

@IvanStoynev 7 ай бұрын

Why are you so talented!??!?! I love you, man. Thanks for sharing & please keep it up. All the best from Sofia, Bulgaria =]

@chiron14pl 7 ай бұрын

such a lovely piece and well played

@user-bd2su3qs9d 3 ай бұрын

I love this! Thanks so much for a beautiful rendition! Been learning this piece on different instruments recently and it is really fun 🙂

@ross5066 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful rendition. I normally hear this tune in bluegrass circles which is a very different take.

@ianyule8687 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful indeed, but it's strange because I was thinking it was a traditional Scottish folk tune.

@BradfordGuy 5 ай бұрын

What a beautiful piece. Well done, Brandon. Your playing is absolutely amazing!

@israeljakopina 7 ай бұрын

Accordé un demi ton plus bas et la mélodie est tellement plus convaincante! Joli!

@mikeNmyGuitar 7 ай бұрын

Great work Brandon.

@resipsaloquitur13 7 ай бұрын

"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters." ~Norman Maclean

@externalreflection3147 7 ай бұрын

This is absolutely beautiful brandon Can you please make a cover of la cathedral by barrios I would love to hear it from you ❤🪐

@classicalrichard 7 ай бұрын

This is the most American sounding piece of music by far. Lovely playing man.

@johnstrand7456 7 ай бұрын

This is absolutely lovely - beautiful melody and a sympathetic arrangement of it to bring out the best

@TonberryV 7 ай бұрын

This is beautiful, but I dread the day that I hear it at my grandfather's funeral. He heard my highschool band play it and requested it. I learned (and subsequently forgot) the fiddle part. I wish I had more time to relearn and move people like this moved me.

@Averythepeterson 7 ай бұрын

I love this song I’m playing on classical guitar for my spring concert. I absolutely love your playing!

@timg.8656 7 ай бұрын

Very nice arrangement. Well played. I first heard it in The Civil War (Ken Burns). Thanks. 👍

@johnmccoy9653 7 ай бұрын

A beautiful rendition, sir! Mournful, yet bright and hopeful.

@kenspencer9895 7 ай бұрын

A lovely performance of a lovely song.

@Brianitzkin 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful interpretation Brandon. The guitar is sounding better than ever

@Leunam49 6 ай бұрын

Bellísimo sonido y una gran interpretación. Muchas gracias, Brandon.

@mrduddydog 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Brandon .

@CameraLaw 7 ай бұрын

Very brilliant. Made my afternoon. Thanks.

@deanfeldman2505 7 ай бұрын

Well executed. Sounds lovely as well

@Nickshreds890 7 ай бұрын

That was majestic! Thank you for sharing your incredible performance of this song! As you know it's quite expensive to attend concerts so I am very grateful for the opporutnity to hear a concert level profesisonal playing. This does not mean I wouldn't happily pay. If i lived in America I would love to see you perform live ! I loved the live stream concert you did a while back. It was at a church with opera singers . It was so much fun and was an absolute pleasure to hear you live! ☺️ Wishing you all the best !! :)