Working on Saint Ann's Reel and Fisher's Hornpipe, Irish or Celtic campanella

ukuleletim

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I think I have these arranged how I want them. Now I need to practice then a couple hundred more times so I can play them all the way through.

I did my best to make them 100% campanella but there were a few compromises. So maybe it's 95%?

For those of you who aren't familiar with the term campanella, it basically means playing each consecutive note on a different string, resulting in bell-like tones. I think it can make the ukulele actually sound like a harp.

There are more videos on my channel, and discussion on my blog, that demonstrate campanella far better than this video but here ya go. This is typical of of a first take for me. I can rarely pull off a piece cleanly and play it all the way through without putting some serious practice time in first. And usually the camera forces a mistake or two after that. Here is a first take in all it's glory. Clean versions to come...

 
Yup yup -- great stuff. Badass even.

I look forward to all your posts, Tim. I've (shamelessly) stolen a bunch of your tricks.

Keep up the good work.
 
Watched the whole shebang and really enjoyed it - frustration and all.
It's good now and if you keep working on it's going to be fantastic.
It's way beyond my skill level I can tell ya.
 
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