Michael Hedges - Breakfast in the Field

[fempixel11]

First time I heard Mike I knew I had to go see him play. I had tickets to see him at the Boar's Head in Oklahoma City but he died before the show. He was amazing, a one of a kind, like Joni Mitchell.

[DeuceWayne420]

what do you mean by C2 G2 ..i only know flats and sharps whats this number business ..could you post the tuning in a normal way

[Carinaheartsworldluv]

@DeuceWayne420 This is a pretty standard way of posting tunings. The number refers to the octave the note is in. So for this one you tune like this

Low E- two whole steps down to C

A- one whole step down to G

D- as is

G- five half steps down to D

B- one whole step down to A

E- as is

[375GTB]

"The man is gone, but his music will never die!"

Kraig Kenning....

J.C.

[gking407]

My parents let me listen to their Aerial Boundaries cassette until it warped. I was 12 then and couldn't have realized how much this music would affect me later in life.

[whouston33wh]

I can't believe that this was over 25 years ago...I wish I could have seen him live.

The inspiration for this song is one of the most beautiful things ever. Its about the way the sky looked like when dawn was approaching in a wheat field in Oklahoma. He said that it was still dark yet the moon and the sun were at opposite ends. The music he wrote for it really seems like the way it would have sounded....

[alefingerstyleguitar]

Michael you'll live in our hearts forever!!!

[CoNuNdRuMBoi]

This performance was recorded the year I was born and here I am 24 years later watching and loving it so much that I covered it at my show last week and posted it up on youtube! His music is timeless and will live on forever :)

[boden05]

same year i was born as well :)

[Rikk303]

@CoNuNdRuMBoi I wish I was 26 again in a way, but then no

[mehmeh1124]

tats wad i call GOOD!!!!!

[jazzpsalti]

inimitable elegance

[Hedges001]

so true, yet Bartok inspired this tune.

[Meta1Head91]

There are a heaps of Hedges videos that have such shit quality. At least the sound is fine and thats all I can care about.

[adronony]

Listen.. If theres anyone that thinks there is a better guitarist then .... Oh well I guess your wrong!

[marco57]

Andy McKee, Antoine Dufour, Don Ross...

Almost the half of the Candyrat Records.

That's why Hedges is on this pure quality label too.

[methodinsane]

Hedges was on Windham Hill, Will Ackermans label.

[jkshoujk]

No one is better, just different.

[ArturoL2009]

andy antoine and don ross wouldnt be here it werent for michael

[jkshoujk]

It's impossible to assume what would happen if Michael didn't exist.

[ArturoL2009]

its impossible to assume that its impossible to assume that

[Silatman2]

AWESOME

[mchar69]

Greatness, anyone can see this

[EvanFingerstyle]

And hear it! ;)

[beanson99]

not much to that one

[therealkingfuse]

such a great track, shame about the video quality