River (Joni Mitchell cover)

[generationf88]

amazing job!

[TheGB1950]

I came across your lovely video while looking for Joni Mitchell's version,I love yours so much I featured it on my You tube channel! thanks for sharing your wonderful version.

[anjanachname]

cool, never heard a harp version of this :-)

[randysand1]

you do such justice to this song.

[phxlongo]

Great Job! Joni would appreciate... <3

[electricragtime]

A wonderful rendition of my favourite Joni mitchell....I love the harp arrangement....and you have a natural beauty to your voice.....Kev

[EmilyMaddenMusic]

this is so beautiful :)

[nllleonard]

I like it so much! You have a beautiful voice and the harp sounds magnificent! Wonderful idea! NAncy

[Loriensisters]

Beautifully played and sung! 'River' is such a wonderful song and the harp is a nice instrument to accompany your voice with, i know that because i do it too (watch: Loriën on harp and guitar: me and my sister).

I like your voice, it is clear and sensitive in one!

Greetings,

Daphne Jager from Holland

[FreddieAlva]

beautiful.

[votebarackobama]

that was beautiful!

[networkse7en]

sounds like a sad song. did joni mitchell ever lost a child?

[misterparadise89]

that is absolutely beautiful. Harp playing is ace and the voice suits it perfectly!

[niakitten]

Thank you!

[dylanfatdog]

Excellent really lovely mistakes and all. Merry xmas to you and to your friend Karen. I really enjoyed this. I love Joni Mitchell. Perhaps if you take requests i would love to hear you perform Kate Bush's Under the Ivy or This Womans Work. :)

[niakitten]

Thanks so much (and sorry for the late response!). I've thought about learning a Kate Bush song or two...thanks for the suggestions!

[EllisRonn]

That was just beautiful! "River" is one of my favorite songs, I love the harp, and you're voice is so sweet and lovely -- a perfect recipe for raising the hair on my neck and bringing tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing your talent!

[niakitten]

Thank you for your kind words. That's the reaction one aspires to, most certainly! ;) I'm really glad you enjoyed it so much.

[johnnyp49]

Try a search for 'Christmas 1914'. Love the O'Carolan stuff. I play Tabhair Dom Do Lámh on melodeon. I think Matt Hyland is actually Scottish, although a lot of the Irish/English/Scottish songs are more or less interchangeable.

[niakitten]

I think you're probably right about Matt Hyland...I keep hearing differing reports. Sadly, I can't go back and change the caption on the video (at least I put a ? next to it ;)). Maybe I should add an annotation...

[johnnyp49]

Brilliant. I was looking for a live version of Joni doing this (possibly the second best ever Christmas song), but I love this. Great!

[niakitten]

Woot! Glad you like it (though obviously I'd never try to compete with Joni!). Just out of curiosity, if this song is #2, what's your favorite? :)

[johnnyp49]

Fairytale of New York, then possibly Merry Christmas by The Waitresses (after The River of course. There are loads of old traditional songs that are up there as well. But how can you play harp and sing as well as that? Impressed! What else can you sing and put your own stamp on like that?

[niakitten]

Oh, how could I forget Fairytale of New York!?

My personal favorite is "Christmas in the Trenches" by John McCutcheon. In fact...maybe that'll be my Christmas Youtube offering this year. My family would FREAK OUT...it's a family favorite.

[niakitten]

Oh, and to answer your other questions (duh, sorry!)...I've got some covers of Roy Zimmerman songs on this account you might enjoy (definitely my own stamp...don't think he ever expected covers on 'ukulele and mountain dulcimer! ;)) I also have a separate Youtube account that's a little more, um, traditional (look under "mollificent"). Thanks for the compliment!

[Taitaitiger]

lovely!

[niakitten]

Thanks!

[eufiecorrea]

i don't know if i've ever seen someone cover a song with the harp before. this was beautiful! i really enjoyed it. :)

[niakitten]

Gosh, thanks! Playing the harp is really fun (and easier than everybody expects it to be!).

There was an article on Digg recently about how harp covers of pop songs are taking YouTube by storm...one guy even did a terrific cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing"! :)

[Taitaitiger]

i know aye! ahha every note is right there for you

[rmtube60162]

I'd always thought River was best accompanied on piano but i've changed that to piano or harp. Your harp play and vocals are exquisite to hear. I heard no mistakes, just an interpretation of a beautiful song about love lost presented with love of the moment. You touched your friends heart with your gift and mines too. Thank you!

[niakitten]

Thank you so much. I'm really glad it touched you. It's just about time to dust this song off and start playing it again this year!

[alpet07]

Beautiful harp and voice!!! :)

I'd love to get a harp one day. This is one of my favourite Joni songs, and you sing it beautifully. Wonderful arrangement too!

5***** and subscribed. :)

Take care,

Hollyxx

[niakitten]

Thanks! and sorry for the late response! It's an amazing song.

[TouchOfGreatness]

Such a nice present. Your friends are lucky. You're wonderful!

[niakitten]

Thanks! It's fun to be able to give more creative gifts to my friends.

[malissa456]

I've watched several River covers and this is by far the best

[niakitten]

Wow...thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. :)

[malissa456]

aww you're like a little angel

[JoanManners]

I'm a little late to the party, having just discovered your beautiful performance of this song on a hot August day in Hollywood. You've created such a perfect mood, I feel as if snow is falling outside! Your singing and playing, and your presence are so beautiful, and this song sounds wonderful on the harp. I am subscribed!

[linnetlynet]

Beautiful. I discovered you via Roy Zimmerman, but with this Joni Mitchell cover I've decided I'm a fan of yours in general, not just as a particularly lovely re-interpreter of RZ :)

[niakitten]

So glad you like it, thanks! I have to resist the urge to do a million Roy Z covers (I'm still tempted to do a few more, including his Joni Mitchell song once I can get my hands on it. ;))

[art101tv]

Lovely cover of an all-time favorite Joni tune.

In the wake of that Prop 8 California Supreme Court mess, I've been wandering around today, looking for a reminder that there is still beauty, clarity and -- above all -- tolerance on this troubled little planet. And hope, too.

Thanks for brightening this dark day with your harp and voice. Karen has a good friend in you... as does everyone who watches your videos. Further, ever further.

[niakitten]

Thank you...I'm truly touched.

[addycastro]

so beautiful...you have a gift :)

[niakitten]

Thank you so much!

[dercola7474]

This was amazing. What a kind gift.  You've brought something really terrific to a song that I adore. Well done. You're a good friend.

[niakitten]

Thanks for your nice comment (and sorry for the late reply!). Karen's a pretty darned good friend herself...she deserved it. :)

[NiallOT]

Now I wonder how your voice sounds in _good_ acoustics, if it's this nice in a room corner... Wonderful as always.

[niakitten]

Hehe...thanks Niall! The tapestry helps a bit (it's REALLY echo-y without it). I think if I put up a few other blankets as baffles, it would work even better. Unless someone's doing laundry in the basement, which is directly below *eyeroll*. Or unless the refrigerator kicks in. T-Bone Burnett I'm not. :D

[maturin42]

Lovely song, lovely harp, lovely lady.

Just lovely...

[yarbles67]

beautiful. You belong in Avalon singing to the gods.

[niakitten]

What a wonderful thing to say!  Thank you!

[TheWalkerS04]

Amazing Cover....I Love it how you play the Harp....

Thanks for Uploading...

[niakitten]

Thanks for enjoying! :)

[garvinzoom]

Could not think of a better gift from a friend. Very much from the heart! Thanks for the giving the gift to all of us.

[niakitten]

She really did enjoy it, so I feel like I accomplished something. :)

[WeekapaugGroover]

i didn't know anyone actually played the harp.

That's amazing.

[niakitten]

Hahaha! Just about everyone I know does ;)

Seriously, though, thanks!

[IRosieMoedI]

Beautiful. Completely mesmerising. I had no idea it was improvised until I read the description.

[niakitten]

Hehehe...thanks! That's what happens when one decides to do a cover of a song one's never played before, on Christmas Eve, as a present. Not to mention that it's one of Joni's most beloved songs *gulp*. (Luckily the chords are pretty simple!) Gotta admit though, that last instrumental break...I had NO idea what I was about to play until I played it! :D

[stevedeasy]

Nice!

[niakitten]

Thanks!

[brian12934]

WOW! You're so good. I listened to your earlier stuff not too long ago and now you got stuff like this! Totally subscribed.

You're AWESOME!!!! I love your singing.

[niakitten]

You are so sweet! Thank you. I'm glad you like it. :) Thanks for subscribing too!

[emersonwells]

Beautiful... And for something completely improvised... GENIUS!! :-)

[niakitten]

Thank you SO much! :)

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

One of my favorites. what a great rendition.

Loved every second.

[niakitten]

I'm so glad! Thank you. I was a bit nervous about this one...people take their Joni pretty seriously! :)