Dark was the night, cold was the ground played by Lena

[kiaweking]

I like your technique and playing.

Aloha from Hawaii,

Thomas

[lenaspieltblues]

@kiaweking Thank you so much Thomas! :)) Lena

[darrenwatsonband]

Nice one Lena! Is that a L-00?

[lenaspieltblues]

@darrenwatsonband Thanks a lot Darren, it's a L-00 copy, named Gibson Bluesking. Best wishes, Lena :))

[darrenwatsonband]

@lenaspieltblues Ah yes.... lovely guitar. And nice attention to detail Lena. :-)

[harleyblues]

großartig...wirklich großartig...

[lenaspieltblues]

@harleyblues Habe ganz herzlichen Dank Martin!! :)) Liebe Grüße, Lena

[horbergaren]

tuning?

[lenaspieltblues]

@horbergaren Open D, half step low, so, low to high: Cis , Gis , Cis , F , Gis , Cis

[FahQposeurfag]

sweet, good job.

[lenaspieltblues]

@FahQposeurfag thank you very much!! :)) Lena

[ruffynest]

nice sound, great job.

[lenaspieltblues]

@ruffynest Thank you very much!!! :)) Lena

[texasjohnnyboy]

sounded very good! glad to see you are connected to such music.

[lenaspieltblues]

@texasjohnnyboy Thanks so much for your very kind words!! :D lena

[Tim5768393]

Very nice rendition Lena! You play really good! Nice to see a woman play bottleneck blues for a change, beautyfull guitars you have as well! Grüssen aus Belgien! Peace Tim Pan Alley

[lenaspieltblues]

@Tim5768393 Thanks so much for your very kind words Tim. Peace, love, lena :D

[twasbrillig33]

Succinctly heart and soul wrenching music, thank you Lena for sharing your amazing talent! My only complaint is that it is too short.

[lenaspieltblues]

@twasbrillig33 I remember when I done this I tried to work out the essence of this magic song. So, you're right, maybe it's a little bit too short. However: thanks for your very kind words, Lena :))

[WEBTRAIN]

A woman in SA, Tx plays a 7 string Gibson ,jazz guitar ,with a group called Small World,, she also plays a varity of other music,,I met her a few times but forgot her name,,she is really a great guitarist..good to see women in their groove

[lenaspieltblues]

@WEBTRAIN Right! :)) Thank you and greetings from overseas, Lena

[frustratedfarmer1]

My God Woman! You can flat play the blues!

Many thanks!

[lenaspieltblues]

@frustratedfarmer1 Thank YOU VERY much!!! :))) Lena

[Bassdog5]

Great Job. What key are you playing in?

[lenaspieltblues]

@Bassdog5 Thank you!

The tuning is Open D, tuned a half step low. So it is not D-A-D-fis-a-d but Cis-Gis-Cis-f-gis-cis

[ThinkerMister11]

love it

[lenaspieltblues]

@ThinkerMister11 THANK YOU !!! :)) Lena

[anmaba3]

super gespielt!

[lenaspieltblues]

@anmaba3 Vielen Dank!!

[mrkkerekes]

too cool!

[lenaspieltblues]

too kind :))

Thanks my friend!

[NuG919]

yes..that is how this one is played!well done

[lenaspieltblues]

Thanks again!! Glad to friends now ... :))

Lena

[twasbrillig33]

Gorgeous !!! just wonderful!

[lenaspieltblues]

Thanks so much, great compliment that makes me smile :)))

Lena

[1farmslave]

Lena I realy like your style and great job playing

[lenaspieltblues]

Thanks a lot farmslave!!! :))

[COCONUT202]

And Again LOL

[lenaspieltblues]

once a week? Great!!!  :)))

[COCONUT202]

I had To watch it Again LOL

You put so Much Emotion into This Cover

Its Really Amazing

[lenaspieltblues]

Thanks so much friend :))))

[lenaspieltblues]

THANKS !!! :=))

[MaceGill]

One of these days you're gonna have to teach me this one

[lenaspieltblues]

One of these days I will tell you everything ... ;=))

[COCONUT202]

Amazing

You put a Lot of Feeling into that, Its that Kinda song you need to.

Any tips to a newbe Old Blues Player?

[lenaspieltblues]

Love the blues and behave respectfully ... that is what I can say ... :=))

Thanks a lot,

lena

[jimcarroll100]

lovely, just lovely...not enough women slide players, very refreshing to hear. Awesome job.

[lenaspieltblues]

Thanks so much for this very nice compliment!!!

All the best,

lena :=)))

[algallcf]

Lena, do you know the version played by Sam Mitchell ?

[lenaspieltblues]

No, I didn't, but I just bought the CD by Sam Mitchell. Thank you!

[doowwhap]

Not humble, just great ....!

[lenaspieltblues]

You're too kind .. thanks so much!

Lena :=))

[GuenterGeurts]

Hi Lena, ich kenne ja längst noch nicht alles von dir. Das gefällt mir richtig gut, da bekomme ich eine Menge Bilder in den Kopf.

Liebe Grüße, Günter

[lenaspieltblues]

Liebe Guenter, wenn Du Bilder in den Kopf kriegst, dann habe ich alles richtig gemacht. Dies ist das Intro unseres Balladen und Blues Abends. Leider hat dieses Projekt grad Pause, weil Martin, der Schauspieler, ein eigenes Theater eröffnet und sehr viel Streß hat. Dies war im Übrigen meine erste Youtube Aufnahme und vielleicht meine emotionalste ... das Stück von Blind Willie Johnson ist eines der schönsten überhaupt ...

[hottunasandwich]

beautifal lena absolutely beautifal rendition of blind willie johnson ... so much soul

[lenaspieltblues]

I thank you very much Dom, great to be friends now ...

[frankipoux]

Just amazing...the tune and you.

[lenaspieltblues]

Thank you so much Francois, you are so kind, dpuble-kind! :=)))

[bobbyzz94]

Hallo Lena,

du hast für diese Musik ein klasse feeling und mir gefällt sehr, sehr gut, was ich höre ...

liebe Grüße und ☆☆☆☆☆

Robert

[lenaspieltblues]

Vielen lieben Dank Robert,. Irgendwie ist diese allerste Aufnahme für Youtube immer noch meine emotionalste ...

[harleyblues]

trau dich zu singen....5 sterne

[lenaspieltblues]

Das ist eine Frage der Authenzität Martin. Fühle die Musik einfach ehrlicher, wenn ich das Singen der Gitarre überlasse ...

Vielen herzlichen Dank,

Lena :=))

[onkelbuke]

Einfach Genial, ich liebe deinen sound.

sounds like you are Robert Johnsons Doughter.

you are great, Hugs,

Liebe Gruße CHristopher

[lenaspieltblues]

Was ein Kompliment !!! ... Du läßt mich erröten Christopher DANKE!!! :=)))

[dogma123l]

not bad lady, the heart dictates how one plays this song. The sadder you are, the sadder the song comes out. You have the gift

[lenaspieltblues]

I think that this is my most emotional song of all ... means a lot to me. Thanks for your wise words!

Lena

[southerncelts]

well not too long, you might wear out that cool guitar you're playing :)

[lenaspieltblues]

thanks again :=))

[southerncelts]

just never stop, ur cool

[lenaspieltblues]

i should make a long version some day ...:=))

Thanks a lot,

lena

[ThatBreathlessCat]

Like it very much! I've got the original somewhere, between my piles of junk... just gotta say: really good!

[lenaspieltblues]

Thanks cat! :=)) Lena

[harleyblues]

hach man..du kannst es einfach....sauber sauber....

[lenaspieltblues]

Nochmal Danke Martin! :=))

[Frenk78rpm]

Beautiful!!

[lenaspieltblues]

Thenks so much Frenk!!!

[harleyblues]

Blind Willie wäre sehr zufrieden...toll, dass du seine Musik leben lässt..

[lenaspieltblues]

Dies ist das schönste Bluesstück, das ich kenne. Danke Martin!

[marcopicker]

You play it perfect and true, Lena.

Hello from France,

Marc

[lenaspieltblues]

Thank you so much Marc, and many greetings westwards :=))

[moonbee1964]

richtig richtig gut !!!!! freu mich tierisch, daß ich mehr oder weniger zufällig auf lenaspieltblues gestossen bin.....klasse feeling, an der technik auch nix zu meckern! grüsse von einer verehrerin und sängerin aus hd ;o)

[lenaspieltblues]

Uih! .. das ist aber ein lieber Kommentar ... DANKE! :=))

[caferive]

great rendition of a great song...excellent ..!!!

[lenaspieltblues]

Thank you very much Caferive. Yes, this song means a lot to me ...

[hotfirecaster]

Hi Lena,

Great version, you've captured the mood of this tune...Great vibrato feeling. I can feel the darkness of night :-)

Cheers,

Chris

[lenaspieltblues]

Thanks so much for your words. Yes, this was my first youtube posting and it is still my most emotional.

[ginmillsinger]

Truly enjoyed, here! 5+Star's! :c)

Very best of wishes!

GinMillBill

[lenaspieltblues]

Thanks a lot for your nice words :=))

[stoelefj]

marvellous! great version! =)

[lenaspieltblues]

Thank you very much Oyvind!

[williestratton]

amazing job on that song, what tuning is the guitar in?

[lenaspieltblues]

Thank you Willie!

The tuning is Open D, tuned a half step low. So it is not D-A-D-fis-a-d but Cis-Gis-Cis-f-gis-cis

[Custombyme]

This is wonderful! I think i have listened to this 100 times by now, still it fills me with emotions! Really great playing, its your fault I bought a slide and started to listen to blues again..

/David, Sweden

[lenaspieltblues]

i feel so sorry David! :=))) Thank You so much!

[jamianm]

Man, those are some nice sounds. What model guitar do you have?

[lenaspieltblues]

Thank you! The guitar is a Gibson Bluesking. Maybe remarkable that I use yellow bronze strings (Arkay). Don't work on every guitar but pretty nice on my Bluesking.

Lena

[mysticcynic]

This is great.  In the style of the old-time blues. Thanks for sending me Anne.

[QueenOfWannabe87]

Yay, another good one Lena! LOVE this! Anne

[lenaspieltblues]

This was my first posting on youtube ... :=))

[fendermac]

You're a great player.Your neighbours are very lucky-I hope they appreciate you.

[lenaspieltblues]

Some say this, others say that ;=) Thanks Paul!

[MaceGill]

Great tune! ANd I love your slide work!

[gomezdjprim]

OMG! I really felt it. You go girl. your awesome.

[chelsa49]

So habe ich dich entlich gefunden,Lena,prima.

Spielst klasse!!!

Gruss Chelsa

[LizzyDouglas]

To hear this is a 'chilling emotion', the sound of your guitar is the same as from the original of Willie's in 1927 ! Schade dasz es so kurz ist, für mich kannst du Uhren spielen mit diesem Ton in deiner Gitarre. Vielen Dank.

[emifolk]

du bist wirklich richtig gut muss es wohl sagen: besser als der slidegitarrist in meiner band würde gerne mal zu einem deiner stücke singen mach weiter ich würde gerne mehr hören

[DOUGHOWELL]

great job..really enjoyed that..

[U2bianSynic]

Nice use of the spaces in between, if you know what I mean.

Thanks for this.

[lenaspieltblues]

I know ... Thank YOU!

[kefera]

Lena-

Very sweet.

David

[suuzzee5]

Great slide technique...love what you did with this song! Suze

[volleyballjones]

NICE!

[BoeckmannLudwig]

Großartig, Lena.

Martin

[lenaspieltblues]

Vielen herzlichen Dank, so ein schönes Lob von einem solchem Könner liest man nur zu gern. :-))

[kampi48]

danke für den response, er passt gut zu unserem video .....

rudi

[HellmoodHammer]

Great and overwhelming as always!

[sidestreetreny]

Another nice performance mama! Both Willie and Ry would be proud! Holler

- peace fo'real, Sidestreet Reny

[THEREDNECKPEPI64TWO]

I love the delta blues,this tune is cool!

*****

Pepi

[canajian]

Slide intrigues the HEll outta me!!

AWESOME!! *****

[lenaspieltblues]

Thank You !!!!!

[sloanwatson]

THAT IS REALY BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[bluesy13]

You Play with So Much Heart and Soul:)You are Truly Awesome:)That is a Song That is Close to My heart:)Real Deal Blues:))))))Peace and Happiness:)

Randy(Bluesy)

[lenaspieltblues]

Thank you so much Randy! Such a nice compliment by such a great player: makes me really happy!

[mushy85]

cool! i wouldn't of attempted the awesome humming either

[NossedEvo]

Great post and please do more.

Thanks for the tune. I'm really enjoying myself!

[lenaspieltblues]

I will post more soon. At the moment I lost my mind in working stress. But it should come better days. Thanks for your kindness, I enjoy very much these friendly responses.

[daddystovepipe]

Very nice, great feeling!

[lupine22]

Brilliant!

[doghousedave]

Played with great feel,nice one

[bluesyly]

Yeah.let that guitar weep.

everyone check out my blues videos.

[bluespower]

i agree with keni,this is a hard song to play because of the emotions behind it!!great take regards bluespower...(cooders version of this one of my fav slide tunes!)have a koool yule!!

[ferfried6]

Sehr gefühlvoll rübergebracht.

Hut ab die Dame!!!!!

[deltablues4761]

Fantastic and really made it yours, liked it very much.

[bobheaton]

Shit, I just uploaded the same song but yours is better,nice job.

[KeniLeeBurgess]

That was very nice. It is a very hard song to play, because while you are playing it, many different melodies develops. In Willie's version it is clear that his mind is in a different place. Hopefully a better place than the song's title suggests.

[BobHardy1]

Well .... All right!

[musik102]

Very nice. I'd probably prefer louder bass notes - a thumbpick, maybe.

[Gothamauto]

Made me cry. Sehr schoen.

[Standing7]

Spitzenmässig, Lenchen! Bin sehr stolz auf Dich!