"Ashokan Farewell" A Violin Song

[Destiny4511]

Really, the biggest problem is in the title; there's no such thing as "A Violin Song".

Songs have lyrics... "tunes" have only melodies.

It might be a "Fiddle Tune", or a "violin piece", but until it's sung by someone, it's not a "song".

And there HAVE been lyrics written to this, long after it was composed, but they're a little cheesey. Fiind them at jayandmolly com website

[cmkraft1]

this is really good, nicely done. you have nice tone quality :)

[TheJeffdabomb]

I hope I can play like this one day :)

[edbogus]

Beautiful Haunting tune...Chris, you nailed it

[TheBuilder65]

@ iamlondon

If your going to make a comment like "Not great I'm afraid" about this video then please post a video of you playing it the "right" way.

But your not gonna do that are you?? Your the type of "critic" who loves to say how it should be played, but in fact you can't play much of anything yourself. Do the world a favor and STFU! I very much doubt that your a master at your instrument, if in fact you even play one.

[bhofacre]

beautiful...

[Skunkeeh]

Great cause my ace! Ipods for soldiers?

0_o How 'bout money for their families who are barely getting by because part of their family is gone?? But..It's great playing, I've been playing violin for a while now and I started learning this piece. It's much simplier than it sounds.

[Ristaron]

Agreed. How about money to rebuild the shattered lives this bogus "war on terror" has caused and bring the troops home so they can listen to iPods here?

Whatever.

Beautiful playing, though personally I didn't really like the change Chris made near the end. That crescendo just doesn't seem -- to me, at least -- to fit with the rest of the song.

All the same, well done.

[superikkikun]

I played this at a concert, it was so crap -.-

[iamlondon]

Not great I'm afraid :-(

Scots and Irish music is easy to learn, but hard to master. Must be a Celtic soul thing, who knows - but he totally overstates the arpeggios when they should be nothing more than a single note in time. Too classical sounding.

But what the heck, it's for a good cause.

[cmc10101]

Thumbs up, buddy. I love this song more than I can say.

[cattykiss]

wow that was amazing! beautiful song and i think its best played about this tempo.

[nccfiddlar]

screw the tempo...he was about 50/50...as a young artist...his nuts and bolts were there...but his technique or style needed some help...no shame...i saw impatience in belief of himself and furthermore he needed to prove to the crowd that he knew what he was doing, which i never felt...technically great performance...but artistically...needs help in interpretation...

[morganlyrics]

love this song we are playing it in our concert :) i play the viola though so i dont get the melody but it is a beautiful peice :)

[nor888vast695]

certainly a song for the ages.

[RainbowSpoot]

I'm playing this in school :]

[littlechollo]

Bewitching. Beautiful job.

[StitchTheDamned]

This is such a beautiful song!

[nubxpunisher]

lol i think i heard a crunch or a sneeze at 1:28 but awesome job with vibrato n legato =)

[jimbothebimbo123]

a benefit to send soldiers ipods??? im not saying they dont deserve it btw

[ensenoblanco]

really beautiful, Im just a begginer in violin :)

[RosesSontRouges]

Beautiful! I completely disagree with the whoever said the trills were out of place! Thats American fiddling, how its supposed to sound. Brilliant. Double stops would have been sort of nice (how I play this piece) but I suppose thats a matter of interpretation. Great job!

[Ryand0523]

Great job! It really brings your emotions out especially when i play it. I love to play this song onmy violin . I play it so much i almost have the song memorized!

[markbark94]

some of those trills sounded out of place sometimes but good job! like some other ppl said, i would've preferred it a bit slower

[NRNTN]

I love how some people who comment love to either:

1) Criticize the musician

or

2) Criticize other people who make comments.

You're not proving anything by calling someone an 11 year old OR by stating that a musician's playing isn't "good". Perhaps some people like to take out their musical/social frustrations out on the internet..?

;)

[foxyloxiloveswendys]

sooo treuuuee!

[useryug]

Plenty of emotion!

Fine performance - good job!

B

[HaloChaos]

I can't believe you labeled vibrato as "finger wiggling" lol. Honestly, judging by that sentence alone I'd have to say you are 11 or younger.

[ZShadow]

Was this in the movie 'Gettysburg'?

[smartone403]

It's from the Civil War.

[DIAMONDBIRD4]

Actually, it is from Ken Burns' Civil War documentary. The song is written in 1982.

[encarnadenoche]

no emotion

[spiderz7]

Great job buddy. Beautiful! Well done.

[itsrunescapetime]

how do you do the finger wiggle thing my music teacher sad it makes the violin song better. plz someone help me.

[TennisChamp59]

The "finger wiggle" is called vibrato. Ask your teacher for help because there's no way someone can show you over the internet.

[hahaidontcare]

"finger wiggling" is called vibrato, there are three types, wrist, finger, and arm. i use arm and finger the most,

[Badjedidude]

lol..."finger wiggle."

[krisann171995]

V-I-B-R-A-T-O! lol! it takes time if you arent used to vibrato, it does make a song sound better

[x96123]

i love this song, i am actually learning it on my violin :)

[blueishgal]

i like the solo violin version than orginal one

[cowsandcavys]

i love playing this song...haha i was just practicing on a violin too small and missing the g string. so sad

[wubbie12]

nice play... and funny to see you doubled (with your shadow)!!!!

[D3m0crat]

Maybe take the turns a little slower, and (as hard as this is to do, and easy as it is to say) put some emotion into it!

[Ariastar87]

Are any of the people giving advice actually players? Just curious... Anyways, I think this was lovely. Maybe a little fast, like others have said, I play it a bit slower, but that could just be a style thing.

[duchessmaeve92]

great job i i think a bit to fast

[empress8skywalker]

i loved it but some og ur slurs were iffy and a little intonation but overall, i loved it p.s watch out 4 string crossing

[FiddlinMiss27]

this song makes me want to just weep for no reason...I think you are just amazing at it,don't let no one tell you otherwise ;)

[VampirexDemise]

AMAZING!!! A little fast for me..but love it any ways!!!

[Stupak289]

Little too fast on the descending notes...

[linkorn12]

work on your vibrato and bow arm

[Evilmanta]

/nod

[kaliyarivet]

Vaguer advice was never given...