Walked a Thousand Miles Blues

[DendriticWolf]

I've run into a rough patch with my guitar playing, in fact, i've barely picked up my guitar for months now. I've been finding music in new genres to try and bring myself back to playing. Much thanks to your dad for helping to heal the damage i've done to myself. Absolutely stunning work on a type of instrument I haven't heard much of.

[edpicchi]

Awesome stuff. I watch and listen probably too often. 

[flchicano]

who wrote this song?

[Al5ezdlt]

Your father needs to record this. This is such a beautiful song.

Thank your dad for creating a song that's helped me get through some rough patches in my life.

[Infectionnable]

Give that guy a medal

[Arolighe]

When I want music, I have a playlist that I just let run. This is the first song ;)

[psychonavigator]

I'd love to imagine being woken up to the strains of this making its' way through the house just echoing and reverberating gently enough as though it were actually in my head. I imagine the background noise of bacon frying in a skillet and the smell permeating, calling me to come downstairs for an amazing breakfast with an amazing family. All day long, that melody would follow me, including itself in my every thought, and just enjoying the perspective of my very small place in this giant world.

[FruitsAndGreens]

Amazing! Loved it! I will keep coming back and listen to it many more times! :)

[vickersjd27]

This is tremendous.

[whitezombie93]

I hope one day your dad will know his playing has been medicine to thousands and be more willing to share his music

[PutzerLovesYou]

I want that guitar so bad! I play stuff like this on my acoustic and it's just not nearly as beautiful sounding. This is really good can't see why your dad wouldn't want it on youtube.

[captianjames]

Came across this,Its great.Couldnt find this song anywere on youtube.Youre dad is a great blues singer.Love it from Canada.

[Kilfabriken]

this song made me buy a resonator guitar when I visited California a couple of weeks back. Thank you!

[juliancosmos]

@Kilfabriken Ohh, what type did you get? Hope you're enjoying the sound. Loud aren't they!

[Kilfabriken]

@juliancosmos a Republic Tricone. Love the sound, loud but a bit warmer than the normal resonator. Is the tuning D?

[godsentyes]

That was great. He wouldn't go hungry playing at a tourist destination with his guitar case open.

[johnlffy]

hes real good I second thought..

[johnlffy]

your old man is pretty good!! to bad you ahte america tho..he doesnt look like he does..he likes our music..

[juliancosmos]

@johnlffy I presume that your saying 'too bad you hate America though'? Do I? That's news to me. Thanks for telling me what I think though - nice one.

[Greenwind999000]

WAOW ! so good :)

[Sannatisan]

;-)



[heywayhighway]

NONY is my god.



[Demoniccrunk]

That was amazing!

[kratos3785]

muuyy buenaa musicaa

[noeyagungbsband]

love it!, god bless U.

[Venezu3la99]

put this as it is on iTunes, I will buy it.

[NameSuxx]

10 points from Germany, awsome !!!

[Rumour1134]

Just started playing the acoustic guitar and stumbled across this clip by accident . What can I say - awesome !! I've no idea why anyone would dislike this . Is that a dobro he's playing ? I'm going to make it my ambition to learn to play one like this guy . Wish my dad was as cool as this guy :) There is one spooky thing - I'm sure I recognise this guy ....

[puconov]

the 33 dislikes are your 33 dad's accounts

[torirhh]

If this was my dad, I would let him sing me to sleep every night..

[MichaelSchenk93]

This nearly brought me to tears. I rarely come across such a raw & pure display of love for the blues, this is Incredible

[leighanne1980]

brilliant x



[Averagejoe644]

Still lovin it. If seasick steve can do it...maybe your pa can too julian? Awesomeness.

[missmicha2001]

FUcking awesome!

[sabin512]

KEEP THIS VIDEO MAN. When your dad passes away, you will cherish this with your life! THhs is something you can show to YOUR kids and their kids. Shows your old man was a soulful one!

[zeugirdorycul]

i have this saved...i come and listen to it all the time.

[Robinn07]

your dad is Crazy Heart

[ghukill420]

I don't comment very often, but DAMN, this is just good. Just makes me feel correct.

[pdl1967]

Awesome..Please let us buy this somehow. encourage him to record...

[AndyT303]

@pdl1967 for some reason i think that would ruin it, one of the great things is about this is that this man clearly has passion untainted by any other external input.

[rockinrobben1]

where can I buy the record, seriously TAKE MY LIFE'S SAVINGS! (40 Canadian dollars)

[vanceatot]

I want to see more, have him make an account! and put his music on itunes also, i'll buy!

[Musician4God77]

I would treasure this for years. This is precious.

[bongrust]

totally awesome, seriously... great. And also Happy New Year, peace and love to you and yours :)

[matmatician7]

This is like the most relaxing song ever. Took away stress I didn't even know i had! Thanks for posting this! Hope your ol' man puts out a cd!

[the5illbilly]

James, I know you'll be watching. Jacknife here. does your dad go up to 11?

coolshoes is right.

somethings well dodgy here.

If this guy told me to hold the chicken i'd say yeah.

'Between your knees'

[LuckyLoveLovesYou]

You've got a Solid Dad, man.

Solid magic.

[TomGentry7774]

I worked Christmas from 7am-11pm and I listened to this so many times in my guardshack that day.. good music.

[juliancosmos]

@TomGentry7774 Ah, that's great, thanks Tom. Shame you had to work Christmas day though.

[Averagejoe644]

Still think it's awesome.

[keteimporta]

jaime mausan!

[MGregMusic]

Wow this was great i wish i had this performance on my iTunes lol

[NGC1499]

Great video. I'm here for a second listen. Great to have a dad like that & that you have that kind of relationship. Look forward to more.

[SuperChiva78]

I've replayed at least 10 times now. A thousand miles better than the original. - written by Kelly Joe Phelps - song called "Where Do I Go Now?"

[juliancosmos]

@SuperChiva78 Yeah - someone told me that, I didn't know. Glad you liked it!

[BONGUSTHEDOG]

great!

[ben7268]

love that 1000 mile guy.

[clarabellacraft]

ace

[St1ff]

Back for a second listen.

[TheEmeraldfox]

Fuck all the idiots and there comments, this was a great song! Listened to it like 10 times! Your dads got mad talent!

[Guyincognito101]

Keep coming back to this, sounds awesome. An album I would buy.

[troylsnell]

Incredible. Your dad is amazing. Beautiful song.

[SheptonMallets]

Nature has a way sometimes of reminding Man of just how small he is. She throws up terrible offspring's of our pride and carelessness to remind us of how puny we really are in the face of a tornado, an earthquake, or a Space Sasquatch. The reckless ambitions of Man are often dwarfed by their dangerous consequences. For now, Space Sasquatch - that strangely innocent and tragic monster - has gone. Whether he returns or is never again seen by human eyes, the things he has taught us remain.

[beerwachter]

*repeat repeat repeat* Thanks for uploading!

[herverebolj]

great and fresh, happy that all the jealous grumpy w.....g off watching calender girls people have been spamed and rejected from their unsignificant comments...great moment to share, well done jamie cosmos

[SuperChiva78]

Who wrote the song?  any lyrics?

[rutlandruckuss]

just played this like 10 times in a row secretly record an album from the old guy its hard to see talent to go to waste and not be heard

[BristlyBright]

Really good!

[stevenvt1]

Who knew this is how Santa Clause winds down the day after?  Most awesomenessed!

[DanielGardner]

Can't find the full lyrics online...Anyways, what a great song!

[freeadplanet]

He can play with the best of em... good job old man

[therealtimdrisk]

how do 33 people dislike this video? stupid terrorists...

[therealtimdrisk]

i saw this with 300 views. glad to see its hit 100k+

[Dolphf1975]

Your pop is awesome.

[jorgecard]

petacular

[Zonker66]

I hope he forgave you... man has a gift.

[diableri]

This was truly wonderful. Let your dad know some anonymous guy on the internet would buy an album based on one listen of that song. Great feeling. Thank you for sharing.

[rajitadcanela1]

you got a beautiful memory right there. Priceless!

[sev13sev]

really great playing.

[TheSovelissChannel]

Man, he great

[LibranWarrior]

You are a good son. Little does he know hes been honored and immortalized. Thank You for sharing...and Thank You TheAwesomer.

[LateralThinkerer]

Good, no. Superb, yes. Any way to get really good sound recorded without him knowing?

[BornIntoMusic]

Fantastic! This is one of those songs that grabs you and doesn't let go. Thank you for sharing!

[simsdvinc]

I think this is great, especially if it's an original song. If it's a cover, then someone really should link to the original. Only fair.

[1baldjew]

This is Great!!!

[thedon3k]

This was amazing

[peterdavid69]

Nice playing Santa keep it up :)

[PipesAndTea]

Why don't I have five albums of this guy so I can listen all day long?

[C1MM3R1AN]

...and Justin Bieber is a millionaire

[jmeehan85]

Holy crap... Like a boss! PLEASE try to get some more up.

[brawnr]

Ace...Tom Waits!

[TrevorHRH]

I am just plain speechless...absolutely phenomenal

[FatedSnowfox]

If you can get your Dad to cut a disc, I'll be at the head of the line to buy it; this is absolutely fantastic.

[pdl1967]

Truly great. Please force dad to make us more

[headleed]

Purified! I want to see more vids!

[bpsgenius]

Incredible! just amazing talent - does anyone know the singer/name of the original?

[donvalleydon]

Excellent!

[sunhouse76]

OMG man this is so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes lol but you have to appreciate good old blues music.

Thanks guys. any chance of the tuning? is it tuned to E?

[Swmhunter]

What is awesome is I don't listen to blues music. I've never been ignorant of it, but I've never really been able to connect to it or ENJOY listening to very much of what I've been exposed to. That being said I find myself listening to this song and FEELING it. Love it. LOVE IT!!!!

[srd3221]

This video absolutely exploded. I was here 3 days ago and it had like 1500 views.

[alejoknight10]

I want know the name of this song, sorry for my englis

[axual]

So you secretly filmed him, then posted it on Youtube? Hope you have a good relationship with your father. Nice playing though.

[joe102674]

awesome!

[TheInsidiousParadigm]

Amazing... God Bless your father!

[KawaiiPandaPen]

This is so heartwarming, I can't get enough of this video :) it's just so beautiful. Almost makes me tear up because it's so simple and lovely.

[OneManInaTree]

So refreshing to hear such amazing talent outside of commercialized culture. The fact that he's rocking grey hair show's that its NEVER to late to develop your ability's to create something beautiful, big respect to him.

[nicholchannel68]

Would the gentleman in this video like to do some work,get in touch please.

[skcdav410]

I must say that this song is awesome!!!!

[corr14]

What kind of guitar is that? I want one.

[brsgraphic]

I take it back, I don't want this to be recorded in a studio. In an era of commercialization and watered down culture that robs passion of substance, it's refreshing to see someone doing something because they love it and nothing more. Cheers.

[ben7268]

@coolshoes what do you mean he is clearly american? He is obviously English. Plus, why would his son be living in the same house? what the hell are you on about?

[skilledhadoken]

@coolshoes i think you missed the point where he speaks and he has an english accent at 1:55

[junglegeorge45]

@coolshoes The old chap is obviously British.  Grow up.

[juliancosmos]

@coolshoes My "Dad" is clearly English, I am english, my "Dad" looked up once to see me holding my phone as if texting, plus he was concentrating on playing, it's fairly still as I don't have Parkinsons disease and I wasn't pissed, the house is different becuase being in my late 30's I don't actually live with my Dad and the 'groundwork' is a feature of your delusional mind. The real story is that you have issues. Merry Christmas!

[JOS3PH87]

@juliancosmos If you ever get another chance to record more videos of your dad playing, please do. One word... incredible.

[Smoke0rz]

@juliancosmos You have daddy issues.

[coolshoes]

@juliancosmos Hey Julian, appreciate you taking the time to reply.

Personally, I think it's not good practice on the internet to blindly accept the claims of random strangers. There are no shortage of documented fakes on Reddit. Would you arbitrarily trust me if I told you I was a record executive, or would you be skeptical? I fail to see how that would make either one of us delusional. On the contrary, it likely makes us intelligent or wise.

[nickphbrown]

@juliancosmos your dad is incredible... also you have a f'ing goood phone! I would feel more than content if I were to have purchased this, please at least secretly record him doing some more songs for youtube!

[JOS3PH87]

@coolshoes his dad sounds so english, dunno what you're listening to.

[coolshoes]

@JOS3PH87

I've gone back and watched the video again, and I CAN hear an English accent when he briefly talks. But I really had to strain to hear it in the word "doing".

It's not easy to hear him over the guitar and the sentence is neutral enough that he may seem "obviously" British/English to folks from the UK, but not so for people from the USA. I can only speak for myself, so it's also possible I have a lousy ear.

[kingsizeblub]

@coolshoes get a life, dear Sherlock Holmes

[coolshoes]

@kingsizeblub

Can you please explain to me why it's a bad idea to be skeptical of information posted by strangers on the internet? Is it so unusual to wonder who can hold a phone so steady while pretending to be texting?

I would be happy to be wrong. But what's the harm in being a skeptic and why is it smart to defend the unverified story of a total stranger?

[kingsizeblub]

@coolshoes because it's just (sorry) a video of a man playing & singing blues.

And even if he was not english, even if it wasn't film secretly, even he was not juliancosmos' father, what would it change ? just be amazed ! There are so many things else for being skeptical

[Gh0stPreacher]

@coolshoes When the dad speaks, he's clearly got an English accent. Regional differences in accents and dialects, plus the noise the guitar over it may have confused you.

I have seen secretive recordings elsewhere like this before (SGAOJ anyone?) Steady shots are not hard.

He may not live with his father any more, which is easily discerned by looking at the age of the man - his children are probably adults.

Skepticism is OK, but the "facts" you're presenting simply don't make sense.

[coolshoes]

@Gh0stPreacher

Yup, I got the accent wrong. The other statements I made were factually accurate.

It would be difficult to be convincing about pretending to be texting while holding a phone totally still and pointed directly at someone. The stealth footage from SGAOJ came from hiding the phone in a coffee cup. Not a fair comparison.

It was in fact a different house. I never considered this could be from a visit home. Julian looks young.

I came here from Reddit, which has lots of fakers.

[juliancosmos]

@coolshoes Scepticism & critical enquiry are vital responses with which to confront the world yes. However reason & perspective are a natural counterpoint to these faculties. If I had a posted a video on claiming to have discovered a way to create cold fusion from water then you may have a point, but this is just a video of my Dad playing some guitar. What diabolical hidden agenda could I be following here? I suggest you channel your energies into something more worthwhile.

[ben7268]

@juliancosmos I actually recall you did put a video up suggesting you had created cold fusion using somerset scrumpy.

[juliancosmos]

@ben7268 Oh yeah, so I did...

[coolshoes]

@juliancosmos

Where did I ever claim you had a "diabolical agenda"?

Some people just want to be internet famous, if only for a day. That's the most common motive on Reddit. You had a friend posting your video there, which I'm sure you're aware of.

I hardly think one skeptical comment on your video is indicative of energies that need to be channeled elsewhere. But you could fairly say my comment should have been more moderate in tone.

[gdog48001]

@coolshoes gayshoes

[coolshoes]

@gdog48001

Yup, worst username ever. Wish I could undo it.

[JoshwithaJ]

@coolshoes If you wrote detective novels I'd start supporting book burning.

[coolshoes]

@JoshwithaJ

They say no publicity is bad publicity. You'd have to buy the novels in order to burn them. Time for a career change! ;)

[1011001110001111]

let me guess, he built that house with his hands and all the furniture too!

[1011001110001111]

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL

[ben7268]

THIS IS HAPPY CRY LAUGH JOY DUDE

[BrutalCorperation]

WOW I came here just a few days ago from reddit and saw this video, favorited, and back then, it had only around 300 views. Now it has almost 200 000 views. The internet rewards those who really deserve it I guess.

[ryantq1]

simply cant turn it off. not that i want to either.. love this :)

[SideWalkJudd]

open tuning

[LosFimpos]

Awesome, hope to hear more from him.

[schmoofadoop]

Keep recording him... and when he' s got a million plus views then show him how many fans he has! What a talented Papa you have!

[Subletter]

I would travel from Sweden just to watch this man play.

Awesome! Loads of feeling.

[tpaluch]

If this is the last time I hear your dad play, I'm going to be very upset. Please keep spreading this, and encourage him to share more of his music. He's an amazing musician. I'm sorry to your dad as well...... I've been telling everyone about him.

[jer1ndie]

amazing!!

[miucciX]

i listened it form the beginning to the end...awesome

[IGNACIOPINEIROJR]

There's musicians and then there's musicians. One lot cares primarily about their identity and that an audience regards them as an Artist. Others care primarily about music per se, regardless of who or if anyone is listening.

[juliancosmos]

For everyone who's asked the tuning is open D - that's DADF#AD

Again, thanks for all the comments, just incredible - glad you all like it so much!

[ben7268]

@juliancosmos Lol

[lastingcenturies]

Thank you and your dad for the wonderful music! And boys right runn to the nearest first Music Studio !! Right now

[Averagejoe644]

In my opinion, this is what You Tube is really about. Genuine talent. Believe me, i do not say something is great, if it's not, as many do on here. This man is a genuine talent and this song should be recorded.

[alexteebs]

@Averagejoe644 Thank God it was! But yeah, I know what you mean, this guy needs a record deal.

[charliewashandstuff]

@hookedimages  mid fucking night.

[maxel100]

epic

[Meldeln87]

wow soo deep man.... this is the real talent, when some 1 with a guitar express what he or her thinks about something in a beauty way. i would buy it dude!!! a big hug to your dad, tell him that never is late to make your wishes a reality. :D im from Guatemala

[Tunerdude94]

This is pretty awesome. As in like really genuinely good.

[zoroztheg4mer]

I'd definietly buy his record, people like your dad are the ones who really deserve a record contract. Extremely talented and he has something to say, love it !

[crakK000]

Jaime mausan!!!

[44livingston]

WOW !!! Really great !!!

[Dontfightitfeelit7]

I've had this on repeat since you uploaded it. show you're dad the response and get him to get an album out.

[MiracIeCure]

this guy got me crying right now. my gosh, the emotion in his voice and playing. can anyone recommend me artists that play music like this?