Ray Cummins, Cascade

[VulgaroPerfect]

Cool ! \m/

[brucew44guns]

I never cease to be amazed at just how much talent one person can posess, and it sure is nice of them to share with us folks who have so little of it musically. Great playing here, very enjoyable.

[iseeeverythinginmono]

Its a guitar not a banjo! Ha! This is sweeet!!! I haven't seen many guitarists play as rapid as that with it still sounding good. This is nice. Very nice!!!!

[geetarman1973]

Ray is so smooth! Would sure love to see him play his version of The Armed Forces Medley!

[Drewster58]

O:48 to 1:01 he is channeling the Lenny Breau chord and harmonic style, the shifts into Chet style. Nice picking on a nylon string.

[shortynshoni]

Ray, thank you so much for signing the song I wrote for Chet that the Short family was circulating! Yours was one of the first autographs I saw! I am a fan!!!!!

[totruful]

It tickles me to read some of these guitar wannabes comments criticizing the likes of Atkins and Cummins when they wouldn't even be allowed to lick their boots. Ha! Ha! Ha!...!

[JAGU54]

Mighty fine pickin'!

[jnbff10]

Never get tired of listening

[roulettecomputers]

Now I know where Michael Buble got the music for his song that he supposedly written himself, what a fake buble is!

[whitt702]

Great Ray. Fantastic fingerwork.  Thanks for posting. Milbourne

[resopicker]

Just wonderful....

[luvsfngrpkng]

Ray, I would like to see more of your videos. You are one terrific guitarist. It's

good to know that the Chet Atkins tradition is being carried on by you and a

host of other great players.

[matt1284508]

beautiful performance,but we are human."boo-boo" at 1:58(unless the original had a bad note that Ray copied)or so.beautiful tone.'bout as good as it gets.wunderbar!

[retthok]

@matt1284508 I don't hear the boo boo. I listened to Chet's version and even he missed notes from time to time. If it were perfect, it would be created by computer. Glad humans still are able to make music.

[xdazednconfusdx]

This song was written by my good friend whom I am playing with tonight, Gene Sloane.

[GeneWPutnam]

One of the finest fingerstyle guitar players in captivity today. He plays Chet's tunes note for note.

[retthok]

Beautiful smooth sound; very nice.

[pissballs]

This is guitar playin!

[davopolis]

:55-1:01 is shweet.

[salinagrrrl69]

1977?

[ThaddeusChallis]

OMG!!! RAY CUMMINS!!! He may be one of the best people I have ever talked with!!! I was a young metal head in training... And he helped me learn about guitar in way's I never would have dreamed of... GOD BLESS YOU RAY!!!!

[arose400]

I had the privelage of playing keyboards for Ray several times. Real gentleman and fine picker.

[joel622]

Bravo !

On admire , Ray Cummins , mais beaucoup pensent que Chet Atkins est un "Big Master" .

[juleskroon]

As my friend Chet Atkins said: "Ray Cummins is my good friend and one of the best finger pickers around." I have heard this song "Casacade" and I agree. He plays this song very clear and precise. My preferred song at this time. He should make more of this.

[EddiePennington]

Not only is Ray one of the great guitarist of the world, but he's really a good man and nice fellow to be around. Eddie Pennington

[daffydoug]

Ray, you are as smooth as they come!

[munkenaround]

this is my dads cousin , he used to play with roy clark on hee haw

[joel622]

Guitare plus que naturelle ;dextérité ;vélocité .Bravo !

C'est toujour très bon les plan "Chet Atkins" à travailer pour améliorer son jeux .

[Rokkzilla461]

simply amazing!

[missystu]

Check out those right side fingernails. Normally that would drive me nuts, but if I could olay like that, I wouldn't have time to notice.

 I live 1/2 mi. from HERITAGE GUITAR. I hope some day to see him visit and have a chance to meet him.

[chetklaus]

Fabulous, A great performance.

Many Thanks Mister Ray

Cl@ude ♫

[jediknight533]

Your an amazing guitarist ^_^

[Metalhorn]

Brilliant playing AND he's immaculately coiffed! :)

[umfriendforlife]

You think the video is brilliant, you should see him play in person. Nothing like it. AWESOME!

[THEJMILLSBAND]

Great playing :-)

What kind of guitar are you playing?

[umfriendforlife]

This guitar is his Chet Atkins Gibson electric classical

[BBosage]

concise and flawless all the way through!!!!

[taylor61160]

Just like watching Chet! Awesome!

[maurieer]

Definitely one of the best

fingerpickers around.

[SherylLosh]

Cascade is only one of many tunes that Ray plays that I'll never ever grow tired of...he sounds just as GREAT tonight as he did the first time I heard him play 5yrs ago. It truly doesn't get any better than this! Your Friend from OHIO

[kiaweking]

It just keeps on getting better every time I listen to it. Nothing short of amazing. Come on Ray give it up and Post some more....please!

[umfriendforlife]

I agree Ray...it's time for more postings!

[picker50]

this is sthe crummiest excuse for music?? I think its a very cool song. so there boomchicsucks. by the way its called fingerstyle. At least among those that have respect for how good the guitarist is.

[Trickdice]

Ray, You do such a great job with this tune ! JJ

[boomchicksucks]

Sweet Jesus...he can play, but that's gotta be the crummiest excuse for music I've heard in years.

[vip01]

I would like to hear you play that song or one of equal complexity and with the same clear tone. Thanks...

[Whichroot]

When I hear this tune, I feel a strong urge to crochet! Hobby Lobby NEEDS to start playing this tune in their stores. I'm sure they will see an increase in their fiscal profit margins for 2008.

[carlidomin]

Hmmm...this is nice. Looks very simple from the way he does is...very nice though. Thanx for posting

[picker50]

Looks are very different from reality. The Chets of the world always make it look so simple.

[tommy901]

Absolutely amazing!! Right up there with Chet Atkins and Richard Smith.

[ramitupursnout]

WOW!!! Smooth, baby. And what a tone.

[classyrosel]

This is a type of playing that anyone could listen to arround the clock, thanks, Ernie

[syncopater999]

Very economical technique -like all good players he seems to be going in slow motion

[cettyboy]

Really enjoyed that Ray!

Mark Hill

[DANIEL64700]

Trop beau!...

[Cobblestones]

WOW!!! That's the best guitar playing I've heard. Are there more videos of other songs? Does he do concerts?

[llanbradach]

What a guitarist, I have never heard of him before this, thanks for enlightening me.

[Tyger55jr]

Cascade is one of those pieces that seperate the people who think that they can play and the one's like Ray that can really play. This is a superb rendition of this song!!!

[golfmaddness]

Simply the best that I've heard play Cascade

[kevin11007]

talant at its best

[soadinho]

what a sex appeal !

[fridrikur]

Perfect.

[salm37]

I didn't know that Chibai...I know alot of guitar players and never heard this guy..wow!..Amen

[markus180963]

Absolutely STUNNING! Perfect in every way - feel, technique, soul, taste, class!

[SherylLosh]

Hey Folks...it just can't get any better than this!

[sandman155]

uhmm sorry, to is suppose to be two and didn't fantasticly is suppose to be did fantasticly.

[avatarist]

well said mate!

[sandman155]

i got to watch him and to guys. play this song. their were probly 4 people standing around watching. i was as close as you could get to see him play this song. and he didn't fantasticly. this occured at CAAS. i had a great time their.

[maskone]

I love this song

[RickMeister]

Absolutely beautiful! (the guitar I mean)

[Trickdice]

He has the gift !! Great Video !!

[gargl]

Nice haircut....and playing ! ;)

[SherylLosh]

You should never miss an opportunity to see this AWESOME guitarist in person. His phenomenal style will capture your heart, and with a personality as genuine as they get...he's a good friend and a true gentleman. SL