"La Foliage" Variations on La Folia for ukulele with scenes of autumn trees

[hoosierhiver]

Back again

[JazzRisk]

What kind is that?

[UKISOCIETY]

The ukulele is a Mainland red cedar tenor.

[faithtruthlove07]

very lovely!! could listen to this all day and night long

[julianmartin10]

What a great idea - saw Kens rendition and then checked this video out and had a crack at the progression myself, it sounds beautiful even just from an improv point of view!

[FoliesEspagne]

Thank you so much UKSociety for the Folia (Folies d'Espagne) challenge indeed and on one of my favorite instruments. If there is someone on the craddle of small plucked instruments and La Folia it is Bill Kilpatrick with at least four versions and LeoHare as well. Can I please make a link to all those new Folias at the page you mentioned? Yes I try to collect them for more than a decade. Fascinating how so many different versions can be produced on such a small gem.

[UKISOCIETY]

Gracias! Yes, please link to this video. It's a very versatile chord progression.

[reyalpEleluku]

fine work!

[krabbers]

i say old chap, that is quite superb

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you, sir, and welcome back. I think you would do well responding to LeoHareMusic's challenge to write a song on this progress.

ciao!

[2ruby202]

This sounds beautiful (and that mainland red is too!) so I have had a look at the website but am still left a little baffled. I guess that's because I pretty much only know non-barre chords in the key of G. Back to music school for me ;-) I'm quite intrigued... Is the fascination over the years about people wanting to make their own variation of the original music or to create something that sounds completely new from the same chord progression?

[UKISOCIETY]

That's a very good question. With the little dabbling I've done with it, I've found it to be a versatile chord progress for a variety of different approaches. But that doesn't explain its popularity with composers - or does it? Check out all the different versions on Youtube and you'll see what some people have created with it.

[eerteep]

that's pretty darned beautiful alan!

: )

p.

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you, Petri!

[fourteentwelve]

Beautiful playing Alan. Very relaxing tune! And the pictures are gorgeous. Is that near where you live? Lovely!

[UKISOCIETY]

Yes, it's the view from my neighborhood. Wild turkeys, coyotes, deer and one blue heron are some of my neighbors! Thank you, Michelle.

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

I love this... I was just looking for a progression to hang a song on... hrrrm.

[UKISOCIETY]

Cool. Do it!!

[HaileISela]

this is an amazing chord progression. I love it! have been noodling around with it for a few minutes. I think it sounds even better if you play it with Am E7 Am G C G Am E7... and so on... and the baritone... uhm....

thank you for sharing this!

[UKISOCIETY]

Great! I'm glad you're having fun with it!

[sukie2709]

Oh, Uki! I enjoyed that very much. Something new for me to practice. Thanks!

[UKISOCIETY]

Yes indeedy! You can premiere your version at UWCII.

Thanks!

[57kristof57]

Quality from Videos end music tu good composition .Thank You very nice Landschaft :)

[UKISOCIETY]

Danke!

[LeoHareMusic]

I just caught your "noodling" comment, lol. Nice noodles!

[UKISOCIETY]

It's a valid term!!

[LeoHareMusic]

Oh hey, I forgot to tell you, my charango video is on that Folias website in your description. Why, I don't have a clue, lol.

[UKISOCIETY]

It's only cause you're so awesome and such!

[NewMexicoDawG]

Awesome:)

[UKISOCIETY]

Thanks, fellow Mainlander! :)

[kc8afw]

Wonderful! And...thank you for enlightening me on "La Folia".

[UKISOCIETY]

I didn't know half of that info until yesterday. thank you!

[kennymelodica]

beautiful images to accompany the beautiful playing

[UKISOCIETY]

Thanks, sweets!

[Ostropovitch]

Cool progression!

[UKISOCIETY]

Indeed. It's stood the test of time.

[russbuss415]

nice playing and scenery Alan! i'll tell you what i could do with that chord progression. i could F it up.

[UKISOCIETY]

No more than I did. Thanks, RC!

[unclejeff64]

awesome vid alan!

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you, UJ!

[ukuleleoversoul]

Awesome playing as always! I'm really liking this progression. That mainland sounds sweet as well :D

[UKISOCIETY]

You flatter me, sir. I'm humbled!

[UKISOCIETY]

I actually meant to include you in my little La Folia challenge-I can only imagine the amazing improvs you could do with it.

I'm adding your name to the list!! :D

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Really nice noodling. Love the film too. Great idea.

And I'll take up your challenge, Alan.

[UKISOCIETY]

I'm very laborious in my movements, but this will be a great tune to use as an exercise. Thank you, Ken. I'm looking forward to your version!

[LeoHareMusic]

I love what you did with this, uki. The scenery is beautiful, too. And challenged accepted, good sir. And thank you, this will be fun..

[UKISOCIETY]

skwee! I'm looking forward to it.

[UkeVal]

Very good ! I played Folias on uke, but also on baroque guitar and baroque lute, and there is also a tune for renaissance guitar on the theme : La gamba.

Val

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you, sir. I've seen some wonderful versions of it on Youtube.

[okvolleyball]

really nice job . I really want a Mainland Red Cedar tenor.

[UKISOCIETY]

Ask for money for Christmas! Thanks, S!

[uketreehugger]

beautiful!!

[UKISOCIETY]

Thanks!!!

[jjbeejjuice]

I played this first thing in the morning.... it was lovely :D

BEe

[UKISOCIETY]

I'm so glad. Thank you!

[Sheepstar15]

That was beautiful Alan. This is a new one on me, so I'm going to look up the story. How lovely of you to share this with us.

Those photos are stunning. What a charming place to live.

I'm off to work on this one now :)

[UKISOCIETY]

Thanks, A! It's amazing how this tune has been in the fabric of music composition throughout history. I'm going to keep playing it as an exercise for runs and picking variations.

[UKISOCIETY]

I added a link to a web site on La Folia in the sidebar. Amazing info!

[hoosierhiver]

Love it!

 Fav'ed!

[UKISOCIETY]

Awesome. Thanks, Mike!

[YoppyKyabetsu]

Beautiful foliage and Folia. I wasn't familiar with this chord progression.

[UKISOCIETY]

Folia is literally "madness". Right up your alley! :)

Thanks!

[Clairifus]

awesome. i'm intrigued by the challenge as well...

[UKISOCIETY]

Please do something! It's a fun tune to play with - i'm planning to do more with it later. Thank you!

[ukeshale]

this only just showed up... but was posted 10 hours ago? Good old youtube. Beautiful work though.

[UKISOCIETY]

I uploaded it last night, but didn't have time to write the description. So I kept it private until I could finish the text.

Thanks, Shane!

[owlphanumeric]

you're finger skills never cease to amaze me! i'll never be able to play like that! amazing...

oh, and those leaves! fall is beautiful here in belgium right now....

<3<3<3

[UKISOCIETY]

My fingers don't always do what I want them to. I think our peak colors were this past weekend, when I shot this video. Thanks, C!

[deach69]

Nice playing! How do you like the feel of those strings?

I was just about to record my version of this but seeing you didn't want to hear it, why bother.

[UKISOCIETY]

I'm posting a challenge to *everybody* on UU, so you're not off the hook. :P

thank you, deach!

[UKISOCIETY]

Oh forgot- The stringw feel hard, tension-wise - and smooth. Very good for fast finger-work, although mine aren't that fast. I always feel some tenderness in my fingertips after playing. But I like that. Tells me I've been playing. :D

[ruth7784]

Really pretty! :-) And nice uke! X

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank

you!