Orange Blossom Special

[meinewiegerdeboer]

i like it

[meinewiegerdeboer]

how gifs a dam

[spynlcolmn]

DAVID!!! OUTSTANDING, DEAR FRIEND!!  Thanks so so much for sharing your incredible talent. I have a nearly five month old great granson, and when he gets old enough to start learning to play an instrument, I'm hoping to guide him to the steel guitar. I'm sure he'll enjoy your playing as much as I. You make those of us with absolutely no musical talent very happy with your willingness to share. I wish you great health and a prosperous life. Ole Johnny B.

[OldviSinger]

good guy !

[pbj4toast]

This is a cool version of the song. I much prefer this to a fiddle version.

[yourbudjerry]

Hands down, the best I've heard not played by someone wearing rhinestones... and maybe I'm being a bit biased by not saying the best I've heard period...

[jefftoe]

Looks to me you just re-wrote that song for an entirely different instrument. Nice! Fiddle relies on half those notes in a different way than picking. bravo

[TheBigMclargehuge]

Mistakes, huh? Well, umm.. Keep trying, you'll get it one day.

[harleyhawgn]

Hello From Indiana, and THANKS DAVE for sharing your wonderful talent. You played the OBS the best I've ever heard it played on steel. All Thumbs UP, and Straight To My Favorites. THANKS DAVE, C.W.

[shagpoint100]

bloody fantastic.learning it myself. my question , how are you playing the diesel engine horn sound.....

shagpoint100

[121toyota]

I don't want to know it's from blablabla song I have only got one thing to say: THIS IS GREAT

[tfshel]

Mr. Hartley, You should come over to The U.S. and play here. I'm sure you have plenty of fans. Any band would welcome you to play some gigs with them...Great sound.

[7levelGI]

Dave ! Why don't you have some albums out ? I just surfed across your site and I am impressed. You play very well >

[n8vtexan]

All three versions simply amazing! Huge thumbs up.

[ferraridinoman]

Very nice Dave, well played!!! nice picking!

[MegaDave001]

Enis,you dipstick!!!!!!

[countrygirl1134]

wow love it you are amazing

[davepedalsteel]

I wish to thank you all for your comments to my youtube broadcasts. It is very much appreciated. I do try and contact you all personally if there's any questions that I have been asked, and I also make note of all your requests too. I have some great ideas for future videos and I will try and play some of your requests also.

Wishing you all a happy Christmas and a New Year.

Sincerely, David Hartley

[leobluesy]

Brilliant ! Could almost hear some Albert Lee in there too.

[quadzeroo]

Haha, great video! Thanks for sharing.

[TinkGerman]

love it. fantastic!

[o2me2]

Awesome. Thank you. Thumbs up.

[downstube]

that is very very good! nice work.

[stnkhank]

Is that 3 pedals?4 knee levers?

[Mariposita47250]

i would so want to learn how to play that

[ryandude1988]

What tuning are you in !?!?!?!?!?! and would you suggest for a lap, 6string steel ?

[davepedalsteel]

Hi. It's tuned to E9th..I have always played pedal steel and no nothing much about lap steels. There's a section on the steel guitar forum called 'non-pedal'. I think there would be lots of people there who could help you with your enquiry for a 6 string lap steel.. Many regards from David Hartley

[SuperSnowman1968]

@ryandude1988 hallo, I think I can help you, try on yout lapsteel the tuning E6 Tuning

EG - BC - EG or try the E7 Tuning : BDEG - BE

Than it sounds like a pedalsteel guitar

[shewolfish]

Fantastic!!!

[chuckkonni]

Fantastic!!!!

[guitarplayerbjc]

Hi David, just a note from an old guitar player in The United States. I have played lead guitar with country music bands since it was still referred to as Hill Billy Music. All of the bands had a steel guitar player and i am now playing with a group working out of Flushing Michigan that is fronted by a pedal steel guitar player.. You are one of the best Pedal Steel players i have heard. Your sound is fantastic.

[davepedalsteel]

@guitarplayerbjc Many thanks for your comments. regards from David Hartley.

[themagicoftoddherron]

Good gaud ole mighty damn! This guy is HOT!

[IMattchewB]

I was just talkin' loosely with the 'karaoke' statement. The background music fits here - it just sounds somewhat artificial behind your playing (which is awesome), that's all.

[meinewiegerdeboer]

dave when are you giong to come to hollands you are the geatist

[tmertube]

Man your train horn emulations are radical. Lonesome and erie! Just cool as hell!

[tarotimes]

Bobbe Seymour stuff..Great Blocking too

[acefiddle]

WOW David Your SMOKIN!! Almost as good as Buddy Emmons version( but not yet)

[tarja2x]

I Love This, With Brandy Much More Fun !!!!!!!!!

[Misstorys]

One of the greatest pedalguitar songs Orange Blossom special. !

[racknwalk]

awsome!

[rainwatersoap]

Is there someway to download your music on my ipod? I could listen to this all day long.  I ride horses and man would that be great to have in my ears! I'll pay to download or buy a cd if thats possible.

[racknwalk]

i train horse too and can't find stuff like this for my i pod. u like honky tonk music?

[Rknbkr12]

I've seen Tom Brumley, Red Rhodes and Sneaky Pete Kleinow play, and they're all great players, no question. But you're better than all of them put together! Unbelievable talent and skill. What a gift.

[TheRwboss6]

Great! Love the delay FX around 1:48

[davepedalsteel]

Many thanks to all of you who have commented on this and many other of my videos too. It is very much appreciated. I try to answer most emails and private messages, but I thought I would like to say a big thanks here too.

Regards from David Hartley.

[ringbolt9]

man that is great!!! love it

[Hdxer]

Fantastic Steel-Guitarplayer Thanks !!

[polishcomedy]

You're the best musician on YouTube, hands down.

[Fritzoid64]

What skill !! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with the world !!

[shifter3479]

What mistakes are you talking about? sound impeccable to me. Great job.

[PChats]

Dave, you are too brilliant for words. Respect! You don't own an orange '69 charger do you? You should be made an honourary Duke. Nice one.

[meinewiegerdeboer]

he is the best

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

"A little ghosty"?? ROFL..I've never heard a steel guitar played any better by anyone else...bar none. LOL He as two other versions of this song on you tube...each better than the last.. He's amazing.

[rmauler]

Even Buddy Emmons?

[fiveortenbren]

Incredible. I'm totally in awe.

[steinderbusch]

Guys you are the most!!!!

[patcalisura]

Great rendition.. I cant help enjoying it!

[pyrofella]

Dave you are magic.... I keep coming back to view your postings.....

I like to sit back and listen ...and a sip on a Coke of course! lol :-)

[eugstoenesich]

you are the man!!

[nobodys909business]

hi dave..this song just makes me smile and the way you play it is awsome..regards frank

[friendlysamoan]

awesome, man. although a part in the song sounded a little ghosty. but still spectacular.

[MegaDave001]

Thats was amazing Dave. I always thought the Benny hill theme song would sound cool on a steel guitar and your the man for the job. If you figure it out, post it and it would make my day. Happy picking:)

[fluffaduck]

Great playing man

thats the stuff

[teleclasster]

Amazing...wow, that is just great!

[1989k1947]

Wow you did fantastic on this great song, thank you for sharing, Judy

[sparky2k3]

wow somebody from the UK that knows good music great job

[scholha]

Outstanding!!! I hear it again and again. You 've done a extreme good job. Greetings from Germany!

[mikesstudio007]

ooooooooohhhhh , get in , thats ace , have you ever heard of pete haywood?

[ADDSL9]

Great, just great, I did not hear any mistakes.

[Denvermorgan2000]

you should be playin with loyd green

your good i love it

[sudeman48]

You should be damn proud of yourself.

You are very entertaining and look like your having a good time!!

[dobroman35]

Dave : Have heard a few others play this number, but no better than what I am hearing right here. You're definitely a Country Nusic playing steel guitarist. o

ne of my favorites, man....Bernie

[trooper553]

Wot a set of hands and feet! The coordination.................. You'll NEVER find beter!

[ukbarton]

Just stumbled across this whilst looking for something else but so glad I played it through.

Dave, you are amazing.

[dalmeg]

Dave you kick ass

I hope Coca Cola get you to play at all their get togethers

[b1ak3m]

That is totally amazing.

I've now watched this 3 times in a row.

Great job!

[sanibelisland2008]

My dream is to play like this one day. I also want my son to learn steel. He's only two but loves this video.Thanks for posting them.

[nascarracingurl]

The hair stood up on my body!..OMG...TALK ABOUT GOOSEBUMPS...Beautiful man...I always wanted to play something like this..but parents couldn't afford it growing up...then when my kids were born, paid for their learning to play..My son is the guitar player...my girl is the fiddle player...me?..Mom sists back and glows with pride...lol...Greetings from Canada....Nice job!!!

[IMattchewB]

Saying HI to you from down South. Man....that sure is some serious hill climbing jam you got goin' on there. Hat's off gentlemen...

[steellivin]

Hey Nashville! Hire this guy!!!! It doesn't get much better than this.

[DHEMPHILL4610]

Thanks Dave, I heard the Pedal steel was "instrumental" in ending the cold war? Any facts or information for my book report? Is is true that Gorbochev had a steel but never got around to tuning it?

[oblorg]

You are the best

[skaprazz]

Magic!!

[pugcloe]

Hey Dave I'm from manitoba canada

I love your steel playing good job keep it up

dave my name Harv

[gramma88]

You are a fantastic artist. Watching that video made me giggle like the village idiot. Thank you so much for sharing your gift with all of us.

[Adairpsg]

Hi Dave, Hope you're fine.

I love all of your videos...

By the way......Do you have the C6th tab for Watch What Happens.(Buddy Emmons)....?

If yes, would you share it with me?

Thanks in Advance....

Adair Torres

[bitterrootsteel]

You never cease to amaze me with what YOU can do with a pedal steel guitar. Awesome my dear friend!!

[UnsureOfSomething13]

when you look down, you look like tony soprano... hahaha. but you did amazing. dont let anyone say otherwise

[Indiocerveza]

Geez. What could a person ADD to this? What we have here is a BRIT playing a violin song with a steel guitar, and nailing it!

David, please tell us when you release your first CD . . . and please include at least 3 different versions of Orange Blossom Special.

You must have some other good stuff, and I'm going to try to find it here on Youtube... but thank you so much for this amazing account of OBS. (A BRIT on a STEEL GUITAR!

--Dennis1

[hjmann]

Howdy Dave

Awesome playing...I am a guitar player and I've gotta ask you...at 39 secs when you pick that fast chorus arpeggio pattern, is that all picked? or do you use the digital delay on that section?

(I have seen the delay video)

If you do pick it all, it must have taken you a lot of work to get it up to that speed.

The thumb would have to be moving really fast!

Could you suggest any books on right hand technique, I would love to do that on guitar with finger picking.

Cheers

Harvey

[amateurbassplayer]

I love the sharp sound of that steel!!

[bibs5]

i dub you a texican.

[tubelogin1]

yoooooooooo mutha! that's fucking great! just got back from work... yeah, and like been pickin for like 20 yrs too...

great stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fucking hell, this is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[machrochronic]

nice touch on the harmonics

[fleflo]

GREAT!!!

Five stars!

[Indiocerveza]

I don't know why I've waited so long to comment! A guy from the U.K., humbly playing the All-American fiddle tune on a steel guitar?! What's wrong with this picture? Nothing, that's what. I love this piece, and I play it over and over. Geez, I'm amazed. Do you have other stuff?

[buzzieboy]

hi janet here wot wonderful movement you have with your fingers

[bigguy6100]

Actually, I believe I like this one better than your version 2. Great job.

[SwampDaddy7]

Well I'll be goddamned. You're one helluva slider!

[seanttraynor]

Great to see you on U-tube, great to see you gettin the success you deserve. Looking forward to seeing you at Euston Rural PasTimes Event on June 8th.

Sean T

[ginmillsinger]

Boy Howdy! You didn't just play it, you waxed and polished it! Aw.. She's shinin' now! :c)

[Johi2410]

Wonderful!!!!! Keep up the great work, you are honestly awesome!

[selector23]

yeah man , awesome!

[stevessf]

No, Dave, Thank YOU!! Just beautiful.

[coejack]

wow now i wanna learn how to play a steel

[robasoar]

SWEET

[dobroman35]

Hey, Dave and all you Country lovin' fans; You can say what you want but I'll take Dave's countryfied pickin any day over a fiddle version of this song; If you liked this one; get a hold of his new one called " Arkansas Traveller". It's spectacular..Good going , David..Bernie

[Ragrog105]

OUTSTANDING!

[cryinsteel]

You belong in Nashville, USA mate!!!

[ufocdn2]

Holy Crap man. I've been searching for years to find a version like that. That was totally awesome. Do you have a CD on the market?

I hope you've got those incredible hands insured. Well done Dave.

With much respect and appreciation.

Bill

[justjoseph43]

Absolutely BRILLIANT! You need to be in Nashville, not in Blackpool, or wherever you are currently preforming! GREAT STUFF!

[hummersmstr]

fuckin hell man, mistakes or not, you are kick ass. damn i wish i was that tallented. good work mate, and cheers form the US :D

[delbertaldredge]

it's Super picking good!!!!

[delbertaldredge]

Dave, you're doing all the things I would like to do....is this your livelyhood now? you seem like an electrician by trade...please comment...oh yes mate, thx 4 the video...it's great stuff!!!

Delbert

[junebugc25]

this video is unreal really good playing

[GeorgeRGl]

You are the awesomest most manliest man on our planet. You and Pete Townsend man, my heroes!

[shobudsteeler]

Man, is it even legal to be able to play that good???!!! haha I am in awe of your playing!

[maral605]

Man that is some awseome steel pickin. Love it, do you know any box car willie?

[DAVEUSE]

Dave, how long did it take to learn to play?

[davepedalsteel]

Hi Dave, I have been doing it for 35 years now and still learning. But I practiced non stop for about a year I suppose before I played my first gig which was at a theatre in Bury St Edmunds, UK.. Dropped in at the deep end when our steelie never turned up, and I played Bass at the time !! David

[DAVEUSE]

Many thanks. I am going to try and have a lesson or two. Just to see how I take to it.

[drphilman]

Is Dave playing on an E9 neck with a Nashville tuning?

[KC5E]

I've heard many steel players and I think this is probably the best ever. I mean, tops even Don Helms, John Hughey, Leon McAuliffe, et al. Great! I play lead guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and play with a guy who plays a 12-string pedal steel. Tnx for sharing your talent.

[burnsfender]

just got home from work.......

Funny ! How do you play when you are rested ?

I dont play pedal-steel just normal guitar but this is absolutely great an looks so easy (what it surely isnt )

greetings from germany, ernst

have a look at sunnysilvie`s - its worth it !!

[Sunnysilvie]

Hi Dave,

it's the best Orange Blossom Special that I'd ever seen live. I play the keyboards and I posted the same song. 5 Stars for this great player. See you, greetings from Silvia (Germany)

[Adairpsg]

Hi Dave, Hope you very fine.

Just One Question: "Who turns the Delay on for you..?"

Thanks..AT.

[davepedalsteel]

Hi AT. I have a boss DD-2 on the floor next to my volume pedal which I operate with my heel, David H

[Adairpsg]

Hi Dave, What a nice Playing..!!!.I Loved that.

I'll try to play it.

[warden1971]

Awesome..... u rock the house buddy.  Thanks for sharing your talent.

[djkryptonfiree]

Great, great!!! You are a nice picking Dave.You play with a Emmons Pedal Steel?You are in a band.I'm in a belgian band and i see a pedal steel player...You're interest?Hihi.Thanks.See you soon.Michael from Belgium

[DAVEUSE]

WELLDONE SIR!

[syncplay]

You have some of the smoothest and most acurate right hand picking I've ever seen.

[HB1964]

Top notch playing! Keep 'em coming. We enjoy them!

[shobudllg]

I like you version better than BE's.

[DAVEBLISS2007]

I though that was up with the likes of Sarah Jory's standard, you are a very good player. And come across as very modest. Well Done Sir. I only have a lapsteel so can't bend them notes? Ha ha.

[nyberg911]

Fantastic! : )

[modelseky]

:GREAT,WHAT can i say

[bberget3]

your the greatest.

Bjørn . Norway

[redcanyy]

Hi Dave,IM happy when i see you video SUPER;EXCELLENT bye red

[steelmanwright]

great playing...))

[steelpickens1955]

good job,nice tone.how about steel guitar rag?keep them coming.thanks for posting them.awsome job. Tk [steel wondering ]

[Factnotfictionpeople]

Okay, so there was the odd slight error (who is perfect?) but I've said it before - and I'll say it again - you could be listening to a Nashville 'Steelie' here! Bloody terriffic! Thanks for posting. Do you have a DVD/CD available?

[Gallplum]

Magician !!!

[jimmye9th]

I must get your gig sheet off you for next time I'm in Stowmarket visiting family. I can then have a great weekend of excellent steel playing and some fine singing from Fran - you both sound great on your CDs. Hope to get up your way quite soon.Jim Martin.

[kwschainman]

My steel is officially for sale. Great job Dave. If you have time, I'd like to hear you play Highway 40 Blues.

[davepedalsteel]

I will do it when I get a track done..Thanks

[WillyJames3461]

Great sounding tone at that Rains Pedal Steel...I am impressed....Bill

[montyspapa]

Dave, favourite tune played on the right instrument.

Great picking (warts and all)

[lannywoop]

GO HARTLEY.

[tonyat125]

Great track dave look forward to seeing you and fran at my daughter's gig on the 21st.

[jamestp]

Great playing, thanks for posting !

TP