THE PRETTY MAID (Clannad's version played in DADGAD)

[robpunx]

very beautiful, this is one of my favourite songs.. your finger picking is mesmerising, i would to play like that. you have a lovely voice as well. well done :)



[QRS666]

Love your voice and your skills on the guitar gives me chills down my spine. You are a talant my friend. Keep up the good work!!

[lucabez]

Hi @QRS666,

thank you very much for your so kind word!... glad you like my rendition!...

Take care,

luca

[Sibelian]

For some reason this video looks like it came out of 1980. The voice and playing is fantastic though. Love it!

[lucabez]

Hi @Sibelian,

thank you really very much!... about 1980, I think that you don't say nothing more beautiful... I'm old fashion!... ahahah!...

All the best,

luca

[guitarsgalore11]

Great job man! Your guitars tone is amazing and there's something hauntingly amazing about your voice too! Also thank you for the inspiration your amazing playing has brought to me =)

Rock on \m/

-Brandon

[lucabez]

Hi Brandon,

thank you very much for your so kind and nice comment!... I'm really honoured for it!... Glad to can be an inspiration for you!...

All my best,

luca

[Treazz05]

please tell me where I can find this version or something close to it

[EmsCD]

Yeah Luca, very good rendition!

By the way: demanding picking while singing!!

Cheers, Jara

[lucabez]

Thank you very much Jara, for your kindness!... Yes, this rendition maybe is more difficult, but I like the other too...

All the best,

luca

[isBushAmonkey]

Hi Luca,

This actually very nice, 2 thumbs up.

Jatana

[lucabez]

Hi Jatana,

thanks so much!... Glad you like it!...

كل خير

luca

P.S. your nickname is awesome!...

[ThePeacefulCat]

I so very often return to this video... It is one of pure beauty and exellence my friend..

-P-Cat

[lucabez]

Hi dear David,

I'm really honoured of your kind comment... thank you very much my friend!...

I wish you a great 2010 full of peace & love!...

lol,

luca

[Harpfairy]

Che meraviglia! Amo molto questa versione dei Clannad e il tuo arrangiamento ne ha mantenuto la delicatezza... complimenti di vero cuore.

[lucabez]

Grazie per le tue gentili parole!... in effetti la bellezza di questo brano dei Clannad è veramente particolare ed io avevo un certo timore di svilirne la magia... grazie ancora per il tuo apprezzamento!...

A presto,

luca

[owlet1963]

THIS is what a friend of mine wrote when I sent her the video ( is called promotion,LOL) ------->>Ah yes he does sing pretty good! Thanks for sharing! This song was very calming for me... I need to listen to more like this... --- LOL, she is a mother of five kids, three of them are teens! So she can use all the calming she can get, haha. So keep posting nice stuff, Luca, it makes people's day! :)

[lucabez]

Hi Nathalie,

many thanks for promotion!... also I use this piece for calming!... ahaha!...

lol,

luca

[owlet1963]

You, Sir ,need to be doing your growing "fanclub" a favor! Put all these nice pieces of music on cd !!!!! THAT would be a great idea! what do you mean- "no" ! You would sell a MINIMUM of ONE, the one I would buy, haha. but I bet there would be MORE than only one person willing to be able to listen to your fatastic guitar playing any time they wanted! give it a thought and let us know ! ;)

[lucabez]

Hello Nathalie,

thanks so much for the idea and the support... at the moment I haven't a CD with my music, but in the future, I can also think about it!... Naturally the first copy is will for you!... ahaha!...

Stay well,

luca

[wilsoncormack]

this is amazing... it's almost magical. Made my day. thanks :)

[lucabez]

Hi Wilson,

many thanks for your comment, I'm pleased that you like it!...

Best regards,

luca

[jeampes]

All that you make is so beautiful !

SORRY...we have not enough time to write but we reserve it for listening ......and it's a great pleasure.

*****J.P and Lill

[lucabez]

Hi J.P. and Lill,

thank you really very much for your appreciation: I'm pleased for it!...

Warm regards,

luca

[JohnMRavenscroft]

I enjoyed this, Luca.

Thanks for posting it.

John

[lucabez]

Hi John,

many thanks to you for stopping by... glad you liked it!...

Warm regards,

luca

[horuspasi]

Fine playing and well sung, too! Thank you :)

[dani5nc]

Luca, How did I miss this one! How wonderful with you singing:)!! Thank you for sharing this one, and as always beautiful. Hoping all is going very good with you. :)

Your my friend,

Dani

[lucabez]

Hi dear Dani,

your words are very friendly as always... I'm pleased that you like my singing too.

I wish you all the best,

luca

[michaelnikosey57]

Absolutely Lovely, Really nice .5*****

[lucabez]

Hi Michael,

thank you very much for your appreciation.

All the best,

luca

[boardfu]

Wow! Absolutely beautiful. It really creates an image in my mind.

[lucabez]

Hi John,

many thanks for your kind words!...

With friendship,

luca

[ThePeacefulCat]

Oh, had I the lamp of aladdin

Or the wealth that gold mines can bestow

Id rather be poor in a cottage

With the pretty girl milking her cow.

Just beautiful!!!!

[lucabez]

Hi Daniel,

thanks so much my friend!...

lol,

luca

[OpaBoelke]

wow.... very good. great playing and great singing. i'm totally amazed :-O

5*****

[lucabez]

Hi,

thanks so much for your so kind and friendly comment!... much appreciated!...

Herzliche Grüße,

luca

[gtrfinger]

I learnt this tune as Pretty Maid Milking a Cow arranged by Stefan Grossman, never heard the words before!! Wonderful arrangement and singing Luca. 5*****

[lucabez]

Hi my friend,

I know very well the version about which you are speaking: it's so much beautiful!... perhaps soon I will put also that on YT! Thank you very much for your kind comment!

All the best,

luca

[ozzypink]

spettacolo!!!!

[lucabez]

...troppo buono!...

[6Lucifera9]

How beautiful! I never heard it with words before. Well done! Your playing is rich and sensitive.

Did you know that that tune was given to Irish bard by the Faeries? When you go to Ireland, and you listen very attentively, you can hear the music springing up from under the ground.

The Faery Queen salutes you lucabez!

[lucabez]

Hi Faery Queen,

thanks so much for your so lyric comment and for you stopping by... much appreciated!

Do you know that also where I live there are so many faeries?... I'm they  great friend!...

lol,

luca

[seanearnest]

Wow! I have not yet heard the Clannad version of this song, but the melody is from the old air An Cailín Deas Crúite Na mBó (The Pretty Fair Maid Milking Her Cow). Thanks

[lucabez]

Yes, it's just like you said: the Clannad's version come from this old air...they are not just the same, but I think they are both beautiful!...

Thank you for stopping by!...

Best regards,

luca

[philxbx]

Beautiful!! 5 Stars again!!

[lucabez]

Hi Phil,

thanks so much for your kindness!...

luca

[carvetop01]

Molto ben fatto Luca! Mi piace la tua versione di questo brano.

Cheers allen

[lucabez]

Hi Allen,

but your italian is perfect: very, very good!... ***** eheheh... Thanks so much for your kind comment and for your friendship,

luca

[donegalsteve]

Go raibh maith agat...that is Irish for "thank to you" or literally "good on you".

5 stars

[lucabez]

Hiya Steve,

your message in Irish is indeed very kind from part yours much appreciated! Thank you really very much,

luca

[aantonella68]

E' bellissima, Luca!! Non la conoscevo...ma è molto romantica ed appropriata per san Valentino! Ottimo, come al solito...5 stelle anche se me ne servirebbero 5000 qui!

[lucabez]

...troppo buona Antonella!... l'apprezzamento di un'amica ha un valore aggiunto tutto particolare... grazie mille ed a presto,

luca

[MegMerrilies]

Love the guitar work. Beautiful song, I haven't heard it before. 5 *

[lucabez]

Hi Meg,

thank you very much for your kind appreciation. This tune is a beautiful irish traditional tune and I try to play like the Clannad's version, that I find really special!...

See you soon,

luca

[firefliesbdazzle]

Very beautiful Luca.  I like it very much! :)

[lucabez]

Hi Kat Denise,

thank you for your words...much appreciated!...

Kind regards,

luca

[MichaelOBrien63]

Another very nicely done piece Luca! DADGAD has so many possibilities to explore.

Best regards,

Michael

[lucabez]

Hi Michael,

thank you very much for your appreciation!... Yes, DADGAD is a very interesting tuning: with it is possible make a sound like with a better "colour"... and for celtic fingerstyle it is really special!...

With friendship,

luca

[capsiska]

great fingerstyle and a good voice ! greetings

sissi and karen!

[lucabez]

Hi Sissi and Karen,

many thanks for your kind words... much appreciated!...

all the best,

luca

[werewolfchewtoy]

Beautiful, beautiful!

[lucabez]

Hi Wolfie,

I have tryed to make something after your message!... I'm glad that you like it... thank you very much!...

All the best,

luca

[werewolfchewtoy]

I always look forward to the videos you place up! I wish I could see you play in person.

[lucabez]

Hi Red,

maybe I can take an airplane and fly to San Antonio!... eheheh... many, many thanks for your kindness!

luca

[werewolfchewtoy]

Don't tease! X^P

[lucabez]

Excuse me Red, I was only joking!... but maybe you can fly to Italy...?!...

lol,

luca

[werewolfchewtoy]

how bout you meet me in Ireland in 2010? X^)

[lucabez]

I think that it's perfect!...

Friendly,

luca

[dani5nc]

Marvelous Lucas!!!! Thank you for sharing this beautiful song:) My husband and I really like this one (country girl from North Carolina) :)

Take great care my friend,

Dani

[lucabez]

Hi Dani,

it's nice to meet you... you are always so kind and friendly... much appreciated!... Thank you very much for stopping by.

All the best and see you soon,

luca

[glaoud]

Beautiful song Luca ! ***** Friendly .J.C.

[lucabez]

Hello J.C.,

it's nice to meet you!... I'm glad of your appreciation, thank you very much!...

lol,

luca

[DamianNixon]

Great song....(ar ndóigh, tá sé níos fhearr ceolta as gaeilge). Well played.

[lucabez]

Hi Damian,

thank you very much for your kind comment!... much appreciated!... I really enjoy your playing and singing...

Thanks for stopping by.

luca

[universalmind3000]

Ma io ho già sentito questa canzone...mi ricorda i bei tempi della IV F ! Bel riarrangiamento di "Pretty girl milking a cow"! 5*

[lucabez]

Carissimo Davide,

grazie per esserti fermato dal tuo vecchio e scorbutico prof...!... Ti ricordi di quel brano?... era davvero bello, con Benedetto che suonava il flauto... questo è un arrangiamento diverso: mi sono ispirato alla versione dei Clannad, cercandone un arrangiamento personale in DADGAD... certo per la voce ci vorrebbe qualcuna delle "nostre donne", verrebbe sicuramente meglio!...eheheh...

A presto...

[classican]

Brilliant my friend!!!!

[lucabez]

Hi dear Pete,

it's nice to meet you... Many thanks for your comment, always so kind...

luca

[lefthooklyrics]

"Excellent"

[lucabez]

Hi,

thanks so much for your appreciation!...

luca

[ScotsmanRS]

Wonderful, as usual! :)

5 stars.

[lucabez]

Hi dear Scotsman,

I'm glad that you like this irish tune!...

Many thanks and all the best,

luca

[ilovemaniototo]

Hi There Luca. I haven't heard from you in a while. This is a beautiful tune well sung and played. I loved it.

Carol x 5*

[lucabez]

Hi Carol,

nice to meet you!... Yes, in this last time I'm not working too with my guitar...!...

Thank you very much for your friendship,

luca