A Journey Through France & Italy

[pyeinthesky]

Hi Mike lovely hearing your tunes again. Interesting background!

[ImaLanger]

@pyeinthesky Thanks Eddie - as it was a nice day, I thought I would play out in the front. We ran the recording lines through my study window and out to the accordion, so there was no wind noise or cats "miaowing". I am so lucky to have such a view, for about 270 degrees over the lake and the surrounding Shehy mountains.

[nigelzzr]

Lovely Mike

[Delmontedel]

@nigelzzr Thanks Nigel. (can't get a decent pasty here, so am making my own, and have now got a good recipe which the Irish friends seem to enjoy - it makes a change from boiled bacon & cabbage!)

[Zeltron76]

paysage magnifique!!! ,jeu magnifique !!!, son magnifique !!! idée super chouette!!! ^^

amicalement laurent.

[Delmontedel]

@Zeltron76 Merci Laurent. c'était juste une idée qui m'est venue lorsque je me suis réveillé, et comme la journée était belle ..........

Je me réjouis de vous entendre jouer votre accordéon nouvelle, quand vous avez eu le temps de s'habituer à il. Passez une bonne semaine, Mike

[tigertb65]

when you going to make more?i look for new ones every day.

[Rhawneld57]

Brilliantly Excellent my little friend!

Bravo I loved the different settings especially the musette.....My favorite. You handle it all very well. Amazing.

Ron!

[Delmontedel]

@Rhawneld57 Hi Ron. Thanks for dropping by, you can't have been able to sleep, I guess you wrote this around 2 a.m.? I will drop you an e mail later today, but I am just off to buy am adjustable height stool for the S900!

Thanks for the nice comments Ron - I have comments awaiting your next video and they are bursting to be written down!!

Mike

[danielleosimpson]

I love this music - and so well played!

Daniel Léo Simpson

San Francisco Bay area

[Delmontedel]

@danielleosimpson You are very kind to take the time to listen and i thank you for your nice comment. Coming from a musician such as yourself is a nice compliment for me.

Mike

[faydog2010]

hello my irish brother

JacquesClouseauJr

sent me your videos i love it mike i can not play anthink fav cheers sean dolan in ireland

[Delmontedel]

@faydog2010 Hello Sean. thank you for listening and your comment. I shall write to Jacques and thank him for sending you this - it was nice of him.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Have a fantastic week end.

Mike

[faydog2010]

@Delmontedel mike i like your videos my friend talk soon cheeers sean god bless my friend

[tigertb65]

awesome great vid.great outdoors.

[Delmontedel]

@tigertb65 - thanks for watching. Luckily I have no immediate neighbours!

[Accordionman331]

Excellent mike

100*************

Godbless

Kev

[Delmontedel]

@Accordionman331 - Hi Kev. Thanks for dropping in - hope your strain is easier.

Take care,

Mike

[HideshiKibiFan2008]

Fabulous!

It is a very beautiful sound.

And your accordion performance gentle to is very good.

★★★★★彡

Daisuke

[Delmontedel]

@HideshiKibiFan2008 - Daisuke, I thank you for listening. You are very kind.

Mike :-)

[pippobl]

did you come to Italy?? where?

thank you a lot!!

Very nice accordion!!!

:)

Filippo

[pippobl]

@pippobl i've cried..

[Delmontedel]

@pippobl - Caro Filippo, spero che la mia musica sia stata impressionabile in un buon senso e non perché il mio gioco era in modo da il Male esso li ha incitati a gridare!

Provo a mettere l'emozione in tutto il mio gioco.

Conservazione che sorride.

Mike

[Delmontedel]

@pippobl - I have driven a coach several times to Limone, Lake Garda.

Thank you for listening, Filippo.

Your friend, Mike

[musimedic]

Te agradezco el haberme enviado las partituras de estos hermosos temas.

Me agradan muchisimo y tienes un accordion excelente.

te felicito.

Hugo.*****

[Delmontedel]

@musimedic - Gracias, estimado Hugo.

Espero que usted juegue éstos en su interpretación en You Tube alguna vez.

¡Subsistencia feliz!

Mike

[guyotville06]

Beaucoup de romantisme dans cette belle interprétation.

Félicitations de France

André

[Delmontedel]

@guyotville06 - Bonjour André, je suis honoré pour recevoir vos commentaires. Merci de l'écoute.

Mike

[musicfamily]

Mike, you did it. I wish to see you dance with the accordion on the hils of France and Italy.

[Delmontedel]

@musicfamily - Thank you very much. I am afraid I was not built for dancing! Maybe a waltz, but anything faster than that - well once the music has stopped, parts of my anatomy are still wobbling away!! I must lose some weight :-(

Mike

[sia1807]

that was great, Mike! And don't worry too much about your "mistakes". Such is life, and if we did not make mistakes, we would not be humans! Cheers, Silvia

P.S. love your cat :-)

[Delmontedel]

@sia1807 - Thank you Silvia. I just seem to make silly mistakes when the camera is on, and it really infuriates me, as I know I can play them perfectly when the camera is off!

Have a lovely, mistake free week,

Mike

[NancyMbWpg]

Hello from Canada

I was thinking of doing les bicyclette de Belsize--but you did a great job....-so I can listen to yours.

[Delmontedel]

@NancyMbWpg - Hello! Thanks for listening - PLEASE put on your video of Les Bicyclettes .... I have had several comments that a lot of people like this song and were sorry I did not play it completely (i only did an "excerpt"). I would really like to hear another accordion player play this one - GO on, as they say here in Irelane: "Ah! yer will, yer will! ah! gowarrrrnn!!"

Mike

[jimgansett]

Hi Mike,

Jim from Millbury here. I really enjoyed your video. Then again, I always do! Nice touch doing it outside. I noticed you used some delay in this video, I think it was perfect for the song, gave it a different feel. It does look beautiful there but as for the looking younger.... :)

[Delmontedel]

@jimgansett - Hello Jim. Thanks for listening and you are very observant and you heard correctly, I did use delay. (Pity it doesn't delay the ageing process)

Take care,

Mike

[Rhawneld57]

Simply put. Absolutely magnificently beautiful. Wow I love that musette. It is my favorite on any accordion that has it.

Well done Mike. Ireland looks great. Wish I could go hiking there.

Hey you look younger what happened there . I think the sunshine does you well.

take care. Ron!

[Delmontedel]

@Rhawneld57 = Thank you Ron. If you are ever over here, well you would have a base here and you hike to your hearts content.

Mike

[Rhawneld57]

@Delmontedel Thanks Mike sounds good to me. Who knows which way the wind can blow at this stage of the game.?

Cheers

Ron!

[amarcordeon]

Really I like this fantastic performance my friend Mike

Very enjoyble melody well interpreted with amazing expression

Bravo Mike!

(Don't worry much. We all make mistakes)

*****

Your friend Lillo

[Delmontedel]

@amarcordeon - Dear Lillo, thank you very much. You always make nice comments and you give me hope to keep trying.

Have a lovely week end, my good friend.

Mike

[mattis09]

hey Mike!

this is very well played by you.

Nice voices.

And the cats like your music too ;-)

[Delmontedel]

@mattis09 - Hello Mattis! I hope you are well and enjoying any sun - it is good here!!

Thank you for your nice comment, I appreciate your support.

Mike

[accordiona]

Cats - what do they know anyway? You cover your finger-trips very well, because you keep going like nothing's wrong! And indeed, all is just right, because you are a jewel of a guy! And your music is great too! Thanks for the music adventure, Mike!

Lorna

[Delmontedel]

@accordiona = Thank you Lorna, your kind words make me feel happy. Now, if that had been my dear Ben (he was a black/tan long haired German Shepherd, my BEST friend), he would have thought "what's he doing now! oh well, I'd better sit near him in case he needs help, or does anything silly!

Mike

[chsgdss]

***** Beautiful Friend *****

[Delmontedel]

@chsgdss - Thank you Raíssa. I think that the cats did not like the mistakes though!!

They only love me at dinner time :-))

[Delmontedel]

@alainhammond = Gear Alain, thank you for your lovely comments. be assured, my friend, when you come to Ireland, we will have enough Irish coffee to sail home on!

Mike

[kowbar]

Wonderfull *******

Brava Mike

Natalka

[Delmontedel]

@kowbar - Thank you very much Natalka. I make such SILLY mistakes :-(

Mike

[AGDStradella]

Hi Mike ...Great job Mike .... you seem to be enjoying the outdoors which puts us all in the right frame of mind. Looks like the cat's are implying they've heard this selection previously. Take Care!

[Delmontedel]

@AGDStradella - Thanks Tony! I blame the cats for causing the mistakes!! I was so offended when they walked off!!!

They just love me at feeding time, such is life.

Mike

[kyrah23]

Very nice video and musik 5*

kyrah ;-)

[Delmontedel]

@kyrah23 - Thank you Kyrah. I hope you are well.

Best wishes, Mike

[tamyk007]

Please forgive me not to be the first one write here. At last you finished with a smile as if you had just put down a big big rock from your shoulder. I tried to practice more for uploading several videos at a time. But, I am lazy. Actually, you played much better than I did. Keep on, my friend.

[Delmontedel]

@tamyk007 - thank you for your comment and of course, I say to you, that it is not easy to keep track of all videos, so please, do not say sorry for not being first to comment. I am very pleased that you have done so, and thank you for your kind words.

Mike

[JacquesClouseauJr]

I could not detect a single error. 2:20 is delightful. Cats and countryside a delight as well. 2:36 -2:40 was excellent too (reminds me of Rome). 3:01 is bellissimo.

(look at that cheeky cat walking away... no respect :-)) 3:03

Mike, I really enjoyed this. One of my favourites for the week!

J.

[Delmontedel]

@JacquesClouseauJr - Dear Jacques Jnr, the greatest detective alive and a credit to his profession. You certainly investigated this video, but I assure you that I do NOT have "the diamond", no sir, not me!

Thank you for your kind comments.

Mike

[btrabmos333]

Hi Mike !

Super song with fabulous sounds.

Vive la "Java bleue" (Blue java..)

Bravo...great job !

Bernie..

[Delmontedel]

@btrabmos333 - Thank you Bernie. I am pleased you recognised La Java Bleue. I must say I got nervous and did not play it all, I missed out the "main verse", so maybe I will play it again in its entirity.

Thank you for your positive comments.

Mike

[ilovetrains63]

Hi Mike,

A wonderful performance my friend!!! I really enjoyed your medley of songs, and the outdoor scenery!!! Bravo!!! "Thumbs Up!" I think most of us are our own worse critics! ;o) You recovered nicely, and kept on performing....that's the spirit my friend!!!

Best Regards Always Mike,

Dwayne

[Delmontedel]

@ilovetrains63 - Hi Dwayne. Thanks for the positive comments. I must learn to lighten up a bit, after all, I am not competing in the Coupe Mondiale!

Hope the sun is shining on you,

Mike

[nozie1234]

awesome - yes just great - nozie ***

[Delmontedel]

@nozie1234 - Thank you dear Nozie.

[Pilarfay]

Sonido Maravilloso, es Escucharte Muy agradable *****

Pilar

[Delmontedel]

@Pilarfay - Gracias mucho, Pilar. Espero que usted tenga un día agradable.

Mike

[DJMChannel]

it was really really good mate! Awesome work, I thought it was quite "perfect"! Please keep uploading more work. I enjoyed the tune thoroughly.

[Delmontedel]

@DJMChannel - Thanks for listening, my very talented friend. Have a great day.

[acordeonhobby]

:) hi Mike, nice melody. Very nice played. do not worry about the errors, we must move forward, and ever fewer errors...i think :)

Jose

[Delmontedel]

@acordeonhobby - Dear José. Thank you for listening and for your kind comments.

Keep smiling and happy.

Mike

[BENNYMANS99]

Hi Mike, a wonderful medley of beautiful tunes with excellent use of the different voices on your Roland.

Sounds fantastic to me.

*****

Brian.

[Delmontedel]

@BENNYMANS99 - Hello Brian, Thanks very much. I have had these tunes for over 20 years and this is the first time I have played them! I have to admit that I got so nervous (stupid me), that I lest out a couple of runs as I could not trust my fingers!!

Have a good week,

Mike

[FromHolbergsTime]

A beautifully responsive, open-air delight, Mike!

There are waves of orange light radiant upon the landscape

The rolling hills in the background become a monumental stage

where the open valves of creativity may blossom unerringly

Your music gives enjoyment and pleasure

It is an open window for your personality to shine

a complex, richly varied and valued resource

whereupon your inner style becomes an outer expression

Such a travelogue remains a tour of fascinating proportion

* * * * * * * * * *

[Delmontedel]

@FromHolbergsTime - Oh! if only I could play as fluidly as you paint wonderful pictures with words.

Thank you for these delightful descriptions, your kind comments are always very much appreciated.

Mike

[49Eleonora]

Hello Mike, what a good idea to play outside. You have to do that more often if the weather is ok;-) Don't worry about the mistakes If there are any. And IF there are any then don't worry about that :-). Nothing is wrong with making a mistake. What a great tunes. It sounds very happy :-) I like to hear more!

[Delmontedel]

@49Eleonora - Thank you, dear Nora. These were tunes I have had for years, but have never played them until today! They are good for playing as background music in a café.

Have a lovely week.

[diealocan]

I like, Mike!!

Very much.

And a very nice place to recording a video.

Congratulations.

Diego

[Delmontedel]

@diealocan - Thank you Diego. It was a lovely, sunny day, but still, in these easy pieces, I make mistakes!!

Mike

[mlasagabaster]

Mike siempre consigues hacerme reir, me ha encantado tu interpretación, con un entorno encantador, y en buena compañia

Saludos

Marieli

[Delmontedel]

@mlasagabaster - Estimado Marieli, gracias por sus palabras buenas. Deseo que podría ser tan tranquilo y pacífico como usted es, cuando usted juega el acordión. Usted mira así que serene y no incurre en siempre equivocaciones.

¡Me atierro cuando la cámara fotográfica está encendido y voy todo el tieso y tenso!!

Tenga una semana encantadora, Mike

[picador100]

Bravissimo Mike, un brano meraviglioso eseguito molto bene...e anche se ci sono un paio di errori, non fa niente, l'importante e' lo spirito. 5***

Saluti

Paolo

[Delmontedel]

@picador100 - Grazie Paolo, voi sono abbastanza corretto, esso È lo spirito del gioco. Non devo essere così critico di me.

Grazie, il mio amico.

Mike

[myaccordionhistory]

What a wonderful idea, to play outside. Your mistakes must be harmonically correct, because I didn't notice them.

A big "Thumbs Up" from me.

Leon

[Delmontedel]

@myaccordionhistory - Thank you Leon, you are very kind and forgiving. To me, these tunes are very simple BUT the minute the camera rolls, I panic. I missed out 2 sections because I had no faith in my fingers and yet I can rattle them out when I am just playing!

Mike

[AccordionLadyMi]

Les Bicyclettes de Belsize....I love that tune...I see the wind has stopped blowing long enough for you to go outside and play this beautiful medley...Nice work! I could listen to you play all day...You play very well and nice choice of music...Fran

[Delmontedel]

@AccordionLadyMi - Thanks Fran for your lovely, kind comments. The weather has been glorious for 3 days in a row!!

Best wishes,

Mike

[Accordioncrasy]

Hello Mike, it is really very human and honest to confess, that make some mistakes, i do the same, although I practice some pieces for several weeks. Because I do not know the sheet music, this play is "perfect" for me, a very nice song. Congrats to make this video in open air, I also plan to make a video in our garden.

*******

Istvan

[Delmontedel]

@Accordioncrasy - Istvan, thank you so much for your kind comments. This tune I can play so much better without the camera!! I get SO cross with myself, but now I think I will just do my best and not to worry about mistakes - maybe then I will not make any!!

Best wishes,

Mike

[berrasvideo]

Hi Mike,I think this is very good and it´s abeautiful tune and the sound is ery good too!!!******

Best regards Bertil&Kerstin

[Delmontedel]

@berrasvideo - Thank you Bertil and Kerstin, I am pleased that you like this.

Mike