Farewell Ladakh by Ben Powell (Original Fingerstyle Guitar)

[rdas52]

What an inspired piece. Beautiful. Technical yet still very melodic. Maybe I should give DADGAD tuning a go :)

[Qpidon]

you know Ben, I'll rephrase: this is extraordinarily beautifull... Oh man. I can't get enough of this... gives me a cick every single time.

[jumpei5150]

What a beatiful tune!

I bought 「PRELIMINARIES」. It is full of good tunes.

I am expecting it of your next album.

[yingtone]

Awesome!

[parit585]

I m doing a cover for this peace.....nice

[BenPowellGuitar]

@parit585 Great, would love to see it!! Do post it on Youtube when it's together. All the best, Ben

[foltano]

Bensusan fan by any chance lol ?

[rwclay]

Gorgeous composition. Wonderfully inspiring.

[anitadavideduo]

Wonderful!

Curiosity: my first CD is called Juley , It's a Ladakh

It means hello, goodbyeplease and thanks at the same time :-)

[BenPowellGuitar]

@anitadavideduo Thanks! Yes, I also thought about using Juley as a title! Similar minds, no? :D

[Vreci]

Sorry for being so much late to comment your great songs and your incredible playing!

I am fascinated!!

Thanks for sharing,

Wolfgang

[BenPowellGuitar]

@Vreci Thanks Wolfgang, so pleased you are enjoying them!

All the best,

B

[13crickets]

Excellent. I really enjoy your compositions.

Pura Vida!!

Ron

[Allein5]

Mmm yeah...stop tweaking out when you play. It's not novel...it's overstated and exaggerated...not to mention quite dumb.

[samadhist]

@Allein5 It's a good way to get your critical mind out of the way and just *play*. He's not doing it on purpose, I will assure you. People can tell you 100 times not to do this when you play, but you can't help it.

[perromanchado]

breath-takingly beautiful. bravo

[sludgefingers]

Lovely piece

[maurapo]

Great Ben! what beautiful sound you can create! It Is not only merit of Lowden! : )

ciao

[GCall41]

I will enjoy it when it gets here, they tell me it;s 2 -3 weeks away, I'm excited. Forgot to ask Ben where are you from? Cheers mate. Glenn

[GCall41]

Thanks Ben, I've just bought a new Lowden and was wondering what to use for a pick up, I thought yours sounded good, it still sounds like a Lowden, some systems seem to detract from it's unique sound. Thanks again and keep on playing you sound great.

[BenPowellGuitar]

@GCall41 Enjoy your new guitar! :)

[GCall41]

Hey Ben well played mate. What sort of pick up do you use?

[BenPowellGuitar]

@GCall41 Thanks! I use the K&K Trinity System; 3 mini head transducers blended with an internal mic. On this track I'm just using the pickups and an external Beyer MC930 condenser mic.

[Bohemia220]

Hey mate, saw you playing in Bath yesterday and just had to buy your album. :) You have very precise technique and it's great how you can express so much emotions with rather steady tempo. I can literally feel the peace. Good luck with everything, you rock!

[BenPowellGuitar]

@Bohemia220 Thank you! And cheers for listening so carefully in Bath too! All the best, Ben

[CDW1968]

Message from Violinist Chris.......this is so cool mate!

[Qpidon]

...No walk in the park, Ben...!!!! (working hard on it...)

Oh, I nearly forgot: its drop dead gorgeous! :-D

[LittleDtale]

what a wonderful original, I enjoyed very much :)

[parkour234]

DADGAD?

[BenPowellGuitar]

@parkour234 Yes :)

[parkour234]

@BenPowellGuitar Incredible. So soulful. Do you happen to have scores for this piece? For now, learning is by ear. But written music would be useful. You are a real inspiration to me, this is the style of guitar I most revere. You, sir, are a master.

[BenPowellGuitar]

@parkour234 No written music yet, but when the nights start drawing in I'll get down to writing out some pieces in full! All the best, Ben.

[onepromisemusic]

Beautiful :) I saw you play outside the roman baths yesterday and have been listening to this since

[BenPowellGuitar]

@onepromisemusic

Thank you!! So pleased you enjoyed it :)

[bruno280678]

absolutely brilliant! feels much influenced by the harmonies of Bensusan. and this can only be good:)

[pelulecce]

wonderful!!!

[eyecandymeg]

Ben, thank you for sharing this wonderful video!

Your guitar sounds sweet made my day<3

[MDHS1974]

Can't even respond to the extraordinary technical work and the expressive playing; the music is too stunning to think about anything else but the music. Well done, man.

[macpips]

Wonderful piece, fantastic playing. Best of luck with the new album - you should be signed to CandyRat!

[fransgreg]

From time to time, I come back to this one, and it's never enough ... Some magical in there. Thanks !

[dturbide]

Nice tune Ben, nice Lowden too! Cheers!

[Dracapalley]

Sometimes certain pieces of music just don't seem part of this earth. This is one of them. I have no idea how you wrote this. Never tire of seeing this and it always leaves me in awe. Spectacular x

[Qpidon]

very pretty, you know, Ben!

[BenPowellGuitar]

@Qpidon Thanks Pacal :) There'll be a parcel heading your way very soon...

[dalchyriz]

you're amazing man...

[davjazdog]

Nice Playing Ben! Love the flow and path.. Dave

[davjazdog]

Nice Playing Ben Very beautiful flavor I enjoy the flow and path that the song takes.  Peace Dave

[geert1957]

This sounds so incredibly beautiful!

Geert.

[acousticland]

suggestive a lot

[Guitback2]

A very expressive composition and flawless playing.

Nice job Ben.

[BenPowellGuitar]

@Guitback2 Thanks Martin. How's it going? Are you recording soon?

[Guitback2]

Hello Ben. Things are going o. k.

I have managed to record a few things in the

past few weeks. We shall see if I think they're

any good in the next few weeks. Farewell Ladakh is such a lovley peice. How is your project going?

Cheers

Martin

[BenPowellGuitar]

Just about to hit the record button. I'll keep you posted!

[bluesgurugod]

Great playing!

[BoeckmannLudwig]

Well, Ben - I just fell in love with your great music. And your Lowdon sounds fantastic!

Cheers,Bernd

[gregjcase]

So you loved Leh? sounds like it... great playing and style...............

[mamerik]

muy bueno tu trabajo.... se nota que disfrutas al hacer musica.

[dturbide]

Sweet chops Ben!!! Cheers for the kind words...

[adilzahrani]

very beautiful i like it realy..

thanks for sharing

adel

[BenPowellGuitar]

Thank you Adel!!

[cienanosdesoledad]

Thank you. Your music reminded me Michael Chapdelaine.

[BenPowellGuitar]

Thank you. I'll look him up.

best,

Ben

[1Freeman]

A very lovely composition, thanks for sharing with us all. 5*

[isa2222]

Very exotic ; your sound allows me to travel to a lovely dream like space, thank you Ben

[allegrafi]

Inspiring. Thank you.

[BenPowellGuitar]

Thank you!!

[Korra6]

This is positively gorgeous, my friend; your lucid channeling of Bensusan cuts right to the core. As a fingerstyle guitarist who's also picked up heavy inspiration from Pierre, I commend you. Don't stop making music this beautiful.

[jeffwahlguitar]

Amazing.

Jeff Wahl

[JaxShores]

You touched me. I now very much want to visit the Himalayan high plateau more than ever. Thank you for this soulful piece. I am inspired.

[JensHausmann]

Wow, I enjoyed your beautiful and soulful playing!

[smilinjack11]

Beautiful composition and nicely executed. Takes at least a second listen to pick up on some of the subtle and rich textures. I thoroughly enjoyed this! Nice sound overall. The best new guitar piece I've heard lately. Be checkin' you out some more ... Jack in San Diego

[masaooo28ec]

yeh!!

I love it.

I feel the blue sky and clouds under my foot.

you are great composer ,too.

Are you proffesional guitarist in French?

[BenPowellGuitar]

I'm neither French or professional. Alas...

Thanks for such lovely comments everyone!! I'm so touched that you like this piece.

Best wishes

Ben

[Mariekesone]

You are becoming "One" with your guitar and the music...Wonderful:-)

[Dwslassls]

Absolutely lovely.

[troubleclef]

very nice, man.

[berndwe]

This sounds really wonderful. Great work

[palka]

you are great! thanks for sharing.

[LuckyJuke]

Wow, that's beautiful !

[matzac97]

excellent ! ;-))

[HamiltonMill]

Just beautiful, Ben. Thanks for the note and for sharing your artistry!

[mraliend2ify]

one thing I pride is renowned for an excellent muisic congratulate you and one of its beautiful music .....

[gfilip]

Hi Ben, thanks for sending this and the friend request. I really enjoyed your composition and you also play really well! Congratulations. Made me think of those momo too! Ciao

[mapaste]

Bellissimo brano e pieno di sentimento....

[joerchBr]

Hi Ben,

you wrote a very nice arrangement. Great! I was in 2005 on Trekking Tour around the annapurna in Nepal.

I like the mountains on the Himalayan plateau.

Greeting from Detmold / Germany

Jörg

[acousticangelo]

Beautiful ! Ben you gives a beautiful travel with this piece.

[Dracapalley]

Back for more and hope you don't mind I've shared this on facebook... phenomenal piece and really exquisite nuances to your playing. The way you manage to keep that harmonic ringing out at 1:20 and your vibrato on chords. Really so taken with this. Wishing you all the luck.

[losshack]

Love it!!!

[amazongift]

Just stunning, doesn't get any better..Thanks for making my day Ben

5****...Mel

[gskarogiannis]

Fantastic piece and playing, very articulate in the Bensusan way. Not many people really play like this (Pascal is one of the few). 5*

[Dracapalley]

This is the nicest guitar playing I have heard in a while. Spectacular. You're superb.

[StumblinAndyK]

Another belter there mate.

I mean just lovely.

[Qpidon]

I just Love this, Ben.

And your Lowden..in your hands...its just gorgeous, just gorgeous!

Pascal

[Dracapalley]

Isn't it Pascal? I was going to fwd this onto you before I saw you'd seen it already! What a talent.

[bradswarrencom]

Great composition and playing Ben! A very well developed, and yes, Bensusan like composition. Lot's for the ear to hear:)

[tarkineWild]

Its as stunning as the backdrop in which you were inspired by.

Caught and held my attention from beginning to end

5 stars

Regards Lesley

[Muhlenburger]

Absolutely wonderful!

[rigobaye]

Definitely paints a picture, it's this kind of music that really inspires me to get out into the world and discover it myself, for the last 4 minutes i've seen it the way you do, I like that . Keep it up.

Rigo Baye

[pvail06]

Hi Ben

Beautifull ambient piece. Lovely phrasing and just very well done.

Peter 5*****

[Oswlek]

Captivating. I was invested immediately. The emotional content is clear as day... or an impossibly blue sky.

[dianjiEc]

awesome playing! 5*

keep it up!

dianjiEc

[00251494]

it sounds beautiful : )

[fransgreg]

Very Bensusan-like piece, and that's a compliment, of course ! Beautiful between 2:30 and 3:00 !

Did you mix two sources for this wonderful Lowden sound ?

[BenPowellGuitar]

Thank you, and yes. The K&K Trinity system plus a Beyer MC930 condenser :)

Best wishes

Ben