Takenobu - Shady Grove

[Zyzxx1172]

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[sumthingsilver]

Absolutely gorgeous! Just bought both of Nick "Takenobu" Ogawa's albums and they are absolutely beautiful!!!

[GoddessGirl101]

He looks like an older version of Kev Jumba(: very good!

[Gaberoonio]

WOW!!!! Beautiful! The cello is just marvelous! And the person singing is very good too!

[shizzy35]

excellent version. just great stuff.

[AncientTides]

Beautiful and powerful. Thank You for this.

[yy0b]

I was playing "The Devils Workday" (a song by Modest Mouse) on Pandora and this came up and now I have fallen in love with string quartet and cello music. I just wish you had posted more of your music up here like "Neverland", or "Fishin'."

[ewatson711]

I love this song!

[docholl93]

Awesome.

[kithkin01]

Why the fuck do all the educational, meaningful, and soulful videos take forever to load whole lil Wayne plays without trouble. Grrrrrr! Anyways I love this

[SnookRS]

u r genius on cello!

thanx for every second of your music <3

[crazymammoth]

Why did it take me 4 years to discover your sound? I'm addicted!

[thegoldrisk]

Fantastic.

[lynchinjesus]

mad cello skills!!

[johnfarmer27]

I first saw Nick Ogawa on a public broadcast channel and about passed out when I heard just how beautifully he played. Absolutely stunning.

[Bazil]

I hear you playing this on my Tool channel on Pandora, makes me smile every time.

[Hatsumeiyo]

A man singing and playing a cello at the same time. I'm so turned on right now. Be my boyfriend???

[farewelltorepose]

How could anyone with any musical sense "dislike" this video?

[farewelltorepose]

How could anyone with any musical sense "dislike" this video?

[MrJustuce]

AAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAA­AAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZIIIIIIIIIIIIIN­NNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGG DDDDDDDDUUUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDDDEEE­EEEE. keep up the the AWWWSSSOOOMMMEE work dude.

[dawubwubz]

who could possibly dislike this? this is why B****s love cello..

[cocoacutie3338]

@livegametap: haha that made my day :) He's quite amazing though, isn't he?

[coreyrayj]

Do what you enjoy, but this is your sound niche, without a doubt

[bluetality]

I was skeptical coming into this video because I love this song, and love the roots is came from, but after this? I'm sold. Absolutely lovely.

[livegametap]

i bought this song on itunes i love this dude he freaking is awesome i wanna play a piano string duet with him

[livegametap]

You sound alot like takenobu wish I could play this on my piano

[AGentlemanAndScholar]

@livegametap that is takenobu, homie

[NS5K2GTA]

You deserve a bigger audience

[CookiesAreStellar]

i find it hard to play my cello and sing at the same time..but i can do it with guitar with no problem.. anyway,YOU'RE a big inspiration for me ^__^

[noldorian86]

cool

[BluEyedChikie05]

I'm a believer in love at first sight (and sound). Beautiful!

[jrbulldogpuller]

Totally awesome. I am a cellist as well, this has really inspired me. beautiful music.

[sadziula]

wow amazing is really cool

! :)

[takezomiyamoto9]

TAKENOBU SAN AISHITERU YO!!!

[itsroulettedares]

this is really inspiring from one cello player to another... 

[mecafe3]

Thats really awesome.

[moonharp]

Thank you. I would pay a fairly unreasonable amount of money to listen to this on vinyl! <3

[moonharp]

Brilliantly arranged, stunningly played, beautifully sung.

[MakenX5]

Dude...  wow!

[SekC4Girls]

you need to make T-shirts man, cuz id buy like 9 million

[SekC4Girls]

This guys neighbors are the luckiest people in the world.

[tpate0373]

Your music is brilliance

[williestratton]

THIS IS F***ING BRILLIANT.

[Mannafay]

I heard this song on pandora and I just had to know more about you and your sound! You've got some great music! Don't stop! Cause I love your songs!

[PinkSupervisor]

I want to learn to play the cello now. Just to play this song once.

[Faubioca]

What key is he in; any ideas?

[MrScottloy]

@Faubioca sounds like a form of D minor.

[Faubioca]

@MrScottloy Thanks!

[sohumhunnie]

this is the most elegant and beautiful shady im in love with this song i play shady on the guitar and banjo and then i play flute and piano and sing. My singing style sounds a lot like yours, you're wonderful your voice sounds amazing and goes wonderful with your playing! Blessings!

[psykoducki4]

You are incredible. My friend introduced me to you, and I'm completely in love with your voice :)

[yankeesbabe77]

I sang this song for my great grandparents anniversary a long long time ago. Everytime I hear it I want to cry! You definitely do it best. Keep up the amazing work!

[CrystalShinigami]

Haunting and lovely, dark and mesmerizing...so many more adjectives seem to fit the mystique and smoky wonder of this song...

I love it more than any other song. Honestly.

[mjonesstudio]

Haven't heard this song since I was a child, and it popped into my head today; I knew YouTube would have it, but never thought there would be a version so mesmerizing, simply magical, yet haunting at the same instance. I am off to see if I can purchase this version.

[africanrhythm]

Brilliant you are playing one of my favorite instruments and have a great voice - good luck - can only go one way!

[ravenclaw2010]

I disliked on accident! D: Sorry! I meant to hit like.

[zonza73]

@ravenclaw2010

Lol I like that. The one person who's disliked this did so accidentally.

[noteamoahora]

You're amazing, and this song is breath-taking. It's almost intoxicating.

[paintedhorse1957]

very cool

[H0lySchnike]

This is amazing, man! 

[luxsato]

I just bought your album, one of the best purchases I've made. Good luck

[greggs173]

Beautiful. This song came on my pandora station today and I was awestruck at how simplistically brilliant it is.

[itortor]

Your voice fits so well with the song! (: beautiful playing...

[rubberstreet]

Awesome.

[locustvalleystring]

Excellent rendition. Thanks. Larry

[banjobubby]

dude that is absolutly heavenly youve got whatever it is cuz you gave me freakin goose bumps

[jamfab1]

That's pretty darn cool!

[videopedestrian]

When you get famous, can get me a discount on your album?

[nicklerew]

Truly beautiful. Thanks for your art. Keep up the great work and please put out more albums.

[TheLordVen]

Absolutely beautiful.

[Julianalachtgerne]

woow thats amazing...playing AND singing is really hard..!=) good job!!

[elasticsociety]

Genius!

[FALL3NRAIN]

This is absolutely breath taking. Thank you :)

[DreaminofIreland]

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing.

[alexanderthesomewhat]

Without the vocals, this could make great background music to just about anything.

[benjaminfdavis]

I love the cello with traditional music... amazing version... the band Crooked Still utilizes the cello... check them out!

[megagnathos]

I think this is my 10th time watching this today, keep it up!

[fayeroe1009]

Love it! One of my favorite bluegrass songs! Thank you!

[melissajparnell]

Can i get this on iTunes?? :) Love it.

[BloodofGhastlyHorror]

Such beautiful music. There's a lot of life in this type of music because so many original voices have touched it. You've added to the tradition wonderfully.

[Tayuganous]

Thats amazing, great song, great instrument, just great all around!

[QRS666]

One of the best version of this song I have ever heard! 5 stars!

[XIaerodynamicIX]

this blows my mind. so great.

[desertfox202]

I don't know anything about the cello, but this sounds great to me. I like that you have made an effort with the vocals as well. Excellent.

[RandRdriver]

I got goosebumps. This guy is great. A song of the Appalachians that finds the heritage of the Irish sound. I LOVE it!

[RevIcon1]

Very rad, awesome version of one of my favorite songs.

[druidwolf11]

it sounds asome i love it good job man i am a complete fan

[lrayferg]

Dear Nick,

Very cool version. Have you ever heard of a bowed dulcimer?

It is kind of a folk cello and a fairly new instrument. Ken Bloom builds them and is a fantastic player as well. You ought to check it out if you enjoy folk music.

Thanks for your music.

[youichi666]

This is my favorite of Nick Ogawa...i love his music.Rules DUDE!!!

[sorchaxin]

Wow...what a truly great version of a great song. Love that you know of the Pizza Tapes by the way. Hope to see you live on day.

[fightinglucan]

5 star

[cdamion]

FANTASTIC!!! I played the cello way back when and I never heard it played that well. Outstanding!!!

[AbigailR84]

Amazing cello work! Wow! I can tell you love the song by the way you put so much soul into it.

[stillrising77]

Great playing, Great singing, I really enjoyed this video. Thanks.

[kleinfelter38]

Hey, Nick, I have your album, "Introuduction." It's tremendous. I hope your music is heard far and wide because it's utterly original. Congratulations on all your well-earned success.

[jvanesen]

absolutely stunning - the best interpretation of Shady Grove - I know the environs of Watson's song and Nick echos the hills through the haunting phrasing and string technique - beautiful

[nightbirdsong]

so,so beautiful...thankyou

[Andrew57110]

real nice good work

[Laity1]

A songwriter always hopes that some listener, known or unknown, will hear it the way it is meant to be heard - the way it is heard in your own mind - perhaps even a bit more perfectly than it was played, even when played so beautifully well. This is how I believe I have heard your Shady Grove.

I wish to express my highest compliments. Thank you Nick for this treasure

[jvanesen]

we must share some of the same memories of the Shady Grove area perhaps _ I too was moved tremendously and thought it echoed the hills and the grove - I had the chills and could see the grey silhouettes on the hillside - absolutelty stunning wasnt it? - yes tears (first time a video tube has gotten a response from me) sharedsentiments

[Laity1]

I've been listening to this song for 40 years, knowing it from "The Best of Doc Watson" and it has remained in my toplist of favorites irrespective of genre.

When I heard your version, I had tears in my eyes. This incredible song, has a deep nostalgic significance for me, and I was moved by your beautuful and haunting rendition.

cont'd.

[SodaLover420]

i saw doc watson and david grisman in1978 i think me and some friends went back stage and met them greatest thing ill ever see,shame i was stoned

[banjofiddlee]

very nice

[XxSwiftDemisexX]

Love this version!! I've never lived anywhere but Kentucky, and have a love for the mystical, haunting sounds of our native music . . . your interpretation honors and enhances. Thank you!

[RebelLamb]

I have been looking for this version forever...I heard it on pandora. This is the one of the best, thank you.

[RandyHaddock]

that was great

[caracaras]

Your album is now my favorite of all time. It sums up all of my musical taste in one collection. Truly ingenious. Love the bluegrass, jazz, classical, indie, rock and pop combination. I am forcing everyone I know to listen to you. You should work on something with Owen Pallet of Final Fantasy.

[JoeCPennington]

This is simply perfect. I have always loved this song, never could have imagined this interpretation. Magical.

[brockal]

magical rhythm. beautiful!

[melissajparnell]

I absolutely love this!

You're great :D

[cujoenyo]

awesome

[MattWeiler45]

It's great the number of vids that use this song with all kinds of different instruments. I had never thought of a cello. Cool!

[EthanHoyt3]

Simply astounding. I can not get over how great this is.

Also, nice Pink Floyd poster.

[shanefitz86]

hey nick! this is my favorite. i was thinking, write a cover of Bob Seger's Turn the Page in this style. please.

[sharylc]

This is a special version of a great traditional song. Right up there at the top! Thank you for this.

[QRS666]

fantastic!!

[melissajparnell]

Brilliant :D

[cptnunknown]

your version is by far the best, I love it

[honeyandsam]

That was great!!!!!

[insaneatneu]

Awesome work, sir.

[mistertimz]

very nice, moving

[mistertimz]

shit man, very moving

[temenos21]

This is incredible.

[XxSwiftDemisexX]

Brilliant !!!  Thank You !!!

[oib46]

Very nice. The best version of this song I have ever heard.

[elementkid4554]

Anyone who enjoys this MUST CHECK OUT BEN SOLLEE. His CD was released last week. He plays the cello and sings as well. Ben also plays in the group "The Sparrow Quartet" With Abigail Washburn, BELA FLECK, and Casey Dreison. Ben Sollee, check him out.

[celoknob]

This a wonderful version of one of my favorite songs...what a talent! Thanks for a gorgeous rendition. Hope you get some serious air play.

[Daphydyl]

Beautiful.  Thank you for sharing.

[jw200799]

The is a unique and creative version of this song. Jerry is up there listening, and tapping his foot. Nice job!

[EncaiPIRADOS]

great!!

you have the GIFT

[Emeraldgreenoczna]

VERY BIG GIFT! I wish I had some gift.. But God don't like me So I haven't got one :D

[velour51]

Simply one of the most beautiful versions of this song I've ever heard! Stunning!

[dulcimerer]

you are handsome, talented cellist, with an incredible voice and and I love the choice of songs. Come to Minnesota!!

[1stChairCelloPlaya]

you have no idea how much i want to play and sing at the same time. haha

[bikerhippy]

DIG!

[TheWhistleCollector]

you are unbelievable!!!! great voice, and great playing.

[adamschmalenberger]

great choice of song and performance

[MoGiMaL]

Beautiful. And I thought it sounded the best on banjo.  But thanks to your playing... and singing.

[hiltonsafari]

Sooooooo good.

[masterofthemedia]

Bravo

[linzgrov]

when do we get to buy the dvd? I love this!

[fondinv]

I would buy it :)

[kyzzer2]

cool

[askseizer]

fantastic. a refreshing new twist on a classic

[husaari]

Absolutely something NEW and COOL! I LOVE THIS!!

[mimistine]

.............awesome!!

[pshapiro]

i loved this.

[amo00talpa]

brilliant

[pzwhite]

Very interesting take on Shady Grove. 5 stars from me.

[isjerryzkid]

fanfuckinastic

[snowlessons]

wow. Jerry would like it.

[Wishuey]

Fantastic!  A wonderful and unique rendition.

[espiel]

I've just played this for Maggie, my wife. She was just blown away, and asked that I tell you that she has never heard a cello sound so much like a plucked instrument. This is wonderful stuff...

[espiel]

Inspiring and beautiful!

[tracedef]

A grateful dead youtube related video that isn't completely underwhelming! I don't think I've ever seen a cello player sing before. Nicely done!

[sneakypower]

Mortosorken said it all. Kudos to you for your accomplishments on the cello. Wonderful interpretation- 10 stars out of 5!

[Runafrom237]

thats beautiful! thank you!

[jadou88]

nice song im new to that ind of music saw a documentery on IFC and im trying to listen more its goos wht is it country

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[Mortosorken]

This is absolutely the most fantastic piece of music I've heard in my years. A wonderful new approach to an already timeless song, complimented by beautiful vocals and an incredible cello line. You, sir, are a genius!

[traumgespenst]

beautiful...

[TheUnknownTribe]

Beautiful man. Very well done

[banjoec]

That's beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[Epmonito]

wow thats hard to sing and play at the same time. GREAT!