American Tune

[reanueax724]

beautiful playing on a beautiful guitar :)

[thiswayup8]

Alan, Super...Great playing and a difficult song to sing and done superbly .

Beautifull

[mrboots3822]

Hi Alan,

This version gets better everytime I hear it.

Sweetly played mate :)

Carl

[salixarbour]

Thanks, mrboots.

Much appreciated. I've not played this song for a while.

Best get practising again before I forget it! :-)

Alan.

[razmitazzz]

nice version mate.

I have the same guitar!! best £2000 I ever spent!!!!

haha such a good guitar!

[WeepingZeeGuitars]

Great cover- Nice job!

Gorgeous guitar.

[ShawDAMAN]

very very nice.

[Gobby4242]

Lovely voice, well done (Y) x

[ordepix]

I love this version!!!

btw are you in the kitchen?, if so I confess that sometimes I make the records in my kitchen as well, maybe because there is some echo, isn't it funny, we are not the only hehehe, anyway congratulations!

[salixarbour]

Hi, ordepix.

I love your version too! 5 out of 5.

Seriously, the Paul Simon original version is beautifully simple . . . also, enjoyed watching your Simon & Garfunkel covers, really excellent. Well done.

Best wishes.

Alan.

p.s. yes, I'm in the kitchen! :-)

[michielzwolle]

Goed uitgevoerd! Bijna het origineel!

[Zafiro888]

Your guitar playing is brilliant!! i tried to learn this and it drove me mad!! so fair play to you...very good :)

[Songsmirth]

Hey Alan,

I get so tired of people who put up five stars for practically every video on uTube because when a true deserving piece comes up and deserves five stars, it means less over all. This one deserves five stars as all yours do. I know, I know . . that's excessive but you know me. . you're American fan club. :)

[cognosc]

Lovely :)

[salixarbour]

Hi again, Sam.

Good to hear from you.

Cheers.

Alan.

[regal4250]

Alan:

You do Eva proud!! I always look forward to hearing your latest Eva tributes.

Keep up the exemplary work!!

Steve

Toronto, Canada.

[salixarbour]

Many thanks, Steve.

Eva had the voice of an angel, and all I've got to offer are these gruff old Scots gutturals! I therefore appreciate your compliments all that much more! :-)

Cheers.

Alan.

[sguitar]

Hey there!! Really really nice! Like your great singing! Music with heart and soul five stars for that!

Sarah :-)

[salixarbour]

Thanks, Sarah.

I'm feeling quite overwhelmed by these lovely comments. :-)

Best wishes.

Alan.

[sguitar]

Hehe...but we all say the truth! You're very good :-)

If you want you can take look on my channel too!

Sarah :-)

[salixarbour]

Hi, Sarah.

Heute morgen habe ich deine Videos schon gehört. Du spielst sehr gut der klassische Gitarre, und ich höre uberhaupt gern deine "Morning has Broken". Wir haben das Lied gesungen, vor 24 Jahr, in der Kirche, wann meine Frau und ich sind verheiratet. :-)

Please excuse my schrecklich German, and my terrible grammar!!

Yes, you do play very well, and I see you also play several 'Peo' tunes...he's an old friend of mine too!

Take care.

Viele gruessen! :-)

Alan.

[sguitar]

Hey Alan! Your German is really good! Excuse my bad english ;-) Yes, Peos pieces are really great he is the master!

24 for years thats a long time really nice to hear! I like morning has broken too it's a all time classic! Thanks for take a look on my channel I'm glad you like it too!

Liebe Grüße Sarah :-)

[Tanakaumi]

XD I accidentally had my sound on full blast to the first five note hit me like an explosion oops but the playing is as amazing as always ^^ nice singing voice to very calming.

[salixarbour]

Ah, your animations are superbly calming too, Maya. Nice to hear from you again.

Best wishes. :-)

Alan.

[Tanakaumi]

Thank you your as polight as ever it's always pleasant talking to you ^^ I like your work so you'll see me around a lot LOL

[salixarbour]

Ah, now you're making me blush, Maya!  :-)

Take care.

Alan.

[Tanakaumi]

XD Then I have accomplished what I set out to do ^^ It's always nice to get a compliment that makes you blush it makes you feel good about yourself.

you take care as well ok have a good day ^^

[Tyrenaa]

Sometimes words are useless, what you did here speaks by itself, it's enough just to listen to it, I love it! Eva was special and she had a great talent, same about you. I think, there in Heaven, she's really proud of you! Keep up the wonderful work!

Anca.

[salixarbour]

Hi, Anca.

I really wonder what Eva would make of my rough old male voice! :-)

I'm sure she's thinking "Well, at least he's trying". :-) No matter, I'm just grateful for the fantastic work she produced in such a short time; her guitar arrangements are nothing short of astonishing!!! A rare talent indeed. How's the guitar playing coming along? :-)

Very best wishes.

Alan.

[nllleonard]

So lovely!

[salixarbour]

Hi again, Nancy...you're here too! :-)

Thanks again.

Alan.

[martlet530]

You are one of the finest performers of Eva's work on YouTube. Please keep up the good work! Warm regards - Scott (Lilburn Georgia USA)

[salixarbour]

Hi, Scott.

Many thanks for your kind words; very much appreciated, and now you've got me wondering which Eva song to undertake next! Hmm!! :-)

Best wishes.

Alan.

[coolanddark]

of of Paul Simon`s greatest songs and you play it exceptionally well.fav

[salixarbour]

Many thanks, Coolanddark.

Actually only just finished learning it, so it's still a bit rough around the edges!  :-)

Cheers, mate.

Alan.

[fanoguitar]

Good job! Makes me wonder what went wrong with Paul Simon. I think he went downhill ater that one!

[salixarbour]

Hi, Ed.

Nice to hear from you again. Yes, it would have been nice if he'd written more gems like this, although I do think the 'Gracelands' and 'Rhythm of the Saints' albums are both quite superb.

Very best wishes.

Take care.

Alan.

[LAdave65]

Alan,

Beautiful job: great expression and technique. Your Fylde has a good sound for fingerstyle as well. The vocals are also quite nice. The only suggestion I would make is to keep the opening phrase and its iterations more in time. Those sections sound a bit hurried. Otherwise, keep up the good work!

[salixarbour]

Hi, Dave.

Many thanks for your nice words. It's surprising that this piece of music looks and sounds a lot less on screen that it is in reality. Pity. It required a lot of work to write down and then even more to get up to performance level; so much so, that's it's now one of my big favourites! I just wish I had the means to record this Eva version better. Eva certainly was a true genius at re-arranging a song.

Best wishes.

Alan.