@g2p2s I don't think any of us have any clue what he would be doing today, given the nature of Michael Hedges. I believe that was a goal of his- discovering the unknown.
@ckesel191 Reminds me of the joke: What's the difference between a pop star and a fingerstyle guitarist? A: a pop star plays 4 chords for 10,000 people and a fg plays 10,000 notes for 4 people. I thought that was classic.
@bassbole lets just say that rap and hip hop made me a little punk ass 6 yr old. repeatin the vulgar language and obscene lyrics. when i grew older i swore i would change that little boy into a decent young man. im 21 now and i gotta say my acoustic and i have been the best of friends. R.I.P. michael hedges.
Words utterly fail to do this justice. This is musicianship in its purest, most joyful form where incredible technique simply melts into effortless expression and supreme musicality. I was lucky enough to have a friend bring me to see him live in Princeton, NJ. it was unforgettable. We miss you Michael.
It's crazy how i just came across this incredibly talented man on youtube. Aerial boundaries did it for me. I'm pretty sure i never would have heard of michael hedges if it weren't for videos like these, uploaded by genuine fans who generously share his music. I've now grown a personal attachment to the beautiful sounds he produces through a guitar.
So i'd like to say, thank you youtube, thank you to all the numerous fans, and thank you Michael Hedges.
After another successful routine musical tour. Hedges would pass on within a few weeks near his home in Northern Ca. Keep those Heavenly angels mesmerized with your melodic Harp Guitar. RiP......
After another successful routine musical tour. Hedges would die within weeks near his home in Northern Ca. He was only 43 yrs old.... Keep those Heavenly angelic angels from up above mesmerized with your Harp Guitar.... "RiP"
what to say??? this man is basically my hero ...he invented the most inspirational guitar playing i have heard....and i listen to lots of guitar! Fingerstyle for life!
michael hedges was a man who changed the acoustic world. with that in mind i would like to say that if it wasnt for me hearing his music in 1996 at 6 yrs old, i probably would have been stuck in the culture of rap and hip hop. thank you michael may you rest in peace.
How is this wonderful spirit and artist not a 'household' name? I am so crushed that he is no longer with us. Of all the would-be guitar gods, this magnificent human being deserves the very highest level of admiration from all of us. Our lives are greater for his having lived, yet less for his passing. Thanks Michael - RIP.
I am glad that Michael continued to find meaning in this piece. I did sound for him in the 70's when he was playing around Baltimore. He seems still to enjoy it 20 years later.
@eastonmackay John Stropes (stropesdotcom) worked with Michael to produce note-for-note accurate tabs. I have been purchasing transcriptions from John for many years and I am very satisfied with the quality.
One truly amazing thing about Hedges (and this is how I try to hold myself as a musician as well), he considered himself to be a songwriter over being a guitarist. It is one thing to be proficient in your instrument, it is another to be revolutionary.
I can understand that. I found him back in 1995 before he died when I was about 14 and he blew me away, and I was a protege of Mason Williams, so that's saying something about Hedges. Anyway, I remember reading the paper and seeing that he died. It was kind of like the ringleader of a secret club you belonged to dying. It was personal, but it was hard to express that to someone else.
There's no doubt a lot of it was in his hands, but he spent a lot of time on his pickup and amp system to perfect his tone, even in the early days when he was playing as dinner entertainment at the New Varsity.
the people in the audience arent laughing at hedges they are laughing because hes so damn good. i found myself doing the same thing when i saw tommy emmanuel in concert
To be fair he really does look like a goth and to someone who didnt know his hedges history, they cud be mistaken easily. Remeber a lot of these ppl are just finding out about hedges and are sifting through his vids for the first time...
He didn't go goth. He was engaged to a veterinarian and wore the dog collar for her, as a joke. He also wore a medical doctor's long coat. Notice how softly he holds his plucking hand. He was classically trained--spent hours and hours practicing in his early days. Recorded all the instruments for his two or three albums. Great lyricist, too. Played the guitar right-handed but wrote left-handed. Fascinating, incredible person, he was an excellent musician who happened to play guitar VERY well.
This is an amazing sound man, not the skills and the song it self, im talking about the sound man, it's fucking amazing, what an AWESOME acustic he had, and the amp he used to EQ, amazing, Micheal Hedges lives on!
dadgad has been around for quite some time... coincidentally it's very common in indian/moroccan music (but mostly in Celtic music). if you want to see someone who invents tunings, check out Don Ross (who hedges spoke quite highly of)
My mum died just after I heard this for the first time. Forgive the pun, but it still strikes chords with me. The world IS a darker place without this talent.
I believe the numbers correspond to the notes on a standard 88 key piano or keyboard with the number 1 starting on the left side of the paino keyboard (the lower bass range), so C1 would be the first and lowest C note starting from the left side of the keyboard and then moving up to the higher treble notes an octave each time (C2, C3, C4, etc.). That's how I interpret it anyway... Hope that helps. I had the same question just a few minutes ago, and then it came to me... :)
Oh, OK. You must have stated that in Greek. Thanks for the translation. There is no slave that needs to be released. He Whom the Son sets Free, is Free indeed! :)
they are laughing at his hand gestures i agree with the one person coughing should have been illegal so should laughing ignorant bad words. I love this music. I'm glad he was able to stay in his own world and didnt stop because of it. That would be the hardest for me is staying into my emotion while people think your being a little silly.
The pull off at 1:56 and beyond is the best part of this video because he gets so into it and really becomes a part of the experience. I skip back to it to watch the pull off and the following snap over and over again because its just exploding with emotion and that's what I feel he's all about.
Yeah this really is one of Michael's best without any doubt man! I've been playing this non-stop for around a month now & just can't get enough of it, especially when you revisit the lp's on YT.
You can't just watch this video once. Theres the amazing music that just flows from his guitar, which is like an extension of his body. Then there's the performance, his movements, his manner with the instrument. Its insane, I've never seen anything like it. I've heard plenty of guitarists do this type of style, but Michael Hedges puts substance in it, theres something there, you just can't put your finger on it ya know? I wish I had known of his stuff before he had passed away. R.I.P. MH
better than any of the other acoustic guitar players (same style) out there that i've seen so far.. including andy mckee, antoine dufour, etc, the list is endless .. but i haven't heard one song so far that gets close to this one.
good LORD this stuff is amazing. i can watch this video over and over and never get bored, it's too perfect - just absolutely fucking positively PERFECT in every way...
I was fortunate enough to hear Michael play live on seven different occasions, and once to even personally request that he play this piece at the Rosebud (now defunct) during an intermission in Pittsburgh, PA.0 I can truly say that he was not only an all-time master of guitar composition and technique, who loved what he was doing, but that he also loved to relate to the audience, and had a sort of magical connection to them that very few players can claim. live performances someday.
when someone undergoes chemotherapy their hair typically doesn't grow back so quickly. Besides their is a video of him playing aerial boundaries a little while after this and he has a full head of hair. And besides Michael has never had cancer, although I do believe that his father died of cancer.
Michael Hedges never had a Facebook page before. So I decided to start my own. Just go ahead and type in "Michael Hedges" in the search box and you'll see the page: "Michael Hedges: The Guitarist from Another Planet". I want to see if Hedges's fanbase is still out there somewhere. Long live Hedges!
I just love the extra lick he throws in at 2:14. This guy is just so bad ass. Have been listening to him for many years now but never did see him in concert. Thanks to type3 for posting these.. always knew he had amazing technique but never got to see it till now. He has true staying power and will certainly be remembered for generations to come. Have you seen all these classically trained guys trying to play this song?! Says a lot.
Michael was also classically trained. Undergrad in Music Performance and Music Ed from Univ of Oklahoma, and his Masters in Composition from Peabody Inst, and he studied with Aaron Shearer there.
I've studied MH for about 10 yrs and agree w type3 - the turnaround isn't amazing if you don't know what it is. It does look "odd". Its great there are different versions available on YT. Michael is more calm and focused in this show than other times. In other shows you can see his mind is all over the place as he plays - the guy WAS brilliant. In this one he seems very centered and balanced and it shows in his playing. It really sucked that he died so soon after this show.
It always bugs me that the audience laughs when he plays the turnaround to get back to the verse. It is so brilliant and incredible to watch. I would expect gasps instead.
Totally agree. I think the audience is just in awe of what's just happened. It's quite a compliment really. I think this performance of Ragamuffin is inspired. Thanks to Type3 for these video's. :)
I was lucky enough to have seen him live... even though i was only 7 i thought it was the most amazing thing i had ever seen and it enspired me to start playing guitar... miss you michael, RIP
This man inspired me to go forth with the acoustic guitar... no one will ever play it the way he did... this here is the timeless genius of Michael Hedges
I was fortunate enough to have seen M.H. twice and was very saddened to hear of his death. He created music that trancended any genre. I think in time(after people catch up)he will have the same impact that Hendrix had on the electric guitar.
Wow, now that just grooves. Simply wonderful. Michael was one of the biggest influences on me, that's for certain. He still occupies a huge section of memory on my iPod! Thanks for posting this.
Two Weeks before an unbelievable artist died.... ONE OF The most amazing artists to ever grace this earth...... Michael is a god... and a wonderful man... amazing.....
This is just two weeks before he died, too young, only 43, in an auto accident on a rain-slick road...He was an innovator and brilliant musician...he was an angelic person, his music heavenly, and I'm sorry he's not here any more but at least we can listen to what he created while he was here...btw, this certainly was a different look for him but he went for the offbeat look...long braids, etc....he was a great artist, a musical genius, that's the essential thing, his music...
Micheal truly was the "guitar player from another planet". His presence is truly missed, his music...timeless. This piece has particularly wonderful memories for me of another time and better place....play on my friend, play on.
Ragamuffin has always been my favorite Hedges tune! He is one of my "idols" when it comes to guitar playing! He is sorely missed, but his music will live on FOREVER!!!
I was set to see this very show and my friend goofed on the date and we missed it; Michael died a few weeks later. I did see him 6 times, though, and would have kept seeing him. He was my favorite, and this is one of favorite pieces of his. Thank you so much for posting this.
This video is actually 20 days before his death as he died on December 2, 1997!
andrisc 2 months ago
I miss Michael Hedges so much. Can you imagine what he'd be doing now if he were still around?
g2p2s 3 months ago
@g2p2s I don't think any of us have any clue what he would be doing today, given the nature of Michael Hedges. I believe that was a goal of his- discovering the unknown.
jesse1322 1 month ago
The Somerville concert is really surreal, his calculation feels amped up on every tune at this concert
jazzpsalti 3 months ago
makes my cry...
That´s what I was searching for so long!
RIP
TomMotster 5 months ago
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@ckesel191 Reminds me of the joke: What's the difference between a pop star and a fingerstyle guitarist? A: a pop star plays 4 chords for 10,000 people and a fg plays 10,000 notes for 4 people. I thought that was classic.
froggie3671 6 months ago
how is that reggea ?
xxxm0ris 8 months ago
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@xxxm0ris Who said it was...?
Valkodu 4 months ago
Wanderful Play ！！！！＼(~o~)／♪ ♪
7kunchan 8 months ago
@bassbole lets just say that rap and hip hop made me a little punk ass 6 yr old. repeatin the vulgar language and obscene lyrics. when i grew older i swore i would change that little boy into a decent young man. im 21 now and i gotta say my acoustic and i have been the best of friends. R.I.P. michael hedges.
opusdei1545 10 months ago 2
Not to come off as racist or anything but I've noticed a lot of people of Asian descent cover this song on Youtube.
Darpinion 11 months ago 3
@Darpinion thats cause most asians learn to play an instrument really well instead of half assing it ;)
(no im not asian i half ass it too dont feel bad :D)
MrPieordie 8 months ago
Just watching his fingers dance when he's playing is a sight to behold...
Valkodu 1 year ago
My favourite part of this video is around 1.30 when he's just finished playing the first 'chorus' part...
That there is the sound of an entire crowd being stunned.
therealquasar 1 year ago
Words utterly fail to do this justice. This is musicianship in its purest, most joyful form where incredible technique simply melts into effortless expression and supreme musicality. I was lucky enough to have a friend bring me to see him live in Princeton, NJ. it was unforgettable. We miss you Michael.
Satyrist777 1 year ago
It's crazy how i just came across this incredibly talented man on youtube. Aerial boundaries did it for me. I'm pretty sure i never would have heard of michael hedges if it weren't for videos like these, uploaded by genuine fans who generously share his music. I've now grown a personal attachment to the beautiful sounds he produces through a guitar.
So i'd like to say, thank you youtube, thank you to all the numerous fans, and thank you Michael Hedges.
NostalgicAlien 1 year ago
After another successful routine musical tour. Hedges would pass on within a few weeks near his home in Northern Ca. Keep those Heavenly angels mesmerized with your melodic Harp Guitar. RiP......
1957thack 1 year ago
After another successful routine musical tour. Hedges would die within weeks near his home in Northern Ca. He was only 43 yrs old.... Keep those Heavenly angelic angels from up above mesmerized with your Harp Guitar.... "RiP"
1957thack 1 year ago
Probably my favourite MH song. Thanks a lot for posting!
Parts of it remind me of Black Mountain Side.
BobTheSubgenius 1 year ago
that's how you play an acoustic guitar ,
savagenorks 1 year ago
what to say??? this man is basically my hero ...he invented the most inspirational guitar playing i have heard....and i listen to lots of guitar! Fingerstyle for life!
ViniHendrix23 1 year ago
Wow....hearing this song is one thing but to see how it's played by the master is an entirely different experience!
CWallace8787 1 year ago
michael hedges was a man who changed the acoustic world. with that in mind i would like to say that if it wasnt for me hearing his music in 1996 at 6 yrs old, i probably would have been stuck in the culture of rap and hip hop. thank you michael may you rest in peace.
opusdei1545 1 year ago
@opusdei1545 you say that like its a bad thing..
bassbole 1 year ago
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opusdei1545 1 year ago
This man set my soul on fire
MrNonoz 1 year ago
Perfection!
kristofor12345 1 year ago
I am absolutely enamored by this
CovertJazz 1 year ago
FFFFFFF'nnng Super
freddyfridgemagnet 1 year ago
Who "thumb down" this video?
MrTaylorN 1 year ago
@MrTaylorN Thumbs, down... need at least one shotgun shell...
Gregrg7 1 year ago
How is this wonderful spirit and artist not a 'household' name? I am so crushed that he is no longer with us. Of all the would-be guitar gods, this magnificent human being deserves the very highest level of admiration from all of us. Our lives are greater for his having lived, yet less for his passing. Thanks Michael - RIP.
gitardoofus 1 year ago 7
My favorite Michael Hedges tune for sure. Makes me feel like I'm walking through Atlantis or something.
tehmarzvotla 1 year ago
there are FEW artitsts in this class. Micheal inspired a lot of good players and continues to.
bartman138 2 years ago
Una grave perdita per la chitarra acustica......
Un gigante, un innovatore.....
MrForgh 2 years ago
sweet Jesus. that spirit is so awesome. I wish he could return to play a gig or two..
Abysmaltormentor 2 years ago
This song is amazing.
PAGunGuy 2 years ago
"Ringleader in a Secret Club" ... utterly well said. Thank you.
LeMortso 2 years ago
I am glad that Michael continued to find meaning in this piece. I did sound for him in the 70's when he was playing around Baltimore. He seems still to enjoy it 20 years later.
doubleprimality 2 years ago 2
is he wearing a dog collar? lol
mutley2209 2 years ago
Hedges looks totally "at one" with the music and his guitar. He was phenomenal. Have either of his children picked up the guitar?
luigig53 2 years ago
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luigig53 2 years ago
i watched the entire video with a look of pure enjoyment and amazment
his best version of this song by far
MrDantheguitarman 2 years ago
This is the essence of music...
ale92LP 2 years ago 4
he kinda looks like flea, with the baldness and head movements
mark1800 2 years ago
Does anyone know where I can get a good tab for this?
eastonmackay 2 years ago
@eastonmackay John Stropes (stropesdotcom) worked with Michael to produce note-for-note accurate tabs. I have been purchasing transcriptions from John for many years and I am very satisfied with the quality.
Fingerstile 1 year ago 4
One truly amazing thing about Hedges (and this is how I try to hold myself as a musician as well), he considered himself to be a songwriter over being a guitarist. It is one thing to be proficient in your instrument, it is another to be revolutionary.
whiskeymassacre 2 years ago 6
this tune changed my life
DanieleBazzani 2 years ago 52
Me too. He changed my life. I still feel it in my heart, losing Michael. For some reason it was a deeply personal loss to me...
rackeffect 2 years ago 5
I can understand that. I found him back in 1995 before he died when I was about 14 and he blew me away, and I was a protege of Mason Williams, so that's saying something about Hedges. Anyway, I remember reading the paper and seeing that he died. It was kind of like the ringleader of a secret club you belonged to dying. It was personal, but it was hard to express that to someone else.
ajmccarrell 2 years ago
Yeah...most people aren't aware that this level of musical genius exists. :(
EstevanMusic 2 years ago
@DanieleBazzani same here
taaang4lyfe 1 year ago
@DanieleBazzani This tune expresses my personality. No kidding. This is how I feel myself
SuperGorak 8 months ago
he had an amazing tone i wonder how much of that was in his fingers . . .probably most of it
eastonmackay 2 years ago 4
There's no doubt a lot of it was in his hands, but he spent a lot of time on his pickup and amp system to perfect his tone, even in the early days when he was playing as dinner entertainment at the New Varsity.
pbanders 2 years ago
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doubleprimality 2 years ago
amazing talent so differentif you like this check out stanley jordan on my channel
trevmm 2 years ago
RIP Hedges.
An inspiration for not just guitarists, but everyone and anyone who knows about you
Fallencomrade182 2 years ago 31
Trying to learn this incredible piece myself makes me appreciate just how detailed and complex it really.
2008ol 2 years ago 3
the people in the audience arent laughing at hedges they are laughing because hes so damn good. i found myself doing the same thing when i saw tommy emmanuel in concert
OmegasWill 2 years ago 3
Wonder why he went goth?
BenShotts 2 years ago
Why would you be a dick? The poor guy is dead, find someone else to insult
gongargongar 2 years ago
He didnt insult anyone gong he asked a question. Why would you be so fucking anal to call the guy a dick?
Hopppsss 2 years ago
He called Michael Hedges a goth. THat is a fucking insult to him and his fans.
gongargongar 2 years ago
To be fair he really does look like a goth and to someone who didnt know his hedges history, they cud be mistaken easily. Remeber a lot of these ppl are just finding out about hedges and are sifting through his vids for the first time...
Hopppsss 2 years ago 2
He didn't go goth. He was engaged to a veterinarian and wore the dog collar for her, as a joke. He also wore a medical doctor's long coat. Notice how softly he holds his plucking hand. He was classically trained--spent hours and hours practicing in his early days. Recorded all the instruments for his two or three albums. Great lyricist, too. Played the guitar right-handed but wrote left-handed. Fascinating, incredible person, he was an excellent musician who happened to play guitar VERY well.
yogistein 2 years ago 4
This is an amazing sound man, not the skills and the song it self, im talking about the sound man, it's fucking amazing, what an AWESOME acustic he had, and the amp he used to EQ, amazing, Micheal Hedges lives on!
RicardoBatistaPassos 2 years ago
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Anth0nyGiuliani 2 years ago
Thanks to the person who posted this video. I'm a big fan of Hedges' music.
yinyuexuesheng 3 years ago
Excellent!
JackFlemingFan 3 years ago
he makes his own tunning
lookihavenewsn 3 years ago
dadgad is a fairly standard alternate tuning
guitarchitectural 3 years ago
It is now, not so much back then though.
MihaZ 3 years ago
dadgad has been around for quite some time... coincidentally it's very common in indian/moroccan music (but mostly in Celtic music). if you want to see someone who invents tunings, check out Don Ross (who hedges spoke quite highly of)
guitarchitectural 3 years ago
My mum died just after I heard this for the first time. Forgive the pun, but it still strikes chords with me. The world IS a darker place without this talent.
waldorftflywheel 3 years ago
Does anyone know what the numbers next to the notes on the tuning in the description means? eg D2 A2 D3 etc
Thanks
steveshiatsu 3 years ago
The numbers refer to the octave the note is in.
sarngiber 3 years ago 2
Thankyou
steveshiatsu 3 years ago
I believe the numbers correspond to the notes on a standard 88 key piano or keyboard with the number 1 starting on the left side of the paino keyboard (the lower bass range), so C1 would be the first and lowest C note starting from the left side of the keyboard and then moving up to the higher treble notes an octave each time (C2, C3, C4, etc.). That's how I interpret it anyway... Hope that helps. I had the same question just a few minutes ago, and then it came to me... :)
doulos737 3 years ago
luou ton doulon
sarngiber 2 years ago
Hi sarngiber. Not sure what you said, but have a great day! :)
doulos737 2 years ago
doulos is the greek word for slave, so I commanded you to release the slave.
sarngiber 2 years ago
Oh, OK. You must have stated that in Greek. Thanks for the translation. There is no slave that needs to be released. He Whom the Son sets Free, is Free indeed! :)
doulos737 2 years ago
they are laughing at his hand gestures i agree with the one person coughing should have been illegal so should laughing ignorant bad words. I love this music. I'm glad he was able to stay in his own world and didnt stop because of it. That would be the hardest for me is staying into my emotion while people think your being a little silly.
warriorbysword 3 years ago 2
The pull off at 1:56 and beyond is the best part of this video because he gets so into it and really becomes a part of the experience. I skip back to it to watch the pull off and the following snap over and over again because its just exploding with emotion and that's what I feel he's all about.
xAkeeganx 3 years ago 2
following riff sorry not snap
xAkeeganx 3 years ago
I'm guessing it was the combination of hitting the neck of the guitar and the spiked-collar around his neck that made the audience laugh.
Tman4000 3 years ago
There is nothing to say...he was pure music.
fujimo 3 years ago
does anyone know if the strobes transriptions is in tab for this song? thanks in advance
timmyjbone 3 years ago
Yes. Tab and standard notation.
foodforthemoon 3 years ago
I was fortunate enough to have won free tickets to this show... Michael Hedges died in a car accident 3 weeks later...
terrible tragedy, fantastic talent
kenf1ott 3 years ago 6
Michaels music really does bring tears to my eyes, so much beauty so much passion
legacyabq 3 years ago 2
Yeah this really is one of Michael's best without any doubt man! I've been playing this non-stop for around a month now & just can't get enough of it, especially when you revisit the lp's on YT.
Peace.
zenfreestyler 3 years ago
Coughing should have been illegal during a Hedges performance.
Tman4000 3 years ago 6
He was amazing indeed, no one will be ore are like Michael Hedges.. He is one of a kind, you can just see him feeling the music he plays
R.I.P Michael Hedges
oskislindau 3 years ago
Just amazing... So beatifull music that one have to just listen it over and over again. Like flowing river of perfect tunes. R.I.P
maulros 3 years ago
You can't just watch this video once. Theres the amazing music that just flows from his guitar, which is like an extension of his body. Then there's the performance, his movements, his manner with the instrument. Its insane, I've never seen anything like it. I've heard plenty of guitarists do this type of style, but Michael Hedges puts substance in it, theres something there, you just can't put your finger on it ya know? I wish I had known of his stuff before he had passed away. R.I.P. MH
fatimanuelology 3 years ago
The title of the song really threw me off before I listened to it xD.
And the only way I could tell that this was him was because of that rocker's headbob he does when he plays ;)
jkshoujk 3 years ago
better than any of the other acoustic guitar players (same style) out there that i've seen so far.. including andy mckee, antoine dufour, etc, the list is endless .. but i haven't heard one song so far that gets close to this one.
not even drifting ..
amit369 3 years ago 3
good LORD this stuff is amazing. i can watch this video over and over and never get bored, it's too perfect - just absolutely fucking positively PERFECT in every way...
widdelywah292 3 years ago 2
I love how the audience laughs at the part when he knocks the neck. So Hedge-iesque.
Tman4000 3 years ago
this man was truley amazing...this, in my opinion was his second best song, nly to be bettered by arial boundries
llauer76 3 years ago
such an amazing song, so sad and so beautiful ..
amit369 3 years ago
His greatest song.
lordmatthewjones 3 years ago 4
I saw and spoke with him 1982 in Bonn, Germany
Retelas 3 years ago
I was fortunate enough to hear Michael play live on seven different occasions, and once to even personally request that he play this piece at the Rosebud (now defunct) during an intermission in Pittsburgh, PA.0 I can truly say that he was not only an all-time master of guitar composition and technique, who loved what he was doing, but that he also loved to relate to the audience, and had a sort of magical connection to them that very few players can claim. live performances someday.
goodfella2112 3 years ago
only one month before he died.
This is some of the last footage of the legend living. He seriously revolutionized the world of Fingerstyle acoustic guitar.
bewillon 3 years ago 2
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he was diagnosed with some type of cancer and had to undergo kemo therapy
2fast2fcuk 3 years ago
when someone undergoes chemotherapy their hair typically doesn't grow back so quickly. Besides their is a video of him playing aerial boundaries a little while after this and he has a full head of hair. And besides Michael has never had cancer, although I do believe that his father died of cancer.
sarngiber 3 years ago 3
no thats a rumor.. he shaved it all off
I mean seriourly michael always did great things with his hair.
OmegasWill 3 years ago
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Michael Hedges never had a Facebook page before. So I decided to start my own. Just go ahead and type in "Michael Hedges" in the search box and you'll see the page: "Michael Hedges: The Guitarist from Another Planet". I want to see if Hedges's fanbase is still out there somewhere. Long live Hedges!
anibru90 3 years ago
Yeah.
acousticland 3 years ago
Truly one of his best tunes and very inspirational. I love the way he changes nonchalantly changes time signatures for the coda. RIP Michael.
rowenh3 3 years ago
great song
LEozmaiden 3 years ago
can´t stop listening to this! xD
Ibanezdude16 3 years ago
I just love the extra lick he throws in at 2:14. This guy is just so bad ass. Have been listening to him for many years now but never did see him in concert. Thanks to type3 for posting these.. always knew he had amazing technique but never got to see it till now. He has true staying power and will certainly be remembered for generations to come. Have you seen all these classically trained guys trying to play this song?! Says a lot.
autumnsu 3 years ago 2
Michael was also classically trained. Undergrad in Music Performance and Music Ed from Univ of Oklahoma, and his Masters in Composition from Peabody Inst, and he studied with Aaron Shearer there.
I love that extra raga-lick at 2:14, too!
jalboe 3 years ago
masterpiece!
beerbash86 3 years ago
This performance is brilliant.
ShaneDignan 3 years ago
it's what he plays, it's how he plays it ... this guy is pure music and pure magic
lordofemeralds 3 years ago 2
I've studied MH for about 10 yrs and agree w type3 - the turnaround isn't amazing if you don't know what it is. It does look "odd". Its great there are different versions available on YT. Michael is more calm and focused in this show than other times. In other shows you can see his mind is all over the place as he plays - the guy WAS brilliant. In this one he seems very centered and balanced and it shows in his playing. It really sucked that he died so soon after this show.
gibbonskevin 3 years ago
It always bugs me that the audience laughs when he plays the turnaround to get back to the verse. It is so brilliant and incredible to watch. I would expect gasps instead.
hggazim 3 years ago
i just don't think they'd ever seen anything like it, and thought perhaps he was goofing around or something; they had no reference frame
type3secretion 3 years ago
@type3secretion
Totally agree. I think the audience is just in awe of what's just happened. It's quite a compliment really. I think this performance of Ragamuffin is inspired. Thanks to Type3 for these video's. :)
AlbertMustang 1 year ago
i'll admit that i laughed a bit, but only because i was amazed
soujiro73 3 years ago
this is incredible and looks near impossible to play
but that's ok because he looks out of this world
shakesuka 3 years ago
I was lucky enough to have seen him live... even though i was only 7 i thought it was the most amazing thing i had ever seen and it enspired me to start playing guitar... miss you michael, RIP
EtRCamel 4 years ago 3
カッコいい!!!!!!サビの盛り上がりの異常さ、それなのに曲の終わり方にはまるで執着を感じさせない・・・。後、ネックを叩いて音をだす。自分がこの場にいたら、観客同様おぉぉ～って言ってしまいます。
31104432 4 years ago 5
just discovered this guy tnite.
what a winner
VintageSystem 4 years ago
No words to describe my feelings... We miss you and your music Michael
pacofdl 4 years ago 4
This man inspired me to go forth with the acoustic guitar... no one will ever play it the way he did... this here is the timeless genius of Michael Hedges
GluedSpirit 4 years ago 3
1:25...everyone just giggles in disbelief
JimB667 4 years ago 3
I was fortunate enough to have seen M.H. twice and was very saddened to hear of his death. He created music that trancended any genre. I think in time(after people catch up)he will have the same impact that Hendrix had on the electric guitar.
BGEARS 4 years ago
Oh man, how I love that arm position switching at 1:22... He was so straight it's almost inhuman.
Fairlight60 4 years ago
woohooooooo! damn, this guy had it goin.
lookitsdan 4 years ago
lol - Damn Straight..!!!
SheezaSweetcake 4 years ago
My favorite Hedges tune!! This is an AMAZING performance!
Mausermx 4 years ago 2
i just started learnging this song it is so incredible wow
randyrhodes77 4 years ago
I love the mutters from the crowd just after that first upbeat part.
Man, I can't stop watching this.
BoxcarBetts 4 years ago
Guy tells a story with his guitar. Awesome, thanx.
420buddzz 4 years ago
Guy tells a story with his guitar. Awesome.
420buddzz 4 years ago 3
Wow, now that just grooves. Simply wonderful. Michael was one of the biggest influences on me, that's for certain. He still occupies a huge section of memory on my iPod! Thanks for posting this.
kirkhanser 4 years ago
Two Weeks before an unbelievable artist died.... ONE OF The most amazing artists to ever grace this earth...... Michael is a god... and a wonderful man... amazing.....
Emirikolthechaotic2 4 years ago 2
This is just two weeks before he died, too young, only 43, in an auto accident on a rain-slick road...He was an innovator and brilliant musician...he was an angelic person, his music heavenly, and I'm sorry he's not here any more but at least we can listen to what he created while he was here...btw, this certainly was a different look for him but he went for the offbeat look...long braids, etc....he was a great artist, a musical genius, that's the essential thing, his music...
lilyvale2275 4 years ago 9
Thanks for uploading this. A brilliant tune by an incredible player. I'm pretty sure that the stage gear wasn't entirely meant to be taken seriously!
lesjcheetham 4 years ago
concentrate about the music fucksticks.. Michael Hedges=the greatest musician/musical innovator to ever walk the earth!!
wappadudu 4 years ago
he was very soulful in his playing....
Indieguitarist85 4 years ago
Of course not, he is much too old to wear tight leather briefs. But...Dog Collar, Witch Hat and Dress. Mannequin onstage.
musikdude123 4 years ago
DADGAD tuning
toooberoot 4 years ago
one of michaels best pieces. thanks for the upload
therealkingfuse 4 years ago
I miss you Mike!! Thanks for posting this!!
kfried148 4 years ago
Micheal truly was the "guitar player from another planet". His presence is truly missed, his music...timeless. This piece has particularly wonderful memories for me of another time and better place....play on my friend, play on.
connie33765 4 years ago 2
Awesome song, love it. Please take a look at my vid and place a comment.
GaiusMucius 4 years ago
Love and respect
timothyerin 4 years ago
Ragamuffin has always been my favorite Hedges tune! He is one of my "idols" when it comes to guitar playing! He is sorely missed, but his music will live on FOREVER!!!
maestrogringo 5 years ago
That's a cool move he does at 1:22!!!
STICKSnSTRINGS 5 years ago
Nice song, but what's up with the Gay S&M wardrobe?
musikdude123 5 years ago
Yeah I second this opinion/question. Anyone know?
drcroc2 5 years ago
I was set to see this very show and my friend goofed on the date and we missed it; Michael died a few weeks later. I did see him 6 times, though, and would have kept seeing him. He was my favorite, and this is one of favorite pieces of his. Thank you so much for posting this.
badger500 5 years ago
i'd say its worse for someone like me, who only gets a chance to expirience music like this from an album, or youtube, rip michael
sunnyguitardude 5 years ago
superb... just close your eyes and listen, this music takes you to another world.
mossyburger 5 years ago
Tears fill my eyes when i see this video.
Why did you have to go so soon. Michael?
tjazmin 5 years ago