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  • This is lovely

  • How do you film this? And... I really want an appalachian dulcimer... How can I get one over to Sweden? XD

  • you really sound like joni

  • wow!!! i LOVE it!!

  • Beautiful. Amazing. And such an encouragement to me at this time. Just what was needed!

    Thanks, Holly.

  • This is great! One of the best youtube videos I've ever seen. If this was on CD I'd buy it! What's the dulcimer tuning? Chris

  • What tuning do you use for the ducimer.

  • Lady what you have here is the best amateur cover of this great song. You are better than Gypsy and your voice has more timbre than the great one, by that I mean Joni herself. Your cover is brilliant.

  • Great Cover, Lovely voice

  • Many thanks your lovely comments and for supporting my music.

    I am so sorry that I haven't had time to thank you all personally but I have loads of work to do for uni at the mo.

    I will continue to put on videos as often as I can.

    Thank you again.Lots of love ♫Hollyxx ♫

    ps-Thanks also to all those who have sent me PM's about buying my music. Downloads of my originals and copies of my album are available from my website which can be accessed via the banner at the top of my channel page xx

  • Amazing cover of a Canadian icon Joni Mitchell thank you Holly

  • I was just writing a fellow youtuber/Joni-fan about your cover of this so I hadda' come by for a fresh listen..., or two...or...

    It's "still" outstanding vocally, musically and visually ! ( huh...go figure )

    This always makes my heart n' ears smile, Big Time ! Thanks again Holly. :-))

  • ah Holly this cover is perfect. and squee dulcimer. so want to learn it.

  • but you're bass isn't plugged in?

  • @maybeindeed

    Hi - many thanks for your nice comment.

    I am sorry it stopped too soon :(

    It is ok here.

    Take care,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • kudos to ya great job,,,, super voice 

  • @natobaden

    Thank you - I am really happy that you liked it. :-)

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • I just plain re-e-e-eally love this cover.

  • @profwaldo

    Haha! - Thank you v-e-e-e-e-e-r-y much!! :-)

    Best Wishes to you,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • A great idea for each video, that's fantstic... and you have a wonderful voice! =)

  • @Yulaiho

    You are very kind - thank you very much for your lovely comment.

    Take care,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • WOW!! This is impressive... I was like jaw dropped the whole time :)

  • @cutekwboi

    Wow! - thank you VERY much for your great comment. :-)

    Take care,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • really fun video!

  • wow this was surprisingly well done

  • Creative video and beautiful vocals!

  • This is Excellent !

    I've been a big Joni fan for over 40 years and

    I must say this is the best cover of this I've ever heard.

    A pure pleasure to listen to and fun to watch you enjoy

    singing it. I smiled throughout n' LOL a couple times.

    Great cover, Great FUN ! Thank You ! Fav'd -wally :-))

    Wow !

  • wow you're incredibly talented! thanks for sharing this! i really enjoy ur vids. thanks!

  • Sweet! Sweet! Sweet! And did I say, 'Sweet'! :) A beautiful display of sight and sound!

  • Hey, you sound *better* than Joni. What a great video: super singing, great video. I just love it!!! Very professional.

  • this is definatley one of the better covers of this song on youtube

  • I expected this to be really bad, because most covers on YouTube suck, but I was pleasantly surprised. Now I wanna hear you sing California or A Case of You. Or Woodstock. Oh, Woodstock would be great.

    Keep up the good work.

  • nice, i liked it

  • you are so talented!!!

  • Hi Holly,

    I've just listened to the Joni Mitchell original and I infinitely prefer your version;an absolute joy to listen to.Thank you and very best wishes,Trevor

  • @stringer251

    Hi Trevor

    Thank you very much for that lovely compliment - you are very kind!

    Very best wishes to you too,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

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  • WOW, awesome cover. I really enjoyed your version.

  • @manofnusic

    Thank you for your lovely comment :)

    Take Care,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • What a nice job! Great! *****

  • @edmundblackedder

    Many thanks for your lovely comment and the stars too!

    Best Wishes,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • A lot of fun... I was wondering if you were going to do the harmonies... glad I stayed with it until the end.

    Dave

  • @DaveZeman

    Haha! Thank you for staying until the end and for your great comment.

    Take Care,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • I just heard Cyndi Lauper's version ...I then heard yours ..Wow you make the song proud. Thank you for sharing that with us ..Great voice and camera angles..

  • @mamascafebaci

    Hi - thankyou for your lovely comment and great compliment - you are very kind.

    Take Care,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • i really love your voice, pretty sweeett!!!

    and the cammera just love your face!!! really!!! cheers from mexico!

  • @MarioERG88

    Thank you very much - you are very kind!

    Best Wishes from the UK. :-)

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • So good, again & again. This time I just had to check out Joni performing the song. Also saw a nice version by Cyndi Lauper. However, it's your version that I like, the finest :)

  • @MalquiLans

    Thankyou very much for your great comment. Cyndi Lauper's version is great isn't it! I am really happy that my version was ok too - thankyou. It was great to have an excuse to play my new Appalachian Dulcimer too :)

    Best Wishes,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • AWESOME!!

  • @Iiloveny THANKYOU!! :)

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • Stunning!

  • @diversicolour Thankyou very much ;)

    I hope you are well :)

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • Great !!!

  • @bgbelgorock

    Thankyou very much :)

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • Hello Acoustic-Guitar-Holly, E-Bass-Holly, Lead-Vocal-Holly, Background-Vocal-Holly and a big hello to the yet unknown Appalachian-Dulcimer-Holly :-O :-)

    I bet it will not be the last Holly we'll get to know. ;-) Your heavenly joy and your talent playing different instruments is really wonderful! And so is the beautiful arrangement you've made for that lovely song! The dulcimer blends very well with the guitar.

    Very Best Wishes to all you Hollies :-D

    Johannes

  • @OTreebeardO

    Hello Johannes :)

    Thankyou for your wonderful comment, from all of us ;)

    It was brilliant to have a go with my Dulcimer. I do play it live sometimes and people seem very interested in it. It is quite awkward to stop it from falling off of my lap though!

    I hope you are well and not working too hard.

    Very best wishes to you too :)

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • Hey Holly - You know Bob Downe (Mark Trevorrow) I know, and he has in his 'fav singers' playlist Joni Mitchell, so I sent this to him. I so hope he has a chance to see it - love Susan xxxx - oh he is bobdowne4real on here!

  • @trowuttatwo

    Wow! Thankyou so much Susan! Yes I do know of him. Mum and dad showed me some vids of him on YT. They thought he was brilliant when he was on TV over here quite a while ago. I wonder if he watched it - lol!

    I hope you and David and Spoggy are well. I am sorry I have neglected everyone lately :( I have still not finished my CD cover but I wanted to answer a few comments so people don't think I have forgotten them.

    Bye for now

    (((Hugs)))

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • Yes, very nicely sung; it's a great, great album 'Blue'. I'm keeping my fingers crossed you'll include a song or two from it on your own CD. This one, and 'A Case of You' maybe ;-)

  • @yizhivika

    Hiya - thankyou very much. You are right 'Blue' is a great album, I love it!

    I am afraid the CD is just my originals this time, as it will be too tricky to get the rights for cover songs and also it is quite expensive.

    Take Care,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • Terrific. Enjoyed it all. -Ron

  • @rhopen

    Thankyou very much Ron - I am very happy that you enjoyed it :)

    Best Wishes,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • Holly for President! Lady, you have made me proud to be from Appalachia! Happy New Year!

  • we have a dulcimer here too - did you know that Larry - David actually plays some musical instruments too! :-)

  • Hey, lady! Hope you guys are well! :)

  • Wait a sec - I don't think you have every addressed me as "lady' - ok who are you and what have you done with Lar!!!!!!!!!! LOL - yes I wondered if you knew that David can also pick up any darn musical instrument and make music - not great but enough to impress me - I am going to get a video of him playing the irish Tin whistle to Spoggy soon :-) - nope, we both feel offish and sick, nothing serious

  • @zmov1

    Woohoo! Thankyou Larry - President Holly - LOL - sounds kind of cool ;)

    Appalachia is the BEST!!!

    Bye for now,

    ♫ Hollyxx ♫

  • I apparently haven't commented on this yet which is absolutely astounding because I absolutely, completely, fantastically, amazingly, extremely, adoringly, admiringly LOVE this song <3

    It is quite flawless ...

    Love it !

    Happy New Year Holly ! ( tad late but )

  • I see you got the thesauraus I sent then? ;-)

  • How come I missed this one?

    It's always a joy to see a new video of you,

    Holy!!!

    Impressive!

  • wow! i love this video - you are so talented:)

  • OK now this was impressive Alpet :) Excellent work, very professional ! Tumbs up

  • Holy mackerel! Very impressive performance AND production (love the 4-way screen and overdubs)! And the dulcimer - what a treat! Don't hear that string instrument being used much, but this is awesome! Lots o'talent on display here, fer sure!

  • Came across you by accident, and am so glad I did. Real talent amid todays manufactured dross. Pray this New Year will be good to you, and all real music lovers too. Good stuff very talented lady. Happy New Year. x

  • I can't believe how totally cool this is!

    Gets you another 5 this revisit, but 5 isn't enough.

  • best post yet. joni ought to be very pleased. mixing and putting it  totally in sync. Cool!

  • You are pretty incredible. If I close my eyes I would think that I'm listening to Joni Mitchell.

  • Wow! This is totally awesome! Your a musical genious. favorited and 5 stars!

    Love,

    ~Jeffro

  • Thankyou josie - for the lovely comment and the stars too!

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Hello David :)

    Thank you for your lovely comment *blushes* :)

    I love to play my Dulcimer and play it when I do live gigs. There are not many of them over here, so people often ask all about it. It is quite tricky to balance on my knees when I am playing though, and I have to be careful it doesn't slide off :)

    I hope you had a lovely Christmas and will have a very Happy New Year!

    (((Hugs)))

    Hollyxxx

  • Thank you Dan - You are very kind :)

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Thankyou very much pixie - for the lovely comment and the five and fave too!

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • This is an amazing cover! Great job!

  • @lbeamer44

    Thankyou very much - I am really glad that you liked it.

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxx

  • Can't believe I didn't add a comment in response to this natural rendering - so unlike the flase, forced performances of so many singers. Yet another example just lovely singing: thank you Holly!

  • @Bongaloops

    Thank YOU, for your lovely comment.

    I really love Joni's songs and am collecting her vinyls. I sing some of her covers at my live gigs :)

    Happy New Year.

    Hollyxxx

  • Fantastic Video ! 5 stars // ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

  • @Maniaccount

    Hi - Thankyou very much for your lovely comment and the stars. I don't know why your comment went to spam - grrrrr!

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Very cool :-D how do you do the split screen like that?

  • @kendalismyname

    Hiya :)

    I used Pinnacle Studio Software to do my editing - hope that helps :)

    Happy New Year

    Hollyxxx

  • thanks! happy new year to you too!

  • totally awesome !!

  • @somncountry

    Thankyou very much :)

    Happy New Year.

    Hollyxxx

  • Had to share more....THIS WAS LOVELY HOLLY!!!

  • @Maysey1

    Thankyou so much Mark - you are very kind to share my video.

    Have a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

    Many good wishes to you and Noy :)

    (((Hugs)))

    Hollyxxx

  • Wonderful cover of this beautiful song Holly. I just strung up an old mountain dulcimer for a friend for Christmas. Exceptional performance as always Holly. It's truly been a pleasure finding you here on YT and hope to see much more from you in 2010. Mark

  • Wow Mark - I bet it was beautiful!

    I bought mine from e-bay :) I love to play it when I am doing live gigs - hardly anyone here has ever seen them before and they think it's great.

    Thank you again.

    Very best wishes,

    Hollyxxx

  • I love this song... you did an amazing job!!!

    Merry♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Christmas♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

  • Thankyou very much sharbohemia :)

    I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

    Happy New Year.

    Hollyxxx

  • Really nice.Cheers.

  • Many thanks Larry - you are very kind :)

    Happy New Year.

    Hollyxxx

  • Yay! Joni's songs are always great. Wonderful post.

  • Thankyou very much for your lovely comment key2kingdom. I love all of Joni's songs and am collecting her vinyls at the moment :)

    Happy New Year.

    Hollyxxx

  • Good morning HOLLY!!!

    Thanks for a wonderful song....!!!

    Yours faithfully, Alexander.

  • Helloooooo Alexander :)

    ThankYOU for your amazing support!

    I hope you had am amazing Christmas and I wish you all the very best for a Happy and Healthy 2010.

    (((Hugs)))

    Hollyxxx

  • Holly I really GREATLY ENJOY This video. It is the best version I have seen on youtube (although Cyndi Lauper comes a close second ) I like your style and the video with the four panels showing how you play and sing each part is really wonderful. I love being able to see how all the sound of the music is produced. You are so talented. It's great you have so many videos showing how you and your music mature. I like your ukulele song alot also. See ya!

  • Hi Gary :)

    Wow! What a wonderful comment - thank you very much!!

    Cyndi Lauper's version is brilliant isn't it!

    I always play all of my own music for my videos, so I thought that I would have a go at the panels this time-it took ages though :)

    A few people have said they like my little ukulele song, so it is going on my CD that I have just recorded ;)

    Thankyou again.

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • I like it Holly, thanks so much! Have a very Merry Christmas...Dave

  • Hi Dave :)

    Thank YOU for watching and commenting!

    I hope you had a great Christmas!

    Have a very Happy New Year.

    Hollyxxx

  • Hi, you were the reason why I joined YT about one year ago. I wanted to do at least a minimum to support you by rating every of your songs with five stars. I was fascinated by your music, the one eyed alien and your number one fan, the sparrow. This is my first comment on your channel and I clearly want to say, that your music has given me a lot of good times over the last year. I´m looking forward to buy your album and hope, that many will follow!

    Merry Christmas from a proud fan!!

  • Hi EmilderWeise :)

    Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! You are very kind and I am very flattered by your words.

    I am really happy that you are enjoying my music. The one eyed alien was great fun to do. The lyrics were by Rob (jugnutgut) who I collaborated with on quite a few of my early videos. Spoggy is an amazing little sparrow and so are his 'mum and dad' :)

    Thankyou again!

    I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and will have a very Happy New Year!

    Very Best Wishes

    Hollyxxx

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  • Hello Holly,

    It's always a joy to hear and see you sing. It looks so easy when you sing, but we know better.

    I wish you a very merry Christmas and a very happy New Year with lots of music of your own, because you make beautiful music.

    Lots of Love Ernst from holland

  • Hello Ernst :)

    Thank you very much for your great comment.

    I hope you had a lovely Christmas and will have an amazing 2010. Thank you very much for all of your wonderful support :)

    Take Care

    Hollyxxx

  • yYOU HAVE DONE IT AGAIN YOU NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME THEIR TEN DIFFERENT PERSONALITY IN YOUR MIND TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL YOU DO THIS VIDEO IS FANTASTIC ONCE AGAIN I WISH YOU WOULD REDO YOUR VERSION OF LEONARD COHEN'S HALLELUJAH AND STILL KEEP THE FIRST ONE AS YOU EXPLAINED THAT IT HAD A SPECIAL MEANING TO YOU MERRY XMASS AND HAVE GREAT YEAR COMMING UP I EXPECT BIG THINGS TO HAPPEN IN YOUR MUSIC CAREER SOON THANKS FOR HOUR OF LISTING PLEASURE YOU HAVE GIVEN TO ALL YOUR FANS .

  • Hello caperguy :)

    Thank you very much for your AMAZING comment and all of your great support. I am really happy that you are enjoying my videos.

    I will see what I can do about Hallelujah next year ;) I sing it a lot at my live gigs.

    I hope you have a very Happy New Year.

    Best wishes,

    Hollyxxx

  • What a wonderful cover of a GREAT song - you have a terrific voice - I LOVE it!

  • Thank you very much troll2u42 :)

    I am really happy that you like it - I love singing Joni's songs :)

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxx

  • oh, i love love love it! lovely voice as always =) and i like how you did the video... pretty nifty!

  • Thankyou reveriies :)

    I love this song too and all of Joni's songs!

    It was good fun doing the video, but took aaaaages - lol!

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Very nice Holly...love it!!!

    Great performance...

    Hugs, Heidi

  • Many thanks Heidi :)

    I hope you had an amazing Christmas and will have a wonderful New Year!

    (((Hugs)))

    Hollyxxxx

  • great

  • Hi JC007ABCD :)

    Many thanks for your comment - you are very kind.

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • This is wonderful.

  • Thankyou bbuteo :)

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Good one Holly.I like that dulcimer!

  • Thankyou Joe :)

    I love my dulcimer too :)

    I play it at live gigs and they are not very common over here so some people are quite fascinated by it! It is tricky to stop it from slipping off of my lap though-lol!

    I hope you had a brilliant Christmas and wish you a very Happy New Year too!

    (((Hugs)))

    Hollyxxx

  • This is great,good job!

  • Many thanks taorob - you are very kind.

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxx

  • why was there no wink at the end of this video? you should always wink at us at the end of your videos, it is your trademark :P

  • Oops!!! Sorry about that Adriaan - I was so busy concentrating on getting the video right that I completely forgot :S I will try and remember next time :)

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • best wishes to you :)

  • this makes me wanna read the sun also rises again for some reason

  • Really ??

    Thankyou very much for your comment.

    Have a very Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

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  • Haha! It worked fine ;)

    Hollyxxx

  • You are quite the multitalented musician. Fantastic! You did an excellent job in every aspect of this video. I also really like what you've done with your hair. Its rockin!

  • Hi Rich :)

    Thank you very much for your lovely comment - I am blushing now :)

    Thank you for the comments about the video too - it took me ages to do but I love to try out new things with the software.

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Hi Holly, Wow, whoo hoo!! I love this!! You really hit it perfect this time......(fine)......

    Blue used to be my favorite record way back when it came out, thanks for the memories.

  • Haha! Hi Mark :)

    Thank you very much for your lovely comment - I'm glad it was ok - Joni is a hard act to follow isn't she :) I love her music and am trying to collect her vinyls.

    I play this one and a couple more covers of hers at my live gigs and they always seem to go down well. She was here at the IW festival in 1970-there are some YT videos of it - amazing!!!

    Happy New Year to you and your family.

    (((Hugs)))

    Hollyxxxx

  • great Holly

  • Many thanks meromero989 :)

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Happy new year to you too Hollyxxx

    thanks to replay

    meromero989 form Iraq

    my regards

  • So incredibly multi-talented - the voice of an angel - and the camera loves you. You are going to be a BIG STAR my trout ; )

    5 (THEY PAVED PARADISE AND PUT UP A PARKING LOT) STARS!!!!!

  • Haha - hi Andy :)

    Thank you for lovely comment!

    I love BYT too and always play it at my live gigs :)

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Hi ! This video, I've found it alone, when I was watching what was on your channel. I've seen that you play guitar, after having seen you playing Piano. Well done. I don't talk of the Bass, cause when you play guitar, a simple Bass line isn't a problem. I've listened to this version (listened, not heared, big difference) & now, I'm hearing it again while I'm writting to you. 5*! BYE !

  • Hi Laurent :)

    Thank you very much for your lovely comment. I would love to be able to play every instrument I could find haha! but, unfortunately I don't have time to learn to play every one well. I played the clarinet for quite a while and also the cello and other instruments a little. I am hoping one day to learn to play the harp amongst other things :) I just LOVE music!

    Thankyou again.

    Happy New Year.

    Hollyxxx

  • Fantastic Holly - ***** Gene *****

  • Hi Gene - lovely to see you :)

    Thankyou for the lovely comment and stars too!

    Wishing you a very happy and healthy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Back just to say ...SO beautiful!

    SO absolutely delightful! <3

  • Hello Tom :)

    Thankyou SO much for coming back!

    I am very happy that you are enjoying the video. I love Joni's songs and am collecting her vinyls at the moment-brilliant!

    I hope you had a lovely Christmas and will have a very Happy New Year!

    (((Hugs)))

    Hollyxxx

  • Fabulous!!! :)

  • Thankyou MalquiLans - you are very kind :)

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Exquisitely done (and running out of adjectives).

    Years ago I was working a Renaisance Fair and the guy in the booth next to mine had dulcimers for sale. I didn't know how to play one but picked it up pretty quickly and developed a sort of 'rock dulcimer' style. The guy banned me from his booth because it wasn't how dulcimers were meant to be played (so he said).

    Sorry, seeing you play one reminded me of that.

  • Oh my goodness, lol!

  • Hi pteranodon :)

    Oh dear - that wasn't very kind!

    I hope I am playing mine properly :)

    Thank you for your comment!

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Holly, you are a muti-talented and charming person. Watching your videos (even the darker ones) brightens my day because it reminds me that in a world filled w/ pain and evil there are bursts of sunshine. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your loved ones.

  • Hello 071949 :)

    Thank you so much for your lovely and very flattering comment. I am very happy that you enjoy my music. I hope that my love of music and writing comes across in my songs. I am very lucky to be able to do something I enjoy so much and have lovely people like you saying that it brightens their day - that is wonderful - thankyou again :)

    Happy New Year to you and your family!

    Best Wishes

    Hollyxxx

  • Hi Holly, that's some great video again! I'm amazed that you play dulcimer now, too! Keep on going, you are the best!!!

  • Hiya Martin - how are you? I hope you are well!

    Thank you for your lovely comment. I love the dulcimer and play it when I sing this one at live gigs.

    I hope you had a brilliant Christmas and I wish you a very Happy New Year!!

    (((Hugs)))

    Hollyxxxx

  • BEAUTIFUL **********

  • Thankyou Fleur - You are VERY kind :)

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • I love it you're brilliant

  • Many thanks twikguitar :)

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx

  • Interesting video. What software does this 4 screen split?

  • Thankyou musicfamily :)

    I use Pinnacle Studio Software - hope that helps!

    Best Wishes

    Hollyxxx

  • Miss Kirby, you are amazing! Is there anything you can't play!? ~ A dulcimer!?

    Everything you post is delightful! <3

    Loved this song! Your voice just seems

    to flutter sweetly, above the music, in this one. Brilliant and Beautiful! * * * * *

  • Hi Mister Tom :)

    Thank you again for your amaaaazing comment!

    (((Hugs)))

    Hollyxxx

  • That was delightful Holly. Nice rendition that captures the mood of the song perfectly. And I also enjoyed the cat's fleeting guest appearance.

  • Hello rogkeista :)

    Thank you very much for your lovely comment.

    Haha! Violet, the kitten, is not at all keen on my music, especially my singing, and pats my face and then runs off when I start to sing :)

    Happy New Year!

    Hollyxxx