Heliotrope Bouquet - Scott Joplin/Louis Chauvin - Acoustic Ragtime Guitar

Enjoying a few rays of sunshine while playing my favorite rag "Heliotope Bouquet" by Scott Joplin and Louis Chauvin.
I couldn't find any other evidence for it but according to the Hollywood movie this rag was dictated by Louis Chauvin, in his deathbed, to Scott Joplin. Louis Chauvin was a famous ragtime 'professor' (pianoplayer) but didn't know how to write down music, hence the colaboration with Scott Joplin.

The beautiful delicacy of this rag shines through its slow pace - I think it cannot be played slow enough.
The title is exceptionally fitting if you know that Heliotrophe (a pink-purple tint) is among the handful of "half-mourning" colors worn by Victorians during the last stage of mourning. I really love the introspective and mournful character of this rag; that's also why I chose to play it on a nylon-string guitar (a Alhambra Crossover).

I learned the guitararrangement from an old Kicking Mule lp called "The Entertainer". Canadian guitarist Jim McLennan made the arrangement. John James also has a beautiful arrangement of it. It's not that hard to play and it suits the guitar well.
The lp has been reissued on cd and comes with a pdf tablaturebooklet for all the songs, at Stefan Grossman's Guitarworkshop.
http://guitarvideos.com/cds/SGGW139.htm

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[amccolgan1]

Well done. I find it hard to play this kind of thing that slow.

[daddystovepipe]

@amccolgan1 it will come with age :-)

[whitegoosegal]

When I first watched this vid I knew that I would have to learn to play it. I have followed Daddy's link to Guitar Workshop and bought the CD. What a great buy! Not only the tabs for this tune but for six others as well, plus all the great tracks to listen to, and all for a tenner delivered. DaddyS you are a great inspiration to us aspiring guitar pickers!!

[daddystovepipe]

@whitegoosegal

Thanks, glad to be of help...I still remember the pleasure I had when buying this lp in the 70ies so it's a pleasure finding out others experience the same.

[trapperjohn80]

Daddy, that was lovely. If you ever tab that tune out, I would love to get my hands on a copy.

[daddystovepipe]

@trapperjohn80

thanks John, please check the video description for a link to the original cd+tab

[reevedavey]

fantastic version!must learn and upload some "glides".my postings are a bit samey.lovely playing.

[jekk23]

beautifully done fella, excellent playing and cinematography

[SnyderRon]

Great playing!  Great sound!

[ATOMICOELIA]

!!!Fantastic!!! guitar music and snow!! you play very well!!

[musicline2006]

Thumbs up all the way :)

[kudlow39]

Man,,,,,,what a sight,,,,I think I had a dream like this playing and the view,,,,,,Thanks man....Really cool....