Get Away Blues - Weissenborn lap slide - Robert Wilkins

Robert Wilkins recorded this song in 1930. This is a nice example of a thematic bluessong; all the verses contibute to the story and are not, as most bluessongs, loosely related with the subject.
Robert Wilkins recorded it with a fingerpicked accompaniment in the key of A (John Miller has a dvd lesson on this song - it's also transcribed in Woody Mann's book "Six Black Guitarists". I chose to make a version on my Brauchli lap slide guitar, tuned to open G with a capo on the 5th fret.
In the background you see a reproduction of a painting by Belgian Paul Delvaux; many of his paintings figure trains so I thought it would be an appropriate background.
And the silly hat, oh well, I guess I have the right to finally wear one :-)

Check out my new cd at Youtune Records
http://www.youtunerecords.com/daddystovepipe.html

Category:

Music

Tags:

• weissenborn
• lap
• steel
• acoustic
• guitar
• country
• blues
• slide
• bottleneck
• robert
• wilkins
• fingerpicking
• trainblues
• daniel
• brauchli

[wehappyfewmusic]

Great tune and quality sound - Did you use an external mic?

[daddystovepipe]

@wehappyfewmusic

no, I always use the camcorder's internal mike (JVC Everio 505 - it's about 4 years old now)

[TheBlueFuzz]

What is the object to the left of your left hand, vibrating? A string damper?

[daddystovepipe]

It's a capo, specially made for lap slide guitars.

[pocholasilva]

so lo mas guachin toca re piola

la viola

aguante tu mucica

vamo lo pibe!

[daddystovepipe]

Thanks or no thanks...I have no idea what you are saying!

[MRMED123]

Daddy,

"I'm gonna quit my job and just watch you play all day...

I'm gonna quit my job and just watch you play all day.

My baby ask me -- I'll just tell her gonna sit in the sand and play!"

You do NOT have a talent, you have a GIFT (from God) ..

there's a big difference.

Any one question that? Just close your eyes and listen to Daddy play.

nuff said.

Steve

[brennonjohn]

my wife surprised me this Christmas with a weissenborn style guit, so I've been surfin' your videos for the past half hour. Great stuff. Love the blues sound on this one. Thanks for the posts.

[jlyonia]

Simply fucking awesome. Thank you.

[taurtue]

very nice.. check my harmonica and lap steel videos too, i'd like to have your point of view also

[pocholasilva]

HI! You dont know me, and I dont know you, but your music makes me really happy!

For that, today is the Friend' day, and I salute you.

My english is quite simple, i hope you see and understand this message.

Thank you!

Happy Day!

[Frombonics]

Bop on, TY for sharing your soul, awesome tone and playing...FF

[globeandri]

Very Nice!!!

[ed1productions]

i love it ..

[markjhamilton]

Just superb.  You've inspired me to get practising again!

[RandyHaddock]

Excellent!