Star of the County Down (Acoustic Instrumental Medley)

After almost one year, I play on YouTube for the second time this famous irish tune: "Star of the county down". I want to try a better acoustic sound than the first time, at a live performance in Florence. In this rendition I take two different arrangements together: the first is inspired by Franco Morone's arrangement: it is a slow, but it isn't the same; for the second I have used a Dominique Riviére's tablature - one more breton version - with some little changes, that I play faster. For the end, I repeat the first slow rendition.
I play with a McIlroy acoustic guitar (A25 Cedar/Walnut) in standard tuning, with capo at the second fret.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Franco
• Morone
• Dominique
• Rivière
• Irish
• Traditional
• Celtic
• Tune
• Fingerstyle
• Fingerpicking
• McIlroy
• Acoustic
• Guitar
• folk

[MsAndi63]

I love this tune and you play it so wonderful. I can feel the golden rays of autumn in my heart.

[lucabez]

Hi @MsAndi63,

thanks so much for your such beautiful word: you're a really poet!...

All the best,

luca

[carvetop01]

Excellent arrangement Luca. I am accustomed to hearing this uptempo. I think I like your version played as a ballad better. The melody and harmony get a chance to breathe like this. The tempo change at 1:27 is a nice surprise. Then turning back to slower. Very well done Maestro.

Cheers,

allen

[lucabez]

Hi allen,

thank you really for your so kind and friendly comment!... I'm glad you like this arrangement!... but is really this Irish melody to be nice: it lends itself to many different forms of adaptation...

But please don't call me 'Maestro', because - as someone once said before me - "there is only one master"!!... Hahaha! ...

With friendship,

luca

[scot079]

This will be the second time I've commented on this video....but it's such a great performance of a rare arrangement! AWESOME!

[lucabez]

Hi Tim,

many thanks again, my friend!...

Stay well,

luca

[LondonIrishRover]

That was truly brilliant. Very well done.

[chodelavega]

like serveral of your arrangement this one make me shiver ! i'm fall in love of your music luca don't stop !!!

[lucabez]

Hi @Katsem,

many thanks for your listening and kind word!...

All my best,

luca

[Katsem]

so lovely