John Fahey - On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean

One of the first songs I heard that turned me on to Fahey, played on my lefty Martin Backpacker (with some deliberate mistakes) ;-)
Easter is a time when far flung family and friends touch base, so this is for those in Australia and Spain and sometimes the UK ;-), who from my perspective, are On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean ;-)
Feedback / comments welcomed.

Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

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[specialrider54]

Very fine and deliberate playing. The backpacker sounds terrific! Posted from the sunny side of New England.... Cheers!

[WatchinDeTellybox]

@specialrider54 Thanks, from the snowy side of the ocean ;-)

[irchristo]

Excellent work! Taking on a lot when you try to cover this but you've done a fine job! Maybe the best rendition on YouTube.  Amazing sound you draw out of the little guitar . . . special mike or something?

[WatchinDeTellybox]

@irchristo Thanks ;-) Nothing too special here. I've a Samson USB mic with the audio captured by TotalRecorder. There's a great sound from the backpacker when you use extra light strings

[shizarking]

Very beautiful sounding guitar, and playing. I'm trying to learn this song at the moment and it's always pleasant hearing someone else play it with their own fingers. A nice break from the buzzing strings and unintended muted notes. A job well done :)

[WatchinDeTellybox]

@shizarking Thanks a lot ;-) It's a great song, have fun learning it

[WatchinDeTellybox]

@num13er13 Thanks ;-) I got the guitar here in Dublin. You might find it hard to find a store with one in stock, but I'd say most would get one in for you. Martin are lefty friendly so you shouldn't pay extra for the left handed model

[num13er13]

nice song. hey where did you get a lefty backpacker? im looking into buying one but cant find one

[WatchinDeTellybox]

Thanks aleatoric12 ;-)

[aleatoric12]

sounds great mate!