The Byrds "Bells Of Rhymney" - (cover)
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- "The Bells of Rhymney" is a song first recorded by folk singer Pete Seeger, using words written by Welsh poet Idris Davies. The lyrics to the song were drawn from part of Davies' poetic work, "Gwalia Deserta", which was first published in 1938. The work was inspired by a local coal mining disaster and by the failure of the 1926 General Strike. The Byrds recorded the song in 1965 and included it on their debut album, "Mr. Tambourine Man." They turned it into a Folk Rock song, featuring Jim McGuinn, playing his Rickenbacker 12 string guitar. My cover was recorded using a Rickenbacker V64 360-12, with standard tuning, and an Epiphone Sheraton tuned to drop D. Drum samples, bass and organ were played on a Roland Juno G keyboard. All instruments and vocals were performed by me.
Just fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible talent.
Glad you enjoyed my try, thanks!
Super, nice axe i hear, good video well done five star
Thanks a lot, Terry!
This is a very, very, very nice rendition of this classic Byrds/Pete Seeger song using a Rickenbacker 12-string and a flat pick. Well done, John!
Thank you very, very, very much, James! I appreciate the kind words. Have a great weekend!
John
Lovely. One of the best cover tutorials I've seen, with a timeless song no less. Thanks.
Thanks for the kind words, Dan!
Love the Byrds...definitely got the McGuinn vocal quality here. Great song, done well.
+Daniel Hudelson Thanks, Dan! I appreciate your comment!
John
Wonderful, John! Love the song and you just did an awesome job on it! That Rickenbacker 12 stringer sure sounds great! Byrds Forever, Brother!!
Jim
+Nipstersongs1 Thanks, Jim. I've had a love hate relationship with that Rickenbacker ever since I bought it, years ago. Loved the way it sounds, hated the way it played, due to the narrow string spacing and general poor setup. I finally did something about it and bought a new nut with wider string spacing, set the nut action, polished the frets, installed new strings, adjusted the truss rods, string height, and intonation, and now it plays great! Thanks again for checking out the video!
John
Great cover, John ! I could have sworn I commented on this my friend. Don't know how I missed it ?
Terrific job on the vocals and instruments. The Rick sounds great! 👍👍👍. Have a great weekend !
All the very best.... John 🎸🎵🎶
Great rendition!! Wonderful playing on the Rickenbacker!! Great vocal! Loved the harmony at the end!!
Thanks for giving this a listen, Rich! I'm glad you liked my try!
John
The Byrds were one of the hottest bands from my teen years and this was one of my favorites. Cudos young man. You hit it well!!
Thanks, Dave!
Good enough that I'm REPEAT offender. Watched again.
Very good. I like the way you sing this.
Fab Job ! Best cover of this tune .
Thank you so much for the kind words, William! Have a great weekend!
John
Groovy baby...
Great performance, loved it!!
Thank you so much for the kind comment, Ron! I appreciate you checking this out.
John
Great! Great! version of Bells of Rhymney. I have loved this song ever since I first heard it by the Byrds in 1968 walking the campus of Indiana University. It's my favorite song of all time, and your interpretation is (almost, and sometimes better than) the McGuinn, Crosby, Hill, Gene Clark and Michael Clarke's original. I'm a huge fan.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking time to watch and comment!
John
John - This song is so important to me that I actually made a pilgrimage to Rhymney Wales in 1991 on one of my European trips. I actually heard "The Bells of Rhymney" ring at the Church, and had the town's librarian make a copy from the Idris Davies Book containing the original poem. Again, your rendition is fantastic.
That's very cool, Skip. It is indeed a very fine song and I thank you again for your kind comments and for sharing your story!
John
Hooray!! I signed onto You Tube tonight, in the mood to hear this song. I'm a huge Byrds fan, but usually I look for covers because, when I find a good one, it does my heart good that the music is being kept alive. Yours is the first one I clicked on tonight and I need go no further. OMG, excellent and thank you. I have two requests, being a big Gene Clark fan. If you feel so inclined, I would love to hear you cover, "She Don't Care About Time" and especially, "Here Without You." Thank you again for keeping the "velvet harmonies and Rick alive!!!
Thanks for clicking on my cover and leaving a very kind comment. Thanks for the suggestions too, I might just give them a try.
John
Soundin good man ! Vox were spot ON. Flatwounds on that Ric? Good job on the mix. Ever mix your trx to perform LIVE thru a PA.? Always like to ask those who do their own music. Enjoyed it!
Thank you very much! Round wounds on the Rick. Never tried using pre-recoded tracks live. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
John
Excellent work! Just one point - I believe the penultimate chord just prior to the outro at 3:34 should be A, and not E.
You're right! I didn't catch that, my bad. Thanks for watching and commenting.
John
Would you consider doing a youtube lesson on this?
Probably my least favorite song off the album, but great job!
The Byrds debut album, "Mr. Tambourine Man" was great for sure! Thanks for checking this out!
John