Every time I listen to this beautiful song I feel like I am falling in love with music all over again, it never ceases in its beauty. Thank you Tony from the bottom of my heart.
If anybody else can replicate the sound of a piper on a acoustic guitar I have yet to hear it. what a wonderful rendition of Gordon Duncan's music, well done Tony
Big Country used to do a bagpipe sound on electric guitar back in the day. But, I agree, this acoustic guitar version of Sleeping Tune is lovely... There is another stringed instrument that can be used to replicate bagpipe music - the harp (some might say unsurprisingly). One of the best renditions of The Little Cascade I have ever heard, performed by a German harpist, can be found here on You Tube.
Thank you. I often worry that I've changed it too much compared with the original......but it's a beautiful thing to play. He recorded a solo version just for me when we worked on Thunderstruck back in 2003.
+jean-michel antolin I'm not completely sure, but I think this is the custom model in his name made for him by Paul Reid Smith: www.prsguitars.com/tonymcmanus/
I first saw TM in about 2003. He was playing a Melville guitar. I thought it was the best guitar I had ever heard. I thought if I had such a guitar I would sound like him. I had such a guitar but I didn’t sound like him. The point is that it’s not the instrument ( which helps) but it’s the player .
I love it! Thanks for sharing! Is there any chance to get notes or tabulatures?I really would like to (try to) play this tune! - With many greetings from Austria!
My favourite tipple the auld McCallans and by the way it was me who wrote that wee tune or maybe it was me and the McCallans whisky, my god i don't know but i do know it is a bonnie wee tune .....
Your favourite tipple “the auld McCallans.” If it is your favourite, perhaps buy a bottle, stare at the label and write the name MACALLAN 100 times, perhaps, in time you might learn how to spell the name🤔😉
Maybe I am launching a little armada of comments against the PRS acoustics such as the private stock series (like the Tony McManus Angelus or the Martin Simpson signature model) - but to my ear they are thin and weak. Of course - like the Emperor's new cloths - their remarkable woods, high cost, and 'fit and finish' which is probably flawless - lead 'reviewers' to suggest they are great instruments. I suspect a lower range Taylor would achieve much more (I do not like Taylors especially but they might sound like this). As PRS turn our beloved guitarists into salespeople we should carefully listen to the actual guitars. Actually even their aesthetic is quite unimaginative - the sort of design and 'trim' one might expect from someone with no real individuality or taste but a lot of money. A waste of wonderful woods and wonderful players. In my humble opinion of course ... and ps. I love Tony's playing
@@bambostarla6259 I have 2 guitars,one 50 years old and the other 35 both are seasoned and sound quite beautiful.I tried a PRS A40E recently and found it an instrument with a beautiful voice and a character that will develop as the years go by.
Every time I listen to this beautiful song I feel like I am falling in love with music all over again, it never ceases in its beauty. Thank you Tony from the bottom of my heart.
I love his playing, and that guitar man is that gorgeous looking and sounding!
THIS MAN IS BRILLIANT AND INCREDIBLY ARTICULATE!!!! WOWSERS!
Beautiful
A true master craftsman.
Leaves you speechless...
Love this
If anybody else can replicate the sound of a piper on a acoustic guitar I have yet to hear it. what a wonderful rendition of Gordon Duncan's music, well done Tony
Big Country used to do a bagpipe sound on electric guitar back in the day. But, I agree, this acoustic guitar version of Sleeping Tune is lovely...
There is another stringed instrument that can be used to replicate bagpipe music - the harp (some might say unsurprisingly). One of the best renditions of The Little Cascade I have ever heard, performed by a German harpist, can be found here on You Tube.
I'm looking forward to being in your intro class next week!
It Would have been great to hear Gordon and Tony play this tune together. Amazing!!❤️
Qué maravilla!! Gracias maestro
Lovely
such a beautiful piece!
Marvelous!!!
Lovely! Thank You!!
That is gteat! Love it!
Very unusual chord progression , very nice
The end tune is The Gossips
As a friend of gordon's well played sir
Thank you. I often worry that I've changed it too much compared with the original......but it's a beautiful thing to play. He recorded a solo version just for me when we worked on Thunderstruck back in 2003.
@@mcmanustony He said when drunk at my house we all change bits when we play, the mark of a good player is to make it better and you make it better.
where could i buy the same guitar? who knows that? (living in france!)
+jean-michel antolin I'm not completely sure, but I think this is the custom model in his name made for him by Paul Reid Smith:
www.prsguitars.com/tonymcmanus/
He plays a PRS Tony McManus signature guitar. They're hard to find due to the price but online you can find them.
wildwestguitars.com
you are welcome..... France sounds nice in and of itself!
I first saw TM in about 2003. He was playing a Melville guitar. I thought it was the best guitar I had ever heard. I thought if I had such a guitar I would sound like him. I had such a guitar but I didn’t sound like him. The point is that it’s not the instrument ( which helps) but it’s the player .
I love it! Thanks for sharing! Is there any chance to get notes or tabulatures?I really would like to (try to) play this tune! - With many greetings from Austria!
My favourite tipple the auld McCallans and by the way it was me who wrote that wee tune or maybe it was me and the McCallans whisky, my god i don't know but i do know it is a bonnie wee tune .....
Your favourite tipple “the auld McCallans.” If it is your favourite, perhaps buy a bottle, stare at the label and write the name MACALLAN 100 times, perhaps, in time you might learn how to spell the name🤔😉
Evelyn listen to the music who cares what instrument it is played on if it touches you then it is real
What's the tuning of this song?
low to high CGCGCD
I really love this tune but, who told him it was a good idea to ruin the peace with that sequence he plays eight times at the end? :'(
😂I guess he thought you must wake up from the sleep with an alarm
@@LouisLiuMusic, this totally makes sense, lol.
@@ChikyzRos I would not practice that section lmao. the previous sections are master piece.
Maybe I am launching a little armada of comments against the PRS acoustics such as the private stock series (like the Tony McManus Angelus or the Martin Simpson signature model) - but to my ear they are thin and weak. Of course - like the Emperor's new cloths - their remarkable woods, high cost, and 'fit and finish' which is probably flawless - lead 'reviewers' to suggest they are great instruments. I suspect a lower range Taylor would achieve much more (I do not like Taylors especially but they might sound like this). As PRS turn our beloved guitarists into salespeople we should carefully listen to the actual guitars. Actually even their aesthetic is quite unimaginative - the sort of design and 'trim' one might expect from someone with no real individuality or taste but a lot of money. A waste of wonderful woods and wonderful players. In my humble opinion of course ... and ps. I love Tony's playing
Agreed!...and the tuning seems to always be slightly off at the start of each song! Not what you would expect from a pricey guitar!
Oh shut the fuck up and enjoy the music. Who the fuck cares.
I notice Tony's playing merited only 4 words in your tedious and pretentious diatribe against PRS guitars.
Dunno. I'd need to try one. I prefer martin above all. They sound so full!
@@bambostarla6259 I have 2 guitars,one 50 years old and the other 35 both are seasoned and sound quite beautiful.I tried a PRS A40E recently and found it an instrument with a beautiful voice and a character that will develop as the years go by.
steven wake is much more polished than this guy !! and stevn wake is scottish also !! genius player !!
I like a lot of Stephen Wake's stuff, but I prefer Tony's arrangements myself.
Stephen Wake is a wonderful player, indeed! But so is Tony, and a masterful arranger. Surely we can enjoy both, not in detriment of either :)
just to much talking ,
Maybe you can ask for a refund for the ticket you didn't buy.
Maybe you should listen!