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Rudolph en mineur

klaatuklaatu Nova ScotiaProdigy Rodrigo Shopis D'Artagnan, 1950s Jacques Castelluccia
edited June 2010 in Archtop Eddy's Corner Posts: 1,665
Here's a clip from my band's Christmas concert, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer reimagined as a gypsy tune (I'm playing the fabulous Bob Holo F hole):
Benny

"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
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  • rimmrimm Ireland✭✭✭✭ Paul doyle D hole, washburn washington
    Posts: 605
    Amazing work mate-we played winter wonderland last night as a bossa!
    I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell
  • klaatuklaatu Nova ScotiaProdigy Rodrigo Shopis D'Artagnan, 1950s Jacques Castelluccia
    Posts: 1,665
    Cool! In the same concert, we played White Christmas and I'll Be Home for Christmas as bossas.
    Benny

    "It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
    -- Orson Welles
  • HCQHCQ Northeast NJ✭✭✭
    Posts: 225
    Ben,

    Thanks for sharing. Quite enjoyable!
    HCQ
  • ElliotElliot Madison, WisconsinNew
    Posts: 551
    Very nice!
  • Tele295Tele295 San Buenaventura (Latcho Drom), CA✭✭✭ Gitane DG300, D500
    Posts: 629
    Brilliant! Did you video the whole concert?
    Jill Martini Soiree - Gypsy Swing & Cocktail Jazz
    http://www.jillmartinisoiree.com
  • Tom LandmanTom Landman Brooklyn, NY✭✭✭✭ 6 strings
    Posts: 93
    Great idea!
  • Tele295Tele295 San Buenaventura (Latcho Drom), CA✭✭✭ Gitane DG300, D500
    Posts: 629
    As I tried to steal this arrangement this morning :roll: :lol: , it really reminded me of "Dark Eyes." Is that how you stumbled across it?
    Jill Martini Soiree - Gypsy Swing & Cocktail Jazz
    http://www.jillmartinisoiree.com
  • klaatuklaatu Nova ScotiaProdigy Rodrigo Shopis D'Artagnan, 1950s Jacques Castelluccia
    Posts: 1,665
    Not really - any resemblance to Dark Eyes or anything else is purely coincidental. We just decided that we needed to do something with some of the Xmas tunes other than play them straight. I started goofing around with a minor version of Rudolph, which turned into what's on the video. It actually lends itself very nicely to that treatment and has a very klezmer-like sound.
    Benny

    "It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
    -- Orson Welles
  • constantineconstantine New York✭✭✭✭ Geronimo Mateos
    Posts: 485
    A minor version is actually in the 1964 Movie Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, here's our version (djambossa) that we recorded a few years ago...Ben, I really dig your video!!
  • klaatuklaatu Nova ScotiaProdigy Rodrigo Shopis D'Artagnan, 1950s Jacques Castelluccia
    Posts: 1,665
    Wow! I love it! Kind of a sinister tango Rudolph. Nice work!
    Benny

    "It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
    -- Orson Welles
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