The Lamentation of Owen Roe O'Neill, O'Carolan arr. John Renbourn

[jonnymosco]

Yesterday I had the opportunity to demo two guitars recently finished by Ralph Bown of York, UK. This one is an OM in Brazilian Rosewood & Sitka.

Here's 'The Lamentation of Owen Roe O'Neill' by Turlough O'Carolan arranged by John Renbourn, tuning: DGDGBbD (Gm). The piece has been on my radar since I bought 'The Hermit' in the 80s, with it came a small pamphlet with the score/TAB for the main theme, I hadn't really spent much time with it until a few of my students recently took an interest...

I hope you enjoy it.

Jonny

[Mr. Paul]

Spectacular on all fronts, thank you.

[Maxwell Garces]

I love that piece, beautifully played. And on a Bown no less!! Quite a pedigree. I think we can thank Clive Carroll and Dariush Kanani for leading a revival of Renbourn and his contemporaries amongst the younger players today.

[steveh]

Love that tune and you play it so well; I might even prefer yours to Renbourn's version!

Cheers,
Steve

[Moldstar]

Sounds great. really nice playing. The recording sounds great as well.

[jonnymosco]

Originally Posted by Mr. Paul

Spectacular on all fronts, thank you.

Thanks for watching Mr Paul.

Originally Posted by Maxwell Garces

I love that piece, beautifully played. And on a Bown no less!! Quite a pedigree. I think we can thank Clive Carroll and Dariush Kanani for leading a revival of Renbourn and his contemporaries amongst the younger players today.

Thanks Maxwell - it was John Renbourn who inspired my interest in Early and Baroque music and opened up the possibilities on steel string to me. Clive is a force of nature and done so much for contemporary guitar.

Originally Posted by steveh

Love that tune and you play it so well; I might even prefer yours to Renbourn's version!
Cheers,
Steve

Cheers Steve - I managed to get all the right notes in the right order!

Originally Posted by Moldstar

Sounds great. really nice playing. The recording sounds great as well.

Thanks Moldstar.

Jonny

[sevenpalms]

Really nice! I have a bunch of John Renbourn tab and have been wondering what song to work on next...I think I have my answer! Great job.

[Glennwillow]

Beautiful job on this, Johnny! Really well done!

- Glenn

[jonnymosco]

Originally Posted by sevenpalms

Really nice! I have a bunch of John Renbourn tab and have been wondering what song to work on next...I think I have my answer! Great job.

Thanks Seven, a great piece to play, good luck with it.

Originally Posted by Glennwillow

Beautiful job on this, Johnny! Really well done!

- Glenn

Thanks Glen, it's a pleasure to play.

Jonny

[rémy64]

Excellent interpretation, perfectly mastered, well done 👏

[jonnymosco]

Originally Posted by rémy64

Excellent interpretation, perfectly mastered, well done 👏

Thanks for watching Rémy and for the comments - it's such an inspirational piece.

Jonny

[Railroad Bum]

Man, I could listen to you play TV jingles, with that beautiful technique and laser focus on melody.

[jonnymosco]

Originally Posted by Railroad Bum

Man, I could listen to you play TV jingles, with that beautiful technique and laser focus on melody.

Thanks for the kind words. TV jingles would be fun...

Jonny

[started with 1]

Just sublime. So even and melodic. I loved it.

[jonnymosco]

Originally Posted by started with 1

Just sublime. So even and melodic. I loved it.

Cheers - it's one of those pieces that almost plays itself and a pleasure to be immersed in such a great arrangement by Renbourn.

Jonny