長良川艶歌 Nagara gawa Enka with on screen lyrics. 

Thank you Ale for your kind words about our songs. We are pleased that you have been encouraged to learn to play the guitar and wish you great success with it. It's not too difficult to learn the basic techniques and it's a great therapy to be able to accompany yourself singing. Many thanks for your concern about our health. Best regards John &Yuriko

Thank you for listening and for your kind words, Kedimy. Yuriko is delighted! We are both a little incapacitated at the moment but hopefully we can produce something for RU-vid soon. I shall be 80 next month and my voice is getting weak and I don't think I shall be recording any more songs but I have been playing the piano a lot so I may record something soon. Unfortunately, Yuriko has quite serious problems with arthritis so she is finding it difficult to make recordings . My old RU-vid and Facebook friend Bruce (Ziaoyu) Liu won first prize at the Warsaw Chopin Competition recently and I have been inspired by him to play a little Chopin (easy pieces only). I hope to see some pieces from you soon too!! Best wishes ~John~

@@john-whitehead Arthritis is very problematic, I hope Yuriko gets her good days in between flare-ups. I am glad for your friend Bruce Liu, and I am glad that you have been playing Chopin. I think playing music is good for the brain and body. I am working my way back to my past pieces but am also working on some new ones. In the past 2 years I had 3 surgeries on my 2 feet, so now I am just recovering.

@@kedimy Thank you, Kedimy, for your concern about Yuriko's osteoarthritis. She does still practice on the good days. I'm pleased to hear that you are still practicing and I look forward to hearing you play again soon. I am sorry to hear about your foot problem and hope that you will be fully recovered from the surgery very soon. Take care ~John~

Thank you so much, Joel. Yuriko appreciates your encouraging words.

Thank you so much Michele! Yuriko is happy as she values your opinion. Regretfully, Yuriko's arthritis in her fingers is making it difficult for her play the guitar. I'm finding things difficult too as I have a mystery illness that the doctors haven't been able to treat. I can't sing properly these days but am playing piano a lot. I have lost desire to make videos mainly because of the pandemic but hopefully it will come back soon. But I shall be 80 in April so it doesn't help! Best wishes to you and don't stop singing!

@@john-whitehead So sorry to hear about you and Yukiro. The joys of getting older. While I don't have arthritis, my fingers are not as nimble as they once were. I don't feel like making videos much either so I totally understand. Best wishes to you and Yuriko too!

@@john-whitehead I found your channel just now by way of the video of Yuriko and you performing O Vreneli. Saw that it's your birthday month and just wanted to say Happy Birthday when it comes. I hope you have a splendid and lovely day and that the year ahead be far better than the last two years.

@@yanigarcia2337 Thank you very much Yani! Yes it's my 80th birthday this month. Your greeting is the first one I have received and I too hope for better things this coming year.

Thank you so much for your encouraging comment! Yuriko Whitehead

Thank you so much, Karolina.

Thank you very much for your kind words, dear Hella.

Thank you so much for your listening and for your comment DC!

Большое спасибо, дорогая Елена. Юрико очень воодушевлена вашими добрыми словами. ~John~