Thank you kids! So fabulous to experience and hear. I own 3 great fiddles. one recorded records from Weiser, Idaho and was owned by Lloyd Wanzer 5 times national fiddle contest winner, one is a 5 string, and one I play most .... made by Sam Daniels from Idaho. So I love fiddle music. So I really love great talent and great music! This is among the best I ever heard! Love it Thank you so much for sharing your fabulous talent!
After 60 years of guitar playing and 20 years of bass, I know what Whit and Jake are doing, I just can't do it. But after only 8 years of fiddle I don't think I will live long enough to understand what Elana is doing. I love this group. And they are an inspiration for my 10 year old musician grandson.
Heard this when it aired and became an instant fan, traveling to Austin many a late Wednesday afternoon to hear them at the Continental. They travel so much that they don't play in Austin nearly as often. Regrettably, I missed them this month when they did. Been a fan of gypsy jazz since first becoming acquainted with Django and Grappelli in the 70's, I love the way HCOC mixes that with Western Swing and old standards. Get out to see them if you can!
If you ever get a chance to see these people, by all means, do so! You will be thoroughly entertained beyond your shorts ( or insert whatever euphemism you wish). The added frosting, in my experience, is you get to meet/get autographs after the show! Try doing that with Paul McCartney (not that I'm knocking him, by any means!).
*****, the gypsy spin is inherent to the tune - which. by the way, is written by an Italian-born British composer. The text is written by a Ukrainian poet. So it's not even a folk song.
VioletGiraffe I found this on the internet so take it for what it's worth. gypsylyrics.wordpress.com/ochi-chyornye/ The Rosenburg Trio does a great job of this tune as well. Elana James mentions that it's based on a Russian folk song in the beginning. It's interesting how you hear different influences in tunes and find out the history of how they came together.
*****, that pretty much coincides with what's written on Wikipedia and supports my point. Also, how is it a folk song when you know the lyrics were written from scratch by a specific person, same as the music?
