Hotel California on two Chapman Sticks - Live in Vietnam by Cascade 

Check out Tony Levin, who's got to be the most instantly recognizable player. A bassist who's played the instrument with Peter Gabriel and King Crimson among others, and founder of the Stick Men, for a few suggestions.

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Tony Levin is still the most well known stick player out there, overall there’s only 2000-3000 players in the world:)

@@Cascademelodies Thank you for your reply, and for posting.

@@Cascademelodiesyou make it look easy

I know. There’s so many great covers of this song on RU-vid with way more views than this one. We are paying the rights, so everything should be fine😁

Bravo!@@Cascademelodies

Henley's issue isn't that no one is allowed to cover Eagles songs, but that artists who wish to do so need to go about it correctly. He blocked a cover of 'The End of the Innocence' by rock band Okkervil River, mainly because the band changed some of the lyrics before recording it, both without permission...

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I dont think they can take it down because its a live performance rather than a recording so falls outside of copyright

I’m glad you enjoyed this version. It is so much fun to pick a song apart and try to interpret it all instrumental to really expose the melody.😁

@@Cascademelodies Used to be a guy years ago, at Rundle Mall here in Adelaide, played a Chapman Stick. Haven't seen him for sometime now. I wonder where he went to...his playing was brilliant as well. Nice fella to chat with.

@brianmorris8045 We know him, you’re talking about Andy Salvanos, we met him once in Adelaide:)

Что эта палка со струнами может извлечь музыкального? Усилитель- главный атрибут. В нём происходит всё самое главное.

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Glad you like it!

Look up Tony Levin. The guy's a stick monster.

Wow, thank you!☺️

There is a video of a lady playing it on the Chinese gongzehn (not sure of spelling) that is equally as mesmerizing as this performance.

Really glad you enjoyed it. I always love haw the melody came across on our instruments. Thanks for the nice comment.

@Xix1326 I've seen King Crimson twice with Tony Levin. Do you honestly think the only thing Tony did on the Chapman stick was just playing bass notes? You weren't paying attention. You need to do more research on Tony Levin. The two young people in this video did a great job, but they pale and comparison to old pros like the aforementioned Mr. Levin AND Trey Gunn.

@@osbornvonpulaski1642the only time I have seen one of these instruments was a during David Sylvian concert at the Royal Albert Hall, playing with Robert Fripp and Trey Gunn. And I think it’s fair to say that almost everyone pales when compared to Tony Levin, so I think these musicians in this were amazing.

Very well done!

@@randomjasmicisrandomYou should check out Nick Beggs.

Thank you so much, I’m happy you enjoyed our arrangement of this classic song😁 The instrument we are playing is called a Chapman stick, only about 8000 have been made so far.

That’s such a sweet comment, thank you:)

That’s fantastic! Our RU-vid channel is finally getting some attention, so we are very excited about that😁

Same here.....they've hit a lot of Home Runs with me.

This is exquisite!!! ❤❤

I wanna say me too 😅

Beautiful work. Now can the girl come and teach me how to play?

Very nicely said, thank you for your nice comment:)

the absence of strumming puts indeed the melody in front, and I love the Chapman stick harmonics 😍

Amazing! He was such a genius! We had a chance to meet him once before, such a great experience

I saw Emmett playing with Les Demerle (sp?) on drums, and the two of them were a complete band. This would be at a guitar store in San Jose in about 1978 or so. It was quite a demonstration.

I was introduced to Chapman Stick by listening to Fergus Marsh who played for Bruce Cockburn.

Thank you so much! we love playing in the street and seeing peoples reaction to something as exotic and new as the Chapman stick😁

There must have been a giant guitarist 🎸 that did a gig smashed his guitar and was left with the fret board, hence Chapman sticks!!! all joking aside the music is totaly awesome and sounds great❤

Thanks for watching:)

Thank you so much:)

Wow! Really, really beautiful! Great sound!

Not sure, we are paying for the rights, maybe that’s why… there’s plenty of hotel California covers on RU-vid with way more views than ours. We keep our fingers crossed 👌

Really? Hotel California is one of the most covered songs ever!

@@EddieTheH a friend of mine uploaded a cover 4 weeks ago and it was instantly blocked. And she did it with a Chinese instrument.

I would tend to think this being recorded in Vietnam may have something to do with it.

Generally speaking, RU-vid does not allow artists to block covers of songs, as it comes under its fair use policy. It’s the same as when a show like Saturday Night Live creates a parody of a song or other content.

Henley better go try to block the Jethro Tull song the Eagles ripped it off from, too

Look up "King Crimson" they have used the stick in their rock music for decades now.

Thank you so much. I have been playing the Chapman Stick for 18 years and it still has remained just as popular. It’s amazing how few people know about it.

Agree, 1 of the best. But look up Moyun or search this hash gf6v59c5yuY

I agree with you. Beautiful version. There's another version I love. Listen to Moyun, on her channel "Moyon official". She plays Hotel California on a chinese guzheng. That young Chinese woman is an amazing musician as well. I'm sure, you'll like it / her as much as I do. She's got more fascinating stuff. Using a traditional chinese instrument for rock and pop songs is so cool. 🎼🎶🤗

The best version! You think this “ version” is better than the Felder/ Walsh original? ….right …..

400 bucks is a steal! Nowadays they go for $3500-4000. Still worth it 😁

@@Cascademelodies yes I know. it's why one of the reasons it was a regret. he sold it after i left... I was sooooo bummed even before it became valuable.

Thank you so much for your nice compliment:)

Glad you enjoy it, thanks

It’s not acoustic. The Stick is a pure electric instrument. Unplugged from an amp you will hear very very quiet notes being tapped. You need to be listening to the output from the pickups.

Thank you so much!! ☺️

I’m so glad you enjoy our music thank you so much😁

There’s only about 2000-3000 Chapman Stick players worldwide, so they’re still very unknown :) One day they might be all over the place 😁

Thank you so much 😁

That is a wonderful compliment, thank you so much:)

Thanks for listening

Wow, thank you!☺️

That is such sweet compliment. Thank you.☺️

Our pleasure!

Thanks! The chapman Stick has only been around by the 70s, so your friend was one of the early ones. There’s still only 2000-3000 players in the world:)

Dankeschön 😁

I’m so glad you enjoyed it😁

​@@Cascademelodiesкак называется инструмент? Первый раз такой вижу. 😊

Thanks for listening

Hideous musak. the instrument is more than this. It is like Kenny G with the soprano sax. Amazing instrument horrid performance

You drunk? On drugs? Hearing problems? Horrid comment.

Thank you so much!!

We always prefer street performing over any concerts or gigs. We live to see the people's reaction in each country. In places like Vietnam the people always seem surprised and listen for a long time :)

@@Cascademelodies , They looked like you both had their complete attention in Vietnam!

Thank you!☺️

Thanks a lot😁

Many thanks!☺️

Glad you like it!

You should! It’s a very beautiful instrument. Definitely check out my tutorials when you do:)

Thank you so much! The instrument is still very unknown and seldom seen 😁

It is definitely very calming😁

Wow, thank you!

Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed our rendition of this classic tune:)

The Chapman stick is really pretty. A little bit like a piano. But the tuning is totally different. Glad you’re enjoying it.

Thank you so much:)

Vielen Dank für die netten Worte 😁

Thanks for listening

I’m glad you enjoyed it!:)

Thank you so much, I don’t think there are many versions of Hotel California played on two Chapman sticks😁

Thanks for listening 😁

Thanks, so glad you enjoyed it:)

Thanks ☺️

Many thanks! The instrument is called a Chapman stick, there’s only 8000 in the world:)

We always draw the biggest crowds in Vietnam:)

@@Cascademelodies Your instrumental version shows just how great a song that was. The lyric and the story are powerful on their own. It could be a short story. But the instrumental is just as powerful. I think it's your best for both audience and performance. At the end, I could see those two guitarists on stage making their guitars sing to each other.

Exactly, it displayed a bit more like a piano with both hands tapping on the strings. The left hand plays the bass and chords and the right hand plays melody. 🎶

So glad you enjoyed it. We will keep the music coming:)

Thanks!

Glad you enjoyed it

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Can I have some of what you’re taking ? 😂

Yeah, a potent stuff indeed. Better change yer supplier before it's too late... ;-)

I was thinking the same about the cute wife/gf who is tiny next to the fretboard. Where did this guy find a talented babe who happens to play the same obscure instrument? Or... how do you convince your sweetie to learn an obscure heavy instrument with you...

​@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid busking, jams and informal sessions, festival after show sessions. That's where the girls are...if you both play music. Not mysterious at all...😂

It’s an amazing instrument isn’t it? I’ve played it now for 18 years and I’m still blown away by how rare it is. Thank you for listening:)

In the 1990s, I found hollow-steel tube 'harps' shaped like open angel wings (or fingers forming a 'heart' shape. The player sat behind this rig - it was 4-5 feet tall - and it was awesome. Sometime during those strolls (thru the subway tunnels), I hear folks playing something like these Chapman 'sticks'.

Oh! I was digging thru more and there are performances from 1987. I remember seeing an middle-aged chap playing... I wonder - !!

Nick Beggs is an amazing bass/Stick player ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2E-vU9quUXE.htmlsi=QXzlXRR2bwj-pYhh Obviously Tony Levin is a master of the Stick too

I never heard these things 🤔 😕 , ..... ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊 , ... ...

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it:)

I’m glad you enjoyed it, there’s only about 8000 chapman sticks in the world so far:)

Thanks a lot 😊

The anticipation😁👌

Thank you so much 😊

Thank you so much 😊

Sorry about your speeding ticket. Our music usually helps people slow down 😁

@@Cascademelodies Thank you. Whenever you get pain in your body, I hope you do self massage. This is the best thing that I can give back to you.

That’s a very nice compliment. Thank you ☺️

Many thanks!

@@Cascademelodies do you travel throughout California? If so, will you be performing near Monterey?

Unfortunately we’re just here to visit family at the moment. We’ll go back to Germany in a couple of days:)

Yes they do, so much potential, we love playing them 😁

Thank you too!

We live performing in Vietnam, the people are always so receptive :) Thank you for your kind words ❤️

Many thanks!

Thank you:) it’s called a Chapman Stick. You can check it out at markwhitelive.com

Wow, thank you

We’ll see 😁 Thanks for watching!

Thanks for listening!:)

Thank you! So far there’s only between 2000 and 3000 Chapman stick players in the world :)

Well said

Thanks:)

Thanks 😁

Thank you so much!

So far so good 👍 we pay all rights for any revenue generated from our cover songs.. there’s tons of covers of “Hotel California” on RU-vid, hopefully ours won’t get shut down 😁

Thanks for the sweet compliment :)

Thank you so much:)

Thank you so much:)

Thank you

Well that’s a tough one to beat 😁

We know him and we have met him before in Adelaide, it’s a very small community amongst Chapman stick players😁

Really glad you’re enjoying it. We’ll keep the music coming.

Indeed it is!