Richard Smith - The Ragtime Dance Recorded at Serenity Station Seven Valleys, PA www.SongSide.com
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@martinspencer3668 ай бұрын
Richard has to be the greatest ragtime picker ever. It's impossible to improve on his interpretation of this style. Mesmerising.
@chrismei85803 ай бұрын
I'm sure Scott Joplin would be giving a standing ovation upon seeing this performance. Richard Smith's guitar transposition has all the harmonies of the piano music; not a single triad is missing. And that down-tuning of the bass string at the end...wow!
@61hink3 ай бұрын
This is as entertaining as the viral "The Entertainer." It deserves far more views. Thumbs up people! 👍
@jeffreyharper27315 ай бұрын
Nicely played. Mr Joplin would be proud.
@bassonvolant709728 күн бұрын
What an astonishing picking technique 😱👏👏👏
@ronaldjspolar15017 ай бұрын
I'm not a guitar player but this song seems difficult to play. Richard seems to choose some hard songs and his technique is clear and flawless. Great job!
@RanMagal9 ай бұрын
Just as the late Thom Bresh used to say about Richard: 'You're a British droid, and I'm hip to you.' Once Richard sees you play it, he's got it.
@Deebemc5 ай бұрын
Bloody hell. He’s playing to a couple of tables worth of people . If Clive Carroll can fill Glasgows Royal Concert Hall for a tribute to John Renbourn, Richard would have crowds fighting for a ticket .
@williamhole19144 ай бұрын
Absolutely stunning ! Phenomenal...
@DUGGER194710 ай бұрын
Richard, I can visualize Tommy Emmanuel doing his "I'm not worthy bow" to you, hearing this. You've got the ability to do Scott Joplin's rag stride piano on the bass and middle strings better than any guitarist I've ever heard. I doubt there are many out there that would even try to do it. Amazing!
@wernerm29547 ай бұрын
I saw him years ago with Tommy Emmanuel. What a Master Richard is ! It looks so easy, but it is a very hard piece. What a great Job !!!
@jhandle41966 ай бұрын
I've been playing guitar for over half a century, a rock/folk/blues guy, and have also taken classes at a music conservatory in classical technique, and in no way would I say this "looks so easy." One thing I noticed is that this artist is not a "thumb-wrapper" who reaches around the neck to grab the low strings from the other side, but keeps the pad of his thumb in the middle of the back of the neck just like Andres Segovia would have taught him to do. Impressive. Just remembering how to play the song aside from executing it is in, and of itself, a "cognitive test."
@104thDIVTimberwolf3 ай бұрын
This is the fourth of Mr. Smith's guitar renditions of Scott Joplin I've found and they just keep getting better. His version of The Entertainer is made even more entertaining by the amazed reactions of no less than the great Tommy Emmanuel. Then I found The Pineapple Rag and was just amazed... ...until I found The Easy Winners. Richard Smith does the impossible on that one and points it out at the beginning. He explains it, but makes it no less amazing to watch and listen to. Then I found this. Wow.
@jefftaylor5884 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful Richard!! Bravo!!
@andysutton64366 ай бұрын
Just stunning
@janvanderkruijf15977 ай бұрын
Beautyfully played on a beautyful guitar!
@bokehintheussr50333 ай бұрын
Richard is an absolute master
@janbenschop75976 ай бұрын
In this genre, the best...
@elis62993 ай бұрын
Fantastic, Richard. As always.
@RobertVanGilder7 ай бұрын
absolute perfection
@Grizzle387 ай бұрын
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is good is a matter of personal preference. This geezer de tops.
@christopherpurcell81312 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. 👏👏👏👏
@mikeruckman22893 ай бұрын
Completely Outstanding!!!!
@fungiformenow10 ай бұрын
Extraordinary! 😋
@emmanuelclim11 ай бұрын
You're so good 👍 🎸❤ thank you ☺️
@David-ig8of Жыл бұрын
That is definitely a very difficult piece to play...my hats off to me Smith...
@tgholford Жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this one for a LONG time. The BEST!
@CKANE1952 Жыл бұрын
Incredible!!!!
@nickbamber268 Жыл бұрын
Self accompanied melody. Excellent.
@juleswins311 ай бұрын
Brilliant!! As usual.
@chester777ful3 ай бұрын
Amazing
@chucksilverstein49236 ай бұрын
Richard would make Scot Joplin proud
@antongronberg712310 ай бұрын
Holy mother of god that was great. And Srsly - NO ONE is commenting that very last five seconds? Didnt you guys see that or what? Absolutly insane!
@j200man Жыл бұрын
Okay, I'm hanging up my thumb pick!
@andreacaputo6965 Жыл бұрын
Grandissimo
@a_deniz_temiz7 ай бұрын
Chamber music best performed in a chamber--thick curtains, warm carpets, good acoustic.
@jaytea4210 ай бұрын
Super nice Pickin’ Richard!
@tirolschellack3914 Жыл бұрын
EXTRAKLASSE!!!!!👋👋👋👋
@andreagovi835710 ай бұрын
Il migliore!
@AlanSamuel11 ай бұрын
veeeeeery nice, man!!!!
@MartinHJ3811 ай бұрын
I am thinking: should I practice or better stop playing.😮
@RK72526 ай бұрын
I’m a guitar player. This is very difficult to play Excellent job
@edeledeledel54902 жыл бұрын
I can hear and see it - but I don't believe it!
@booswalia11 ай бұрын
Nice pickin'
@jrjr12953 ай бұрын
This is nothing, I can play this. Is what a fool would say
@BlueBeeMCMLXI7 ай бұрын
Two hands and two brains? That lower set of strings sound like a second player is at work. Would floor the people I grew up listening to and they were hot players. No names.
@Guitar11player11 ай бұрын
Richard is a great guitarist but his choice of songs sucks! He gets up there and plays stuff like say Little Black toadstool, Granny Bonnett, Mississippi gumbo, or some dill pickle, or fruit rag rag. Can't you play some old '60s girl group songs, Carroll King songs, oldies but goodies, Elvis songs, Rick Nelson, and more of the Beatles all the way through. So corny how you pick this old B.S. music, Richard!
@Seibling11 ай бұрын
you wanna tell an artist what to play? c'mon!
@barryharrison244111 ай бұрын
You don't know anything about music.
@bonzie32111 ай бұрын
Dude you got to stop heating the spoon so much.
@Fishmorph11 ай бұрын
There aren’t enough people doing covers of 60s standards for your taste? Dime a dozen.