Rory Laird Unplugged | 9 JUNE 2023 | Two Soldiers (Bob Dylan)

rorykl in #hive-193816 • 2 years ago

First time going from memory in years. All in all, I mostly got it I think :)

This song comes from Bob Dylan’s World Gone Wrong album, released sometime around 1990. While I don’t know this for sure, I don’t think he wrote any of the songs on that album; they’re all traditional (probably American) folk songs - I think.

This song has the ring of a civil war era folk song. From what I can tell, the two characters we get to know are Union soldiers. They both agree to write home for one another, should the other fall - only to die side by side atop some treacherous hill.

EDIT: Listening now, I realize I skipped the second verse completely 😬

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2 years ago in #hive-193816 by rorykl

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anna-newkey 2 years ago

Lovely vibrato in this one... 😍
Who is Jamie? 😁

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rorykl 2 years ago

Hahaha! Good question :)
Jamie is a good friend of mine. He got this baritone ukulele for a great price at a used market. Later he found out that it was a somewhat valuable antique, but he just used it for strumming and having fun. Last year he had a stroke and can no longer manage to play, so he nailed this beautiful instrument to me. I am sad for his loss, but have made it my goal to honor and feature his ukulele to the best that I can :)

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anna-newkey 2 years ago

Aww, that's lovely that you give it some extra life.. Would be a shame if it's not getting used! Is this a new instrument to you? It sounds perfect to me!
I think the chord shapes of a baritone are similar to a guitar, are they not? I think mine is a concert one with different shapes.
They say the older a violin the better it sounds I believe.
If the same applies to any instrument then keep playing this little treasure!

Hope you play some happy tunes for Jamie from time to time. At least he can sing along.. 😃

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rorykl 2 years ago

It is a new instrument for me! Luckily it’s true as you mentioned, the tuning is the same as a guitar that’s missing two strings, so it’s not too bad to learn :)

I agree, I think age tempers the instrument and makes it sweeter…a lot like us humans I suppose!

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anna-newkey 2 years ago

A lot like us humans I suppose

Very, very true!! Like a matured wine, if you like that sort of thing.. 😂

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rorykl 2 years ago

Hahaha! Indeed!!!

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