On Camber Sands



My attempt at my version of Gordon Giltraps On Camber Sands... ignore the mistakes please - I get terrible "red light nerves".

Comments

  1. Piley8 February 2009 at 22:57

    Hey thats some nice fancy pickin'

    P

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  2. punxxi9 February 2009 at 21:27

    that was beautiful!!! I hope i get to meet the grandson soon, too. and it is snowing here, today, too. last week i was in southern california, it was 80 degrees f/26c
    now i am at home and it is 37f/
    2.6c brrrrr!!!

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  3. Liz Hinds10 February 2009 at 12:06

    Aw, that's lovely. (Whoever Gordon Giltrap is!)

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  4. Cynnie16 February 2009 at 21:54

    you have gotten SO BRAVE!!!

    that was pretty ..
    and I'm so proud of you ..

    ( for more than being a good guitarist)

    veri word
    daystif
    :)
    I thought it was funny

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