Remembering Brian Robinson

[Bojan]

Another year has gone by without our good friend Brian Robinson, one of the most memorable characters on these boards. My friend Roka and I made this recoding (Roka plays) a few years ago to commemorate Brian's passing and I think of Brian often, as I'm sure many of you do. So, on this occasion, at the end of the Old Year and the beginning of the New, I would like to post this song once more, to pay my respects to the memory of Brian Robinson.

http://www.4shared.com/file/28647296/a5 ... ambra.html

RIP Brian!

Bojan

[dave robinson]

That's a nice thought Bojan and well appreciated here.

[rogera]

A well deserved reminder Bojan and a very suitable melody.

I thought that the vibrato effect on the lead was a little on the heavy side but it was very well played.

[David Martin]

Brian was my only link to former glories in Newcastle under Lyme Municipal Hall...

It's good to remember him...

[Alan Prudhoe]

Brian would be pleased to know that his Burns is still being cherished and played - although sadly not to the same standard as he played it.

[Bojan]

A well deserved reminder Bojan and a very suitable melody.

I thought that the vibrato effect on the lead was a little on the heavy side but it was very well played.

Thanks guys. Roger, the heavy vibrato effect in the beginning was meant to mimic the sound of the pan-like flute instrument used in Mike Oldfield's movie arrangement of Tarrega's Alhambra, which we used as our musical setting.

Bojan

[rogera]

That explains it Bojan - I'm not familiar with Mike Oldfield's movie arrangement of Tarrega's Alhambra.

[roger bayliss]

Good to remember Brian ...

This is a very lovely tune and the best I ever heard was John Williams classical guitar treatment of it which is masterclass stuff...
I have the tune on LP record in a box set by Williams but have not got a player anymore.

Actually found this clip on UTube and there is an amusing bit with Les Dawson before tune

[Bojan]

Here is the version that we used as our inspiration. In Mike Oldfield's arrangement for the film "The Killing Fields" it is called Etude.