Emmenne moi (Graeme Alwright) in english take me home (johnny Cash)

[Jean Pierre]

it is graeme Alwright's song a new zealand singer exiled in France since seventies
Alwright Graeme was one of pillars of the folk movement in France with other expatriates as Steve Waring,  Roger Mason,Gary Peterson

This song is an adaptation of " Take me home" of johnny Cash   It s a Hobo song and the French  lyrics are rather close to  original song;

I put a next time the lyrics in english and french bilingual can judge it 

I would play this song for using a Autoharp: it s an old instrument not usual...and a horror for the tuning

you can see autoharp in picture in allowed file

[Groundy]

Nice one JP, you are some musician my friend. I am glad I dont have to tune that auto harp.
Thanks for sharing.........


Alex

[heg577]

Une Belle Chanson, chanté dans la plus belle langue du monde.

[Hilary]

Fabulous!

[Johnny Robbo]

Didn't understand a word, but that didn't spoil my enjoyment one little bit. Love the sound of that autoharp, and the accordion in the background just adds to the cool French vibe of the piece. Bravo!

[Blooby]

Very cool. The suspect tuning adds a lot of character.

I was given a nice autoharp years ago. I remember buy a tool at Home Depot that fit the pegs and painstakingly tuned that damn thing for quite a while. I don't think I've used it since. I have dreams of tuning it to some chord and using it like the sympathetic strings on a sitar, but I'm afraid of tuning it again.

Loved the ending of this, by the way.

Blooby

[Jean Pierre]

thank all the friends..

YES  Blooby   apart size,  the tuning of the autoharp is also difficult as a piano!!!!

hours of works for tuning!! it 's not an nstrument very using in live

[Hook]

Actually I can tune in auto harp in about half an hour with a good chromatic tuner and a tune wrench.  Tuning wrenches are $5-7 dollars on Amazon and I would encourage you to get one if you don't already have one. I like the song a lot, your voice, guitar and accordion are sweet but that harp is just a bit too out on the upper strings for my ear.

I put my harp on the table with my iPhone (pano tuner app-free and the absolute best tuner) next to it and just go string by string. The strings are named right there on the side. took me maybe an hour the first time but now 30 min. easy. I do hope I never break a string!

I've never recorded with mine but have thought about it often. I use mine a few times a year for teaching purposes and have used in my live show many times. I rigged up a strap but I really find it uncomfortable to play, cool for the audience (kids and families) but miserable for me.

 I do like your tune a lot and if you can tune your Autoharp a bit tighter it will be really great.
Rock on!

[alfstone]

I didn't know this one, but I like it so much, Jean-Pierre.

Great combination of instruments here, and that autoharp sounds splendid!

Alfredo

[Oldrottenhead]

bravo! bravo!

i want an autoharp!