Merry Christmas

I'm a sucker for a good arrangement of traditional Christmas carols this time of year. And O Come Emanuel is one of my favorite. Enjoy!

Fun with Pedals

InFusion Trio is a Hungarian cover band. Here is a fun video that give you a great look at using pedals. It looks a lot easier than it is. Enjoy!

Dragons in the Kitchen

My cello teacher pointed me to a video of Sarah Clanton Schaffer's Dragon's in the kitchen. She has a sweet voice - here songs are catchy quirky and intriguing and its cello! What more could you want? Sarah is definitely carving out a place in folk rock with her cello. Enjoy!

 
You can find more about Sarah on the web:
Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/cellotreearts
Site: http://www.cellotreearts.com/index.html
Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sarahclantonschaffer/i-mustache-you-a-question-cello-brate-my-1st-album

 And of course you can find her on Facebook.

 Cheers!

Sandy, Election Day and Latvians

Hurricane/Tropical Storm Sandy rolled over top of us last week.  We were spared to worst of it - we got much need rain and the fall leaves fell a little faster. Because, I didn't post last week, I'm going to post early this week.

Today is election day in the United States - if you are in the U. S. and are registered to vote, please remember to do so.

For today's video, I thought I would pull the cello trio Melo-M from Riga, Latvia. I first found these guys about five years ago because they were doing covers of old America pop songs, like the Final Count Down and Ghost Busters. Here is a cover of Misirlou from earlier this year:



There is a nice contrast between the very traditional beginning and the pop ending. Enjoy.

You can find Melo-M on the internet:

http://www.melo-m.lv
http://www.youtube.com/user/cellotriomelom?feature=watch

Tina Guo - Traditional

Tina Guo is carving out a place for herself as a cross-over cellist playing both classical and heavy-metal. This is a recent recording of a very romantic piece. Tina pulls a lot of emotion out of her cello.

Of course, I wonder if there were any complaints for the midnight serenade. (Yes, there are people who do not like cello music.) In any event this a beautiful piece of music beautifully played. Enjoy.


If you want more here is Tina's Web presence:

http://www.tinaguo.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/demix500 
https://twitter.com/Tinaguo

Break of Reality

Break of Reality is a rock quartet that started in Rochester, New York and is now based in New York City. I enjoy the band's innovative hard rock that makes a great use of the traditional sounds of cello.

The band has changed out members at least twice. The sound hasn't suffered.

Check out this live performance of a new song that will be on their next album.


For more here is Break of Reality online:

• http://www.breakofreality.com/
• http://www.youtube.com/user/BreakofReaIity

Blues Jam

Check out this Blues jam by MelloCello:



Any guesses on the pickup he's using? Check out his channel on youtube: mmellocello. There is some good blues.