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Bron~Yr~Aur (312ce)

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Bron-Yr-Aur is probably my favorite Led Zeppelin acoustic song. Written by Jimmy Page about a tranquil cottage in the Welsh countryside, the song is meditative and bucolic; it always puts me in a different place whenever I hear it or play it. This version was recorded on my Taylor 312ce.

Welsh Dragonfly (312ce)

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Welsh Dragonfly was born one day from ideas improvised after listing to some of Led Zeppelin’s ‘acoustic’ songs. I’ve long liked the story of Page and Plant retreating to a tranquil cottage in the Welsh countryside with acoustic guitars in tow to find inspiration in the bucolic atmosphere and write some new music. As for the ‘dragonfly’ part of the title, I’ve often been inspired by seeing dragonflies hovering around various places over the years, and indeed they’re striking creatures… I’m also a fan of Art Nouveau and reminded of the Tiffany dragonfly lamp design, a touchstone representation that stands out in my mind at the moment. Anyway, this is a song that makes me feel relaxed and peaceful when I play it. Hope you enjoy.

Ohio River Rag (Alt Take)

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Here is another take of “Ohio River Rag,” which was recorded as part of my Awake Again album project. While revisiting that project and remixing the album (the full album is also available here), I came across some alternate takes of a couple of songs that I thought it would be fun to publish; this is one of those songs. The Awake Again album featured a good mix of both Hawaiian Ki Ho’alu / slack key and traditional acoustic blues influences, though I tend to think of songs like this as more of a blues number.

Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór (Taylor 312ce)

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Here is another version of my arrangement of Si Bheag, Si Mhor, composed by famous 17th century bard Turlough O’Carolan. While some of my prior recordings of this song were down tempo, this is a more up tempo version with a snappier feel. I think the song works well both ways to be honest, one of the many interesting things about it. Hope you enjoy.

Warm & Cozy (Original Fingerstyle, 312ce)

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Today’s song is “Warm and Cozy,” a fingerstyle improvisation I filmed while trying a new recording set up one day. Hope you enjoy.

Nick Borho

Slack Key & Fingerstyle Guitar