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I am very pleased (and proud!) to announce the publication of our book The Alchemy of Thyme And Rubble, Poetry and Photos of the Marina Alta, by me, Samantha Muir (poetry) and Josie Elias (photos). The slideshow features some of the images in the book. The poetry is hard to include here so I have set it to a recording of me playing En Los Trigales by Joaquin Rodrigo from my CD, For Love..and a small bag of diamonds. ABOUT THE BOOK: This book was born out of a combination of a love of poetry ...

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Andecy by Andrew York, played by me, Samantha Muir. I have always loved the relaxed, easy flow of this piece. I know my youtube friend Sabine likes Andrew York's music, so this is for Sabine. Hope you all like it too! Photos by my friend Josie Elias. I don't know what significance the pig has (he is a Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig), but I thought he has a nice smile :-) For more information about me, or to buy my CD go to www.samanthamuir.com

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Na Ginga da Nega by Dilermando Reis and Nelson Piló arranged by Ivan Paschoito and played by me, Samantha Muir. A couple of months ago Ivan Paschoito very kindly sent me his arrangement of this wonderful piece! It hasn't yet been published so I am very lucky to have the score. Thank you Ivan! The title means something like, the swing of the woman... It's a fun piece and great to play but quite tricky - especially the pizzicato bit in the middle which is a nightmare to play on a Smallman (the ...

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A delightful piece by Maria Linnemann (mguitarl) played by me, Samantha Muir. Recently I've been encouraging my students to learn this piece because it proves that you don't have to play incredibly difficult pieces to make a guitar sound beautiful! To tell the truth I have fallen in love with this little piece and decided that I just had to share it with all my friends on YT! Hope you enjoy! :-D BTW it is optional to play with a capo on the 2nd fret but I couldn't find my capo :-/ so ...

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Prelude from the 2nd Cello Suite transcribed and played by me, Samantha Muir. I made this transcription using the Barenreiter Urtext Edition for Cello which utilises several sources, including the manuscript in the hand of Anna Magdelena. I also used Stanley Yates edition as a reference. Less virtuosic than the Preludes from Suites I, III, IV and VI this Prelude has a freer, more improvised feel. I have always found it hauntingly beautiful with an undertow of melancholy which seems most ...

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So inspired was I by Per-Olov Kindgren's new piece that I wrote this poem. It then occurred to me to set it to the music so I purchased the score from Per-Olov's website :-) and began work... The video was made complete by using images by my talented friend Josie Elias. I hope you like...

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Another old favourite! Once again I'm sitting on the tomb of Ferdinand and Isabella in the Chapel of the Parador Hotel which is situated within the grounds of the Alhambra Palace in Granada. Video was taken by my friend Josie, who kept telling me to keep playing.... so I did, and here is the result! www.samanthamuir.com

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Tarrega's musical tribute to the Alhambra Palace in Granada played by me, Samantha Muir. A recent trip to Granada provided the perfect opportunity to fulfill a childhood dream and play Recuerdos de la Alhambra in the Alhambra! I didn't quite make it into the famous Courtyard of the Lions (the Lions are actually on holidays at the moment being restored) but the following is a postcard of my musical wanderings.... we begin in the beautiful gardens with the Generalife in the background.... then ...

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Last weekend I went with some friends to Granada to see Leonard Cohen in concert. We were staying in the Parador Hotel which is in the grounds of the Alhambra Palace. Of course, I took my guitar, plus Jorge Nolla's lovely arrangement of Mr Leonard's Hallelujah which Jorge had recently sent me. I thought I might get a few moments to learn it... I certainly hadn't anticipated making this video but since the Parador very kindly allowed me to play in the chapel - I'm actually sitting on the tomb ...

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The 4th part of Koyunbaba Suite by Carlo Domeniconi, played by me, Samantha Muir. Domeniconi (b.1947) is an Italian guitarist/composer who lived and worked for several years in Turkey. Koyunbaba reflects upon the music, beliefs and landscape of a dry and wild area of Southwest Turkey. The Koyunbaba is literally the sheep father or shepherd. The work celebrates the love and commitment of the shepherd as he watches over his flocks (even when the sheep are chased by wild dogs!) On a mystical ...

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