Russian Folk Song - used as the theme music for the game TETRIS. I'm playing it on a Thuringia Waldzither c.1920. I hope I can find a cheap Balalaika to play it on in Russia (I'll cheat and tune it GDA)... Nostrovya .. I feel a challenge coming on...Wodka anyone?
Too cool!!! Thanks for sharing!
Ohhhhh!!!! Yeah!! Do let us know how people reacted.
Restrung the Waldzither and retuned to Ab EbEb BbBb FF CC ... seemed to get the right tension on the strings on a 16 3/4" scale... also threw in a little Kalinka... Moscow Here I Come...
Mandolin-wise Moscow (Mockba) was a bust. Saw a few accordions but no domras, balalaikas, or mandos. However, there was a keyboard player playing at the morning breakfast-buffet at the hotel and she played Korobeiniki on the morning of my wife's 50th birthday... we sang Happy Birthday to the tune...
Remember the "CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS"? Remember Nikita Kruschev banging his shoe on the table at the United Nations saying "WE WILL BURY YOU"? Payback...
awesome photo, Eddie!
Bless you Eddie...very cool..
I've just posted my own version in this thread. Simon has kindly alerted me that this older thread exists, so to keep the index working, here is my new version: Martin
Thanks Martin, here’s my rather dreamy, languorous set.
You guys got me high steppin!
Fine versions, both, and given such diferent treatments.
