Music (MP3)

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Nobody makes Taylor guitars sound better."</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://jimtozier.tripod.com/JT/links.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://jimtozier.tripod.com/JT/links.htm"><I><B>Jim Tozier</B></I></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>"Haselhoff’s formidable technique is abundantly on display..."</I></div> <div> <I><B>Dan Forte</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.taylorguitars.com/news/onreview/eltjo_haselhoff_fingerstyle_guitar_solos.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.taylorguitars.com/news/onrevi"><I><B>Taylor Guitars</B></I></A></div> <div> <I><B>July 2006</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>"Every tune on 'Fingerstyle Guitar Solos' is a joy to the listener."</I></div> <div> <I><B>Patric Ragains</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.minor7th.com/m7_8_06.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.minor7th.com/m7_8_06.html"><I><B>Minor 7th</B></I></A></div> <div> <I><B>July 2006</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>"...a bright and ringing tone, an exceptionally good sense of timing and tasteful melodies..."</I></div> <div> <I><B>James Jensen</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.acousticmusicresource.com/product_info.php?products_id=5406" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.acousticmusicresource.com/pro"><I><B>Solid Air Records</B></I></A></div> <div> <I><B>March 2006</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>"...a brilliant, percussive and highly fluent style... </I></div> <div> <I><B>Akustik Gitarre, Oct 2005</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>"A rare treat from Holland, filled with groove, melody and technique..."</I></div> <div> <I><B>20th Century Guitar, Sep 2005</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>"...killer chops, great feel, and wonderful sense of melody."</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.minor7th.com/shorttakes8_05.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.minor7th.com/shorttakes8_05.h"><I><B>Minor 7th</B></I></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>"Haselhoff’s fine fretboard skills are well complimented by his noteworthy compositions"</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mwe3.com/archive/july-august2005spotlight.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mwe3.com/archive/july-august2"><I><B>Mwe3.com</B></I></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>"Eltjo Haselhoff 's impressive </I></div> <div> <I>skills put him certainly among the best players in the fingerstyle circuit. "</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.xs4all.nl/~guitars/essence.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.xs4all.nl/~guitars/essence.ht"><I><B>Bridge Guitar Reviews</B></I></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="d857b350.png" border=0 width="123" height="53" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B>MP3</B></I><I><B> </B></I><I>sou</I><I>nd samples</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>   </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/eltjo_haselhoff.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/eltjo_haselhoff.ht"><B><IMG SRC="f5964640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>   </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.acousticmusicresource.com/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=373" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.acousticmusicresource.com/pro"><I><IMG SRC="f5764640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></A><I>   </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.acousticmusicresource.com/product_info.php?cPath=20&products_id=5422" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.acousticmusicresource.com/pro"><I><B><IMG SRC="f5b64640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></A><I><B>   </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/eltjo_haselhoff.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/eltjo_haselhoff.ht"><B><IMG SRC="fe564640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>  </B><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Poppin-Guitars-Tuneful-Sherman-DVD/dp/B002DEM9DM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1245353412&sr=8-1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/Poppin-Guitars-Tun"><B><IMG SRC="113864640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> <B>All albums and songs are available at </B><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=eltjo+haselhoff" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url"><B>Amazon.com</B></A><B> and </B><A HREF="http://www.apple.com/search/ipoditunes/?q=haselhoff" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.apple.com/search/ipoditunes/?"><B>iTunes</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=eltjo+haselhoff" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url"><B><IMG SRC="1127ad320.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>       </B><A HREF="http://www.apple.com/search/ipoditunes/?q=haselhoff" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.apple.com/search/ipoditunes/?"><B><IMG SRC="112893320.jpg" border=0 width="147" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Click on the titles below for a sound sample</I></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="552" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 106 WIDTH="546"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Cornerstone.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Cornerston"><B>Cornerstone</B></A><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT>"...is a pleasant song to play (and actually quite easy). It’s rather different from all of my other songs, almost as if it’s an instrumental version of a song with lyrics. Well, there are no lyrics, although it’s easy to hear from the melody where the word <I>Cornerstone</I> would go." </div> <div> <I>Gutar: Ovation Custom Legend 30CM</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings: Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Phosphor Bronze 012-054, CGDGCD</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Googol.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Googol.mp3"><B>Googol</B></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  </B></FONT>"A <I>Googol</I> is the mathematical name for the number 10-to-the-power-100, or a one with 100 zeroes. It’s quite a silly number, because that’s much more than the number of atoms in the entire universe. So there is no practical use for this number at all. When I started composing Googol, I thought it was the most silly melody I had ever heard. One of these irritating little melodies that, once they are in your head, stay there for an entire day. In fact, it was so silly that I decided it had potential for a real song (provided it came with a silly title)."</div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Model </I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Polyweb Light (0.012- 0.054),</I><I> CGDGCD capo 2</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 221 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="f68eb9c0.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="156" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="25" VSPACE="10"></B><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/The_Graft.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/The_Graft."><B>The Graft</B></A><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" >"I was waiting, most impatiently, for a custom ordered guitar made from grafted walnut (two species of walnut, morphed together). The guitar, built by Taylor in El Cajon, became one of the most beautiful instruments on earth, both soundwise as well as for its looks. The day it finally arrived, the first song I played on it was this one, which I wrote during the wait."</FONT></div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Model </I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Nano Extra Light (0.011- 0.052), standard tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 244 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Jantine.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Jantine.mp"><B>Jantine</B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" >"...is a short and simple love song from forgotten times. When love comes to an end, music somehow seems to preserve it."</FONT></div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor 712ce</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Nanoweb Extra Light (0.011- 0.052)</I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11292a230.jpg" border=0 width="42" height="35" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Jail_House_Rock.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Jail_House"><B>Jail House Rock</B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" >"...was just recorded (June 2009) and all I can say right now is that it was quite a challenge to write an arrangement for this iconic song for solo acoustic guitar, without moving too far away from the original 'feel', and still keep it all musically interesting. The CD will be released later this year, and more information will follow then... and only then!"</FONT></div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Model </I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Nano Light (0.012- 0.054), standard tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 319 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="f5ed91a0.jpg" border=0 width="217" height="282" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="25" VSPACE="10"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Joe_Nagle.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Joe_Nagle."><B>Joe Nagle</B></A><B>  </B></FONT>"...was a friend of mine, who died in 2005 - way too young - of a form of blood cancer. Many songs have been written for people who have passed away, and most of them are slow ballads, in minor keys, which make you feel even worse than you already do. Well, Joe was not a sad person at all. In fact, it was impossible not to start smiling whenever Joe walked in. So that's why <I>Joe Nagle </I>is not a sad ballad, but an upbeat song that reflects charisma and fun, characteristics that describe Joe the way I knew him. I hope one day <I>Joe Nagle </I>will be as well known as songs like <I>John Henry</I>, <I>Jesse James </I>and <I>John Hardy</I>."</div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Order</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Polyweb Light (0.012- 0.054), standard tuning</I></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 169 WIDTH="546"><div> <A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Lenentine.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Lenentine."><B>Lenentine</B></A><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" >"I learned about Chet Atkins’ music only recently (surprisingly, Chet is hardly known where I grew up). But now that I know who Chet Atkins was, the more I listen to him, the more I appreciate his music. It is said that some of his pupils - who all grew up with Chet’s music - have become better players than Chet himself. In my opinion, Chet’s performances had a unique elegance and (apparent) simplicity, and in particular a great kindness that all remain unsurpassed. I think no guitarist has yet been able to come close in those respects. Lenentine is my humble attempt to express what I like about Chet Atkins’ music."</FONT></div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Order</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Polyweb Extra Light (0.011- 0.052), standard tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 119 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Little_Mill.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Little_Mil"><B>Little Mill</B></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  </B></FONT>"An odd cafe in Berlin was where I wrote <I>Little Mill</I>. The place had leather couches placed on the pavement and I spent a free afternoon there, drinking Campari Orange and playing guitar. The title comes from the drink list in the bar, where my eyes fell on a single malt whisky named Littlemill." </div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Order</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Nanoweb, 0.012-0.054, standard tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 121 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Lovers_In_Las_Cruces.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Lovers_In_"><B>Lovers in Las Cruces </B></A><B> </B></FONT>"The title of this song goes back a long time, to the days I lived in New Mexico. Just like New Mexico, <I>Lovers in Las Cruces </I>somehow has a Mexican flavor to it. It also has a strong sense of lightheartedness and a ‘falling-in-love’ feeling. Just one of those songs to make you feel better." </div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor XXX-BE</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: d'Addario EJ16, 0.012-0.054, dropped D, capo 2</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 152 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Lowlands_of_Holland.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Lowlands_o"><B>Lowlands of Holland</B></A><B>  </B></FONT>"This song brings up the fascinating thought that many people still play and enjoy music that was created by anonymous composers hundreds of years ago. I think Lowlands of Holland is a beautiful and inspiring song, which - from the lyrics - I assume was written during the first war between England and Holland, in the seventeenth century. As I grew up (and still live) in the <I>Lowlands of Holland</I>, I thought this song deserved a place on one of my CDs."</div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor 712ce</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Martin 80/20 Bronze 0.013-0.056, CGDGCD</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 122 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Morgan_Magan.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Morgan_Magan.mp3"><B>Morgan Magan</B></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT> "... is one of the classics of master composer Turlough O’Carolan, an Irish harper who lived from 1670 to 1738. O’Carolan’s compositions are very original and have influenced countless musicians all over the world (perhaps with many of them not even realizing it). <I>Morgan Magan</I> is one of my favorites." </div> <div> <I>Guitar: Ovation Custom Legend 30CM</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings: Martin 80/20, 0.013-0.056, DADGAD</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 138 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Mugle.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Mugle.mp3"><B>Mugle</B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" >"...is built on a basic A-minor fingerpicking pattern, with some less trivial additions, such as the interlude high up the neck and some ‘medieval’ twists in the melody. It’s one of those songs that were effortlessly composed overnight, and which I think is self-contained, balanced and smooth. This one is one of my personal favorites." </FONT></div> <div> <I>Guitar: Ovation Custom Legend 30CM</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings: Ernie Ball Slinky 012-054, standard tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 285 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="112d13ce0.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="206" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="25" VSPACE="10"></FONT><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Myosotis.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Myosotis.mp3"><B>Myosotis</B></A><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" >"...is the second name of my grandmother. She was born in Indonesia and came to Holland with my grandfather and the rest of the family, shortly after the Second World War. In August 2008, she turned 104 years old* (see picture at the right) and several of her grandchildren have become grandparents themselves. Reasons enough to dedicate this song to her." </FONT></div> <div> <I>Guitar: Ovation Custom Legend </I></div> <div> <I>Strings: d'Addario Phosphor Bronze EJ-16, 0.012-0.053, open E tuning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>* My dear grandmother passed away peacefully on September 30, 2008.</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 152 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Never_Time_To_Say_Goodbye.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Never_Time"><B>Never Time To Say Goodbye</B></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Never_Time_To_Say_Goodbye.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Never_Time"><B> </B></A><B> </B></FONT>"This is about having to leave a place when you’d rather stay, or having to leave people you love. It happens to me all the time, and it’s an emotion we all know. It makes you feel sad and it makes you think: I wish it were <I>Never Time to Say Goodbye</I>. The right way of looking at it, of course, is to realize that it would be worse if you never had that feeling, because it would mean you never had a good time, and you never enjoyed the company of others." </div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Order</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Nanoweb, 0.012-0.054, CGDGCD</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 185 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>O'Carolan</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Medley  </B></FONT>"Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738) was one of the most talented composers in our history, and <A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Fanny_Power.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Fanny_Powe"><I>Fanny Power</I></A> and <A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Planxty_Irwin.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Planxty_Ir"><I>Planxty Irwin</I></A><I> </I>I believe are amongst his most beautiful songs. On the CD <I>Guitar Magic </I>I combine both in a single performance. My rendition stays close to most traditional arrangements (countless artists have recorded these songs), but I tried to make the harmonics and bass lines follow a more natural flow than is usually done. The songs are played on my Koa-topped Taylor K22, which in DADGAD tuning gets a beautiful, sweet shimmer in its sound."</div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor K22ce</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Nanoweb, 0.012-0.054, DADEAD</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 122 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Phoelix_Grimm.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Phoelix_Gr"><B>Phoelix & Grimm</B></A><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" >"...is a complex song, and I think a very mature composition, particularly when I consider I wrote the essentials of the song when I was only 21. The intro and the ending, however, are more recent, and I polished off some of the weak bits before I recorded the tune for CD."</FONT></div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor 712ce</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings: Ernie Ball Medium Light 80/20 Bronze, 0.012-0.054, D minor tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 119 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Pingu.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Pingu.mp3"><B>Pingu</B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" >"... is dedicated to the television animation with the little clay penguin and his friends. I hardly ever watch TV, as generally one show is even worse than the other, but sometimes little marvels can still be found."</FONT></div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor 712ce</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Nanoweb Extra Light (0.047, 0.039, 0.030, 0.023, 0.014, 0.010), open G tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 232 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/The_Promised_Land.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/The_Promis"><B>The Promised Land</B></A><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" >"... is a song inspired by a collection of old photographs that hang on the wall of an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles. The pictures showed ships, packed with immigrants, who had left their home and family in Europe in the early 20th century to find their fortune in America. They all looked into the camera, and when I looked at the pictures, into the eyes of all these men, women and children, it was almost as if I were looking into a time machine. I could hear them tell their stories and feel their emotions. And I realized how brave these people were. Today, you hop all over the world in no time, but in those days, the immigrants knew they would probably never see their homes and their beloved ones again. If you listen carefully, you’ll hear melancholy, but also a hope for a better future captured in this song."</FONT></div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Order</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: M140 Martin Original Full Set light tension: .012 to .054, dropped D tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 103 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Roundback_Rag.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Roundback_"><B>Roundback Rag</B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" >"... is an ode to my first Ovation guitar (with a bowl back). When I was a teenager, these guitars were my holy grail and completely out of my reach because of their price. I sometimes still play these instruments today."</FONT></div> <div> <I>Guitar: Ovation Custom Legend 30CM</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings: GHS Custom Shop Rollerwound Bright Bronze #RB30, 0.012 - 0.054, DGDGBE</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 152 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Snow_in_London.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Snow_in_Lo"><B>Snow in London</B></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  </B></FONT>"I do not really like the city of London. Too many people, too much stress. Still, the concept ‘London’ has always fascinated me, maybe because I lived there when I was as a little boy. <I>Snow in London</I> is a serene composition in the Celtic style. It makes me think of mysterious places, and times long past. Not really like today’s London, but more like Harry Potter Land, or perhaps a bit like the London of my youth?"</div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor 712ce</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings: d'Addario Custom Set: 0.013 - 0.060, CGDGCD</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 648 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Song_For_JT.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Song_For_J"><B>Song for JT</B></A><B>  </B></FONT>"James Taylor has influenced me a lot in my musical development. When I was a teenager, nobody knew James Taylor where I grew up, but I used to sit for hours in my room with my guitar and my record player, learning James Taylor licks. <I>Song for JT</I> is a peculiar song. One day I thought it would be interesting to compose a song based on James Taylor’s kind of melody lines, chords and bass patterns, and throw in all the typical James Taylor licks I knew. The song was composed on demand, engineered as it were. I honestly believe that is not the way to write music, and I don’t think I will ever do it again, but in this case it seems like the experiment was successful. It’s for James; he’s one of the greatest."</div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor K14ce</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Nanoweb, 0.011-0.052, standard tuning</I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Summerfield.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Summerfiel"><B>Summerfield</B></A><B>  </B></FONT>"The title of this song has a curious (and true!) story. The song was written in Italy, where I always spend my summers playing guitar. I had just composed the main theme when a few friends came to pick me up for lunch. Afraid that I would forget the brand new song, I asked my friends to wait so I could put the tablature in the computer. A few minutes later, when I was done, the computer asked for a filename to save my work. Being in a hurry, I used the first word that came into my mind: <I>Summerfield</I>. So <I>Summerfield </I>it was. Just before I shut down the computer, I heard an e-mail come in. I didn’t bother to check it at the time; after all, what’s more important: e-mail or an Italian lunch? Only that evening did I discover that the e-mail was from a lady in Australia who hosted a radio show and wanted to play my music. Her name: Laura Summerfield. Hmmm." </div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Order</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Poly Light 012-054, dropped D tuning</I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B><IMG SRC="11292a230.jpg" border=0 width="42" height="35" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Supercalif"><B>Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious</B></A><B>  </B></FONT>"...doesn't need not much explanation I guess, as far as the song is concerned. All I can add, is that it was a <I>supercalifragilisticexpialidocious </I>experience to contribute to Solid Air's <I><B>Poppin' Guitars</B></I>. And I think all the fantastic players on the album, such as Tommy Emmanuel, Laurence Juber, Kenny Sultan, Nick Charles, Greg Hawkes, Mark Hanson, Pat Donohue and all the other <I>Masters of Guitar</I> feel pretty much the same. <I>Poppin' Guitars</I>, in my opinion, is one of the very best acoustic albums ever produced, and all guitar fans who haven't got it yet should be running to their music store, <I>supercalifragilisticexpialidociously </I>fast!"</div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Order</I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Nano Light 012-054, standard tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Tap_Your_Foot.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Tap_Your_Foot.mp3"><B>Tap Your Foot!</B></A><B>  </B></FONT>"<I>...</I>is dedicated to the Australian guitar genius Tommy Emmanuel, cgp. Most of T<I>ap Your Foot!</I> was written when I first met Tommy, in the summer of 2004, and spent three days in his presence.<I> “I’ll show you everything, and you may steal anything from me, if it makes you a better player,”</I> Tommy said to me. So I stole from him! The interludes were played on a different guitar, the same one Tommy always uses."</div> <div> <I>Guitars: Taylor 712ce, Maton EBG808 Artist (only for the "Luttrell" sections)</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings (on both guitars): Ernie Ball Medium Light 80/20 Bronze, 0.012-0.054, standard tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 184 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/TapYourOtherFoot.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/TapYourOth"><B>Tap Your Other Foot!</B></A><B>  </B></FONT>".<I>..</I>is a modified version of the original <I>Tap Your Foot! </I>The Tommy Emmanuel sections were replaced by original work, in order to reduce the paperwork (copyrights etc.) for the American version of my debut CD. The rest of the song is unaltered. That's why the other version of <I>Tap Your Foot! </I>is called <I>Tap Your Other Foot!</I> Of course I tried to keep the new parts in "Tommy-style", and I believe they fit in quite well." </div> <div> <I>Guitars: Taylor 712ce, Maton EBG808 Artist (for the interludes)</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings (on both guitars): Ernie Ball Medium Light 80/20 Bronze, 0.012-0.054, standard tuning</I></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 136 WIDTH="546"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Tumbo.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Tumbo.mp3"><B>Tumbo</B></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  </B></FONT>"...was written after a visit to Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida. During the famous Light Parade a happy Disney melody is played all around. The middle section of <I>Tumbo</I> (the G major part) would fit right in there. The rest of the song was kept in the same style, and it concludes with a fingerstyle arrangement of the traditional bluegrass fiddle tune Jaybird, a song that I learned in the time I lived in Los Alamos, New Mexico." </div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor 712ce</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Strings: d'Addario Custom Set: 0.013 - 0.060, CGDGCD</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 366 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="112e0deb0.jpg" border=0 width="269" height="235" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="25" VSPACE="10"></FONT><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Turkey_In_The_Straw.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Turkey_In_"><B>Turkey In The Straw (Holdee-Yoldee-Yoldee-Yol)</B></A><B>  </B></div> <div> "I can’t think of this traditional folksong without thinking of my grandpa, “Opa Mar”. He passed away in 1977, when I was still a kid, but I remember him very well, and every time I think of him I still get a smile on my face. He used to sing this song with his own, self-invented lyrics: “Holdee-yoldee-yoldee-yol...”, every time he threw me or his other grandchildren up in the air when we were babies. It was a highly amusing vocal rendition, and I can still hear his voice echo in my head. And it still brings tears to my eyes, both from laughter and plain emotions. Thirty years after his passing I came up with my own version: a guitar instrumental of <I>Holdee-Yoldee-Yoldee-Yol</I>, which is dedicated, with love, to the memory of my great grandpa."</div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor W12e Custom Model </I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Polyweb Light (0.012- 0.054), CGDGCD</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 133 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/White_Lightning.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/White_Ligh"><B>White Lightning</B></A><B>  </B></FONT>"...was composed and recorded just hours before I had to submit the material for my CD <I>Guitar Magic </I>(I guess that’s why I play it so fast). We almost delayed the project in finding an appropriate title, which cost me and producer James Jensen a few restless nights. But since <I>White Lightning </I>made it to the first track on this album, it all worked out in the end."</div> <div> <I>Gutar: Taylor W12e Custom Model </I></div> <div> <I>Strings: Elixir Polyweb Light (0.012- 0.054), standard tuning</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 199 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Nice.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Samples/Nice.mp3"><B>You'd be So Nice To Come Home To</B></A><A HREF="http://www.peghead.nl/Taylor K22.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peghead.nl/Taylor K22.mp3"><B> </B></A><B> </B></FONT>"...was written by the late Cole Porter, in times long past. But Porter's music is still very much alive today, and it was my honor to appear on Grammy Award winning producer James Jensen's <B>Cole Porter: Delovely Guitar</B>, a fantastic acoustic guitar tribute to this great composer. I decided to create an ambitious arrangement, with a slow and melodic start in the mood of the 1940's original recording by Dinah Shore, followed by a Chet Atkins, thumb-style bridge, topped off by a jazzy, swinging end with a walking bass line (which took me three months of hard work to learn). It is played on my koa-topped Taylor, tuned one step down, which created a beautiful, sweet, jazzy sound."</div> <div> <I>Guitar: Taylor K22ce</I></div> <div> <I>Strings:Elixir Nanoweb, 0.012-0.054, standard tuning, tuned one step down</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="546"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="546" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="546"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="546" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> All songs written by Eltjo Haselhoff, except:</div> <bR> <div> <I>Fanny Power</I>, <I>Planxty Irwin</I>,  <I>Morgan Magan</I> (Turlough O'Carolan)</div> <div> <I>Jail House Rock </I>(Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller )</div> <div> <I>Lowlands of Holland </I>(Traditional) </div> <div> <I>Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious </I>(Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman)</div> <div> <I>Tap Your Foot! </I>(Eltjo Haselhoff, Tommy Emmanuel)</div> <div> <I>Turkey in the Straw </I>(Traditional)</div> <div> <I>You'd be So Nice To Come Home To </I>(Cole Porter)</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>