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One Of My Inspirations - Nick Drake

9/12/2016

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Haunting & Beautiful Music

I've already posted about my guitar muses but every now and then I'd like to introduce one of my musical inspirations not specific to any instrument.

Nick Drake is a beautiful guitarist, often playing in unusual tunings.  But it's his singing that I find so amazing, he's haunting and sad but yet so uplifting if that makes any sense.  Such a sad story with a tragic end but at least his music lives on in the hearts of those who came after him.

The film above is lovely if somewhat sad but if you don't have time for that check out his albums, Pink Moon is his most popular but Made To Love Magic is my favourite which has some songs that never made his other records including my favourite Joey.

Here is my effort to play the beginning,
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