Robert Barnett - Takoma Dance (Live) | 26th Candle Lit Concert - Video

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Last week I was asked by Ben (yes, the same Ben featured in last weeks video) to step in for another act that he had booked for his 26th Candle Lit Concert that he runs at St. Andrew’s Church, Rugby. Fortunately he rang me midway through the afternoon as I was doing a pretty good job chopping pints whilst watching the rugby and football!

I have always wanted to play one of these concerts, and even though it was last minute it was still a really great experience. I would love to do a live album one day in the church, so here’s hoping I make a return in the future.

Those of you who have been listening to and following my work will recognise this song. It was the first instrumental that I ever wrote for a solo guitar and it has remained the opening tune to pretty much all of my solo gigs for about 12 years now. It was composed after hearing John Fahey for the first time and can be found on my second album ‘Voiceless’.

The second act of the night was Karolina Wegrzyn back by guitarist Alexander Townend. They performed a number of Eastern European folk tunes and peppered the set with some fascinating info about the origins of particular songs. I was a massive fan of the hammer dulcimer that Karolina used.

Thanks to all who came! The novelty of people buying my albums and asking for my autograph still hasn’t worn off (even if I find it laughable that anyone thinks my scribbling is worth anything).

I hope you enjoy the video - it would be good to see you all at a gig soon!

Technical details:
Guitar is a Martin 000-15ME. Drop D tuning. Recorded live with unedited camera audio from a Canon R8. Reverb is the natural reverb of the church.

Filmed on a Canon R8. Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. Font from Jamie Windsor Retro Assets Pack: @jamiewindsor

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Rambling Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_sYV7lZ8exao9EkrolSZy25Y68_2ev1G
Home Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_sYV7lZ8exYAShKnGAIxvPZhUMiW51yL
Robert Barnett & Friends: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_sYV7lZ8exbqCT4PgDbV54ZwDjvCgBAD&si=ubQhsdOwthkl4zJQ
Afterglow (Album): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHczXNV6XFw&list=PL_sYV7lZ8exa4-BJJCXhoTbgrtj-nZ1_m
Voiceless (Album): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-XXpZUYWO4&list=PL_sYV7lZ8exYpc4arsGPhuRPCjlQwwhTI

About Robert Barnett
Robert Barnett is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter based in Rugby, Warwickshire. Robert has received high praise for his fingerstyle guitar technique and poetic lyricism. He is the guitarist for the band Wax Rats, but still continues to be an active solo musician. Robert has released two full-length albums of original music, with 'Afterglow' seeing a release in December 2021, and his first instrumental album 'Voiceless' hot on its heels just 3 months later in February 2022!