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Thanks, everyone--
@Ilona Beautiful tune--congrats on your recital!
@ABitRusty I was thinking at first just like Emily--Smoke on the Water
Nice bow work on that one, GregW.
Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
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Wow,
Thanks all for posting, ya'all, your all sounding great! 
Mark 
Master the Frog and you have mastered the bow.
Albert Sammons
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Hullo there,
Ok so I'm cheating a bit on this one, I'm submitting only an audio file, because it's so much easier for me to record audio rather than audio+video...
https://drive.google.com/file/.....sp=sharing
(excuse my sometimes poor intonation ! I'm not doing this song justice)
This is not folk music (I couldn't find anything representative of France as a whole – I'm not playing the national anthem, no way). It's not even instrumental, it's originally a song (love song) called Hymne à l'amour, by Edith Piaf (in 1949), a very renowned french singer.
Here is her performance :
And she even made an english version :
For those interested, it sounds really nice on cello. Here is Gautier Capuçon (one of the best current french cellists) playing it :
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hello @wtw i liked your playing and song choice. This sounded like you had a live pianist playing with you ( not backing track ) very nice and well done. by the way...i think I prefer the French version of Edith's recording even though I dont speak French.. great post!
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That was very nice, WTW. Thank you for sharing that.
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@wtw -
That's a very beautiful, emotional song and you really played it well!
"Hymne à l'amour" is definitely a French song.
"Jean-Joseph Mouret was a French composer whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents of Baroque music in his country." (wikipedia)
You've brought new light to this Party! 🤗
Btw, did you ever submit a video in the Critique section? Or did you ever participate in any of the Fiddlerman Group Projects?
Even though you didn't show your face here, you have in the past - so you should at least request a "Video Badge".
@Mouse ...hint, hint
Great Party!
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Thank ye @Mouse @ELCBK !
I hadn't even heard of Mouret – will have to look him up.
Nice hint ;–) Yes, I think I have posted both in the critique and "normal video" sections in the past. It doesn't really matter much, though.
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@wtw That was beautiful!
I knew this song, I have heard Edith Piaf’s version but this song has also been translated into Finnish, and I've heard it even more often.
But that cello version! Oh, I really, really like it! ❤️
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@wtw Very nice playing. Kay Starr sang an English verison (If You Really Love Me) of this in 1950. But I think the original with Piaf is best.
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Wtw,
Well done,
Thank you for posting.
Mark
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Albert Sammons
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Nice theme for a party Mouse 😀
Here is me playing La Riviere Tanier, it's more of a lullaby that parents would sing. It actually has quite a sad theme though!
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@Tipiaowsek That was lovely. Thank you so much for joining my party.
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@Tipiaowsek -
That was beautiful!
Really enjoyed your playing!
I wasn't very familiar with Mauritius,
so I did a little reading - beautiful place!
And I did manage to get a partial translation of the lyrics
- would love to know more.
Happy you joined this Party!
- Emily
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@Tipiaowsek Very nice song--Great Job!
Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
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I'm trying to catch up with all the Parties, so
@Mouse - I'm finally joining in here!
Here's my attempt of Lee Greenwood's, "God Bless The USA!"
GREAT PARTY!
...using all 5 strings!
- Emily
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Way to go!!!
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but the one who needs the least."
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