Loved it , the slide adds a different dimension ,congrats on your 24th challenge response well done

Hey Jola, hope you’re feeling better. That was creative take on the lesson with the slide, never would have thought of that! Nice crisp, clear sound with the recording. Well done…

I am glad you are out of the hospital. And playing a slide that clean in standard tuning is no trivial feat.

JoLa, I’m so glad you were well enough to post this submission, creative, sensitively played and with the visuals, a joy to watch.
Stay well JoLa …..

Richard
PS: Congratulations on 24 submissions in a row, what will you do with all those t-shirts?

Oh girl, good that you’re feeling better. And, congratulations on your 2 year membership. Nice that you have managed to put something together. You already had a great submission last month; Today I was more than thrilled! A great sound and played great. That really was a great idea perfectly realized. Chapeau!

That was great playing Jola. Love the slide mix.
Congrats on 2 years of this habit – can’t think of a better one either.
Sorry to hear you were so sick and glad you are on the mend. Pneumonia is nothing to sneeze :~) at. Knocks the sails out of you. (retired respirologist) So even more strength to you for being able to come up with a great challenge.

Feel better.

Richard S

Jola,

Congratulations on 24 consecutive submissions! Nice slide work, very clean. Be proud of your guitar playing.

Take care of yourself. I am amazed that you could even play the guitar if you have been fighting pneumonia. It can be very serious. Be well and let all the Active Melody pickers know when your recovery is complete.

Great photography and video in addition to your playing.

That has some really classic bluesy tones in the slide. Really beautiful production. The duet is awesome!

Well, I’m really blown away. That sounded so cool. But pneumonia? How does that even happen in the northern hemisphere in mid-summer? But at least you made it out of the hospital without catching something even worse while you were there.

Oh my, on 3 fronts. Being sick (glad you are home now recovering), 24!, and excellent slide work. Like it when someone goes out of the box.

Congrats on your 2nd anniversary! Hope you are well on the healing path. Sounding great. Blues therapy! 🙂

Nice sliding technik,i hear a little bit of Hawai.
I enjoyed your version.

Bluesheki

JoLa,
I really enjoyed your slide work on that piece and I’m wishing you all the best for a quick recovery. By the way, loved the video with your little dog! Get well soon!
Tim

Hi Jola,

That was great i enjoyed it. I’m jealous about that slide of yours.
Hope you get better soon.

AndreM

Congratulations, no mean achievement. Slide guitar really comes into its own on a track like this, what a fantastic choice and rendition. I wish you a speedy recovery.

Nola,
Glad you are on the mend. The slide was a nice addition but I was impressed with how well you played the lesson. You’ve come a long way.
John

I hope, music will help you, to recover soon. Great Song despite your handicap.

Dieter

JoLa,

that was beautiful! So soulful! Congrats on your 24th submission. I hope you get well soon!
Eric

really amazing playing Jola, congratulations on your 24th submission. that was really cool. hope you recover soon.thank you for making the effort.
best wishes.
graeme c.

Very impressive and congrats on competing 24 submissions.
Well done!

Sounded like a Pro to me, JoLa. Your own emotions came out well. A+ on originality. Soothing to the max.
Larry

Hi Jola,

Guitar playing is kind of a feel good activity (as you’ve discovered) I’m glad to hear you’ve found your way back to feeling well enough to pick up the guitar. You sounded great on all fronts…I may just try the slide on this one as well. That was a nice effect you achieved. And congrats on the the 24 Challenges…..

Best regards,
Marty

A very creative interpretation and video especially considering the circumstances. I’ve seen your last 12 or 13 submissions and your progression has been remarkable. Congrats JoLa!

James

JoLa, congratulations on your 24th post in just as many months! That’s impressive. Your determination deserves my full respect. I wish you a speedy recovery from your pneumonia. Be careful with yourself, pneumonia is nothing to joke about. But having a medical background yourself, I am sure the last thing you need is my advice 🙂
With respect to your submission, I love it. This forum is oozing with creativity and you are one of those people I admire for their unique approaches. Thanks for the insprition. Now I want to try out my slide, too…

Foremost, I’m happy to hear you are feeling better and recovering from your illness.
It has been a pleasure to watch your progress and development the past 24 months. I look forward to listening to your future challenges.
You have a nice start on slide guitar and the playing on this lesson sounded great.

Jolanta, now I don’t believe you till I see you doing it! This is not you who is playing here. Once in my youth I heard Manny Charlton playing that way. Unbelievable! I hope you get well soon from your decease.
Lights.

You take care of yourself Jola.
We need you here.
Nicely played.
Ron

The blend of your slide and single line leads worked so magically. This is a wonderful production on your part. I really liked it. I felt like being in-between country and Hawaiian. I guess it’s Honolulu-Nashville sound!

p.s. It’s amazing you did this recovering from what sounded like a serious setback. Your tenacity is incredible.

Glad to hear you’re on the mend Jola. Congrats on your 24th consecutive challenge! Your dedication to the journey is reflected in how much you’ve grown as musician. Your take on this is put together and executed beautifully! Be Well.

Haha great stuff

I’ve also done slide versions of the lesson and you’ve really nailed it very impressive nice hang time on the notes

Pneumonia is not the best of things glad your on the mend

LOL Jola , one of your best and the intro so very cool, you so far 24 months and you made the slide work so well ,, you best keep gliding glass caue that sounded so cool! , nice arrangement and video production too!

JoLa – So glad you’re on the mend. Well that was a delightful submission. I loved the tone, the slide was a really cool addition and your playing was really terrific. You’ve sure come a long way.
Gary

You’re 4 shirts into this now 🤯! Hope you feel better. Get well soon, nicely done and I can’t think of a better way to recover from pneumonia than to play more guitar.

Great and original idea to use a slide. It sounded awesome and I really liked how you wove the two guitar parts together on the second part.
Really good to hear you’re on the mend too.

Phil B
Hi JoLa. This is the second time that I have listened to your response and I thought it was a really novel take. I always aspire to play slide, I even bought a special, hand made glass slide but it always sounds dreadful when
I try to use it so I’m very impressed with the way you seem to handle it. Thank you for your comments on my submission and congratulations on two dozen challenge responses. I’ve also read many of your comments to the other challenge responses and you can always pick out some positive, thoughtful critiques which are very supportive. Thank you.

Absolutely beautiful, Jola. The slide part you added was fantastic, and I think you played the lesson portion as well as Brian plays it. Great stuff, Jola!

Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery! You sound like you really know what you’re doing with a slide, you’re really playing that thing—quite a surprise to hear you, hear anyone who isn’t a pro, playing it so well.

JoLa – you’re a rockstar 🙂 That was awesome. I’m glad you were able to make it, despite your pneumonia. Your playing on this was your best yet in my opinion! Seriously good stuff, very clever slide work. Glad you made it to 24 of these! That’s impressive to say the least 🙂 and thank you for always being so supportive of others in the AM community, you’re definitely a beacon around here.

I really enjoyed that! Great job! Loved the slide.

Hi JoLa, glad you made it that was awesome. Congrats on your 24th, and get well soon.
/Peter

Hi Jola.

What can I add to what has been said? I would like to comment something to improve or small mistake to correct, I know you will appreciate it much more than any flattery … but I can’t (Well … maybe …. why not make it longer ? 😉 )

very nice and well played slide, I know it’s not easy … I’ve tried …

rgds
David B.

Excellent. You have a really nice touch with the slide and a good ear for pitch. Your opening improv stuff was cool, and it fit in well with your adaptation of the lesson. For me, the use of long slides can become cheesy quite fast. I don’t think you took it that far, but you were teetering on the brink. That’s just a question of personal taste though.