Crazy Man Michael (Richard Thompson acoustic cover)

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Acoustic instrumental cover of the Richard Thompson/Fairport Convention classic

This is an instrumental version of the classic Fairport Convention ballad. The Michael of the title is walking one day when he meets a raven. The raven tells him "your true love will die by your own right hand", and Michael is so enraged that he kills the raven with his dagger. In that moment, the raven magically turns into his lover, whom he now sees lying dead on the ground. In that moment he loses his mind and is condemned to wander forever in his insanity.

I thought I'd do this one as an instrumental, since the text is very long and I couldn't remember it all! I love the original since it sounds like an ancient folk song, although it actually dates from the 1960s.

CREDITS:
Words & Music: Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick

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EQUIPMENT:
- camera: Panasonic Lumix GX80
- guitar: Epiphone Jumbo Acoustic
- Microphone: iPhone and lapel mic
- mixing/editing: Reaper 5.99
- light: Aputure M9