Product Description
Some songs are born great -- others take 30 years to come together! The chorus of the widely beloved hit bluegrass song "Wagon Wheel" was originally recorded as a Bob Dylan bootleg in 1973. After hearing this recording, Ketch Secor of the band Old Crow Medicine Show wrote new verses in 2003 and used Dylan's melody to create a full-blown country song. And the rest is history! "Wagon Wheel" has since been certified platinum and covered by a number of other notable artists, and has even been called the "Free Bird" of the new generation -- so you can't go wrong adding this one to your gig books! Featuring the catchy choruses, danceable feel, and country fiddle interludes of the original, this Cellobat chart for your string quartet is sure to get your audience singing along. Overall, this is an intermediate-level arrangement, but I'm rating it advanced-intermediate for some tricky rhythms and high notes (up to 4th position) in the violin parts; this will be learnable for students and sightreadable for professionals.
Sarah Cellobat Chaffee is an in-demand acoustic & electric cellist and string arranger. Currently, she performs with legendary rock band Aerosmith in their Deuces Are Wild residency show, and she is the principal cellist for the Raiders House Band, playing for a crowd of 60,000 at all of the team's home games. She also plays with many other groups including Premiere Wedding Music, Bella Electric Strings, the Femmes Of Rock, and David Perricos Pop Strings Orchestra. Sarah has performed and recorded with numerous other artists including Disturbed, Mötley Crüe, Celine Dion, Halsey, Michael Bublé, Sarah Brightman, and Lady A. She is the exclusive arranger for a number of award-winning wedding and event companies all across the United States, including Premiere Wedding Music, Las Vegas Music Oasis, and Impulse Strings, and she has created custom arrangements for many other ensembles all over the world. You can find her at:
http://www.cellobat.com
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