Just started my guitar journey at 71, I know I will not be around for a long time, but I am so willing to give it a go, Thank you Mary.

@Sif3r

2 жыл бұрын

A long time? You've got another 30 years in you my man! What did you do in the first 30 years of your life? Aim to do as much as that in your next 30!!

@brucemartinez5343

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sif3r Very gracious of you.

@robertlewis5447

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck to you man! It's a difficult road but an enjoyable one :)

@loopie7364

2 жыл бұрын

Age is just a number.. Keep at it and have fun

@travisk4215

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

Mary is a real person. How refreshing. 🍀🎸🍀

@kevintrawick1278

2 жыл бұрын

She's a cartoon as well. Cartoons can do anything.

@jonnuanez2843

2 жыл бұрын

She's a hologram as well...

@sam_uelson

2 жыл бұрын

I thought she was a fembot. Mary spender please address this rumour.

@im_a_stain7874

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@tanagra2

2 жыл бұрын

twit

HI Mary🤩 A few weeks back, I ran across you colab with Rick Beato on "Operator" (Which, incidentally, destroyed my macho image and left me sobbing like a baby in front of my computer). This led me to your "Last Train Home" video. Never in my life has a tune been so stuck in my head. Absolutely loved it! I enjoyed the Q&A. Besides being a fantastic musician, your honesty and sincerity with everything you do is very refreshing. Cheers!

3:32 I love the casual dropping of "...and his wife" as a not so subtle "no, he's not my celebrity boyfriend"

@dustinjohnstonnxt1artistar513

2 жыл бұрын

You remind me of someone...Mary

Mary, you are a true inspiration. Rick Beato mentioned you and a few other friends on his channel yesterday and I just had to pop in - it's been too long. 😊

Mary, Your information is accurate, well delivered, and I find your channel very entertaining. Ive been playing guitar for 48 years and teaching for 26. I am here merely to help set your mind at ease, and encourage you to continue on you path. Btw... don't read too many fan comments! They can corrupt your spirit unnecessarily! Way too much of that on this planet!...Thank you for the courage and tenacity it took to establish you channel, brand, and YT audience! Bravo! I also love the fine appreciation by Rick Beato! You Rock!

There have been times when I've practised more or practised less, but I've never considered quitting guitar. There are other instruments that are more classical or jazz oriented that I have drifted out of, but guitar lets me play the music I love the most, so I would never give it up. Thanks Mary, I really enjoyed this video.

I also wanted to just say thank you Mary, you are such a little ball of sunshine who brightens my day every day, whether that is motivating myself with your own motivation posts, one of your guitar or producing videos, I learn a lot as a complete guitar newbie4. And that british classiness just is the cherry on top for me.

Writing song’s & scripts is creative writing Mary, props to you on everything you create as a creative person.

Hi Mary Spender, I like listening to you answering questions from us.

What a lovely candid video Mary. Enjoy your language journey; it's as deep as music and your guitar - never ending and always a pleasure to learn.

Well played ! And yeah, would love to see more sights from your travels.

I am so glad I stumbled upon your channel, Mary. You are a “ real”, down to earth person. I look forward to follow and listen to more of your music and off-topic conversations ✌️👏👍

Loved the friendly and fun responses. Rick Beato on his recent video nailed it when he spoke about you.

@curtking7780

2 жыл бұрын

@@kitano0 kzread.info/dash/bejne/g42pm7GEgtLOe5c.html

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, Mary. They are very entertaining.

That was so very enjoyable. How I admire your ability to set up a camera and speak to it without inhibition. Spain looks so warm and beautiful, thanks for letting me tag along.

Quite impressed by your natural authority to the camera : you say "focus" and it obeys (4:07) 😎

"me and the guitar are on a journey, and I'm never giving up" Mary Spender - your words could have come from my very own heart. You just shot up a few rungs on my ladder of respect!

@TheOdieD3

2 жыл бұрын

For real!

@Yahoomediaclub

2 жыл бұрын

Defo..it’s all about enjoying what you/ we do...

Hi mary, just discovered you through chappers and andertons vids, you're a great musician and wear your heart on your sleeve, looking forward to watching more vids and ultimately your journey if you share that with us, keep on trucking mary.

You are sharing interesting information for the benefit of others and you do so with an open heart and mind .

I lost track of this channel until Sir Beato reminded me. Thanks Rick! And keep rocking Mary!!! Guitar is one instrument that should never be quitted. (quat?)

this was fun Mary! you should do these like once a month

That was fun, Mary. Hope you're enjoying yourself in Spain. Looks beautiful.

Glad to see you are in Spain , greetings from Madrid!

Any time I see you and Adam Neely are together in a video, I can feel an amazing friendship between you both!

When I had a project studio in South Florida we were recording a song and used a quartet with people who played in local orchestras and did session work. In this case they quadrupled each instrument to give that BIG sound. So, we were waiting for the violist to arrive, but the two violinists and the cellist was there. One of the violinist talked about how he had switched to viola in the orchestra for a bit, thinking it would be nice to play the supporting role, but quickly discovered that the parts were not fun to play, too contained, and switched back.

I have to imagine a video like this is lots of fun to do, confirming or debunking what folks might think. My next music project will be more vocal parts, and less loud electric guitar. Much more like you have done, even though I am not blessed with the writing gene. (I am just a tavern band guitar player) I find it way too easy to hide behind quads of 6L6's. Singing accompanied by Acoustic instruments is so much more from the heart. Bravo Mary, you are a true inspiration. :)

Thank you Mary for sharing the journey you are on. Big into spotify at the moment and enjoying your material which is a change from metal.

7:44 Imagining Mary play Rocky theme with full horn section

A regular, nice decent person who happens to be talented, gifted and have a sense of humor! How refreshing and engaging!

@chrisking6695

2 жыл бұрын

Wow you are not sociable are you? There's billions like her.

@estenray6685

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisking6695 She does stand in stark contrast to people such as yourself who seem to go about in the world with a chip on their shoulder looking for confrontation and criticizing others! Actually I’m quit sociable and tend to like most people I interact with. The last part of my statement was meant with a bit of “ tongue in cheek” sarcasm such a pity you don’t seem capable of understanding.

You are an uplifting person,love your own songs. Hope I get to see you, Rena Del Cid, & Toni sometime in the near future!

Very intriguing video session re: people's guesses & impressions about you. Candor mixed with self-deprecating humour, slightly on the dry side...I enjoy your output on this channel and I also respect completely your drive to do your own thing and "paddle your own canoe" as it were. Dig in, enjoy life!!

Watched the first couple minutes at most (will continue after commenting). Wanted to say this right away. From the videos of yours that I've watched (found you because of Rick Beato's channel), I can only say this; You are a wonderfully talented singer, instrumentalist, song writer, and self promoter. Any musician with a brain would be thrilled to jam or colaborate with you. On a separate note you are absolutely charming, lovely, and a breath of fresh air (wish I was 25 years younger....Turning 60. LOL).

Amazing how the camera came into focus when you said "focus" at 4:07. A wow Mary Spender moment.

Yea..liking the music and Rick is a big fan..❤️❤️ Enjoy the creative journey Mary.

Really enjoyed this. Getting to know you more! Loved you before. Even more now. Appreciate you and your talent so much.

You come across as a intelligent well educated young lady with a nice personality, keep doing your thing and enjoy yourself. Best wishes from an old guy who can't even play a comb !

Venga María. Ánimo con el Castellano. Big “Hey!” to everybody in Salamanca. If you’re near Alba de Tormes, come and jam!!

Thank you for share . Always happy. Nice video❤️👍

Mary, just have a great time in Spain and most importantly, be inspired by the place, so that you may write/compose beautiful songs. Cheers!🍻😄

Your “Sultans of Swing” cover with Josh Turner was EL PERFECTO!! Thank you! I also appreciate your respect for the English language and attempt to use proper grammar. I share it. Language is at best a limited and somewhat poor vessel for conveying our thoughts and feelings. Taking the trouble to develop a good vocabulary and decent command of the language is critical to our ability to think, understand the world around us, and communicate our insights. It deserves respect. As an American, I’m a bit unsure of the meaning of a “posh” way of speaking. However, I am aware of the many radically different accents in Britain; some quite difficult to understand. Yours is very nice. I’m from an old Tidewater Virginia family that predates our war for Independence. We have an accent here that still retains many flavors of old English so the way the Royals speak feels familiar to my ear. Linguistically I have no idea what that means except that perhaps being extremely traditional and somewhat cloistered from the general public they may have preserved a way of speaking from the times when England colonized America. English aside, I enjoy your music. Thank you. Good music is mana for the soul and making it is a worthy life’s endeavor. Well done!!

@onlyrick

Жыл бұрын

Here's another word for your vocabulary - manna. And I'm in agreement with all you said. Be well and Be Cool.

I like 👍 these kinds of videos where you speak to things as well as clarify or dispel misconceptions. 😊

Thanks Mary. I appreciate you sharing with me.

Bloody hell, Highbury Vaults brings back memories. Mostly slightly hazy ones frankly.

A delightful woman. Talented, articulate, humble and self-deprecating. I love her channel.

What a super fun format! Loved that video.

Great vid. Enjoyed hearing all the answers.

@4:06 camera's out of focus and Mary says focus about the recorder and it "snaps to" focus briefly.

@gabriellegeorge2648

2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if anyone else noticed!

That was quite interesting. Clearly some of the assumptions came from people who either haven't followed you for long or are the sort of people that have their own work to do still so their unexamined assumptions get projected onto you. In either case they were talking about someone that isn't you _clearly._ A couple got you quite well. They made me smile. Made you smile too:) You are an open book in this way. You don't in any way hide who you are, but some things you don't rub in the worlds face. If they're perceptive they can see for themselves who you are because you don't try to be a mystery. You do you boo and we'll all still love you:)

@JasperKloek

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said.

You are such an interesting person to listen to and command my fullest attention . Music is food of life and I do love listening to your songs , just keep on doing you’re wonderful thing Mary . I feel blessed getting to know you . 🙏🙏🎶🎵🎶👌❤️

Mary, you are a blessing! And whoever your partner may be, celeb or not, s/he'd better be your biggest fan.

Thanks to all who has liked and supported me this is a fantastic group and Mary is lucky to have such positive people around her. Again thanks to all.

Song writing is creative writing! You don't give yourself the credit you deserve.

@jamesdragonforce

2 жыл бұрын

Somethings wrong with that last sentence.

@JasperKloek

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesdragonforce What's wrong with it? It's a perfectly good sentence.

@jamesdragonforce

2 жыл бұрын

@@JasperKloek I misspoke. Sorry.

@maxington26

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesdragonforce You also missed an apostrophe, ironically.

@portcullis5622

2 жыл бұрын

Nice bit of pedantry!👍

Hey Mary, Nice video! I like the composition. The pop ups and the different backgrounds. Simple yet kept me engaged. But I must admit what you had to say and your presence was very interesting.

Wow! I’m impressed. Putting it out there. Good for you.

"you can only play blues and small acoustic songs"... And this is me remembering the video that brought me to your channel, learning a Mastadon song on that orange amp.

@guitaring1

2 жыл бұрын

I wanna know what a small acoustic song is. Say, like, an acoustic version of the Ramones' Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue?

@danashmore4765

2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the metal cover she did of sultan's of swing 🔥

@charlesmayberry2825

2 жыл бұрын

@@danashmore4765 with Leo at frog leap. Yes and it's fantastic :)

@danashmore4765

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlesmayberry2825 yeah, it's one I keep going back and listening to it over and over

4:06 out of focus. 4:07 says "focus", back in focus. Proof that Mary is super human!

@Sean_Piper

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to make the same comment!

What a nice video. I wish you well on your language journey. Studying languages has been one of the more enjoyable things I've done...it can be hard work, but fun if you let it. And the reward of being to talk to people in their native language is wonderful...and I am not a people person. ¡Buenas suerte!

Really enjoyed this. I've been watching you for about a month. This helped me get to know you a little better.

Here are my assumptions.....you are a good person, friend until the end, and fun to hang out with.

i feel some of these questions are judgemental and you answer them so nicely

@HermelJaworski

2 жыл бұрын

yes, like the ones about Mary's love life, as if a woman in her 30s needed to be in a relationship

@gmee123

2 жыл бұрын

welcome to the internet, where everyone feels their opinions and judgements should matter lol

What a joy just watching your videos and listening!

thanks for the sharing Mary.

You had me at “there’s viola jokes for a reason” 😂

When I started following you I watched almost all your videos, including your Bristol week video. I am not speculating about your boyfriend at all. 😅 Couldn’t Care less, I came for your guitar playing and singing!

You just love music, and sharing it with us.

I first came to your channel for the guitar related content. I soon found you to have an interesting and enjoyable personality. Now, I also enjoy your videos like this which deviate to a more personal level. The more I know about what drives a particular person, the better I understand them and, the better I relate to the more tutorial oriented videos for which I originally came. Did that make sense? Lol.

I've been wanting to see Salamanca for a long time, what's it like? I lived in Southern Spain for a long time but never went up north.

I haven't paid much attention to a lot of spoken vids (yours made it through somehow this morning), you brought me some amount of joy on your response to a recorder not being a real musical instrument. Whatever makes noise is a musical instrument by basic definition... people and their choice of what to be a snob about runs the gamut between idiocy and horrific. Ok, that comment and the one about tea caught my attention (the one about rich background worked it's way in there. Everyone is rich, what we do with those riches and the imaginary place in society's clique is what creates the definition of our lives.)... funny what breaks through my morning guitar practice.

4:07 "When they focus" and here the camera focuses back - Brilliant!

enjoyed that, thanks!

The assumptions people make about people they have never met and know in real life. Crazy stuff some of it. My Assumption/Opinion - You have a wonderful speaking and singing voice that is very pleasant to my ears. You are a excellent musician. Love the minimalist rig idea. I use a minimalist rig too.

Letting go of that ‘fierce’ side and listening more is the definition of maturity!

@nottusleinad

2 жыл бұрын

and then you get to the age where you realise you've gone 'full circle' and turned into Victor Meldrew ! :-)

Keep going Mary, I really like your content.

Fun! Thank you for sharing.

You're, I mean you are, so thoughtful to respond to all these assumptions and set the record straight. All in all interpretations seemed mostly innocuous. People hear what they want to hear and see what they want to see. So many filters! I didn't know about plain tea though. My business partner is in the UK. We'll be having a talk about that.

Can't disrespect the recorder when they appear in one of the best songs ever made. Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven features John Paul Jones playing 3 of them.

Love it, keep it coming Mary

You really are a talented person, musician, singer, has a beautiful voice singing, but you have no idea how I love to listen your voice when you're speaking, the calm, how it sounds is enjoyable to me and I love, really love the British accent.

Auto-correct is a harsh mistress, it will sting you without warning. With regard to the video though, Mary inspires many of us by just being who she is and she is talented and motivated. Nothing but respect for her.

How could Mary’s “celebrity boyfriend” be anybody other than John Mayer? Wasn’t that term coined to refer to him? 😉

@lulabecker

2 жыл бұрын

I'm quite embarassed that I wrote cebrity. Damn these typos!

@AngelicusImmortus

2 жыл бұрын

Weirdly Katie Perry described John Mayer as the perfect Boyfriend… bit odd.

@DeeEllEff

2 жыл бұрын

@@lulabecker Rhymes with “inebriety,” from which we get “inebriated.” I got your meaning!

@DeeEllEff

2 жыл бұрын

@@AngelicusImmortus Then again, Katy Perry and Russell Brand were married for 13 months, so maybe both their tastes in opposite-sex partners are a bit suspect, y’know? 🤔

I really really like the music you did at the end of this video! :)

I’ve been playing guitar since the late seventies and even in bands and for me it goes up and down with playing depending on what condition my fingers are because I have problems with arthritis, the guitar playing has helped me when I’m depressed or have some problems to solve and guitar playing gets me in good mood and calm when I’m upset, I play guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, harmonica , accordion just keep on playing it’s good for your health 😊✌️

Video published 2 mins ago… comments from 1 week ago

@tawhidkhan5151

2 жыл бұрын

they are lmao

@vasocreta

2 жыл бұрын

must be the time difference 😜

@MarySpender

2 жыл бұрын

Early access for my wonderful Patreon supporters

@ChrisPage68

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarySpender Why are recorders called that when they don't record? Why are some women called Viola but nobody's named Violin or Hurdy-Gurdy? And you're making me nostalgic for Spain. My parents live there (near Torrevieja) and I haven't seen them for two years because of Covid and other stuff. 😢

@peterraymond1659

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPage68 yes, all hurdy gurdys are men, who sing apparently

"The recorder is not a real instrument." Stairway to Heaven: "Hold my beer..."

@theystoleitfromus

2 жыл бұрын

It's the guitar that makes that music. Same as with the Blackadder II theme.

@paulmurray280

2 жыл бұрын

Funny that. There was a recorder in the house when stairway to heaven was released (old person) first time I ever thought myself an instrument, sounds great on the intro

@melvynobrien6193

2 жыл бұрын

Fucking recorders get too fucking wet when you play them. A tin whistle is far superior and more versatile.

@emdiar6588

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulmurray280 The truth is, in the hands of a master the recorder is as beautiful a woodwind instrument as any. The bad rap it gets is solely down to the fact that little children are given cheap plastic versions as if they were toys, with which they proceed to torture everyone within earshot.

@oklahomahank2378

2 жыл бұрын

Those were played on a synthesizer.

It’s been fun watching your videos. I found your channel this past January. I’ve enjoyed listening to your songs you have shared on your channel. I am curious if you ever used a prompt to write songs? Do you have a basic process or are more of “I need to be inspired to write?” I personally have not written any songs, but I been listening to a song writing podcast called “prompt queens” which has been inspiring and entertaining (Hope Dunbar and Emily Dunbar, they are sister in law) If you have some spare time I would enjoy hearing your thoughts about your process of writing? Thanks, Tim

Loved the video. You have a great style.

"Only can play blues"... I think you did a number with Leo Machiar... Frog Leap Studios? Something like a cover on a Dire Strait song?

@justincase8281

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, "Sultans of Swing" was the one they covered. She did some guitar shredding. :)

Mary sounds like the type of person that everyone would wanna be friends with

Great .Love your music and accent ,nothing else matters,since it is what you love to do .

Great video Mary!

Same here. A simple acoustic setup is just perfect. So you can focus on the song and not the sound.

@blacktoothfox677

2 жыл бұрын

I always subscribed to that... But now I surround myself with new and ever-more complicated gear every month - it has assisted my songwriting hugely, seldom have I ever been as productive as I am now. There are no hard rules in this game!

@Graham_Langley

2 жыл бұрын

Simplistic doesn't mean the same as Simple.

Healthy “aloneness” = such a blessing! Chao 🙏🏽

@OrigenisAdamantios

2 жыл бұрын

And, Please more existential!!

@sprezzatura8755

2 жыл бұрын

Alone but not lonely.

Hi Mary, I was one of your top 10k subscribers, and find you the most normal person on youtube. You share your stories, good or bad, and that is what life is about. Continue your journey, personally I think you would be a great DJ also....hehe

Rick Beato mentioned you in a recent KZread videos and said good things about you! Cheers!

Dear Ms. Spender, I have two issues if I may please. First, you mentioned wine and hangovers are a cause and effect problem you are having. My wife and I have a wine restaurant in Busan, South Korea and have found SULFATES are the reason. If possible, try an All Natural wine or a wine marked NO Sulfates or Sulfides. This may help with the hangover result. Second, have you put any thought into a Christmas Single? Christmas is one of my favorite seasons and I am slowly working on recording Christmas songs for family and friends. It's right around the corner. If you ever make it to Busan, contact me and I'll be happy to show you the city and our restaurant. Sincerely, Fred

@scottastic2915

2 жыл бұрын

This guys comment feels so genuine. What a cool community here!

I'm now imaginging Mary doing power metal

@ChrisPage68

2 жыл бұрын

She can shred!

@misterthegeoff9767

2 жыл бұрын

Seeing is I was introduced to this channel by her collab with Leo Moracchioli I think her metal credentials are well established

@brandonfield6994

2 жыл бұрын

Did you not see the video of her playing power metal on a banjo/guitar with Leo? You need to find that; it's one of his best videos.

@gilb_4

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Mary can shred, and I can bet money she could djent if she proposed to

You're so so so inspiring Mary 💗

Wow, what a world we live in. Here I am in the United States (Maryland) watching an English girl in Spain. KZread has suggested your videos more than once and I usually give them some time. At first I was drawn to the beautiful face but stayed for the music. These days I watch because you're an absolute delight. I'm sure there are hundreds of thousands around the world who share that sentiment. You are a very nice diversion from all of the yuck in the world. Plus, it's so nice to see that your beauty is not just skin deep. That's what really keeps me coming back.