Alison Helzer-Henderson

Alison Helzer-Henderson

Celtic, classical, & folk on tenor banjo, mandolin, tenor & 6-string guitar. Solo album Carolan's Welcome available on iTunes, Spotify, and CD Baby. Founding member of Celtic band Tonn Nua, 2004-2009.

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CashApp: $AlisonHelzer
Venmo: @Alison-Helzer

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  • @ianmacvicar6332
    @ianmacvicar633210 күн бұрын

    Well done! Vocals and playing.

  • @n0tluis
    @n0tluis26 күн бұрын

    can you make a tutorial on how to play this? i just got a tenor guitar and would love to learn to play

  • @robbieward3405
    @robbieward3405Ай бұрын

    Class Alison

  • @sharonconstable8146
    @sharonconstable81462 ай бұрын

    Love your playing. What make of Tenor is that?

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson2 ай бұрын

    It’s a very special Urlacher Guitar! urlacherguitars.com Her work is incredible.

  • @marksebastian6689
    @marksebastian66892 ай бұрын

    Wow! What have you been doing more recently?

  • @Xcxiiix
    @Xcxiiix3 ай бұрын

    Hey the world misses you, we could all use another great cover, and thank you for this ❤❤❤

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the encouragement! Comments like this really do help. I’m actually getting back into the studio on Friday. I just posted a vocal clip on my TikTok page @alisonhelzermusic. I’ll try to get longer-form content up on KZread before too long. 😊

  • @Xcxiiix
    @Xcxiiix2 ай бұрын

    @@AlisonHelzerHenderson this made my day, keep it up your more inspiring than you realize!!!

  • @Xcxiiix
    @Xcxiiix3 ай бұрын

    Thank you ❤❤❤

  • @patmccarthy6708
    @patmccarthy67083 ай бұрын

    Beautiful tone if don't mind me asking what strength and gauge you use please

  • @bilbowaggins3036
    @bilbowaggins30363 ай бұрын

    I hope you're donig well ❤. This was really well played!

  • @k.a.mccrea7150
    @k.a.mccrea71504 ай бұрын

    Lovely and Beautiful. The song and the lady. Thanks for sharing with us all.

  • @SternDrive
    @SternDrive5 ай бұрын

    I don't believe in reincarnation, BUT this guitar used to be a piano. So cool, and it sounds very nice too.

  • @dongummphotography
    @dongummphotography7 ай бұрын

    Very nice! My father and grandfather both played tenor guitar and tenor banjo. I wondered what got you started on tenor guitar. I have played six string and a baritone ukulele for many years and am now working on learning tenor guitar.

  • @thomas_dries
    @thomas_dries8 ай бұрын

    Wow! I love it when a good artist makes a cover of a song and adds their own flair to it. This was a fantastic example of that! 😊

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson7 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @jasmin-ve6ep
    @jasmin-ve6ep9 ай бұрын

    Woah

  • @caroltaylor4282
    @caroltaylor428211 ай бұрын

    So beautiful! Magically played too!

  • @perfectwafflemedia
    @perfectwafflemedia Жыл бұрын

    Lovely.

  • @evanfredriksen5058
    @evanfredriksen5058 Жыл бұрын

    This is beautiful. I never slowed down to listen to these lyrics before. Well done, great voice, great instrument!

  • @marcelatingle9564
    @marcelatingle9564 Жыл бұрын

    OMG, this is great, your voice is amazing.

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @romaldoalmeida5832
    @romaldoalmeida5832 Жыл бұрын

    I'm so obsessed with this rendition on Have you ever seen the rain.

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @jesse7157
    @jesse7157 Жыл бұрын

    Damn I love this video so much

  • @eddiehillergrand8882
    @eddiehillergrand8882 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Alison, I’m deeply in love with your Si Bhaeg Si Mhor and Fear a Bhata, you don’t know how many freaking times I’ve been listening to them….just wanna say you are amazing! 🤗

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! That means a lot.

  • @eddiehillergrand8882
    @eddiehillergrand8882 Жыл бұрын

    @@AlisonHelzerHenderson Will you release any new Gaelic song in the future? Your voice is so soothing and angelic😇

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson Жыл бұрын

    @@eddiehillergrand8882 Most likely! If I do, I'll announce it here. Thanks for the support!

  • @jonhmusic423
    @jonhmusic423 Жыл бұрын

    What pickup are you running? Looking for a soundhole pickup for my tenor but so hard to find one that will fit!

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson Жыл бұрын

    The brand is Bill Lawrence. I can't remember the model name, but it's the smallest one they have. S/o to Amblin in Eugene for showing me this pickup! Tenor guitars are tricky this way.

  • @fullgopherman7066
    @fullgopherman7066 Жыл бұрын

    Tuning?

  • @markoslejsek5974
    @markoslejsek5974 Жыл бұрын

    How nice this sounds I'm going to try to learn this song

  • @BrandonMcBarrettFace
    @BrandonMcBarrettFace Жыл бұрын

    Crisp, clean, beautiful execution of a wonderful song. Thank you!

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for listening!

  • @dmc949
    @dmc949 Жыл бұрын

    Great love it. Well played.

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @dmc949
    @dmc949 Жыл бұрын

    @@AlisonHelzerHenderson You very talented. Regards. Dave.

  • @RockStarOscarStern634
    @RockStarOscarStern6342 жыл бұрын

    What's the pickup called?

  • @RockStarOscarStern634
    @RockStarOscarStern6342 жыл бұрын

    You may wanna get a Recording King Goldfoil Pickup so that you can record with this Tenor Guitar more easily.

  • @RockStarOscarStern634
    @RockStarOscarStern6342 жыл бұрын

    I believe it has a Spruce Top.

  • @RockStarOscarStern634
    @RockStarOscarStern6342 жыл бұрын

    Alison Helzer-Henderson So this Guitar is in a Violin Tuning (but down an Octave) w/ John Pearse #450 Strings (13, 20w, 30w, 42w) & you could use it for Jazz (like Elmer Snowden did) because it gives the instrument a much deeper & mellower sound. If you've followed my KZread Channel I've played Sing Sing Sing arranged by Mark Brymer on a Tenor Guitar, & my Comping was great:kzread.info/dash/bejne/nXttrpN6k7zdnNI.html

  • @kellygoodnight2076
    @kellygoodnight20762 жыл бұрын

    I can't love this enough

  • @keithbellinger8480
    @keithbellinger84802 жыл бұрын

    I just discovered your music and am very glad I did! Beautifully done!

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @michaelgierusz5754
    @michaelgierusz57542 жыл бұрын

    This is incredible! Great job

  • @Piitaa_Pain
    @Piitaa_Pain2 жыл бұрын

    bought a tenor guitar 2 years ago .. i want to learn this piece

  • @RockStarOscarStern634
    @RockStarOscarStern6342 жыл бұрын

    John Pearse #450 Strings should allow you to tune it like a Violin/Mandolin but down an Octave

  • @lonshelton5129
    @lonshelton51292 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful music from a beautiful lady, thank you...

  • @bobbyzamora47
    @bobbyzamora472 жыл бұрын

    What brand of pickup are you using?

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson2 жыл бұрын

    Hi there! It's a little Bill Lawrence pickup. Regular 6-string acoustic pickups don't work for this tenor due to the size of the sound hole. This one from BL is great because it can fit :)

  • @tonypanzarella9387
    @tonypanzarella93872 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to 1971.

  • @bobbyzamora47
    @bobbyzamora472 жыл бұрын

    Sounds great! What kind of pickup are you using?

  • @ibendiben
    @ibendiben2 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful! What brand of tenor guitar are your playing?

  • @CollinBarlage
    @CollinBarlage2 жыл бұрын

    woww this sounds incredible what tuning is your tenor banjo in?

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I tune the banjo DAEB, but the tenor guitar and octave mandolin are both GDAE.

  • @joeleary3014
    @joeleary30142 жыл бұрын

    That tone is absolutely *gorgeous* oh my

  • @biohazard_613
    @biohazard_6132 жыл бұрын

    I wasn’t looking but am glad that this popped into my recommendations. You have an amazing voice. While watching, my mind kept telling me that you looked familiar and the name vaguely rang a bell. Looked through the comments here and saw the comment from Mary Stevenson and it hit me. I seem to run into Billies all over the internet but outside of people that I grew up with, I think you’re the first Lost Creeker I’ve found. If my faulty old memory is correct, you graduated around the same time as the 2 Jacob’s, Shadwick and Landstra. Thank you for brightening my morning and keep singing, that voice needs to be heard.

  • @musicman-qr6ej
    @musicman-qr6ej2 жыл бұрын

    Wow that was magnificent

  • @RockStarOscarStern634
    @RockStarOscarStern6342 жыл бұрын

    So your Dad converted an old Piano into a Guitar.

  • @martinanderson312
    @martinanderson3122 жыл бұрын

    Hi, greetings from a former Eugene resident (through the '90s.) Great to hear this beautiful tune. I know it through the Irish band Solas, from their self-titled album. Didn't know it was French.

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson2 жыл бұрын

    I love Solas! Glad to hear that you enjoyed it

  • @leepatrick1756
    @leepatrick17563 жыл бұрын

    Really nice guitar and playing!

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Lee!

  • @user-kw5lk7kg2o
    @user-kw5lk7kg2o3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Alison, I have tuned my tenor to DGBE to play with other ukulele players. What's the tuning you're using? Prefer this to the original. Regards William, Australia.

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson3 жыл бұрын

    Hi William, I tune my tenor guitar GDAE, like a mandolin. Thanks for listening!

  • @plucknpick6414
    @plucknpick64143 жыл бұрын

    Either the fish have "Ick", or they are dancing to the melody!

  • @leovardobarrios5741
    @leovardobarrios57413 жыл бұрын

    i remember driving up to the state chess tournament back in highschool it was after you had graduated your dad was playing a cd with songs you had recorded i thought you sang amazingly and really wanted a copy im glad you are posting on youtube because i never got that copy you are def one of my favorite singers :D

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Leo, great to hear from you! Thanks for reaching out, it really means a lot. You should email me your address and I'll mail you a CD. My email is alison [dot] helzer [at] gmail. I hope you're doing well!

  • @solar80
    @solar803 жыл бұрын

    you are amazing! 😍 btw, what is the tuning with/without capo here?

  • @AlisonHelzerHenderson
    @AlisonHelzerHenderson2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Goran!! Sorry for missing this comment until just now! The tuning without the capo is GDAE.