Open Causeway – BJL Lyres

Open Causeway is a piece I wrote several years ago in response to a prompt. Enjoy it here played on 16-string solid body lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow. Note that it is written in 3/4 or waltz time.

19-string acoustic lyre.

Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.

Occasionally, I like to experiment with a piece by changing the time signature. That’s what I’ve done here with the following versions in 4/4 time, beginning with 16-string solid body lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

19-string acoustic lyre in 4/4.

Double strung in 4/4, played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.

Lynda Lyre with nylon strings + lyrics:

Shenandoah on Lyres

Shenandoah is a beautiful melody! Enjoy it first played on 16-string solid body lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

19-string acoustic lyre.

Double strung on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.

Another double strung arrangement on the same 2 lyres. This one has left hand 1-5-8-9-10 patterns, which are scale degrees. These are beautiful played on harp and lyre! I have some trouble with them, but I’m working on it!