Me with my oversized instrument

[sheela_chari]

This video is probably a little too long and betrays the fact that I don't know how to film myself. But there you have it. A bona fide video of myself with a very hefty, but beautiful stringed instrument brought back home from a recent trip to South India.

Many thanks to those of you who brave the 4 minutes of footage here. And yes, for about half

Comments

[lorrainemt]

It's so beautiful, Sheela, I can't wait to hear you play it.
And congratulations on your award--yay!

[sheela_chari]

Thank you for listening to me!

[tracyworld]

It is so gorgeous. And you did such a nice job with this video, Sheela. I'm very happy to SEE you again. :)

(The foreshadowing was a stroke of genius!)

[sheela_chari]

Thanks for watching, Tracy! And thank you for the compliment - now I'm thinking of what else I can leave out of the video next time! Ha!

[stephanieburgis]

What an utterly gorgeous instrument! And how wonderful that you've found a teacher. I can't wait to see you playing it in the next video!

[sheela_chari]

Thank you, Steph! I must confess, it will probably be no more than a scale! Hopefully I will play all the right notes!

[jamarattigan]

Gorgeous instrument -- and you have a wonderful video presence :)!
Can't wait to hear you play.

[sheela_chari]

Thank you, Jama!

[bogwitch64]

What a gorgeous instrument. Wow. It's so wonderful to SEE you! Lovely Sheela! Lovely voice, too.

[sheela_chari]

Thank you, thank you! Such nice compliments!

[bogwitch64]

Easy to do, considering the subject of them. ;)