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  1. Mandolin Mondays #45 - Waltzing Matilda

    Excited to introduce you guys to my new friend from Apitius Mandolins based in Ontario, Canada. So happy to be on Oliver Apitius's artist team! My new Vanguard F5 Model is only a few weeks old and it already sounds so open and responsive. Putting it through the paces with my pseudo-fingerstyle guitar arrangement of this Australian classic.



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    Updated Jun-01-2020 at 4:46am by dbmandolin

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  2. Mandolin Mondays #44 - Ghostbusters

    Well, this is just silliness... Happy Halloween from Mandolin Mondays!



    You can now get a tab/notation transcription for this video, and all of my other personal solo Mandolin Mondays arrangements on my Patreon site here: https://www.patreon.com/davidbenedictmandolin

    Happy Picking!

    David

    Updated Jun-01-2020 at 4:46am by dbmandolin

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  3. Mandolin Mondays #43 - Bear Island Reel

    I've never been, but Bear Island must be a pretty awesome place if this tune has anything to say about it. Exploring some nonconventional variations on this epic Irish reel.



    You can now get a tab/notation transcription for this video, and all of my other personal solo Mandolin Mondays arrangements on my Patreon site here: https://www.patreon.com/davidbenedictmandolin

    Happy Picking!

    David

    Updated Jun-01-2020 at 4:45am by dbmandolin

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  4. Mandolin Mondays #42 - Bach Double

    Happy Bachtober! What better way to celebrate than with flannel and the second movement from J.S. Bach's first Partita for Solo Violin. I've been working on this little subtle piece off and on for the past year and finally worked up the moxie to give it a go for a video. Hope you enjoy!



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  5. Mandolin Mondays #41 - The Boxer

    Trying to make the mandolin sound like finger picking on the guitar with this classic song by Paul Simon.



    You can now get a tab/notation transcription for this video, and all of my other personal solo Mandolin Mondays arrangements on my Patreon site here: https://www.patreon.com/davidbenedictmandolin

    Happy Picking!

    David

    Updated Jun-01-2020 at 4:45am by dbmandolin

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  6. Mandolin Mondays #40 - Grey Eagle

    I was inspired when I heard John Reischman's rendition of this multi-part Texas fiddle tune over the summer and decided to work up my own arrangement. SO MANY PARTS!!! Also, really excited to be partnering with Don Julin and Mandolin Heals the World to pair many of my MM videos with the amazing Sound Slice technology on the site. Be sure to sign up!



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    Updated Jun-01-2020 at 4:45am by dbmandolin

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  7. Mandolin Mondays #39 - Blue Monk

    Letting loose with this dissonant and spunky jazz blues by the great Thelonious Monk. One of my favorite quotes: "A note can be small as a pin or as big as the world, it depends on your imagination" ~ Monk.



    You can now get a tab/notation transcription for this video, and all of my other personal solo Mandolin Mondays arrangements on my Patreon site here: https://www.patreon.com/davidbenedictmandolin

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    Updated Jun-01-2020 at 4:44am by dbmandolin

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  8. Mandolin Mondays #38 - Winnie the Pooh

    Revisiting my arrangement of this childhood favorite to celebrate my niece's birthday this week. She turns two this year and Winnie the Pooh is her absolute favorite. Happy Birthday, Norah Grace!



    You can now get a tab/notation transcription for this video, and all of my other personal solo Mandolin Mondays arrangements on my Patreon site here: https://www.patreon.com/davidbenedictmandolin

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  9. Mandolin Mondays #37 - The Old Mountaineer

    Happy Birthday, Bill Monroe (Sept 13th)! My life would be completely different without your hand in making the mandolin into what it is today. So here's my watered down version of one of my favorite Monroe tunes "The Old Mountaineer." I compared notes on this piece with some great recordings by Mike Compton, Jimmy Campbell, and Kenny Baker.



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  10. Mandolin Mondays #35 The Boat Tune

    To finish out a month of collaborative Mandolin Mondays, here's a video from a recent show I did with my good friend Michael Moore down in Birmingham, AL, at this cool place called Moonlight on the Mountain. We recorded "The Boat Tune" on our duo record Each By Side last year. It was the first tune we ever wrote together and since has become a favorite of ours to perform and share.



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