This week's winner, by a landslide, is June Apple. Here is a link to the standard notation and ABC on abcnotation.com Here is the ABC from that site: X: 121 T: June Apple R: reel M: C| L: 1/8 K: AMix eg |: "A"ageg ageg | aged cdef | "G"gfef gfef | gagf e2eg | "A"ageg ageg| aged cBAA | "G"G2GA BAG2 |1 "A"A3BA2 eg :|2"A"A3BA2 ed|| |: "A"c2cB A2AB | c2cd e2A2| "G"G2A2 Bc3 |"D" d3ed4 | "A"cdcB A2AB | cBcd e2A2 | "G"GFGA "(E)" BAG2 |1"A"A3BA2ed:|2"A"A6|] I'm just learning to play this tune for this week's tune of the week, but I do have a couple of good renditions of it in my CD collection, one being Butch Baldassari & David Schnaufer's Appalachian Mandolin & Dulcimer.
I learned this tune two weeks ago since I already knew "Hewlett".
That was awsome, David. It had just the feel I would like to try for. The question is,which tune are you going to learn this week.
That is one of your best ones yet David.
June Apple .tef for Standart Notation and TABs http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/at...0&d=1288377167
I'm getting behind with the tunes, but I don't mind when the Mandonator strikes! Great stuff as always David...
Here's a Youtube video that might be helpful. I'm still trying to figure out that entro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUF0YGUUj4s could
Marcelyn, to answer your question to David, I do not think he needs to learn anything hehe. Seems to be on top of things all the time since i been looking at this forum (sometime before joining it myself).
Great tune. Wish I could play it fast.......
Nice one, David!
David, what a bouncy feel you've got going on there! Just perfect for the mandonator. Great job again! Here's June Apple played on a Kentucky mandolin backed up by my Simon & Patrick bluegrass guitar. I've known this tune for many years. Jill McAuley's playing has inspired me to learn Redican's Mother. (Well, I've figured out where the notes are, and how to finger it. Now all I've got to do is get it up to speed...!)
David and Michael: thanks for two excellent - yet very different - demonstrations. And played and recorded with a sound quality that can hardly be beaten.
David & Michael, those were both wonderful! Ya'll are going to scare off the 'beginners' from submitting their videos, these both are so professionally done!
Great version there Michael! Your Kentucky sounds great (is it a 505?) and I love the apple in the background - the setting almost looks like a painting with the very dark background! Setting the bar high indeed sir!
Exactly, Barbara, that's why I take great pains to include at least one blatant flub in each of my posts. That's a great rendition Micheal, I like the different ways you play the melody eeach time. Thanks, both of you guys for such fun recordings to practice with.
I often feel like a beginner! There are so many wonderful tunes here and I don't know any of them. It's always an effort to learn a new song and seeing others go through the same struggle somehow helps me get thru the process. Thank you SAW! Jill, I looked at the label and it's a Kentucky KM600. I got it used in the 1980s to play bluegrass with. As for the setting, it's my same old cluttered den only darkened so you won't see the mess. I have a reading lamp that I use for lighting when I make a video. Kind of film noir isn't it? Marcelyn, can't wait to hear your version...
Somebody's got to lower the tone, might as well be me!
After Seeing David and Michael's two posts, my first thought is "I Quit!" lol, I went to a guitar workshop two days ago given by Tim May and Dan Miller (publisher and editor of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine) and thought the same thing. Those two were amazing, maybe someday I can pick that fast and improv too
The thought of improv just gives me nightmares of High school Jazz band all over again hehe
Which reminds me one time when in High school 10 years ago, My band director said: "Jeff, stop rushing!" and I replied "I'm not Russian, I'm American." Anytime I run into an old band friend, they tell me they still talk and laugh about that comment. but anyways, his comment holds true to today. I often find myself and other musicians playing tunes a little too fast. Fast is nice, but when done slower, there are so many more notes you can make more musically. I guess us beginners learn tunes then speed them up to early not really giving our muscle memory and brains a chance to completely wrap around the melody. I will use this approach to this tune!
David Hansen, you are getting really good with those video effects! Before we know it, you will just start doing music videos with action shots of you walking crosswalks and have a story line like rock music videos.
Tosh, you're not lowering the tone at all sir - great job on that one!
Trying out my new Zoom H2. Audio quality is much better than my laptop mic was. Still trying to figure out multi-track recording. There are more mistakes in the second video than I'd like but that was the third take and I'm hungry! LOL On the octave: Mando with octave backup: coming soon
Well done Tosh. That's a very good version of June Apple. Sgarrity: This tune sounds quite lovely on your octave mandolin. Can't wait to hear the Mandolin and Octave mandolin together.
Thanks for the kind words Jill & Michael. Great stuff Shaun, only third take? I'd still be struggling at take 29 especially on an Octave or Dola or Cello, in fact I couldn't do it!
great octave version there, Shaun, very warm sounding in that lower register!
Nice versions there lads!
Here's mine, inspired by Butch Baldassari & David Schnaufer on their Appalachian Mandolin & Dulcimer CD. I didn't have time for Garage Band, multi-tracking and click tracks, this was the 2nd take, and that's it.... probably all over the place, tempo-wise, but you get the idea!
Barbara, cleanly picked as always. And your tempo was fine. Hey, I had a guy show up at session last week with a Collings (not sure of model) with a serial number of 130! He bought it new.
Nothing wrong with that Barbara and what better inspiration than Appalachian Mandolin & Dulcimer? A fantastic CD.
Very pretty intro and a good arrangement. Yours is the perfect mandolin for this tune!
Well done Barbara, and I could listen to the lovely tone you get from your Collings all day long.
Cool intro and fine pickin' Barb...
Okay, only took about 2 hours, but I think mine is about ready to be recorded (Just not now because everyone is asleep but soon). I recorded a rhythm track with my "POS" mic to my PC. Came up with the rhythm before even sight reading the music just based off the chord progression, then built my version around that (after sight reading the music to get an idea of the melody). Should be interesting to see how it all comes together once the camera comes on...
Looks like I will get my Video up Wednesday due to voting, to much to do around the house, and work today
Barbara, great picking and the Colling's just get's better and better. Nice intro, also! Sean, love the octave version and looking forward to the mando/octave version soon..... Stuche, that Kentucky sounds really great and it's obvious you've known this tune for awhile and David: MANDONATOR! Nothing more to say
Oh, there is more to say...TOSH I'm still loving that 10 string! Sounds great!
Here's my version, playing with Band in a Box. I enjoyed this one, and am looking forward to next week! Tom
Way to go Tom!
tnt2002 great job! great job to everyone. Guess I shall start recording mine now, see if I can add effects to it too. I do not have a band in a box, but using Audacity, I recorded myself on guitar to play in the background.
Great stuff, Tosh, sgarrity, Barbara, and TNT. Here is my effort: Next try:
Manfred I couldn't see the vid, it says 'this video is unavailable'. Love to see it.... Well played Tom, and like Jhuesgen, I use Audacity. Whatever the program, there is a lot of creativity here, which I love. Rob, the 10 is just fine, loving it to bits.......
I do not know how the rest of you do it??? every time I try to record myself, the dog barks, someone talks or laughs in the background, someone knocks on the door and ruins every take. this is frustrating.
Decided to be different, played like a fiddle tune in the key of A then B . Well I tried my best with all the noise distractions today. I know tomorrow will be no different, but it is time to move on. I have a lot of other tunes to work on (can not get stuck on this one). I could not for the life of me get the rhythm track I prerecorded to properly line up with the audio of the video, nor do I have the time right now to keep tweaking it, so hopefully you still like it (its off only by hundreths of a beat I think). I decided to leave a mistake because in music, mistakes can be musical if the audience does not know you did not mean to , sound like improvisation. I find that I stop tapping my feet and start moving my head to keep time, looks weird. the things you learn when you tape yourself!
I use Audacity Jeff, and there is a setting that makes the tracks line up properly. Haven't used it for a while so I'll have a look this weekend and record something. Don't worry about mistakes, all part of the learning curve and recording yourself isn't easy under pressure. Anyway you got it down and the key change is interesting. Manfred, I can see it now, and it was worth the wait. The Eastman sounds great......
Wow, this week inspired a bunch of fun posts, and it's only Thursday. I've enjoyed listening to everyone''s variations. Here's mine on an Old Wave. The off-camera ukulele is curtesy of my husband Jeff.
Great playing eveyone! Loved hearing this tune on the Nator, octave, ff hole and oval hole mandolins. Lots of different tones and approaches--wonderful. And uke backup too. This is a wonderful group, isn't it? Here's my version, with a bit of Monroe thrown in the second time through. Hey, I even got it done on time! I'm playing a Campanella Dué mandolin. Recorded using my Zoom H2 right into iMovie.
I'm with Marcelyn, what a bunch of inspired posts! If someone had to come up with a super version on June Apple, they need go no further than this page for ideas! So many interesting variations and all played really well. Can't wait till next week's tune. (And hopefully more of June Apple too.) If you haven't voted this week go check it out. It's nearly a tie between three fine songs.
Great stuff Marcelyn & Don, have to agree with the variations being so inspiring, everyone brings something different to the table! I agree Michael on the tune selection, whichever one wins it will be a pleasure to have a bash at it..........
Nice mandolin, Don. It sounds lovely, although half of that credit goes to your playing I'm sure. As for the close race, I've already started practicing the pick I predict to hold the lead. We'll see how that horse finishes. Woah! I just checked this morning and it's a neck and neck tie. Looks like Barbara might need some of Micheal's Solomon-like wisdom to divine the winner again this week.