Sorry for the delay in posting this winner! It's Reel St. Antoine, which was submitted as a French Canadian tune. Here is a link to 4 settings on thesession.org
Ouch! I’ve just learned this straight and realised that some play it crooked. Not sure if I can make it crooked on purpose. And the G major version seems much easier to play! Ahhhh!
Uh oh, link on next poll #559 doesn’t seem to work, anyone else have similar issue?
Oops! I’m the first. https://youtu.be/V9t2w6jABI8
This week’s prize goes to Frithjof! Nice playing, and I like that instrument too!
My favourite instrument does it again, nice playing Frithjof!
Frithjof with the "Heads-up"! NIce performance!
Very nice, Frithjof -- I'm still trying to make sense of the tune so it's useful to have this (plus, it sounds great)! Martin
Sounding good, Frithjof…. I was also surprised to see that nobody had posted a version of the tune during the period of it being announced that it was the SAW and the next SAW being announced… I have worked on the tune so will try and get something recorded/posted over the coming few days…
Me too, I’ve worked it up but haven’t got around to any recording for ages. Many thanks Frithjof for being number one!
Great job on this one Frithjof, on your lovely mando!
I can dance to that, Frithjof. Not the weird dance they do in that Maine Fiddle Camp video, of course.
A gently paced reel there, Frithjof, and so cleanly played by you. Lovely sound from your mando too.
Thanks all. Your praise is a great reward for my efforts.
@Bertram: I thought an aerobics class has wandered into the jam.
https://youtu.be/5Yij8IJTxdA
That's one cute little baby banjo, Simon. Fits the general mood of the tune
Happy playing on your Banjolele, Simon.
Am I hearing another instrument playing in unison behind the banjo, Simon? Or am I just losing my senses totally? Nice playing, by the way.
Thanks Gents I get the idea, little banja fella not liked. Ok, so I changed the mix and gave more banjolele instead. Hope you prefer this one. Yes and I lost four valuable ‘likes’ on my YouTube channel in the process of trying to accommodate my fan-base. The cake-porn is for any of you who occasionally think of food.
Nice playing, Simon. Banjoleles can be fun on some tunes -- I had one on loan a few years ago, which I used on a couple of recordings (e.g. The Marquis Of Lorne). Not that versatile in tone, though. Here is my own recording made today. I'm playing the tune twice through, the second time adding harmonies by Peter Macfarlane of the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra: https://www.cvsfc.org/VFOtunes/2020D...toine-lead.pdf https://cvsfc.org/VFOtunes/2020Dec/S...ne-harmony.pdf Mid-Missouri M-0W mandolin (x2) Suzuki MC-815 mandocello Vintage Viaten tenor guitar https://youtu.be/PYmQdGZvKbc Martin
Yay thanks, Martin and a mighty fine performance from you too! That’s makes three of us Merry Gentlemen playing the new MandolinCafe feature: Tune of the Last Month
I like the additions of the harmonies, Martin, and the banjolele, Simon.
Thanks, Simon and John. Fun tune, with nice runs! Martin
Yes, and the next Tune a Month, Bluegrass Blackberry Blossom is going to need a bit of a personality shift. Not sure if I’m ready for that.
Two fine new recodings of this Canadian reel.
I woke up this morning with this tune going through my head so I thought I'd make a quick recording. Collings MTO Mandolin
Really fine, Robert, and that good Collins sound. The thumbnail of the video is of a Weber mandola though, correct?
Splendid playing Robert, talk about joy coming from your mandolin! Really good, thanks.
Three new recordings within the last week. Simon – I was happy with your first version. The added tracks are great, too. Martin – Good to have your recording with harmonies by Peter Macfarlane here. I had had the idea to use at least the chords of his arrangement but then decided to post my solo playing. Robert – Thanks for your good sounding solo version.
Robert, Simon,and Martin all with great additions to this very entertaining SAW.
Robert: great fluency, speed and tone. To my mind that's about the ideal reel tempo - fast enough for the energy jilt but not so fast that the tune becomes a mush. My reels still need a few more notches to reach that sweet spot. Martin
Nice tempo, Robert…good start to your day…
Every time I tried to recorded this tune I made a mistake! Here’s the version I finally got down. Played on Phil Davidson mandolin.
Thanks for your version, John. Nice variation of the B part.
Three different and very well played versions, Martin, Robert and John W. Thanks for posting.
Very nice John! Glad you stayed with it.
Sparkling performance John. Me too, glad you polished it, tone sounds good too.
Much appreciated Frithjof, John K, Frank & Simon.
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