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Today, 12:47pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

It’s the artist who’s a woman, Ranald. She’s very attractive and friendly and lovely, and she’s not in the picture. -very nice looking mandolin...

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Today, 12:31pm

Simon DS replied to a thread "Noodling" at Sessions in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Not sure, but it’s a good example of a well managed session. There’s someone in the background guarding a huge stack of confiscated bodhrans.

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Today, 11:26am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Reginald's Waltz (Reg Bouvette) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Christian -- that sounds very nice. I have to say I didn't actually use the version form Tunearch myself but a slightly different variant of...

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Today, 10:17am

Simon DS replied to a thread "Noodling" at Sessions in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

-don’t know if that’s true, ‘most’ people. It depends, and there are different definitions of ‘respect’. eg. Most slaves respect their master. ...

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Today, 9:54am

Simon DS replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

https://youtu.be/2rhhNsnL0ps

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Today, 8:48am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion J S Bach Siciliano(BWV 1031) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice, Christian -- I like your guitar accompaniment! Did you arrange it yourself or did you use a published guitar arrangement? I recorded...

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Today, 6:34am

Simon DS replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

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Today, 6:27am

Simon DS replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

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Yesterday, 9:14am

Martin Jonas started a discussion The Green Fields Of France (No Man's Land) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is my instrumental version of Eric Bogle's WWI song "No Man's Land", better known as either "The Green Fields Of France" or "Willie McBride". ...

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Yesterday, 8:47am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion The Barren Rocks Of Aden in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice, John -- yes, that is more like marching tempo! I slowed it down because of that busy final variation which I see you (wisely) didn't...

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Yesterday, 6:06am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Donna's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, John and Frithjof. John: yes, I noticed the mistake in the anacrusis and corrected for it. Happens fairly regularly in these types of...

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Yesterday, 1:53am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Week #560 ~ Crested Hens in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

That sounds great, John -- really good groove and tempo. I also like the Fylde very much. Interesting way to use picture-in-picture which I hadn't...

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May-23-2022, 4:34pm

Martin Jonas started a discussion Donna's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Yet another waltz - my recording of this Phil Cunningham tune is based on an transcription by Alf Warnock. 1921 Gibson Ajr mandolin Vintage...

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May-23-2022, 4:24pm

Martin Jonas started a discussion Hakki's Polka (Tom Anderson) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This polka was written by the famous Shetland fiddler Tom Anderson. My recording on two mandolins is based on a transcription by Alf Warnock. ...

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May-23-2022, 11:10am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Reginald's Waltz (Reg Bouvette) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Munnix, John and Christian. Christian: My Ajr was added to Dan Beimborn's Gibson registry (Serial number 68884) when it was still with a...

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May-23-2022, 3:35am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion The Barren Rocks Of Aden in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Bertram. I think the "tame" character is mainly because I have slowed the tune down and am not playing it as a march. Not entirely sure how...

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May-22-2022, 6:12pm

Martin Jonas started a discussion The Barren Rocks Of Aden in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is a famous Scottish pipe march which I am playing as a slow air in four parts based on a transcription by Alf Edwards. Octave mandolin with a...

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May-22-2022, 5:34pm

Martin Jonas started a discussion Reginald's Waltz (Reg Bouvette) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is a Canadian waltz, written by Reg Bouvette in the mid 1960s. I've used a transcription by Alf Warnock, from Tunearch at: ...

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May-22-2022, 5:17pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Week #560 ~ Crested Hens in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks to Christian for his new tenor guitar lead version and to David for reviving his exquisite old one. I recorded this tune back in 2014, but...

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May-22-2022, 9:37am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Awashonks' Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Well written tune Frank, I like the way it goes in the B part.

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May-22-2022, 9:34am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Daisy Bell in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ahh, Frithjof it certainly is slow, not really my cup of tea. And porridge oats for Sunday lunch this week. And my cat seems like she’s been...

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May-22-2022, 6:26am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Drowsy Maggie in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Outrageous performance Bertram! And nice ones Pickinstrings and John, well done.

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May-22-2022, 6:22am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Kimberley's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very moving performance John, well played, and professional production noted too.

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May-22-2022, 6:19am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Squirrellian in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Still trying to work out how you do it Frank. Lovely.

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May-22-2022, 6:18am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #560 ~ Crested Hens in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Exquisitely played David, really like that rhythm.

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May-22-2022, 6:00am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Daisy Bell in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

https://youtu.be/md-yawCpBn8

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May-22-2022, 5:36am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Blue Comet/United/ Sorkin Mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

The one I owned was all laminated wood for the body including the top.

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May-21-2022, 5:59pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Herwiga Solist Mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

That is a german mandolin and they copied the Italian maker Luigi Embergher. Classical soloists (hence the model name) might need that high...

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May-21-2022, 5:54pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Blue Comet/United/ Sorkin Mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I had one of the other styles of these with the faux resonator that had the portholes. Heavily built and sold under a numner of names including...

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May-21-2022, 5:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Unusual Pocket/Travel Mandolin. Any Info on builder? in Vintage Instruments

Poul Hansen, one of the MCers in Denmark has a few of these, though nothing quite as mother-of-toilet-seat-y as this one. It would look lovely on any...

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