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Yesterday, 2:57am

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

One measure played with that whistley-thing, that’s six to the power of eight. That’s 1,679,616 noodling possibilities just with one measure...

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Yesterday, 1:53am

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

Yes, I went a concert at a music school in Brazil and they improvised Bach and Brahms. Trashed it in some ways. But they did it in a sort of rural...

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Yesterday, 1:25am

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

Sorry FoldedPath, I was thinking about your friend who said he didn't like Irish trad because it was too much like Classical music. Maybe he felt...

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May-27-2022, 10:44pm

HonketyHank replied to a discussion Do you practice the up and down picking a lot? in group Newbies

Well, Southern Man, you done went and opened up a #10-size tin can of worms. All I can do is grab a worm and see where it leads me. Mr. Moose...

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May-27-2022, 4:29pm

Simon DS replied to a thread listing of rock songs w/mando in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

Nice bit of mando at 3:20, though not as wild as I was expecting... :) https://youtu.be/zhENWqdVs5Q?t=210s

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May-27-2022, 2:00pm

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

Classical music and ITM are recitals.

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May-27-2022, 3:07am

Simon DS replied to a thread How do you remember all those tunes? in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I agree that it’s very important to try to learn by ear which is, of course, much easier for intermediate players. Years ago I lived in Brazil and...

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May-26-2022, 6:20pm

HonketyHank replied to a discussion Do you practice the up and down picking a lot? in group Newbies

Crosspicking is an exception to the DUDU... "rule" -- I would actually call it a relatively advanced technique. I haven't tried to tackle it.

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May-26-2022, 1:52pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Tenor guitar in 5ths a stretch in Tenor Guitars

Another exercise is to play the D major scale all up the D string with the index finger only. Again, light touch in the slide and the slide must be...

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May-26-2022, 5:49am

Simon DS replied to a thread Tenor guitar in 5ths a stretch in Tenor Guitars

20.5 inch scale octave here, and I’d agree with Jill. I did play mandolin-style at first. That was hard on the little finger but now I often do...

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May-26-2022, 2:30am

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

Thanks Olaf, it’s such a breath of fresh air to get a wider perspective. I encourage you to share more! :)) Yes there are some ‘seisiúns’ that are...

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May-25-2022, 11:24pm

HonketyHank replied to a discussion Do you practice the up and down picking a lot? in group Newbies

I am pretty sure that DUDUDUDU is the highly recommended pattern if you want to get any speed at all. I know it is for me. Yeah, some string...

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May-25-2022, 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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May-25-2022, 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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May-25-2022, 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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May-25-2022, 9:54am

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

https://youtu.be/2rhhNsnL0ps

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May-25-2022, 6:34am

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

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May-25-2022, 6:27am

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

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May-25-2022, 12:16am

diptanshu started a thread Dolinman X Diya X Abhijit in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

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May-24-2022, 6:01pm

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

It is a discouraging thing - when you have someone like the OP who defines noodling like that. Noodling, as I understand it in 50+ years of playing,...

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May-24-2022, 4:16pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

It's alright Ranald, I'm sure your mama would be proud of you despite grammatical errors. If you have a photo of her playing a mandolin we can get...

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May-24-2022, 6:37am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Again, subjective case of those pronouns, should have been “Georgie and I … !”

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May-24-2022, 6:26am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Hangin' Dog (Nancy Blake cover) in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

The original, for reference https://youtu.be/_I_hmwUMHzE _I_hmwUMHzE

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May-24-2022, 5:57am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Porcupine Tree - Trains - chord Dadd4add9 in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Ralph if only you had read the OP and the thread with a little interest, you’d find that the context has been given by way of a YouTube video in OP,...

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May-23-2022, 7:57pm

HonketyHank replied to a thread Changes to the Original Brekke Bridge in Builders and Repair

I had a question about heights of the various options and discovered that Vern has it all (and more) spelled out on his website:...

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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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