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Jan-22-2021, 10:56pm

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

Me gusta! Nice swing to the tremolo too. The song used to remind me of ‘Watch for me on the mountain’ by Forrest Cater and ‘All quiet on the...

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Jan-22-2021, 2:11pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Post a picture of what's on your bench? in Builders and Repair

Pouring down with rain, this is the rain forest! What is this wood?

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Jan-22-2021, 1:35pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #134 ~ Off She Goes in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Each measure stacked and strapped up with eighths, John. This tune doesn’t remind me of a nursery rhyme at all. -thanks for the reminder.

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Jan-21-2021, 4:17pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #134 ~ Off She Goes in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Aaaaarggghhhh! I know what it is. I usually detach the audio from the vid and send it to BandLab to line it up with other audio tracks, then it...

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Jan-21-2021, 11:25am

Simon DS replied to a poll Poll for the Song a Week Social Group week #539 in Song and Tune Projects

I’ve been watching this one closely too, it’s going to be an exciting race.

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Jan-21-2021, 11:06am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #134 ~ Off She Goes in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thank you Mr Kelly. Always appreciate your kind comments. It’s probably my ears but it sounds like there are two octave mandolins playing the melody...

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Jan-21-2021, 9:50am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #134 ~ Off She Goes in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thought I’d join in the fun. Apologies though, something happened to the audio file... Any ideas of why this sounds a bit odd?

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Jan-20-2021, 12:49pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #134 ~ Off She Goes in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ha, ha, Frithjof not fair, you often write what I’m thinking, and then I find it difficult to think of something to write! Yes... see!? -nice...

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Jan-19-2021, 5:42pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Sombra en los Médanos - Venezuelan waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Dennis, it’s been a strange day, the computer being no exception, glad it’s over. -I had a rich, evangelist, old French hippie goading and...

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Jan-19-2021, 2:37pm

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

Thanks Gents and Lady. Ginny it was Dennis who did the hard work, I played the octave free tempo first, basically sliding around whenever I felt...

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Jan-19-2021, 2:32pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Definition of a good mandolin player’s spouse in General Mandolin Discussions

Mike, you’re asking about a good mandolin player’s wife. But what if you occasionally play the mandolin badly? An occasionally bad playing...

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Jan-19-2021, 2:18pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Sombra en los Médanos - Venezuelan waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I can see only a white square here :(

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Jan-19-2021, 7:58am

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

Goodness! This is very nice that we did! Thanks Dennis for this latest collaboration.

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Jan-19-2021, 2:58am

Simon DS replied to a thread Holding an octave mandolin like a classical guitar in CBOM

I find that as the instrument goes more horizontal, right hand picking improves along with coordination between the right hand and left-hand.

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Jan-19-2021, 2:37am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Garfield's Blackberry Blossoms in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I’ll vote for Romkey’s Blossoms too! Nice slides and double stops Mike.

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Jan-18-2021, 3:37pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #537 ~ Sunset over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Impeccable tone on that octave John, and nice heart felt performance. Makes me glad to have a little place on the internet to hear some tunes from...

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Jan-18-2021, 8:09am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Mazurka de la Beluse in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Professional production Pierpaolo, I like the accompaniment and melodica fits in really well.

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Jan-17-2021, 3:05pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Godfather (Love) Theme in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice Jairo, spectacular performance with very Italian sounding tremolo.

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Jan-17-2021, 5:10am

Simon DS replied to a discussion THE ROWAN TREE - UK PHOTOGRAPHY Part 2 in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I’ve been on another forum Ginny, English Concertina! The time is nigh, I’ve heard so many of David’s performances and thought, 'an English...

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Jan-17-2021, 5:04am

Simon DS replied to a discussion THE ROWAN TREE - UK PHOTOGRAPHY Part 2 in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

My sentiments entirely Bertram and John, but when the snow falls heavy and the darkness closes in and the sheep are still out in the meadow, ‘cozy’...

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Jan-17-2021, 4:55am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ay caramba! My man has got the flow! -I could leave it at that and refuse to demystify your fine performance, Mike however, always with beginners...

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Jan-16-2021, 5:29pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #172 ~ Sweet Georgia Brown in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Jairo, nice playing and I really like these different tunes.

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