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Jul-03-2022, 12:17pm

Bren replied to a thread Jethro Burns Warmup Thing Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

It's difficult but not foolhardy! I, and I'm sure many others here, are self-taught, starting from zero knowledge of theory, and from a time when...

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Jul-02-2022, 10:41am

Bren replied to a thread Jethro Burns Warmup Thing Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

There are a few misprints/mismatches between notation and tab in the original Jethro book. You'll note in bar5 that my copy tabs the F# as A-string...

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Jul-02-2022, 10:33am

Bren replied to a thread Jethro Burns Warmup Thing Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Looks like Simon is right - the only numbers above my 1976 edition are 1 and 2 for repeats. In the simple tab format of old Cafe posts, characters...

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Jun-29-2022, 2:26pm

Bren replied to a thread Franks' Mandolin Kitchen in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

So I see this pistol-packing frog with a jug of mountain dew courting at the Camptown Races round the mountain from Columbus Stockade just past the...

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Jun-28-2022, 8:31pm

Mandophile replied to a thread Italian folk music on mando in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

One should note that these arrangements are almost all from the fabulous, renowned accordionist: Riccardo Tesi. I love it when mandolinists derive...

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Jun-27-2022, 11:09am

Mandophile replied to a thread Rudy Cipolla in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

If you're in the Bay Area in July 2022, I'd like to invite all mandolin family musicians to join us for a Rudy rehearsal. Sunday, July 10 from 11A to...

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Jun-26-2022, 5:41am

Bren replied to a thread Notation or ABC for Minor Swing in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

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Jun-25-2022, 4:11pm

Bren replied to a thread Another Original Tune in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Sounds great Don, and another great original tune.

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Jun-24-2022, 2:35am

Bren replied to a thread I don’t want your mandolin mister in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

In the Tone Poems book from Mel Bay, complete mandolin transcription as DG played it. ...

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Jun-23-2022, 10:03am

Bren replied to a discussion Lack of Interest? in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Barbara, I am not dissatisfied at all, I am delighted with the way this group keeps going. When considering "lack of interest" relatively, one...

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Jun-23-2022, 9:48am

Bren replied to a thread The latest Magic from Lake Gnotuk (Australia) in General Mandolin Discussions

Look and yearn is all I can afford to do. I don't know exactly where SG's workshop is, but my father's cousin had a farm on the western slopes of...

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Jun-21-2022, 10:46am

Bren replied to a thread Andy Irvine is 80 in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Correct. Although influenced, I never tried to play like him - for me he was/is inimitable. I managed to see him three times on my travels, 20+...

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Jun-21-2022, 10:38am

Bren replied to a thread Dennis Cahill has passed away - R.I.P. in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Chatted with him briefly at Orkney FF in 2017, and he said he was tired of touring, needed a break after 30 years of it. Maybe he was already...

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Jun-21-2022, 3:54am

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

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Jun-21-2022, 3:52am

Bren replied to a thread How does it work when people are playing together? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

You will often hear Bonaparte's Retreat played in sessions here in Scotland. It will almost always be based on Aly Bain's slow version. There...

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Jun-19-2022, 12:57pm

Mandophile replied to a thread Drop Box is now available for Italian 'ballo liscio' sheet music. in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

The Dropbox has been available for 8 years. If you can't find something, please send a PM. Over the many years I've been posting at Mandolin Cafe,...

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Jun-19-2022, 12:34pm

Mandophile commented on article New Music - Mike Marshall Mandocello Solo J.S. Bach Cello Suite #2 BWV 1008 in New Music

Rudy would be so sproud of you! The mandocello was his mandolin sweetheart!

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Jun-19-2022, 7:07am

Bren replied to a thread Any experience with Gatti mandolins? in General Mandolin Discussions

As far as I know, both Massimo and Adrian are good luthiers based in Europe, making Gibson-style mandolins. Let's hope they continue to get all...

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Jun-19-2022, 4:45am

Bren replied to a thread Have tips for a songwriting course? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Some songs have a timeless quality helped by good melody and structure and words that merely sketch in some evocative details, leaving the listener...

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Jun-18-2022, 12:16pm

Bren replied to a discussion Lack of Interest? in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hi Frank, In my case it's not lack of interest, but lack of time to invest in recording. But I'm slouching toward ... some sort of set-up. Also,...

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Jun-18-2022, 4:30am

Bren replied to a thread How to “woodshed” in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Well, there you go. Out of all those, it's probably the most common one up here.

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