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If you're looking for more volume in a session setting you might want to try to a heavier pick.

I've done a tenor banjo workshop at the Feakle Festival, taught by Kieran Hanrahan. The Feakle Fest will be less hectic than the Willy Clancy Week due to it's smaller scale. I thoroughly it meself....

Very, very sad news from Ireland.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0314/947337-liam-oflynn/

I think many of us here owe an enormous amount to the ground-breaking music of Planxty and the...

Here ye go, MoreThanQuinn: All of the picks below have right hand bevels:

Here's a reel on my Collings MT-O played using a Blue Chip TPR35 pick:

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This one is using a Blue Chip...

I strongly prefer the tone of ovals for ITM over f hole models. You can certainly play on either, just my preference. My favorite sound is my Taran - a very clear sound that projects really well for...

For me, the choice of what kind of mandolin to play for Irish/Scottish and related music is as much about functionality as the aesthetics.

If I only played music alone at home, I might choose an...

Marla will be teaching mandolin again at this year's O'Flahertys Irish Music Retreat in Texas in October.

I think no matter what level you are at you'd get a lot from Marla's course. I remember you saying over on the social group that you struggle with reels because of the pace but the biggest thing I've...

No. But I'd like to. Well done!

Anyone else taking the Irish mandolin course on Peghead Nation taught by the wonderful Marla Fibish and care to share a video of their progress? She's teaching Irish slides at the moment. It's really...

Glad to hear the great review Mike!

At O'Flaherty's I went to her Informance and too realized much of what you stated about how she is a dynamic mandolin player, and as you said she does not treat...

A fine set of tunes on the mandolin, might be of interest to some?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HLc-CDppnw&feature=youtu.be

I never do this, but some self promotion:

I know many of you, mostly from my decades of playing Irish mandolin and accordion. I've had the pleasure of teaching several workshops (including the...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50uaDkE_NDo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg_StJ3SNvA

Ian and Tom demonstrating the new Celtic F mandolin - enjoy!


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Thanks for sharing the video in this forum, Mike -- I'm sure folks will find it useful. I really enjoyed Mick's class a lot, and have been trying to pass along to my "students" the idea of...

Marla Fibish sounds pretty good playing ITM on her Gibson.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OMgoT6lCkE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhiA8gHHvCc

Mike (K), you should try living 5 minutes from Herb. It makes life difficult sometimes when the instrument acquisition syndrome kicks in!

Mike (A), that's one of the cool things about Herb. ...

Someone posted this over on thesession.org looking for a tune id for the first tune in the set (which has been identified as The Old Forge), mandolin player front and centre....

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Here's my reply from Andy - hopefully there'll be another regarding use on albums!
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Dear Michael,
I am one of the great dwellers on the past, so don’t be ashamed of asking...

So I sat down with 8 different picks and did a comparison of them all - here's the video of it, and if you want to read my thoughts on them all, here's the post I wrote about it on my blog: Pick...

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I used to use some tremolo when playing "The Marino Waltz", as it seemed to fit, and was in the spirit of Barney and all that. Switched to just letting the notes ring out mainly for more accuracy in...

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