That is a beautiful tune Jill. Thanks for sharing it.
BJ
That is a beautiful tune Jill. Thanks for sharing it.
BJ
Nice playing, thanks for sharing. I'll be looking for your posts each week.
BJ
Thanks for the post. I liked it very much.
BJ
I do woodworking as a hobby. I was tired of making furniture. I wanted to make something challenging but small. I thought I would make a bowl back mandolin because my uncle had one when I was a kid....
I attended a repertoire workshop. We learned 3-4 tunes a day for three days straight. I was overwhelmed after the first day. Others in the class caught on much quicker. Several were professional,...
I'm not sure how they are with non-local players, but for listening there is a Sunday afternoon session at the Crane in Galway. It was really good. We also listened to a session at Tigh Coili and the...
Applying this to learning an instrument?
Takes ALL of the fun out of it.
BJ
"This Ain't No Mouse Music" is a great documentary. It's about Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie Records collecting examples of America's musical roots.
BJ
I began to enjoy golf immensely,... as soon as I stopped playing it.
BJ
Shortloin, I hope it heals well for you.
Astor, I didn't know the Spanish Inquisition still performs surgery and rehab. That must have taken some real discipline.
BJ
I broke my pinkie and never had it set. It sticks out away from the other fingers. I really have to think about it when fretting with the pinkie because it has a tendency to lie across the string and...
Happens to me quite often. I'm sure it's nervousness. Sometimes it is tunes I can play well at near session speed. But I get a little worried about flubbing up and just stop, it's like my right hand...
Pickin' and Grinnin'?
BJ
Soon I may be able to have a mandolin constructed with wood from a tree that was planted in my birth year.
Fretfret2,
I'm learning by ear. At first I was doubtful, but it is working well for me. The nice thing about it is I have gotten better and picking tunes out. I can now listen at a session and pick...
Thuja,
I have been playing 2 years now. I was getting stuck playing tunes at the slow speed I had learned them. For a challenge I attend ITM sessions. Even tunes I know well sound very different...
Very beautiful playing. It's amazing how versatile a mandolin can be.
BJ
Or this.
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I ordered it and it arrived today. I'll look it over this weekend and update the post here.
BJ
A bit off topic but Weber, Gibson and Collings would be great names for boys.
BJ
BelleHaven,
I purchased a Morris flat top A style from the classifieds on this site. I've been very happy with it. I was nervous about buying without laying my hands on it but it has worked well for...
TWM,
I attended a this week's session playing ITM. I sat on the outside for a while trying to catch a few bars of some tunes. The host graciously came over and asked what I could play and played...
YWM I attended a session playing ITM. It was too fast for me, but I tried to catch the first few notes of each bar on the tunes I knew. It's a start.
BJ
TWM, I went to a local session and played at speeds I have not attained before. Not quite real session speed but closer and closer.
BJ
I found this article interesting but missing some basic, (in my opinion), insights. I have not read Gladwell's books so I don't know if he mentions this.
A tradesman typically works a 5 year...