According to Dave Hynds, "Cyrano" was a German trade mark. What's interesting is the 5th course - a single "C," I assume. Never seen that before:
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According to Dave Hynds, "Cyrano" was a German trade mark. What's interesting is the 5th course - a single "C," I assume. Never seen that before:
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... the image just gets worser and worser.
That wasn't the video - I looked but couldn't find it. But just to keep this light and conversational …
Bill Monroe was an incredible musician. "Uncle Pen" is a wonderful tune. The...
Mate - I wouldn't call seeing you in your smalls as getting "lucky" ...
I once saw a Youtube video of an elderly gentleman talking about his Bill Monroe Limited Edition Mandolin to his family - I'd guess - all gathered round a kitchen table. And while I'd love to own...
Nice picking, Allen and I'm hoping the twinge of MAS I experienced while listening to your Strad' will slowly fade away like drops of morning dew ...
Surf settee ...
Skip Gorman discussing Bill Monroe - 1:35 ... 'nuff said ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCfSoHShCss
I tried EXP77 80/20 bronze strings from D'Addario for the first time but the jury is still out.
It's that time of the year again when I open Marilynn Mair's "The Complete Mandolinist" and try to...
Lounge Loar …
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Beanzy - I have one of those and a smaller basque as well. Can't wait to see you in yours ...
Ha! - Remember that line from "Pretzel Logic" by Steely Dan: "You must be joking, son - where did you get those shoes?"
Some lovely music composed by Sharon Gilchrist on SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/sharon-gilchrist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYb8Wm6-QfA
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Bartender says: "And (will you) bring people?"
Musician replies, holding up a copy of People Magazine: "Sure, I always have it with me!"
… more "heh" than "Ha-Ha."
Remove the frets or study U Srinivas …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwAol7jQvBA
√ … Wipe out! - definitely!
A guy my age sells locally grown vegetables in the piazza. While shopping, his phone rang with "Rebel Rouser" - a very un-Italian dial tone. We exchanged a note of...
(doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah) ...
Still … 60 bucks for 4+ hours driving and 90 minutes of music is pretty discouraging. Playing for free is perfectly acceptable if you (a) want to do it and (b) aren't made to feel exploited by doing...
Those curlie-cues are very delicate - they snap off easily.
Absolutely - it could have been golf ...
Ahhh … there's the rub. Introverts unite! - separately and in your own homes ...
One of many reasons why I'm not a professional musician. "Acting out" the music would be embarrassing in the extreme for me, facial grimacing, writhing around in contortions, moanin'ana'groanin' …...
Exactly - shouldn't be a logic too hard for impresarios, big and small, to accept.
Not so much a cabal as a cabowl ...