On every forum to do with music, there's always a rare individual, who's comments and posts are invariably helpful, never sarcastic or thoughtless. This role was one which Ivan filled. May he rest...
On every forum to do with music, there's always a rare individual, who's comments and posts are invariably helpful, never sarcastic or thoughtless. This role was one which Ivan filled. May he rest...
FFcP is Four Finger closed position, developed by Ted Eschliman, and the book is "Getting Into Jazz Mandolin" by Ted Eschliman. See
http://jazzmando.com/gijm_20835bcd.shtml
I like it. He's confident, competent, efficient, musical, versatile, a genius. I don't see anything to dislike at all.
"The neck (fretboard forward from the nut) has an area
where the finish was stripped and re-lacquered clear
to accommodate a capo"
I don't know whether this is really what happened the neck, but...
Jill, as far as I know, Quentin Cooper makes instruments, and the mandolin he's playing is one of his own. What a great blend those three make, magic!
As we're talking about irish trad mandolin spotting, this thread would not be complete without some of this:-
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The box player is Josephine Marsh, and that's the Josephine Marsh Band, which might explain the box being more to the front in the mix. I can hear Declan just fine (DJF). :)) I think the whole clip...
For anybody who doesn't know him, it's Declan Corey, a very fine player.
This is an interesting one. My gut reaction is to agree with Eddie and advise you to leave your mandolin at home and have fun.
Irish traditional sessions are not generally advertised. If they...
For me, the music I like most is the simple stuff. The tracks where people are playing well within their technical limits. This piece is just that. I often quote a musician friend of mine who,...
Fantastic music, and what a great balanced instrument Nigel!
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That is a beautiful piece of work Gary, stunning wood, impeccable workmanship.
Apologies in advance, but every time i hear the words "drum machine", this is what comes to mind!
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The thing about recording, and "doctoring" is that when you record anything, you want it to be the best you can do, after all, once it's out there it's out of your control. So, in the case of a pro...
Chris, go advanced, click the Youtube icon and insert the bit of the youtube address after the = into the box.
Wow, I'm very impressed, great bottom end, and really well balanced. The nylon strings are really mellow, and nicely bright as well, without the clang of steel. Considering it's made from kitchen...
My introduction to Bouzouki was very similar to Colin's. In 1974/5 you had no choice in terms of instrument, and less choice in strings. I tuned mine GDAE, as I was coming from mandolin, and I...
I'm not sure where this might fit in to the present discussion, but the photo below is of me playing a bouzouki in 1975, 4 courses,Italian made instrument "Eko". Not a pioneering design, but just an...
I could not agree more with Dagger and previous posters that Andy Irvine holds a special place on the list. Paul Brady is also a fine Mandolin player. Declan Corey deserves a mention, as does Brian...
Here's some debate on the subject, and there's loads more!!!!!
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?93918-celtic-jig-picking-patterns&highlight=irish+pick+pattern...
It's one of those things which is purely a matter of opinion Astabeth. Some professional player/teachers are proponents of DUD DUD, and some go for DUD UDU, I would say the more modern trend is DUD...
Mike, congratulations on a pair of very fine instruments. As a dabbler in many activities, I have often dreamed of doing something like this. However so far I've succeeded in making an Appalachian...