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You might try Moloney Music in Galway city - they seem to post OMs/bouzoukis from time to time that aren't Pac Rim ones. Their website at the moment shows an Ó Rainne bouzouki, as well as a Lofthouse...

You could also ask this question to those of us who actually live in Ireland: contrary to popular myth the flat top mandolin isn't ever present in here - out in the wild you'll find folks playing all...

The Incredible String Band existed in the hard-to-market musical space between folk music and rock music, so remained a niche act. But they clearly enjoyed themselves whilst scraping a thin living,...

I vaguely remember ISB from the sixties, but encountered some of their music in college.

However, I did encounter Robin Williamson at a sold out solo show in Winston-Salem on the recommendation...

You must have had a good porridge breakfast before playing this old classic, Dagger! You seemed to be really enjoying it (tune as well as breakfast). Great stuff, and I was singing along to what I...

“Johnny’s guitar set up was pretty standard, although he did start tuning down a full step while I was still working with him,” Jon Paris pointed out. “Around that time, he started playing Lazer...

Good to see (and hear) the fingers still working their magic, Dagger! I am assuming the porridge and honey breakfast preceded this set? Great seamless transitions too.

Hi Dagger...

Well, now! The first word that leaps to mind after listening to your new recording of that set is "blistering". To be able to achieve that level of energy when playing solo is a...

I love the Stefan Sobell Octave Mandolins. They feel really nice and sound great! (You demonstrated this perfectly).

Fine arrangement and delivery, Dagger. This one is on my list (as a song rather than instrumental) for a Burns evening I am taking part in on the 2nd weekend in February organised by the local...

So gorgeous, Dagger! Thank you for posting that. Your Sobell sounds amazing in your hands!!

beautiful

Just came across this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtWkHESxglI&ab_channel=TomKimber

Enjoy.

Nigel
https://www.nkforsterguitars.com/instruments/tenor-guitar/tom-kimber-tenor-guitar/

I decided to kick the new year off by recording a tune request that came my way from Mike Buesseler. This lovely little waltz was composed by the great Scottish accordionist Phil Cunningham. It...

Because the search facility at The Mandolin Cafe doesn't seem to work properly, I've created a spreadsheet in Excel which contains links to individual tunes in the Mandolin Players In Ireland Social...

One last tune to ring in the new year. Hope you all have a great one! Cheers!


https://youtu.be/y6grKjTSgkE

Our Christmas Ceilidh was a sell-out last night and it does the heart good to look out and see everybody dancing.
All available band members usually turn up for this so we had :
Accordion/vocals...

Sharon is such a good mandolin player, and an excellent teacher.

Interesting story about this mandolin i just read in the video info, first time i've heard about this, keep in mind i live under a...

In my limited experience from years ago, and then this year when I'm mixing with more "Americana" and bluegrass musicians again, you don't need to be that loud because other musicians tend to drop...

I think I might be out, but I'm not sure :)

I have to agree with Dagger on these points.

Octave mando is lovely to play at home or in a small group setting, but is very easily lost in the mid-range at a pub session, especially if there are...

There is a fundamental reason that more experienced players progress to better quality instruments -- they grow to understand the difference in responsiveness, complexity, subtlety of tone, and...

Kevin Dempsey the Guitarist is still going strong, but Martin Jenkins and Swarb left the party early. Kev's a great Guitarist and an old mate from Coventry. Both Guitar and Mandocello were made by...

And here I was, thinking that the video director was using an artful visual effect that I wasn't sophisticated enough to understand. I'm relieved.

I enjoyed your take on the tune.

You're right, I didn't notice the ambiguity when I sent my message. Let me clarify: The drone notes sound really good. :))