Welcome to the Cafe.
In future, when changing strings, please video yourself! ;)
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Welcome to the Cafe.
In future, when changing strings, please video yourself! ;)
I had friends who use silk bags for their violins, but never used one myself. However, I always kept a cloth in my violin case on top of the strings to keep bow hairs from getting tangled in the...
Relax your hand on a table or the arm of a chair, lift your index finger, curve it and press the tip for a second as you would when playing, lay the finger down and relax it, do the same with the...
Thanks for that, Don.
Bill Monroe was influenced by the African-American fiddler, Arnold Schultz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Shultz
In the 1920s and 30s, mainly northern record companies...
Your work is most appreciated, Scott.
And a tip o' the hat to the moderators, who assist in creating the atmosphere that we all (well, most of us) value at Mandolin Cafe.
Frank, you ol' tear-jerker, you. Nice singing.
Button accordion. (If you look at the photo on the video, Kate is holding one.) I'm sure there's a French-Canadian who plays concertina, but I've never heard that person. By the way, the McGarrigles...
Happy Birthday, David. Your music brings me great pleasure!
Just for the record, Whitehorse has altered the tune to "Un Canadien Errant." Ian and Sylvia were playing it in the traditional manner. No judgement though.
Most Quebecois who are into traditional music will know "La Bastringue." Many Quebecers of my generation (I'm 72) celebrated their folk music during the 70s and 80s, a time when many other cultures...
Not as far as I know. Others can correct me if I'm wrong.
Oh, it's not just Americans. I'd like to say I've never seen a Canadian barge in insensitively, but...
Your musical travels seem...
From the same period, here's some fine mandolin playing by Nancy Blake at 33:20. The tunes are: Within A Mile/Durham Rangers/Far from Home/Primrose Lass.
If the links don't work, search for...
I usually call my country "Canada" not "Canadian" -- danged ADD!
I'm with the "you've got to play fast" school. I know that in tai chi, after doing the moves slowly for years, you're supposed to be able to use them rapidly when necessary for self defence. However,...
I hear them singing words. ;)
"Un Canadien Errant" is an anthemic song in Quebec. In 1837, some Canadians in Upper (Ontario) and Lower (Quebec) Canadian rebelled against the colonial...
My mistake. Her name always seems to be mentioned with it, so I'd assumed that she was the or an author. THanks for the correction, Jim.
Danse Ce Soir is definitely a tune book, but I don't know about its level of complexity.
"La Bastringue" is a popular and simple French-Canadian song/tune. "La Bolduc" was a popular entertainer...
You might be interested in Lisa Ornstein's (bilingual) book, Danse Ce Soir – Fiddle and Accordion Music of Quebec (Mel Bay). She's an ethnomusicologist and an excellent fiddler, who has been studying...
I found that using a thumb pick was much more comfortable for me than using a regular pick. After much experimentation, I settled on Black Mountain thumb picks which don't slip off. Of course, your...
An afterthought: To be fair to fiddlers, a fiddler might work for some time at mastering a complex tune or medley, using sophisticated techniques, then go to a "session" to find that fellow musicians...
To tell you the truth, even fiddlers can't keep up with "the Fiddlers." You're relatively new to this, Sue, so it'll take time. In fact, many never get there. Miles Davis, so I'm told, couldn't play...
Fine performance.
I came of age in the era of "coffee houses" and grew used to engaged audiences that came specifically to hear music. If I really want to "hear" live music (as opposed to being...
Breton music is from Brittany in France. Cape Breton music is from Cape Breton in Canada. They're quite different.
Scott Joplin dedicated "The Entertainer" to "James Brown and His Mandolin Club" (no, not that James Brown). The tune plays really well on mandolin.
See:...
I always enjoy your playing and interpretation of tunes, Colin.
Various sources attribute this tune to Davey Arthur in the mid-70s, before he joined the Fureys, though it has clearly gone into...