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That should have been "buy used" above.

No, but there are plenty of situations in which people attempt to learn music without spending more than minimal time listening. I've heard many people who thought they'd learned, say, Cape Breton or...

They're good -- I have one. Check out Eva Scow on YouTube. However, you'll have to be used as Godin hasn't been making A8's for a few years.

I enjoyed that. Do you know "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict"? I'm not suggesting it as a mandolin piece, just as a listening experience.

Frank DeLorenzo of "Frank's Mandolin Kitchen." Frank has a good following here and 1,600 subscribers online. He plays with more feeling than many of the "greats."
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On the other hand, I may have been wrong.

Amanda said: "By "these individuals" in this case you mean...me, I assume! Fair enough. For what it's worth I'm really trying my best to be a curious, open-minded good citizen."

I think Phillipe...

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I'm no expert, but I've used the three methods (notation, tablature, and ear learning) and found that each has advantages. You're not dealing with an"either/or" situation.

Notation: When you can...

I don't understand what people are arguing about. The OP has made clear that he's right, and no one else's experience and knowledge matters. All he wants is a discussion in which everyone defers to...

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I can't answer your question, but I think that you'll find that "Ste. Anne's Reel" is generally considered to be a French-Canadian tune, Of course, tunes move around and get adapted and played in...

B.B. King calling his guitar, "Lucille," was very cool, but me calling my mandolin "Karen" doesn't have the same vibe, so I'll leave my mandolin nameless.

It's kind of confusing. Great Britain is an Island, the largest of the British Isles, and consists of three countries, England, Ireland, and Scotland. All of these countries contain smaller islands....

As David said 'way back, Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" in C major is a good one, well known and played at weddings over generations. I'm with David on the subject of ethnicity and musical interests....

I think there have been many editions between the original and the 2013 re-publication. I bought a brand new copy, just like Frank's, in the early 1970's. There was no publication date or...

This Scottish site says that The Scottish Violinist was published in 1900. I'm surprised that I can't find more sites with the original publication date, as Scott Skinner was popular internationally...

It couldn't be done on fiddle either. Skinner (1843-1927) often gave alternate ways of playing a tune, which is what he did here. He was a highly skilled, trained musician and a stage performer, who...

Here's the video:



https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mi9za4rguPO-hj2ZrnTJL9uEckNNQbHTY

(I'm not seeing the video here, but click on the URL and you should get it, or search the...

Please give us a link. I don't know what "SGW" is, so I suspect that many others don't either.

Not that simple. Are you referring to Europe, the continent, or Europe the political entity, i.e., the European Union? Many geographers regard Ireland, Great Britain (the island) and even Iceland as...

I like the headstock. It's the shape of the lamp that doesn't appeal to me. I like them all, but the others more. Perhaps the bluegrass folks will love that particular lamp.

I like them. I find the shape of the body lamps more appealing than that of the headstock lamp, but that's just my opinion.

Thanks for the article, David. It was good to see everyone's comments in one place. This puzzled me though: "Although the String Band later became a brilliant festival band in the UK, Woodstock was...

Just came across this impressive video, with Mike Marshall playing and directing the orchestra. I assume that they're on tour elsewhere. Other videos have women, including, I believe, Caterina...