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    Re: Keeping up with the Fiddlers

    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...
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    Re: Keeping up with the Fiddlers

    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...
  3. Re: an audience that is engaged with the performer

    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...
  4. Thread: Hello All!

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    Re: Hello All!

    Breton music is from Brittany in France. Cape Breton music is from Cape Breton in Canada. They're quite different.
  5. Thread: The Entertainer

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    Re: The Entertainer

    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:...
  6. Thread: Tam Lin

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    Re: Tam Lin

    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...
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    Re: Franks' Mandolin Kitchen

    Play da blues, Frank! That was wonderful. Your mandolin has beautiful tone.
  8. Thread: Aged-tone?

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    Re: Aged-tone?

    The tone when you tune your mandolin to A-G-E-D?
  9. Thread: Hello All!

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    Re: Hello All!

    As John's likely tucked in, over in Scotland, I'll take the liberty of answering your question. The Song-A-Week group can be found at:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/group.php?groupid=67
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  10. Thread: Hello All!

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    Re: Hello All!

    Welcome aboard, Garrett.
    I'm making no assumptions about whether you're an ear learner, but I think you might find David Greenberg's explanation of the "feeling" of Cape Breton music helpful. Though...
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    Re: Up Coming Trad Music Festivals Quebec

    Rollo Bay, in Prince Edward Island, is a long drive from Quebec (1.000 kilometres from Quebec City). Quebec is a huge province, more than twice the size of Texas. If you're in the western region of...
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    Re: Surf Music/ Donna Stoneman

    I realze thar you're right, it is the "Bluegrass Stomp," but the Stonemans take it in a very different direction than Bill Monroe did. It brings to mind the high speed excitement of the Del-Tones,...
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    Surf Music/ Donna Stoneman

    I posted this one elsewhere ("Roni Stoneman R.I.P.") but thought that I should share it here as well. Here's Donna Stoneman going wild with the Stonemans..I guess bluegrass bands crossing genres goes...
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    Re: Roni Stoneman R.I.P.

    I like this one, with Donna Stoneman going wild. I guess bluegrass bands crossing genres goes back to the 60's at least. From the YouTube comments. for what they're worth: "FYI the actual title of...
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    Re: Roni Stoneman R.I.P.

    Roni and family, 1965. (Medley, huh?)

    If link doesn't work, search YouTube for "The Stoneman Family Medley 1965".

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSZy90ST_LM&ab_channel=WhenTheCowboySings

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  16. Thread: Arthritis

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    Re: Arthritis

    Burned the hide off me, but I have sensitive skin.
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    Re: Arthritis

    Which is to say, Tiger Balm has a strong, sharp smell! It also stains clothes. It's effective though.
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    Re: Snow camouflage Calton case

    You do realize that the purpose of camouflage is to make things difficult to see? ;)
    And that snow is white? Although you did capture the colour of downtown Toronto snowbanks three days after a...
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    Re: Church Praise Band Question

    Don't bring your mandolin to this church!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43qGbnHuwuw&ab_channel=BrassLover


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43qGbnHuwuw&ab_channel=BrassLover
  20. Thread: Arthritis

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    Re: Arthritis

    As I said above (Post #5), it's a highly individual journey. My experience with acupuncture and physiotherapy, going back to the 1980's (after I was run down by a car) has been that these therapies...
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    Re: Arthritis

    It's a highly individual journey. What works for me won't necessarily work for you. I use Voltaren and arnica gel, which varies greatly in price from brand to brand. I also do hand exercises,...
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    Re: Rearranging strings on a mandolin?

    I have a similar problem to yours, a plate in my left wrist that prevents full movement and positioning. In truth, this has caused serious limitations to my ability to play. However, you can do a lot...
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    Re: playing late and drinking

    And if it was like the Colonial Tavern in Toronto during the same period, the heavy drinkers got the seats near the stage, where they argued loudly about whatever while the young jazz buffs were 'way...
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    Re: playing late and drinking

    That gave me a smile.
    Treating it seriously though, I'm a very light drinker, who can go for months without a beer, a shot, or a glass of wine. When I was young, an older man told me that when I go...
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    Re: playing late and drinking

    Still, you have to remember that some people take moderation to extremes.;)
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