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  1. Thread: Tam Lin

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    Tam Lin

    Sadly, this is one of those tunes that is probably getting a bit tired and worn, but only because it's one of the most rocking reels ever written. If Led Zeppelin would have composed a reel, this...
  2. Re: The Beatles: In My Life (solo mandolin instrumental)

    Thanks, glad you liked it. Yes, there is tablature available through a link in the video description on YouTube. Cheers!
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    Re: The Queen's Welcome to Invercauld

    Really great tune, thanks for sharing!

    I find it interesting how it is clearly in A mixolydian, but occasionally hints at wanting to be in A major. Every now and then I expected a leading tone and...
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    Re: Peat Fire Flame, solo mandola

    Glad you enjoyed it; it's certainly a cracking tune! My girls just learned it and love playing it on the fiddle! Have fun with it! Thanks!
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    Re: Peat Fire Flame, solo mandola

    Haha, yeah, it's not really singable at my crazy tempo. I think I was possessed by those frenetic slides and polkas from Kerry when I played this one.
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    Peat Fire Flame, solo mandola

    Here's a solo arrangement of the traditional Scottish tune "Peat Fire Flame," performed on my Pomeroy mandola. Thanks for listening, hope you enjoy it!


    https://youtu.be/VLKnJRXVZtc
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    Re: Mrs Jamieson's Favourite

    Really lovely. Thanks for sharing!
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    The Nomad (mandola duet)

    Here's a tune I picked up from the guitar playing of Dónal Clancy on his album Close to Home. I decided to play the tune in D minor on the mandola and overdub an accompaniment part (also with the...
  9. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Ecstasy of Gold

    This is one I'd been eyeing for a while for a possible solo mandolin arrangement. I finally sat down and put something together this week. I worked it all out on my Gibson A-4, but at the last...
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    Re: Rhythm of The Falling Rain

    Nice one! Thanks for posting!
  11. The Beatles: In My Life (solo mandolin instrumental)

    It's been a while since my last Beatles arrangement. Here's what I came up with the other day for their song "In My Life."

    I did all the past Beatles arrangements on mandola, but for some reason...
  12. Is Galar Cráite an Grá (True Love is a Tormenting Pain)

    Here is a tune I picked up from Kathleen Loughnane at a masterclass at the University of Limerick. This is a gorgeous old tune composed by Irish harper William Connellan. I decided to give it a go...
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    Re: Another Colin Botts Hit!

    Thanks Mike!
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    Re: The Humours of Glynn (waltz)

    Thanks for the clarification. I actually learned the tune from John Carty, and he never spelled it for me. Just played it on his banjo (brilliantly, by the way).
  15. Re: Flatwater Fran (mandolin, mandola, concertina, guitar) waltz

    It was definitely a new one for me, but I can see why it would be popular at your sessions. Such a lovely, easy-going melody.

    Thanks!
  16. Flatwater Fran (mandolin, mandola, concertina, guitar) waltz

    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...
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    Happy New Year! (Auld Lang Syne)

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


    https://youtu.be/y6grKjTSgkE
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    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

    This will probably be my last Christmas-related recording for the year. Here's a frantic version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, performed on my Weber octave mandolin.

    Thanks for listening and...
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    Re: Silent Night (for solo mandolin)

    Thanks so much, I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it!
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    Silent Night (for solo mandolin)

    I thought I would share my latest Christmas holiday mandolin arrangement. This time we have the classic Austrian carol, Silent Night. Happy Christmas!


    https://youtu.be/eLSfA58gcTg
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    Re: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    That's a great suggestion. I might think about that for the future when I have a few more arrangements written down.

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    Thank you!
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    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Continuing my mandolin exploration of traditional Christmas music, here is my latest arrangement: O Come, O Come Emmanuel for solo octave mandolin. This is probably one of my absolute favorite...
  23. O Holy Night (solo mandolin instrumental)

    Here's my latest instrumental mandolin holiday offering: O Holy Night. I thought it would be a fun challenge to try and come up with a solo version of this song that captures the beautiful melody and...
  24. Re: Solo mandola: Le Petit Chien (schottische) by Andy Cutting

    Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. I have to agree this Pomeroy mandola looks and sounds spectacular, however I had nothing to do with its specs. To the best of my knowledge, I'm probably the third...
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    Re: Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)

    I've decided to make some of my sheet music and tablature available via sendowl. The link is in the video description on You'Tube. Thanks!
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