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"BTDT, only one suggestion, don't go back to the bride with choices!"

Well, I don't know what BTDT stands for... but I think that the bride should get choices.
It's the bride & groom's wedding -...

"As the organist at our local Catholic church, these are a few of my favorite hymns:

Be Thou My Vision (I think it's an Celtic melody)
All Creatures of Our God and King - just a good tune
Jesu,...

"I am assuming from the OP that he is the only musician."
I may have a guitar player and singer, but the mandolin will be doing the heavy lifting.

"I'm curious about the taste and ethnic...

Thanks to all for these great suggestions !
With all of these good tunes, I feel like we ought to hire a mandolin orchestra a put on a whole concert.

I won't be playing for the reception.
As I...

Thanks to all for your suggestions and comments !
I am glad to see that O'Carolan tunes were suggested. I really enjoy O'Carolan tunes and was considering using O'Carolan in the prelude music.
For...

I have been asked to play mandolin for a wedding at our church.
Our organist is out of town the day of the wedding and they asked if I could play.

The bride does not have any real preference of...

"I would advise anyone who has a Loar — take the thing out of the ***damn case! It is NOT a museum piece, it is an instrument. It is an instrument that needs to be played."

Thank you for this thread !
I love O'Carolan music. I did not know about the O'Carolan Project on the Mandolin Cafe. What a wonderful resource!
I use the same site as Mr. Grieser for my source of...

Thank you for posting this.
You know, strings, straps, oval hole, f hole, A style, F style... none of that is as important as kindness.

Joseph W Baker

How wide do you want the strap to be?
There are all leather guitar straps that may work.
I have a Levy's Leather strap for my bouzouki.
It is 1 1/2 inch wide and 51 inches long.

Joseph Baker

I purchased an Irish bouzouki from Thomann in Dec 2019.
I had a tracking number so I could follow its progress. All was going well.
The bouzouki flew in to Chicago on New Year's Eve.
It was stuck...

I enjoyed Willow's Edge very much !
Thank you for posting it, Simon.

Joseph Baker

John Dowland music is wonderful stuff!
One of my favorite CDs of Dowland music is "An Englishman in New York" by Joe Brent & Alon Sariel

"Do any of y'all play in a Catholic church?"

Yes, I do.
And I mean absolutely no disrespect to any organist.
Our organist is a talented person.
The point that I was trying to make is that with...

All of this is quite true when playing with a praise band.
If you are playing with a choir and an organist, things are more structured.
Choirs and organs tend to be tied to sheet music. Everybody...

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[SIZE=4]A mandolin solo can be as simple as playing the melody line out of a hymnal.
I play with the choir every Sunday. Except for prelude music on Christmas or Easter, I do not play a solo during...

"Songs are like magic carpets. They can take you from wherever you are to wherever you want to be." - Marty Stuart.
True words.

Joseph Baker

That sounds like Canticle of Zachary (Forest Green).
I pulled out my hymnal for the lyrics to O Little Town of Bethlehem. The lyrics fit the melody nicely.
Well done, Indeed

Joseph Baker

What a fun tune !

Joseph Baker

The finish is the only difference in these models.
Same basic oval hole mandolin, just different finishes - honey amber, sunburst, & transparent brown.

Joseph W Baker

I play mandolin with our church Choir.
My favorite Christmas song to play is "Carols Around (and Around)".
The theme is the song is Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant us peace).
While some parts of the choir...

How long have you been waiting?

I purchased an Irish bouzouki from Thomann two years ago.
I had a tracking number and could follow its shipping progress.
It scooted right along until it landed...

"Tim also likes playing an "octar," which is an octave mandolin built on an archtop jazz guitar. Either will do."

Looks like he is using the "octar" in this video.
https://youtu.be/tfmukQd_hf4
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The photos remind me of my 2nd mandolin, bought back in 1978 (1st mandolin was a bowl back)
It was a "Hondo" brand.
I think that the mandolin was sold under a number of brand names.

Joseph Baker