Article: Solo Mandolin - David Mansfield Performs Grateful Dead's

[Mandolin Cafe]

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[montana]

Very nice.

[crisscross]

The solo mandolin version of "Uncle John's Band" sounds very good!
Can't wait to hear the more bluesy stuff such as "New Speedway Boogie"...
BTW: The last three songs are on Working Man's Dead's follow-up LP American Beauty, which was my first exposure to folk mandolin playing with David Grisman featured on "Ripple" and "Friend of the Devil".

[Charles E.]

The playing sounds very good but I wish the folks that did the cover could have used a better mandolin to represent Davids work. Far too often I see ads and cover that depict total crap instruments that are supposed to represent the product. This mandolin has a plywood (sunken) top and a bridge that has a serious sway back.

[JH Murray]

I met David back in 2013 when he was working with Phil Madeira. I asked him if he ever did any mandolin recordings. Glad to see he finally has.

[LillianBelle]

He's been on my music list since the soundtrack for "Heaven's Gate" - i have the mandolin tabs for "Heaven's Gate Waltz" and wish I had more of the music in tabs.

Listening to this, it sounds like he played a couple mandolins - anyone know which makes?

[Galileo]

Nicely done on "Uncle John's Band"! Looking forward to hearing the rest of this iconic album.

[atbuckner21]

Love it!

[Perry]

[Chris Harrington]

I purchased yesterday from Amazon. Have listened to it several times now.

[Freddyfingers]

Finally someone doing what I have heard in my head for years! Great arrangements! Off to purchase. If your a deadhead, and play mandolin, this is a must.