In a fit of boredom the other day, I created this monster it's the air of temperance reel modified to be a jig. My tone in this video isn't where it needs to be, so I'm working on it
In a fit of boredom the other day, I created this monster it's the air of temperance reel modified to be a jig. My tone in this video isn't where it needs to be, so I'm working on it
Mandolin: Kentucky KM150
Other instruments: way too many, and yet, not nearly enough.
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Great playing, Gunnar. There are a lot of jigs and reels that can be adapted as you have done, and a change of tempo gives a freshness to a well-known tune. Your picking and right-hand fingering is really good in this video.
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Thanks John!
Mandolin: Kentucky KM150
Other instruments: way too many, and yet, not nearly enough.
My blog: https://theoffgridmusician.music.blog/
My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChF...yWuaTrtB4YORAg
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africanbanjogunnar/
Free backing tracks:
https://backingtrackers.wordpress.com/
Well done, Gunnar, and compliant with tradition - there are existing pairs of reels and jigs that work this way, e.g. Leitrim Fancy and Round the World for Sport.
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Thanks Bertram! I think it could also be called the drunkard's reel, but maybe that's my messed up sense of humor....? I've heard of a guy named Tommy Peoples who composes tunes as different meters and plays them as a set. It's fun
Mandolin: Kentucky KM150
Other instruments: way too many, and yet, not nearly enough.
My blog: https://theoffgridmusician.music.blog/
My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChF...yWuaTrtB4YORAg
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africanbanjogunnar/
Free backing tracks:
https://backingtrackers.wordpress.com/
Yes, but Tommy Peoples is no longer with us. You'll have to pick up the baton.
the world is better off without bad ideas, good ideas are better off without the world
Damn, for some reason I missed that Tommy died! 😢
Nice tune - and great playing!! Your tone in general is fine - I think you were probably a little nervous because you knew you were being recorded
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Listen to original tune "When You Fly" by my old band The Kindreds
Thanks! I'm probably being slightly over-critical but there's a few muted notes second time through that could be because. I've mostly gotten over camera fright when recording myself, but it might have been a factor. I'm usually not too nervous when playing for others live, it's when they start filming that I mess up and also, I've noticed if you start out with a slightly dissatisfied description people expect less and then are more likely to be pleasantly surprised.....
Mandolin: Kentucky KM150
Other instruments: way too many, and yet, not nearly enough.
My blog: https://theoffgridmusician.music.blog/
My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChF...yWuaTrtB4YORAg
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africanbanjogunnar/
Free backing tracks:
https://backingtrackers.wordpress.com/
You were playing pretty fast - one thing that could improve clarity would be to slow down just a bit. I know I have to rein myself in sometimes with fiddle tunes - my brain wants me to play really fast, but I don't like when I pick sloppily so I have to slow down. My gold standard (that I have yet to meet) is the crystal clear tone of John Reishman.
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Listen to original tune "When You Fly" by my old band The Kindreds
Yes, slowing down would help, but on video I play quickly to shorten the video so it uploads quicker. And I don't have a metronome except for Google, and the internet is down a lot. Anyway, good luck achieving John Reishman's tone. Of course, if you aim for that, you'll get higher than someone looking for Bill Monroe tone.... (is that sacrilege here?)
Mandolin: Kentucky KM150
Other instruments: way too many, and yet, not nearly enough.
My blog: https://theoffgridmusician.music.blog/
My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChF...yWuaTrtB4YORAg
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africanbanjogunnar/
Free backing tracks:
https://backingtrackers.wordpress.com/
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