I came from the banjo world (yes, I closed the door behind me lol) specifically the Scruggs style.
In my experience, if you played the banjo, it was “expected” that you knew how to play Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Dueling Banjos. Not only that, you were to play them very well, and at the request of any and everybody that ever saw you with the banjo. Every time, and sometimes many times.
I started to have nightmares about these songs (ok, not really) but definitely got sick and tired of hearing them let alone playing them. I played them well, and often, but I would be ok if I never did again. I traded my banjo in towards an Eastman 314, still awaiting delivery
So, I don’t know. Does the mandolin have a “flagship” song? I got to thinking about that earlier, I can’t really think of one song that seems automatically associated with the mandolin. I know about the REM song, and Rod Stewart....
What I am talking about, like above, is there 1 song that people always want to hear when you pull the mandolin out? Honestly, I am hoping the answer is no lol. But I’m curious...
Disclaimer: this topic is partly started in fun, but interested as well.
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