AHA! That might could work. I wouldn't be surprised if the wiki wonks look askance at self-owned websites as being reliable sources of info. But perhaps the fact that someone else is the author, coupled with the gravitas of the person in question being deceased, may sway the day, if it comes to that. I hope it doesn't come to that.
I'll hazard a guess that this is the instrument's only appearance on a Guess Who record, judging by the way the mention is worded. It's clear to me he was quite adept at playing it. I passed on adding it to the list of instruments played on his page, because it's just the one time and I don't want to push it . even though it does deserve a mention, to my thinking.
This is a bit puzzling, coming from someone who was in the Canadian band (albeit a later incarnation) that had the biggest presence in the US in the 60s: "If any Canadian outfit had the talent to make it south of the border during the '60s, it was Toronto outfit Mandala." And I'll see your Guess Who and raise you a Paupers. I'll grant that they weren't as big here as there, but to my mind they were great. "Magic People" is one of my all-time favorite albums, and I still listen to it a half century later. And let's not forget they were poised right on the brink of success, when disaster struck. Their appearance at Monterey Pop went haywire, and they never recovered. Too bad. I would have loved to have seen them. (There are about 13 seconds of their music in the movie, in the background.)
I mentioned on another thread I was able to pull in CKLW sometimes at night, if the atmospheric conditions were right, all the way from CT/RI. I recall it was a kicking rock and roll station, and had an exotic flair, being so far away and in another country. No mandolins though. (Note: Lame attempt at providing both rock and roll and mandolin elements for the sake of relevance.
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But no chickens - please!
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