Bumping this up . . . coming up this weekend!
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Bumping this up . . . coming up this weekend!
It took me a second to figure out what that was, too. I like your teardrop idea.
Check out the Folk Project, based in Morristown, if you haven't already. Lots of acoustic players there. http://www.folkproject.org/ The host occasional jams in members' homes about once a month....
Don't know if posting Facebook links is kosher here, but I thought this unusual instrument was beautiful and interesting:
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A Quebecois super jam session will be held at the Montague Common Hall, 34 Main St., Montague, MA on Saturday April 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Potluck lunch, free will donation. Contact...
Wow, that was fun! Thanks for posting.
Can't see how to edit the original post, so I'd like to add that sheet music is available on the above linked website and at the session itself. Also, we ask for a $5 donation for use of the building.
Every Wednesday night there's a traditional music jam in Ottsville PA (upper Bucks County): http://ottsvilletradarts.weebly.com/tunes.html
All levels welcome, 6:30-8:00 p.m. We play Irish,...
I liked my Snark until recently one of the three little plastic tabs on the back broke off. The two remaining ones held it on for a while, but not anymore.
Reel de la Guimauve:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wige2tdGfQ
A bar or two is missing at the beginning, but there are plenty of repeats!
Walt
Congratulations, old man! (I can say that . . . I'm 60.) I started playing fiddle and mandolin (mostly alone in my kitchen) when I was about 55 and have been reluctant to participate in the local...
I was going to recommend Real Guitars on Fowler Street in Fort Myers, but it turns out that he retired and closed the shop in 2012. That was a really nice store . . . not many mandos, however.
Walt
Saw them at Memoire et Racines in Quebec in July . . . what a great surprise they were! Totally rocking mando and fiddle.
I have a Kentucky KM-162. Gibson "Sam Bush" strings seem to take away a lot of the tinny sound and excessive brightness. Also, make sure your bridge is fitted correctly and makes good contact with...
Might it be better to remove the back and kerfing and re-install the back with new kerfing? You might try to humidify the instrument and see if things start to line up better. Trying to glue and...
Looks like Jill is still MIA?
Yes, Foley! Well, I was close with Fylde . . .
Walt
Hi Jamie,
Shannon did mention they're from Philly. Tomoko is no longer with the band, she left to concentrate on jazz. Unfortunately my short-term memory isn't so hot, the new fiddler is from...
Saw Runa, a new-to-me Irish band, last night. Their David Cooley is an impressive mando player, and guitarist Fionan de Barra is no slouch, either. Highly recommended.
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Yes, I think this is by far the best music site on the web, even though I've pretty much abandoned the mando for the fiddle. Everyone here is very generous and gracious with their knowledge.
Enjoy...
Let us now return to the subject of old . . .
There have been times when I've been tempted to burn my fiddle, but never the mando!
Anyone know where I can find notation for the Quebecois-style tune Le Pogonip? Maybe some West Coasters would know, I think it was written in Oregon or Washington.
TIA!
Walt
Thank goodness, I thought I was the only one who did this!
Yeah, those plectrum instruments are sooooo easy! <g>
My cats are mostly feral, even though they've lived in the house for four years. So, while they'll sleep on beds and chairs, and on my feet, they warily avoid potential traps like arms, boxes and...