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    Re: Jazzy tunes with good melodies

    I forgot to subscribe, and just checked back and saw all of the responses already. Lots to check out. Thanks.

    My main source for Slide Mongoose comes from the Blaze Mento Band -...
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    Jazzy tunes with good melodies

    I'm looking for suggestions of tunes that are maybe associated with jazz that make for good, fun to play melodies. Examples would be St. Thomas, My Little Suede Shoes, Sly Mongoose, Manha de...
  3. Re: Ragtime Skedaddlers and The Etcetera String Band

    By the way I liked the ragtime tune called "A Catchy Thing" right away because it reminded me of the bluegrass fiddle tune Blackberry Blossom - at least in the A part (see the uploaded mp3 file).
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    Thanks for the video. I though that woman's name was Meredith Axelrod? I've seen other videos with her and like them all.

    The transcriptions are slow going and I have sort of my own way of...
  5. Ragtime Skedaddlers and The Etcetera String Band

    Anyone else a fan of this music? I recently rediscovered a couple old CDs by The Etcetera String Band - Fun on the Levee and Harvest Hop - featuring ragtime pieces, cakewalks and marches from the...
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    Mandolin Tab on Other Instruments

    I've found that I prefer to read mandolin tab even when playing other instruments, like a keyboard for example. Obviously I'm not reading the tab literally, but it is helping dictate note selection....
  7. Travel Mandolin by Rob Collins of Tin Guitar

    Let me start by saying that I've seen previous "travel mandolin" threads where someone inevitably mentions that mandolins are already travel-sized and can fit into overhead bins. In my case I play...
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    Re: An "Ear guy" Determined to Tab & note

    Consider yourself lucky. I stared playing as an adult and playing by ear seemed impossible and incomprehensible, but reading tab was easy from day one and notation not too difficult either. If...
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    In search Cretan Tunebook with CD/mp3

    Hello,
    I know there have been other threads about Cretan music but I didn't see any that mentioned or recommended a tunebook/CD for learning this music. I'm looking for something that combines the...
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    Re: Has This Ever Happened To You?

    Sorry for not responding sooner - missed the notice that there were responses. Yes I have experimented with Phish some. For example, the incredibly beautiful "If I Were A Dog" instrumental piece...
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    Re: Has This Ever Happened To You?

    Right on - everyone's music changes over time and not everyone is an explorer, or more often than not previous exploration has led them to a place they now want to remain.

    I was trying to...
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    Has This Ever Happened To You?

    I started playing music a little later in life, on a whim as an adult in my early 30’s, and instantly discovered the local oldtime and Irish music communities. This wasn’t necessarily out of some...
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    Re: DGDA tuning on mandola

    I was inspired to write a blog post on this subject. Read it here:
    http://www.sixwatergrog.com/2014/07/dgda-and-adae-tunings-mandola-and-tenor.html
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    Re: DGDA tuning on mandola

    Already did both - Marla does tune DGDA and uses a .048 for the D. The instrument maker wasn't sure what effect this might have on the instrument but said "life is full of chances"!

    Seems to me...
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    Re: DGDA tuning on mandola

    Thanks for all the responses, especially the string gauge info. I can certainly try a .014 for the A4. I know everyone has said that the .048" is fine for the D, but while I'm at it, should I try a...
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    DGDA tuning on mandola

    I just got a Big Muddy mandola. On it is a set of GHS Bright Bronze Mandola strings - PF280 Light, 12-24-34-48.

    Instead of tuning it CGDA, I was thinking of tuning the low strings up a whole step...
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    Re: Finding the "Doh"

    Thanks for the responses thus far. I always regret posting something like this after the fact because it seems kind of pointless and stupid! To address a couple of the responses - yes I totally...
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    Finding the "Doh"

    I'd like to share an idea I've been ruminating on which I am calling "Finding the Doh". I mostly play all instrumental fiddle tune melodies on mandolin (Irish and oldtime tunes). Instead of...
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    Re: Cd containing the standards in ITM?

    Between these two recordings you'll have 50 standards. Played well and played slow. You can stream them for free online or download.

    http://stuartmason.bandcamp.com/album/slow-easy
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    Any Lefties into Electric Mando?

    The mandolin bug has hit me hard...so much so that earlier this year I caved in to the urge and ordered a one of a kind lefty Mandoblaster 4-string electric mandolin. It's an awesome little axe, but...
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    Interview with Marla Fibish

    I was able to interview Marla Fibish last week. Here's a transcript of her comments about playing Irish music on the mandolin.
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  22. Red Line Traveler mandolin and BR-40T tenor guitar review

    After over a half dozen years of playing tenor banjo, I finally started playing mandolin in January of this year when a friend permanently loaned me a lefty mandolin he wasn't using. I wanted a...
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    Re: Lefties Only

    I just posted an audio sample on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IupxZ_1qkZw&feature=youtu.be
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    Lefties Only

    Thought I wanted to play electric mandolin. Turns out I prefer acoustic. Looking to unload this new Left-handed Blue Star Mandoblaster for a very reasonable cost. Contact me if interested. 117842
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    Re: Chris Thile on Jimmy Fallon

    Why does she hold the fiddle for the first 3 minutes and 44 seconds of the song? I was starting to wonder if she was going to play it at all.

    I remember hearing about Nickel Creek and...
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