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Thanks! But its a bit out of place in this thread .....

Everyone says that about my mug! My brain is fully occupied trying to play, and everything else gets left in stasis!
Yes, will be over at the Summer Isles Festival doing a set with Ali Beag and a...

Nice! Wish I could just drop round for a tune - its been years, sadly. Slainte!
Just found this, and was remembering Ian, so sad ....

https://vimeo.com/61629350

yup, hard to beat the old Sobells, wonder how many he actually made?
cheers D, KHJM

What you taking - Sobell or Collings?

Terrific music and playing, hope the gigs go well, Dagger.

Another fine, talented Scot leaves us, its just so unutterably sad. Thanks for posting this Dagger. Nick "supported" us, The Occasionals a few years ago at the Leith Folk club, and he was just...

https://vimeo.com/46324833

Here's a few rough vids with the two systems in tenor Nationals. Might give some idea as to the sounds, although its a camera mike in all cases. There's quality sound recordings on my cds with the...

Well we can hardly give them away, such a riotous success that was! There's a veritable "Braes of Badentarbat" cd mountain in Achnahaird! I've got a load of nice new material and ideas for a new cd...

Yes, Tanera Mor, the main island of the Summer Isles, onto which my great great grandfather Murdo Macleod was "cleared" from Badentarbat in Coigach (sheep were preferable to people) in 1828, and...

LOL as Davey Cameroon has it! Well our gig fees aren't quite up to the level of a Hebridean Island at 2.5mill, more like a wee tidal lump with some dulse .... and a sea urchin or two!

Ullapool...

Last gig we did John! "Review" in The Observer no less! How Bizarre is that?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/may/11/tanera-mor-spectacular-ancient-thriving?INTCMP=SRCH

Thanks for the really helpful responses. Cheers, Kevin

Any National RM1 mandolin owners out there can describe the difference that the two woods National use might make to the sound of the RM1?

many thanks
Kevin

Likewise, I couldn't get it to play, sadly ....

58 plays so far!

Awful, sad news ....

http://www.santacruz.com/news/2013/04/25/santa_cruz_music_icon_bob_brozman_dies

This is awful news, what a desperate sadness. I first heard Bob in the tiny Pleasance room...

I was recently sent (from the Outer Hebrides of Scotland) a copy of this terrific video featuring my good friends mandolinist Donnie and his father, accordionist and gaelic singer Murdo MacDonald. I...

Love the link, makes me weep its so beautiful. But I can't see a theorbo going down well in Sandy Bell! Incidentally, there may be structural changes to Bells rumour has it! Bigger session area at...

Blast, heading for Coigach on the 2nd to play at my cousins wedding on Tanera Mor. Gonna miss the concert - it will be superb, I've seen his Hesperion XX line up in the Queens Hall, quite beautiful....

Ages ago from a friend of Ninian Fergus when he was in Coda records. I've gatherd his recordings over the years and find his playing and the uniqu archguitar world quite beautiful. I think he has a...

That's excellent, thanks fo unearthing these videos Dagger. Have you seen him in concert anywhere? And what a beautiful instrument too. Presumably you know of the work and recordings of Peter...

Thanks, Roger, relieved to hear it makes sense, as I don't actually think about what I'm doing, just kind of "do it".
Thinking of all you kind and decent Americans in these troubled times .... best...

Roger, I'm not really sure what the answer is! But here's a simplified version of how I play a pipe jig
https://vimeo.com/56419815