Sorry, I guess I just don't buy into/care about the Irish-to-Greek, Sweeney's Men narrative... what I play is neither irish nor a bouzouki... not that there's anything wrong with those things. Seems...
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Sorry, I guess I just don't buy into/care about the Irish-to-Greek, Sweeney's Men narrative... what I play is neither irish nor a bouzouki... not that there's anything wrong with those things. Seems...
Yes, very much so, although I'm not familiar with GDAE tuning (semi-typical GDAD tuning works great in that role).
Call it whatever you like... If you don't play Irish music, 'Irish bouzouki' isn't a real fun thing to call your instrument, so I never have.
I had forgotten, another maker of high quality instruments is Fletcher Brock, fletcherbrock.com
I used to be a Sobell dealer and have worked with Stefan extensively over the years, although not recently. A more genuine, wry and gracious human being you will not find... I don't know what might...
These guys are pretty happening, The Twilite Broadcasters.
http://vimeo.com/19570360
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjFdfjqIHHA
This one is pretty big...
When I used to work in the 'music industry' I was a dealer for these and they never had any notable intonation problems.
I really like the look of this one, where you can see the whole sound hole. I thought others of this design had the fingerboard extending over the top of the sound hole.
Hi gerardo,
I am curious, what makes you say that a gG dD aa ee octave tuning is a traditional bouzouki tuning? Or do you mean octave mandolin?
I tend to like octave strings on my GDAD Sobell...
Hello Eddie,
I have toyed around with these possibilities on Sobells for some years. Sadly to say, your short scale instrument is just not well suited to a low D. I used to have a 24 inch scale...
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Hi Nigel,
I used to use this tuning when I had a 5 course instrument, now it's GDAD on a 4 course.
Journeybear, aren't you really... me? He really is amusing... melting down on the other members for agreeing with the Dr. ...simply awesome!
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Taste and appropriateness would deter most people from discussing Punk music, Jack White, et al. at length in an ongoing 'old time mandolin' forum context. While one may reserve the right to not love...
Wow that was fast.
He seems to not be threatened by the concept of ignoring mainstream music. The Doctor is such a scream, I wish he posted on here a lot more often. I really enjoy his ultra-dry, "no bull####" approach...
Wow, are we really mentioning both relevant and Jack White in regards to old-time mandolin! Too funny! I think the Flight of the Conchords use of the Casio electro-mandolin might be more relevant as...
I think Lady GaGa would be even more appropriate to discuss as an old-time mandolinist. I thought I saw a photo of her holding an A style, and rumor has it that there is some mandolin buried in "Bad...
St. Chartier is by all accounts a "must go" event, really mind-blowing. Next time I go over there I want to check it out. If you look hard enough, there are some incredible cartoons on the net by a...
LOL.
Great Basque CD featuring the Alboka woodwind is "Leonen Orroak" with Ibon Koteron and the ubiquitous Kepa Junkera. He also released another one called Airea.
The band Alboka is good as...
"I am sure that it is even more intense for Basque music."
Yes, they even blow stuff up. They have a wild double-barreled sort of single reed instrument called the Alboka, amazing sound. The...
Actually, I specifically wouldn't include Stivell on a list of Breton music, as per the stated emphasis. While he, along with Kornog, might understandably be an important touchstone for those who...
http://vimeo.com/12425410
Breton Music, here's a few:
Skolvan "Kerzh Ban Dans"
Storvan "An Deizou Kaer"
Darhaou "Ur sulvezh ba'Langoned"
Gildas Moal and Rene Camplain "An disput", "Fin' Zun"...