The South Wind

[mrmando2015]

I was playing around on my Big Muddy M-3 yesterday and recorded this. Hope it works and you all like it.

[BJ O'Day]

Very nice,
I play this tune but my version is bare bones. Love the ornamentation.
BJ

[Dave Hanson]

Excellent version.

Dave H

[JeffD]

Nice. Good choice.

[mrmando2015]

Thanks, it's one of my favorites

[s1m0n]

Thank you.
For me, this is an important post. I come to mandolin playing from a background as an irish flute player. I can find and play embellishments and variations for the first and second time through a tune, but I lack technique to keep it interesting every time.

Some of what I do is better than what you do, but the bulk isn't. Your recording has a bunch of moves that I've never learned. Thank you.

[mrmando2015]

Cool, that's great to hear. I came to the mandolin from the pipes and whistle and I try bring some of that feel to my music. The mandolin is a wonderful instrument for being able fill out a tune I think.

[s1m0n]

I've been listening to this recording again, and what I had to say above is still valid. There's a chunk in the middle I still haven't worked out, but It's fine playing overall. I wish I could do the same. I will, soon.

Edited:
Actually, can you explain what your're doing in the middle bars? If you come from melody, like I do, the variations you play are hard to internalise. Are you able to explain what you're doing?

[mrmando2015]

Hi s1m0n,

The section in the middle is purely improvisational. I play through the piece twice, then I kind of sing the song in my head and play something to go along with it and then blend back into the original tune.

Here's another song, Captain O'Kane. If you'd like to hear more, I have a short playlist of some of my other stuff that I could share.