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    I'm pretty sure the mandolin player is Amanda Barrett. If she ever gets sick of music, she could be a supermodel. Stunning.


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    I don't really think that looks much like Donna Fargo.
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    I don't know what she looks like now; I meant Donna Fargo from back in her heyday 35 years ago ... You really don't think there's a resemblance?

    Anyway, who cares? I already owned up to the error in my original post: < Oh, I see - it's a CD, not a magazine. Could be anyone. Never mind ... > Why bring it up again?
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    Yeah. I know. I remember what she looked like and googled images of her. I don't think they look much alike.
    Obviously YMMV and I could be all wet (but I don't think so).
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    I can't get enough of this stuff.


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    Well, no biggie. But if I find any pics of her with a mandolin, I'll be sure to post them!
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    Quote Originally Posted by man dough nollij View Post
    I can't get enough of this stuff.

    Lee, that is great... I will buy their album from iTunes. great stuff, high energy. Hey even a mandolin and a bass balalaika in there. Amazing!! These folks are Norwegian?
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    Yep! I'm surprised you haven't noticed them before; there's been a lot of chatter about them on this thread (search the thread, you'll see what I mean). Their myspace page is more useful than their website. And there are a bunch of videos on youtube. Apparently David Byrne has a hand in bringing them to the US. They played at SXSW, Bonnaroo, and on July 4th at Milwaukee Summerfest. I believe their second album is coming out in CD format next month. Possibly the coolest thing about them is they switch around their instruments a lot, and at least three of them play mandolin.

    The one that really gets me is the video in the boat. So much fun to see/hear them having so much fun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by journeybear View Post
    The one that really gets me is the video in the boat. So much fun to see/hear them having so much fun.
    Have you figured out how they shot that? The camera goes completely around the boat. A couple of times I spotted a shadow of the cameraman, but no clues of how they moved around...

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    Someone with real film crew experience will have better insight into this (paging Chris Keth!), but I've looked at this again and again, and here's what I've noticed:

    1) It looks like one continuous shot. I don't see any seams or edits.
    2) It's shot from a source that moves around the boat silently, and causes no wake.

    I'm assuming it's shot from another boat (rowboat or more likely canoe) with a two person crew - camera operator and oarsman. I prefer the canoe theory because of the way the camera moves twice, focusing on buildings across the river, then swings back toward the boat, caused by the oarsman braking with the paddle on one side. I think it's a two person crew, from the way the camera tracks and zooms. But it could be just one person in the canoe, with the camera on a tripod (which it must be anyway, from its general steadiness), who has to switch between duties - operating the camera while drifting, then steering when needed.

    I'm pretty sure the recording was done with hidden mikes on the boat, as the sound is consistent. They could be wireless mikes, or the sound recorder could be hidden on board too. And since this is one continuous shot, I'll bet they made several passes at this until they finally got it all. Must have been frustrating at times but a lot of fun in the end. Especially with the final results.
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    Speaking of which ... don't know how I missed this one before, a quiet moment backstage, practicing their song, "Cherry Pie." Not often one gets to hear mandolin and ukulele together, and also a treat to hear their charming harmonies without crowd noise. It looks like this was shot looking into a distorted mirror.






    Also, here's something you might recognize, their closing song from their mainstage set at Bonnaroo.



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    Wow. That looks like it was filmed in a funhouse mirror. Reversed AND distorted.

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    Here are six mandolins played by Sue Flower, Susan Welch, Susan Garland, Susan Salmon, Suze Durk and Susan Peden.

    Pretty amazing that this thread is getting close to 300,000 views.
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    Ms. Salmon is playing a Flatiron pancake with a pick guard, arm rest, and a truss rod cover (which I didn't think they even came with a truss rod). I have never seen that. Really cool looking. Really cool.
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    Nice Embergher in the hands of Sue Flower! What do you know about her as a player? Obviously a classical mandolinist...

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    More Katzenjammer pics (another new crush, er, fan here )...
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    Quote Originally Posted by man dough nollij View Post
    Wow. That looks like it was filmed in a funhouse mirror. Reversed AND distorted.
    Could just be a cheap Webcam. I see mirror-image Webcam photos from time to time.
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    Would the huge triangular feline thing be a balalaika (sp?) Or a bass balalaika?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrmando View Post
    Could just be a cheap Webcam. I see mirror-image Webcam photos from time to time.
    I thought so too, but there are a couple of points where one or another of them plays with the distortion - that is, moves her hand right through an area of distortion - just to get the effect. Also the distortion is distorted (inconsistent) - some areas are fine, others are wacky. I think they noticed the mirror was funky and got someone in to shoot some footage of them in it. I love their sense of fun!

    And OldGrapePat, I think it's called a balalaika bass. Leastways that's what my friend the bass player calls it.

    Oh, and mandopete - it is definitely not bluegrass - and vive la difference!
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    Would the huge triangular feline thing be a balalaika (sp?) Or a bass balalaika?
    Maybe it's a Bassalaika?


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    Quote Originally Posted by mandozilla View Post
    Maybe it's a Bassalaika?
    What he said - ouch!

    The more I think about it, the more I'm thinking "bass balalaika" is the proper terminology. The object is a balalaika and bass is the modifier, similar construction to "alto saxophone" or "tenor guitar." That is, it's a balalaika first, bass second. Also, I get more hits on the interweb for "bass balalaika" than "balalaika bass," almost 4:1, FWIW.

    According to wikipedia:

    The modern balalaika is found in the following sizes:

    piccolo (rare)
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    sekunda
    alto
    bass
    contrabass

    There's more here, including tuning.
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    In addition to the bass balalaika, there appears to be a levitating F style mandolin in one of the pictures....these women are talented indeed!

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    Ha! Oh no, sir, there's a strap. But there is another picture which displays a levitating mandolinist - though the altitude achieved by the guitarist is extraordinary!

    They are a breath of fresh air, with their exuberance and expertise, and they sure seem to be having fun when they play, as much fun as we have observing this. Video of their performances at Bonnaroo have been showing up at youtube this week, that main stage renditon of "Ain't No Thang" being just one of them (too bad the camera zooms out and pans away just as the mandolin solo starts). There's footage of them playing this on the side stage earlier in the day, which is very poorly recorded (way too loud and out of focus) but captures the excitement, and the comments iclude a mention of them attracting an enormous crowd. Not at all surprised.


    This is another video from their main stage appearance - mandolin and ukulele. Apparently this song is not on their album.


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    Christine, plays piano, hammer dulcimer, penny whistle, and yep, mandolin.
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