Women with Mandolins

**Ben Milne** · Sep-07-2009, 12:29am

Jodie Flangipani with Jeffry 4str epi mandobird (the Pac.-Rim jobs continue without discern)

Jodie playing with my A and something silly on her head... (Australia is part of the Pac. rim too right?)

**journeybear** · Sep-07-2009, 12:45am

Speaking of Australia, the southern rim of the Pac Rim (though I think the term in our context usually refers to Korea/China/Japan), here is Totally Gourdgeous with some of their homemade gourd-body instruments, including a mandocello (I think) and a mandolin or two. Penelope Swales builds and plays them, and guitar, and Andrew Clermont plays mandolin when not playing violin. They sure look like a lot of fun!

**Django Fret** · Sep-07-2009, 1:05am

Originally Posted by journeybear

Speaking of Australia, the southern rim of the Pac Rim

Well, Penny Ross from Australia has been posted before in this thread, but I believe this is an previously un-posted picture. (Although, probably a feeble attempt on her part at hiding that obviously non-Pac-Rim mando.)

**Django Fret** · Sep-07-2009, 1:14am

Originally Posted by Vanner098

Jodie Flangipani with Jeffry 4str epi mandobird (the Pac.-Rim jobs continue without discern)
Jodie playing with my A and something silly on her head... (Australia is part of the Pac. rim too right?)]

BTW, great pictures of Jodi, and I hope you appreciate the talent of that woman to play both four AND eight string mandolins!

**Ben Milne** · Sep-07-2009, 2:11am

Originally Posted by Django Fret

BTW, great pictures of Jodi, and I hope you appreciate the talent of that woman to play both four AND eight string mandolins!

Absouteley... not to mention this strange 6 stringed instrument...

2nd a pic of the Mando Jam during bistro hours @ the Flangipani's 1st Birfday... - Jode on the epi, Bryony on the right (i have the sm58 coming out my nose)

3rd is also Jodie and Jeffry when playing in the Packets(b&w)

**KanMando** · Sep-11-2009, 11:30am

OK - it's not a mandolin, but I figured if the moderators allowed a photo of Tiny Tim, they'd allow this.

Bob

**GRW3** · Sep-12-2009, 1:05am

Originally Posted by Django Fret

Here are a few of Hannah Johnson from the Toy Hearts, a UK based Bluegrass Band.

The Toy Hearts are going to be in Texas week after next. In San Antonio they're playing at Cabeers at the Church on the 24th of September.

**Django Fret** · Sep-12-2009, 9:20am

Originally Posted by GRW3

The Toy Hearts are going to be in Texas week after next. In San Antonio they're playing at Cabeers at the Church on the 24th of September.

Well, in that case, here are a few more pics of Hannah and the Toy Hearts.

**mandopete** · Sep-12-2009, 9:53am

Originally Posted by Django Fret

Well, in that case, here are a few more pics of Hannah and the Toy Hearts.

....nice, but is it really bluegrass?

**Django Fret** · Sep-12-2009, 1:17pm

Originally Posted by mandopete

....nice, but is it really bluegrass?

Well Pete, I don't detect a "manly action", but you can judge for yourself.

Not too bad for Birmingham (England, that is).

**journeybear** · Sep-12-2009, 7:46pm

Originally Posted by mandopete

....nice, but is it really bluegrass?

Well, let's see now ...

Instrumentation - check.
Arrangement - check.
Melody - check.
Harmony - check.
Lyrical content - check.
Overall feel and je ne sais quoi - check.

Unless I'm missing something, I'd say so ...

**mandopete** · Sep-13-2009, 10:55am

Originally Posted by Django Fret

Well Pete, I don't detect a "manly action", but you can judge for yourself.

Heck ya it is!

I noticed that the banjo even stop playing to tune (twice). True bluegrass.

**JeffD** · Sep-13-2009, 11:11am

Originally Posted by journeybear

Well, let's see now ...

Instrumentation - check.
Arrangement - check.
Melody - check.
Harmony - check.
Lyrical content - check.
Overall feel and je ne sais quoi - check.

Unless I'm missing something, I'd say so ...

Oh, and the mandolin is chopping.

**John Rosett** · Sep-13-2009, 11:55am

Originally Posted by mandopete

Heck ya it is!

I noticed that the banjo even stop playing to tune (twice). True bluegrass.

You'd think that if that COULD be done, somebody would've done it by now.

**Django Fret** · Sep-13-2009, 5:14pm

OK, it seems that everyone so far is in agreement that the Brits CAN play bluegrass. Now, comrades, what about Russians?

Here are a few of Tatiana Pechenova who plays the mandoline with the Russian band "Country Saloon".

You be the judge...

**mrmando** · Sep-13-2009, 6:05pm

Originally Posted by mandopete

I noticed that the banjo even stop playing to tune (twice). True bluegrass.

As opposed to, say, old-time.

**Keith Miller** · Sep-14-2009, 8:08pm

Be good tanyas.. Canadian as well I think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZKFoMq3GaA&feature=fvst

**Django Fret** · Sep-18-2009, 6:46pm

Here are a couple of Fiona Ziegler, another Aussie Mandolin (Sheila?) mandolin player.

**catmandu2** · Sep-20-2009, 6:13am

Originally Posted by Django Fret

OK, it seems that everyone so far is in agreement that the Brits CAN play bluegrass. Now, comrades, what about Russians?

Well they certainly have "the look" down..

**JeffD** · Sep-20-2009, 8:35am

Well, he commutes to LA
But he's got a house in the valley
But the bills are pilin' up
And the pop scene just ain't on the rally
And he says 'Honey I'm a serious composer
Schooled in voice and composition
But with the crime and the smog these days
This ain't no place for children
Lord it sounds so easy it shouldn't take long
Be back in the money in no time at all'

He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, backt to his roots
He's gone country, a new kind of suit
He's gone country, here he comes
Yeah he's gone country, a new kind of walk
He's gone country, a new kind of talk
He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, oh back to his roots

**Django Fret** · Sep-20-2009, 6:21pm

Here is mandolin playing Veronika Nemecková with the Czech Republic band "Grass Country Drive".

**Django Fret** · Sep-21-2009, 10:45pm

A few more of Veronika...

**Django Fret** · Sep-25-2009, 7:28pm

Here are some mandolin playing women named Ellie who play mandolins...

Anyone know the identities of these particular Ellie's?

**journeybear** · Sep-28-2009, 3:14pm

Somebody else's version of the 60s, I reckon. She may be tearin' it up on that little thang, but the bass player's kickin' it too! Like the producer says, one more rehearsal, they'll be fine ...