post a video of yourself - Page 23

journeybear · 06-29-2009, 09:35 AM

Originally inspired to do this for another thread, thought I'd share it here. Kept the errors in single digits, figured that was gonna havta do. It was a blazing hot day in the cemetery, wanted to finish before melting.

Fingerpicking mandolin, original composition in the style of Scott Joplin. Video doesn't really sync with the action - guess that's why people shell out for the more expensive devices - so you can't really see my deviously simple two-finger approach, with the 1-3-2-4 roll, nor the variation to play a bass line in the A part, nor the arpeggiated V chord in the B part. Oh well ...

I've always called this "On The Rag," an homage to how numerous treatises are titled "On this or that," and of course there's a double entendre. Don't really mean anything by it. I've been told this sounds like a music box, and maybe someday I'll change the name to "Music Box Rag." Maybe not. Hey - I told you I was sick!

billkilpatrick · 06-29-2009, 11:30 AM

delicately played - orchestral ... bravo! (5 lol's for the video ... i love graveyard giggles)

parker.benjamin · 07-04-2009, 08:09 PM

Our recent attempt at being Chris Thile and Mike Marshall as a full band...

other than the botched intro...I thought we almost hit it.

Dan Voight · 07-11-2009, 12:53 PM

I just posted 9 videos of my mandolin recital here: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=49294

Plectrosaurus · 07-16-2009, 08:47 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGKlz8Eb25s

neal · 07-25-2009, 07:25 AM

Here's some joker to 'fraid to show his face..... and a uke no less..

And another with face, still a uke though. One day I'll do another mandolin, but I'm just not very good at that yet...

JEStanek · 07-25-2009, 10:53 AM

Neal, those were good bluesy fun, man!

Jamie

PS, what are those, little mandolins?

hank · 07-25-2009, 11:27 AM

Dan thank you for sharing your recital with us, magnificent playing and luthiery.
applause, much clapping, etc., etc..

Neil I love it when someone pulls so much out of a simple song and instrument. I sure would be pleased to see you in the Blues Mando group, you got it going on.

neal · 07-26-2009, 05:11 PM

Thanks Jamie, Hank. Yes, exactly! Little mandolins! Y'know, scale length on that particular one is 14-1/8" , so even BIGGER! Hank, I love the blues, as it's the one genre you can be an amateur and still sound halfway decent, and am practicing it on the mando. I love Richter's videos and his helpful attitude towards newbies in blues mandolin. That guy does it all. I'll check out the blues mando group. Where do I find it? -Neal

Bill Snyder · 07-26-2009, 05:43 PM

Blues Mandolin Group.

Charles E. · 07-26-2009, 08:09 PM

Neal, most excellant!

Plectrosaurus · 07-26-2009, 08:35 PM

neal · 07-28-2009, 07:07 PM

I liked that Plectro!

hank · 07-28-2009, 09:03 PM

Me too. Is that the name of the tune? What kind of axe are you swinging?

gibson mandoman · 07-28-2009, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hank

Me too. Is that the name of the tune? What kind of axe are you swinging?

Looks like an Eastman 515 to me.

hank · 07-28-2009, 11:15 PM

Nice Eastman Plectrosaurus. Very good tone for a 515 if that is what it is.

Plectrosaurus · 07-28-2009, 11:24 PM

Thanks for all the nice comments.

It is in fact a 515 Eastman. The tune is Cattle In The Cane. I learned it many years ago from a Mel Bay book. (an LP came with it with the tunes played at half speed)
I enjoy the old fiddle tunes. You can find more on YouTube, just look for Plectrosaurus.

I'll be adding more in the future.

billkilpatrick · 11-03-2009, 07:02 AM

"i can't let go" - songs i learned to love in nyc - by the hollies. great chord progression from a great band - man they were good:

journeybear · 11-03-2009, 09:26 AM

Very nice - surprising how well mandolin works with folk-rock, which The Hollies kind of were, to my ears. I forgot about this song; thanks for bringing it back. "Look Through Any Window" is still one of my all-time favorites,

also pretty much forgotten these days in favor of "Bus Stop" and "Carrie Ann."

Just wondering though - where's the Loar?

billkilpatrick · 11-03-2009, 12:02 PM

i worked out the chords on the loar - just thought the song sounded sweeter on the mid-missouri. apropos of those huge, big-bertha, hollow-bodied gretch guitars they had back then, here's a monster loar version:

... grrr.

journeybear · 11-03-2009, 12:53 PM

Wow! Raw power! I think you're right - this probably would have overwhelmed your voice. It's not always about using "the best" - whatever that is - it's about finding the right balance.

Dan Hoover · 11-04-2009, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billkilpatrick

... grrr.

wow,thats a big difference...great band and song choice,..let'r rip bill

Michael Wolf · 11-04-2009, 09:43 AM

Hello Neal,

I really dig your Uke-Blues. Your playing is very punchy and you´re a great singer, too.

Here we tried to play one of my favorite tune sets, written by Simon Mayor:

hank · 11-04-2009, 01:48 PM

Alright Michael, Great song choice. Have you seen Simon play live. I have his New Celtic Mandolin but no longer have a DVD player that recognizes the format. Enjoyed the other Simon Mayor groups you posted on the Utube thread. Have you posted a blues playing your resonator?

Michael Wolf · 11-05-2009, 03:53 AM

Thanks Hank. No, unfortunately I haven´t seen him live yet. It seems that he sets his foot on the continent rather seldom. His New Celtic Mandolin is a wonderful album and very unique for a celtic music production.
I´ve not posted a reso-video yet. But now that I´m in the video business I think I´ll post something in the next days.

06-29-2009, 09:35 AM	#551
journeybear Professional Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Key West FL Posts: 2,127	Re: post a video of yourself Originally inspired to do this for another thread, thought I'd share it here. Kept the errors in single digits, figured that was gonna havta do. It was a blazing hot day in the cemetery, wanted to finish before melting. Fingerpicking mandolin, original composition in the style of Scott Joplin. Video doesn't really sync with the action - guess that's why people shell out for the more expensive devices - so you can't really see my deviously simple two-finger approach, with the 1-3-2-4 roll, nor the variation to play a bass line in the A part, nor the arpeggiated V chord in the B part. Oh well ... I've always called this "On The Rag," an homage to how numerous treatises are titled "On this or that," and of course there's a double entendre. Don't really mean anything by it. I've been told this sounds like a music box, and maybe someday I'll change the name to "Music Box Rag." Maybe not. Hey - I told you I was sick! __________________ Furthering Mandolin Consciousness Blues Mando Social Group Gibson Mandolins Social Group North Florida Mandolin Players Social Group Last edited by journeybear; 06-29-2009 at 09:53 AM.

06-29-2009, 11:30 AM	#552
billkilpatrick Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: italy Posts: 2,915	Re: post a video of yourself delicately played - orchestral ... bravo! (5 lol's for the video ... i love graveyard giggles) __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/billkilpatrick http://billkilpatrickhaiku.blogspot.com/ ------------------------ today's guest avatar: mt. cetona

07-04-2009, 08:09 PM	#553
parker.benjamin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 31	Re: post a video of yourself Our recent attempt at being Chris Thile and Mike Marshall as a full band... other than the botched intro...I thought we almost hit it.

07-11-2009, 12:53 PM	#554
Dan Voight Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Davison, Mi Posts: 443	Re: post a video of yourself I just posted 9 videos of my mandolin recital here: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=49294 __________________ Dan Voight www.voightmandolins.com Jr. Recital Videos: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=49294

07-16-2009, 08:47 PM	#555
Plectrosaurus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 47	Re: post a video of yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGKlz8Eb25s __________________ Keep the Grass Blue!!!

07-25-2009, 07:25 AM	#556
neal Uke guy- Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Waukesha WI Posts: 1,100	Re: post a video of yourself Here's some joker to 'fraid to show his face..... and a uke no less.. And another with face, still a uke though. One day I'll do another mandolin, but I'm just not very good at that yet... __________________ http://www.myspace.com/nealpaisley http://www.youtube.com/nealpaisley http://www.youtube.com/user/NealandJon

07-25-2009, 10:53 AM	#557
JEStanek Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pottstown, PA Posts: 7,798 Blog Entries: 1	Re: post a video of yourself Neal, those were good bluesy fun, man! Jamie PS, what are those, little mandolins? __________________ There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865 - 1946 + Give Blood, Save a Life +

07-25-2009, 11:27 AM	#558
hank Henry Lawton Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ar Posts: 286	Re: post a video of yourself Dan thank you for sharing your recital with us, magnificent playing and luthiery. applause, much clapping, etc., etc.. Neil I love it when someone pulls so much out of a simple song and instrument. I sure would be pleased to see you in the Blues Mando group, you got it going on.

07-26-2009, 05:11 PM	#559
neal Uke guy- Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Waukesha WI Posts: 1,100	Re: post a video of yourself Thanks Jamie, Hank. Yes, exactly! Little mandolins! Y'know, scale length on that particular one is 14-1/8" , so even BIGGER! Hank, I love the blues, as it's the one genre you can be an amateur and still sound halfway decent, and am practicing it on the mando. I love Richter's videos and his helpful attitude towards newbies in blues mandolin. That guy does it all. I'll check out the blues mando group. Where do I find it? -Neal __________________ http://www.myspace.com/nealpaisley http://www.youtube.com/nealpaisley http://www.youtube.com/user/NealandJon

07-26-2009, 05:43 PM	#560
Bill Snyder Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Central TX Posts: 4,040	Re: post a video of yourself Blues Mandolin Group.

07-26-2009, 08:09 PM	#561
Charles E. Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 280	Re: post a video of yourself Neal, most excellant! __________________ Charley

07-26-2009, 08:35 PM	#562
Plectrosaurus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 47	Re: post a video of yourself __________________ Keep the Grass Blue!!!

07-28-2009, 07:07 PM	#563
neal Uke guy- Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Waukesha WI Posts: 1,100	Re: post a video of yourself I liked that Plectro! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/nealpaisley http://www.youtube.com/nealpaisley http://www.youtube.com/user/NealandJon

07-28-2009, 09:03 PM	#564
hank Henry Lawton Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ar Posts: 286	Re: post a video of yourself Me too. Is that the name of the tune? What kind of axe are you swinging?

07-28-2009, 11:15 PM	#566
hank Henry Lawton Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ar Posts: 286	Re: post a video of yourself Nice Eastman Plectrosaurus. Very good tone for a 515 if that is what it is.

07-28-2009, 11:24 PM	#567
Plectrosaurus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 47	Re: post a video of yourself Thanks for all the nice comments. It is in fact a 515 Eastman. The tune is Cattle In The Cane. I learned it many years ago from a Mel Bay book. (an LP came with it with the tunes played at half speed) I enjoy the old fiddle tunes. You can find more on YouTube, just look for Plectrosaurus. I'll be adding more in the future. __________________ Keep the Grass Blue!!!

11-03-2009, 07:02 AM	#568
billkilpatrick Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: italy Posts: 2,915	Re: post a video of yourself "i can't let go" - songs i learned to love in nyc - by the hollies. great chord progression from a great band - man they were good: __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/billkilpatrick http://billkilpatrickhaiku.blogspot.com/ ------------------------ today's guest avatar: mt. cetona

11-03-2009, 09:26 AM	#569
journeybear Professional Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Key West FL Posts: 2,127	Re: post a video of yourself Very nice - surprising how well mandolin works with folk-rock, which The Hollies kind of were, to my ears. I forgot about this song; thanks for bringing it back. "Look Through Any Window" is still one of my all-time favorites, also pretty much forgotten these days in favor of "Bus Stop" and "Carrie Ann." Just wondering though - where's the Loar? __________________ Furthering Mandolin Consciousness Blues Mando Social Group Gibson Mandolins Social Group North Florida Mandolin Players Social Group

11-03-2009, 12:02 PM	#570
billkilpatrick Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: italy Posts: 2,915	Re: post a video of yourself i worked out the chords on the loar - just thought the song sounded sweeter on the mid-missouri. apropos of those huge, big-bertha, hollow-bodied gretch guitars they had back then, here's a monster loar version: ... grrr. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/billkilpatrick http://billkilpatrickhaiku.blogspot.com/ ------------------------ today's guest avatar: mt. cetona

11-03-2009, 12:53 PM	#571
journeybear Professional Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Key West FL Posts: 2,127	Re: post a video of yourself Wow! Raw power! I think you're right - this probably would have overwhelmed your voice. It's not always about using "the best" - whatever that is - it's about finding the right balance. __________________ Furthering Mandolin Consciousness Blues Mando Social Group Gibson Mandolins Social Group North Florida Mandolin Players Social Group

11-04-2009, 09:43 AM	#573
Michael Wolf aka aldimandola Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kassel in Germany Posts: 576	Re: post a video of yourself Hello Neal, I really dig your Uke-Blues. Your playing is very punchy and you´re a great singer, too. Here we tried to play one of my favorite tune sets, written by Simon Mayor: __________________ YouTube Channel Sionnach Photoalbums Bees

11-04-2009, 01:48 PM	#574
hank Henry Lawton Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ar Posts: 286	Re: post a video of yourself Alright Michael, Great song choice. Have you seen Simon play live. I have his New Celtic Mandolin but no longer have a DVD player that recognizes the format. Enjoyed the other Simon Mayor groups you posted on the Utube thread. Have you posted a blues playing your resonator?

11-05-2009, 03:53 AM	#575
Michael Wolf aka aldimandola Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kassel in Germany Posts: 576	Re: post a video of yourself Thanks Hank. No, unfortunately I haven´t seen him live yet. It seems that he sets his foot on the continent rather seldom. His New Celtic Mandolin is a wonderful album and very unique for a celtic music production. I´ve not posted a reso-video yet. But now that I´m in the video business I think I´ll post something in the next days. __________________ YouTube Channel Sionnach Photoalbums Bees

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