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jim_n_virginia
Apr-24-2006, 8:37am
... and was pleasantly surprised to see that part of the show, besides his fantastic fiddling, he and his wife Molly play a vintage Gibson F-4 mandolin and an old slope shouldered Gibson guitar.

Known for his waltzes and his tune Ashoken Farewell, he did a few blues numbers on the F-4 which sounded great by the way! AND he was a great picker too which I never knew.

I've been looking at the F-4's a long time and all it did was make me want one more than ever!
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John Flynn
Apr-24-2006, 12:14pm
I love his stuff and it is great to play on the mandolin. He has a fast modal tune called "Around the Horn" that Curtis Buckhannon taught me. It's one of those tunes that is just a hoot to play.