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Mandolin Mondays w/ Special Guest C.E. Jones

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Back on Mandolin Mondays this week we have mandolin J.S. Bach aficionado C.E. Jones here to tackle the one and only Dm Chaconne, from the Bach Violin Partita No.2 BVW 1004 with his Gibson F9.



C.E. Jones is a West Virginia-based mandolinist who's bringing Bach to the mandolin in new ways. If you haven't already, be sure to check out his recent record on the Bach Goldberg Variations available here on Bandcamp: https://cejones.bandcamp.com/releases

In addition to his solo work, he's also active in the West Virginia folk and acoustic scene with his band 18 Strings: https://www.18strings.net/

Here's a word from Jones about the specs on this video, "The mandolin is an early-2000s Gibson F9, the pick is a Bluechip CT55, recorded through a Neumann KM184. I've been working on it off and on since 2006 and my approach to it has changed as I've gotten older. I'm sure I'll keep coming back to it to see how my understanding of it changes even more."

This video was filmed and recorded at Riot Studios in West Virginia: https://www.facebook.com/riotcitystudios https://www.instagram.com/riotcitystudioswv/?hl=bg

Be sure to connect with C.E. Jones at the following links below for more information about his music:

https://cejones.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.instagram.com/cejonescomposer/?hl=bg
https://www.facebook.com/18stringsWV/
https://www.18strings.net/

And as always, tune in next week for more Mandolin Mondays! Until then...

Happy Picking!
David

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Comments

  1. grassrootphilosopher's Avatar
    Very nice (as I said about the mentioned Bach Goldberg Variations that were presented in some article here).

    Did you notice the breathing? I noticed Tony Rice breathing on the Tone Poems I recordings. This goes to show that a recording "echoes" not only the notes played but depending on how the recording is done it also lets you hear pick noise, breathing and what not. Sometimes it´s a nice side effect, sometimes not.

    The video shows the amount of work that goes into playing such a piece. Well done!
  2. Todd Bowman's Avatar
    Bravo! Nicely done! Very moving. Thank you, C.E., for sharing!
  3. Scot63's Avatar
    Amazing! Would love to hear your take on the Sarabande from that Partita.
  4. John Soper's Avatar
    Wonderful culmination of many year's' hard work. Sounds great!
  5. William Smith's Avatar
    SWEET!
  6. MISTAHCOUGHDROP's Avatar
    Other worldly! Great playing!