just picked this one up yesterday, so not quite memorized yet, hope i not double posting but i couldnt see it on any of the lists
Catchy tune and a great sound you have there!
Nice one Lawrence! That's your Forster mandolin, right? Another tune for my summer time "to learn" list!
thanks John and Jill, it is a catchy one alright. yes Jill thats the Forster, was a little heavy handed with it there but it didnt seem to mind
Very nice tune, and well played, as always. What weight of pick do you use?
thanks Colin, i'm using a blue chip tp 40 there, think thats 1mm, though not 100% on that. been trying lighter pics lately but always come back to the blue chips , they do triplets all by themselves !
Excellent, and nothing heavy-handed that I could recognise.
Well, it seemed like time to revive this one. I have really been enjoying it lately so here is my go at it. Composed by fiddler John McEvoy Named after a pub in Birmingham, UK. Mandolin - Weber Bighorn Lead Guitar - Martin 0028 Rhythm Guitar - Gibson J45 Studio Bodhran - McNeela 16" Deep-Rim Rosewood
Robert, your multi-instrument recording is excellent. I also enjoyed the pure mandolin played by Lawrence.
Both versions sound very impressive!
Very good Robert ! Excellent triplets, very smooth.
Lovely bit of multi-tracking, Robert. Fine balance and interplay with the instruments.
I love this tune so I thought I'd record it using instruments I seldom play and almost never play together. The tenor banjo is new, an Ome Celtic model and it is to die for, great sound, effortless to play and nicely appointed. I'm not very good at playing electric guitar but the Telecaster makes it easier. I've played fretless bass for decades but mostly I use the standup and the tambourine I play like a hand drum. I hope you like my experiment. oh and I know that "The Spotted Dog" is a pub, but pictures of dogs are cuter.
Nice one David, that’ll get ‘em up and dancing!
Very nice rendition David! I really enjoyed it.
I also enjoyed it, nice arrangement!
It sounds and looks like you had a lot of fun, David.
Really enjoyed your vid Robert, it sounds like dogs... on one of the first warm days in spring when you see them in the park, literally galloping around in the sunshine. Joyful music, thanks.
Here’s a vid with the picking direction in slow time. Not sure if this sounds very Irish when speeded up -too smooth, or not enough lilt? The Spotted Dog (on the leash) https://youtu.be/4BsH-UBpGoo
How could I miss out on all these inspiring new versions? Robert's background information suggests that it might be possible to name a pub after each tune from, say, the O'Neill's Collection. My favourite would be getting drunk in "The Teetotaller"... David's cameo appearance of backbench instruments, all breaking out of their prison cases for a happy outing is just gorgeous. Sunrise's anti-timelapse version is definitely something I never could do - I'd forget where I was after the first bar and be lost. Hats off, gents!
Getting there. Still some ‘errors’ but, well... -thanks again to you kind people for the motivation. https://youtu.be/EphLrBoHxQE
Very nice atsunrise. It sounds good on that OM.
I left a comment on YT Mr. Sunrise..Nicely done.
Thanks Robert and Ginny -and I forgot to tune it beforehand, the E course was out. I think the triplets are a bit ‘wide’ too, if that makes sense. Maybe not. It’s strange, I find it difficult to assess my own tunes until a couple of days later. Like cooking apple pies with orange zest and fresh custard. (I’ll re-do the one on YouTube that was ruined by the crow!)
Nothing wrong with the E course, Sunrise. Those "wide" triplets are something that I tended to do back when I was still doing triplets at all - I find these cool and laid-back as long as they don't derail the timing afterwards, so it's all good.
Thanks Bertram, I just tried the tune without triplets and it’s quite a lot faster and smoother... and definitely more fun to play. It’s like I have more time to think of the other things, rather than getting over focused on triplets.
Yay. Another whole pack of puppies! Gortnamona, Robert and Simon. Only on SAW can you hear these star canine performances!