Bruce (bbcee) got in touch with me about doing a collaboration on this tune from the "Gallop to Georgia" CD by Compton and Blake. It's an old tune played by Narmour and Smith and other old time ensembles. The tune has a very long form of AABABC. It's in the key of C so Bruce learned it on mandola and I'm playing the mandolin part doing my best Compton imitation the first time through while Bruce lays down some excellent rhythm on the mandola. Then he takes the melody and I back him up. We both had a lot of fun putting this together! I used some time-lapse videos I've gotten into shooting lately even though they have nothing to do with Captain George or his money. Bruce and I hope you enjoy our collaboration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahp0aYwJ7hY
Love it, what a great good-time tune! Thanks guys, nice photography too.
Great picking Don and Bruce!
Fine duetting, gents. Mandolin and mandola go really well together. Interesting time-lapse video footage too, Don.
What a great collaboration! You sound so good together, as if you had been in the same band forever. I'm already looking forward to the next one.
Great groove and clean picking, gents. Love it. The photography is a nice touch.
Thanks guys!
Technical question here Don, to get that (cool) shunting rhythm are you playing 8 downbeats per measure?
Yes, playing every beat in the measure and mixing that up with ringing open chord offbeats and sometimes matching the rhythm of the lead. I was just thinking of what Compton might do backing up this tune. A bluegrass chop wasn't going to support the melody.
Just wanted to add my thanks for the nice feedback - the tune was a bite more than I could chew, but I got it to where I thought I could ask Don for mandolin help! The mandolin part is a real bear, and Don really nailed it. Not too shabby on the rhythm either, as noted by Simon
It was fun to listen to your great collaboration, Don and Bruce. To use the time-lapse videos was a nice idea, too.
Don - Was that video taken near El Morro National Monument? It looked very familiar - our family has some rootlets there. Great tuner and fun video. - Denis
PM'ed you Denis. Thanks, Frithjof.
Great picking, a very nice duet!
This is excellent. Nicely played and super video.