I too hear vestiges of Foggy Dew in there, especially that "..sound its dread tattoo" seems to echo here and there. Fog has that feature of blinding...
With all the conditions given in the OP, I'll say go for bouzouki. With banjo experience in the scale length and open tunings, it's a small step for...
I like the second one better, Christian. Less Italian, more of that Irish fatalism. And that Dublin statue, that is constantly being polished in the...
Thank you, Martin! When I said that I'd never heard Brassens on mandolin, I obviously just hadn't looked in the right places. I know this melody very...
That's great to have Bethany's flute in the mix. The mandolin has a lot of sustain compared with the banjo, for example, but I always think it sounds...
I'm just listening to this again, on headphones this time, to appreciate the arrangement and great playing. Your video productions aren't just great...
It's an interesting tune, which is new to me also. I don't think it sounds like a dance at all. It has a more poetic quality to it, like something by...
G minor is such a tough key on mandolin! I'm just trying to learn my first G minor tune - a mazurka, much slower than this - and it's a struggle! You...
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