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Today, 3:28pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Trip to Pakistan in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice reel, Mike. Interesting turns the tune takes. Fine picking once again.

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Today, 3:26pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Crabs in the Skillet in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Jairo, it is so different listening to your playing of this jig. You have brought the tempo away down and it makes for very interesting listening. ...

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Today, 10:51am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #134 ~ Off She Goes in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Listening to it on headphones and cannot hear anything out of the ordinary, Simon. Sounds good to me.

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Today, 6:24am

John Kelly replied to a thread Dubova tenor guitar in Tenor Guitars

A lovely instrument. The bookmatched walnut back is really lovely and it sounds great too.

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Today, 6:20am

John Kelly replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

The zoom will give you very good quality, Sherry, as will Audacity! With Audacity it depends on the microphone you use to record through. I often...

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Yesterday, 11:45am

Bertram Henze replied to a thread Holding an octave mandolin like a classical guitar in CBOM

30 degrees, approx., with a strap.

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Jan-19-2021, 5:11pm

Gelsenbury replied to a thread Definition of a good mandolin player’s spouse in General Mandolin Discussions

Mike, your story warmed my heart. And you have sparked some similar contributions from others! Yes, you're lucky people. :)

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Jan-19-2021, 5:05pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Week #269 ~ Sopping the Gravy (AKA Little Betty Brown) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Both versions sound like first-class picking to my ears. On "Lost Indian", I preferred the Dawg. On this tune here, I have no preference between the...

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Jan-19-2021, 4:54pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Sombra en los Médanos - Venezuelan waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Simon, your device may not be displaying the embedded SoundCloud interface properly. Try navigating your web browser to...

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Jan-19-2021, 4:51pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Carmelis Berg in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thank you, everyone! This was a lot of fun. My favourite bit is the third verse (with the orchids) because the two octave mandolas are so in time...

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Jan-19-2021, 2:11pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Sombra en los Médanos - Venezuelan waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Great tremolo, Jairo, and an uplifting and soulful delivery!

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Jan-19-2021, 1:21pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Sombra en los Médanos - Venezuelan waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

What a great recording, Jairo! You play the melody so well and once again that backing track just fits so well. Very enjoyable listen. :mandosmiley:

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Jan-19-2021, 1:18pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #269 ~ Sopping the Gravy (AKA Little Betty Brown) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Fine picking there and a fine sound. The new pick seems to be working for you, Mike.

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Jan-19-2021, 12:04pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Carmelis Berg in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Another new tune comes out of lockdown. Good effort, both of you.

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Jan-19-2021, 7:39am

Gelsenbury started a discussion Carmelis Berg in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is a musical internet collaboration between Simon and me. We are based in France and England, respectively, and have recorded our parts...

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Jan-19-2021, 4:51am

John Kelly replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

Sherry, for what it's worth, here is a simple technique I use. You will see the results on many of my postings over in the SAW group or on my YT...

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Jan-18-2021, 7:05pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion El Paso (Marty Robbins) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Martin, I found myself singing along to your rendition there. I was actually remembering the lyrics quite well, and the West Texas town of El Paso...

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Jan-18-2021, 7:02pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Garfield's Blackberry Blossoms in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ah, Mike. You will of course be aware that all those tunes from the Civil War period are really tunes of Scottish (and possibly Irish) origin that...

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Jan-18-2021, 4:51pm

John Kelly replied to a thread OM fingering in CBOM

My octave is just under 21" (530mm) and also one of my own builds. As you say, many tunes can be played with mandolin fingering, depending on the...

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Jan-18-2021, 4:06pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #537 ~ Sunset over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Frithjof, Mike and Simon. I am so glad you posted the tune, Mike. It really appealed to me when I heard your version, and the opening...

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Jan-18-2021, 12:03pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #537 ~ Sunset over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Mike Romkey recently posted his version of Sunset Over Ayr, along with another waltz that was new to me, Sunset on the Erne, a lovely Irish...

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Jan-18-2021, 6:40am

John Kelly replied to a thread Harp Seal´ s Castel in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

You have a personal style in your composing, Ondrej. Your tunes are very evocative. Great sound from that instrument and I see it seems to be...

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Jan-17-2021, 8:16pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Mazurka de la Beluse in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

That's an excellent arrangement and a good weekend's work! Thank you for posting this.

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Jan-17-2021, 6:41pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion The Godfather (Love) Theme in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very atmospheric, Jairo. I won't tell my own tremololess mandolin about Sophia Loren, and it is a flat-top anyway!

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Jan-17-2021, 12:24pm

Yaron Naor replied to a thread Building a new double-top mandolin by Yaron Naor in Builders and Repair

Thanks a lot! it is a different design but the chimneys are indeed connected to the back chamber Thanks, Yaron Naor

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Jan-17-2021, 9:47am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Mazurka de la Beluse in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Fine arrangement, choice of instruments and playing, Pierpaolo. Your three mandolins technique has worked well too.

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Jan-17-2021, 4:59am

John Kelly replied to a thread Mandolin/guitar collab in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I would agree with Ranald and John about the tempo the tunes are played at in sessions (and even at home). In the sessions I attend here at home...

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Jan-17-2021, 4:44am

John Kelly replied to a discussion THE ROWAN TREE - UK PHOTOGRAPHY Part 2 in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Bertram. Your comments about feelings of home and cosiness are expressed beautifully in the lyrics of this lovely tune: "Entwined thou art,...

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Jan-17-2021, 4:37am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

What a great performance, Mike. An object lesson in left-hand and right-hand techniques.

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Jan-17-2021, 2:01am

Bertram Henze replied to a discussion Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

That's a true harmonic adventure, Mike, starting from but passing beyond the Mixolydian scale* and boldly going where no mandolin has gone before...

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