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Today, 6:05pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Beginner Celtic mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

As a longtime player of Irish Traditional music my advice would be buy the best mandolin you can afford, regardless of shape, regardless as to...

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Today, 4:41am

John Kelly replied to a thread I started a website for backing tracks in General Mandolin Discussions

An interesting idea, Gunnar. Some of us do collaborations over the net via the SAW group, but your idea seems to be a very sensible one. Hope it...

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Today, 4:38am

John Kelly replied to a thread Sunday picking sessions at my house are keeping me alive... in General Mandolin Discussions

I can certainly endorse your thinking. Regular music sessions at home and in other venues have been a huge benefit to me following the very...

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Yesterday, 9:48pm

John Bertotti replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

That must have been one heck of a fall! Hope you get it sorted quickly! On a bright side you do get to move back home!

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Yesterday, 6:34pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Oval hole differences in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I had a mahogany back and sides oval hole Weber Custom Gallatin F - comparing it to all my other oval hole mandolins, which have had maple back and...

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Yesterday, 6:21pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Aye, the timing is awful - I'm set to move back home in the Spring - could the knee not have waited til I got back to Ireland to crack in half?!

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Yesterday, 4:11pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

What a lovely version, CC.

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Yesterday, 3:36pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Northfield Calhoun Case in General Mandolin Discussions

Wonder if this Access Stage 3 rectangular case would work? I had one of these for a Pomeroy A that I had years ago and really liked it - the internal...

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Yesterday, 3:32pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Tune of the Week Project on hold: Well folks I was so close, only 4 tunes left to complete the project, but yesterday I fell and shattered my left...

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Dec-05-2019, 1:20pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion The Dark Island in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hard to believe it is almost ten years since this tune was posted here for the first time. Thanks for reviving it with your fine version here,...

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Dec-04-2019, 10:08am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #509 ~ Hut On Staffen Island in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Jim, a very creditable performance, and I really enjoyed the double stops coming in around the 40 second mark.

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Dec-04-2019, 6:28am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #510 ~ Grey Owl in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

That is such a catchy tune, and so well played on all three videos. I too favour the slower versions, thought the interplay between the musicians on...

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Dec-03-2019, 9:29am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Mountains of Mourne in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I am reminded of the old tale of the difference between a country guitarist and a jazz guitarist, Christian. The former plays three chords to...

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Dec-02-2019, 10:09pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Tuner...not Tuners in Equipment

Another vote for the TC Electronics Polytune or Unitune here - I've been using them for a few years now for mandolin, tenor banjo and guitar and love...

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Dec-02-2019, 3:20pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

A lovely duet. Neat change of tempo.

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Dec-02-2019, 1:35pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Mountains of Mourne in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

So, our resident waltz king has progressed through country tunes and is now improvising jazz solos on Irish airs! Just shows the power of the SAW...

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Dec-02-2019, 1:33pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion The Wind on the Heath in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, all, for your kind remarks. The tune is one that is not nearly so commonly played and one that deserves more exposure, I think.

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Dec-02-2019, 6:06am

John Kelly replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Once again, a little gem of a performance, Jill. Those triplets are so clean and precise.

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Dec-01-2019, 3:30pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Cowboy Songs in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

A very catchy and upbeat version there, JL. That bass certainly drives it along.

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Dec-01-2019, 3:26pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #509 ~ Hut On Staffen Island in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Great ringing sound from that instrument, Frithjof!

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Dec-01-2019, 2:55pm

John Kelly started a discussion The Wind on the Heath in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is a traditional Scottish tune which I learned from a friend, Scottish fiddler and fiddle tutor Jean-Ann Callender. She plays it as a slow air...

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Dec-01-2019, 12:28am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Here's Week 48's tune, "The Honeymoon Reel":

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Nov-30-2019, 2:39pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #509 ~ Hut On Staffen Island in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

A well played version, Simon. Your last minute entry with the included live sounds of water and gulls is really enjoyable.

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Nov-30-2019, 11:11am

John Kelly replied to a discussion The Wren and The Bear Dance (set) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

That is a good set, Dennis. Your versions are a bit different from the ones I played, and certainly add to the enjoyment of the tunes and the set....

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Nov-28-2019, 11:03am

John Bertotti replied to a thread Broadway mandolin in Builders and Repair

That looks pretty cool.

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Nov-27-2019, 10:08am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #43 ~ Red Haired Boy (Little Beggar Man) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

A really interesting twist on this popular tune, Simon. Definite Middle-eastern/North African feel to it, I'd say. What next, I wonder?

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Nov-26-2019, 4:40pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Frank McConnell's Three Step in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

What a great tune, and one I had never heard till now, Christian. Well played, and thanks too for link to notation and YT version.

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Nov-25-2019, 5:49am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Non Dimenticar in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

A lovely tune and well played here, Leo. I like your combination of instruments.

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Nov-24-2019, 6:22pm

John Bertotti replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Excellent! Only five more that's kind of sad!

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Nov-24-2019, 11:19am

John Kelly replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

A great wee jig indeed, Jill!

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