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Yesterday, 6:06pm

John Kelly replied to a thread How Do I Maximize An Octave Mandolin? in CBOM

I love the octave for playing Scottish music, particularly pipe marches and a lot of Scottish and other fiddle music, where the octave's extra...

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Yesterday, 5:59pm

John Kelly replied to a thread From Violin to Mandolin - Questions in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I am reposting this item I have already posted on the thread on the Celtic group. There seem to be two threads started by LilHobbit going at the...

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Yesterday, 3:09pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Tango My Love in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

That's one of the reasons I love slow airs, and especially the Scottish ones, Martin. They are played lyrically, as though sung, and the timing is...

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Yesterday, 1:49pm

Paul Statman replied to a thread Gibson F4 serial # 12756, 1911: question about FON in Vintage Instruments

Oh, come on, Joe. You know full well that you don't have to wait to lose yer pick to extend a dinner invitation to mandolin pickers. We'll usually...

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Yesterday, 7:49am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Tango My Love in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Two fine tango deliveries, Martin; I especially enjoyed your more recent version above. I too find it easier to record the melody and then add the...

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Jun-03-2020, 9:10pm

Paul Statman replied to a thread Gibson F4 serial # 12756, 1911: question about FON in Vintage Instruments

It does look like a 3 and a 6 to me, too, FWIW.

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Jun-02-2020, 2:21pm

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

Pleasing tune and a good arrangement, Pierpaolo. Well played too!

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Jun-02-2020, 5:36am

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

An interesting one, David, and that time signature reminds me of the old Dave Brubeck "Take Five". Your filming must have taken you some time and...

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Jun-01-2020, 1:56pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Take My Breath Away - with the Canadian Snowbirds in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

A fitting tribute, Ginny. It is a simple tune and your arrangement really suits it with just keyboards backing the mandolin and what I guess are...

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Jun-01-2020, 9:21am

John Kelly replied to a thread Violinist to Mandolin Questions in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Welcome to the Cafe, the best place to be for anything mandolin related. I would agree that for Scottish or other Celtic music the round hole or...

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May-31-2020, 3:37pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Concurso (Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

The Gibson seems none the worse of its misadventure! Evelyn wrote some very atmospheric tunes.

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May-31-2020, 3:31pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Ocean's Lament (Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Beautiful tune and arrangement, Martin. Great tremelo too. You must be missing your weekly sessions so much just now.

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May-31-2020, 1:54pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread The Best of times; the worst of times. in General Mandolin Discussions

May the days ahead be peaceful ones.

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May-31-2020, 1:26pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Sunset Over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thank you, all. It is an enjoyable tune to play and lends itself to lots of different arrangements and instrumentation. Thanks for revisiting the...

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May-30-2020, 6:36pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Gender and age distribution of mando players in General Mandolin Discussions

Can't speak to the "women more busier with child rearing responsibilities" thing as I don't have kids, but when I put down the mandolin for a couple...

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May-30-2020, 10:34am

John Kelly replied to a thread Looking for tips! in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Go over to the Song-A-Week Social group - under the Learn/Listen heading - and you will find loads of ideas there with a lot of current activity...

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May-30-2020, 9:06am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Sunset Over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Arriving late at the feast this time round. Here is my arrangement of this lovely tune, played on octave mandolin, mandolin and guitar. Recorded as...

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May-30-2020, 5:12am

John Kelly replied to a thread Semi-accoustic Mandolin build + various questions in Builders and Repair

One caveat to think about when sanding in this way on a flat surface is that you need to ensure that you have the edge of your board kept vertical as...

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May-29-2020, 3:09am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #5 ~ Over the Waterfall ~ REVISTED in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice one, Dennis.

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May-28-2020, 5:03pm

John Kelly replied to a thread “Juba linnukesed” (“Already the birds”) in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

A very simple but beautiful arrangement, Toomas. Suits your picking style really well.

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May-28-2020, 2:22pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Connaughtmans Ramble in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Fine picking, Simon.

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May-27-2020, 6:28pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread What is MAS? in General Mandolin Discussions

Here 'tis: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/150226-Describe-your-MAS-progression

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May-27-2020, 2:36pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Flickorna Svensson in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

What a very catchy tune, David, and once again very well delivered.

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May-27-2020, 5:46am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Boadicea (Dave Swarbrick) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ah, the power of the undervalued hyphen, Bruce. Had you written "mandolin-family instruments" all would have been clear with the compound adjective....

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May-26-2020, 5:19am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Boadicea (Dave Swarbrick) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Interesting versions here, Martin and Bruce. Each brings out different aspects of the tune, as does your respective choices of instruments and...

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May-26-2020, 5:14am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Little Donald in the Pigpen as Congress reels... in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice set, Michael. Since you are attired in bib-and-brace dungarees (is that what you call them across the Atlantic as well?) I would have thought...

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May-25-2020, 1:31pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Describe your MAS progression in Equipment

My list and my story: 1) Briefly had a Jimmy Moon AE flat top mandolin back in Ireland, but sold it a few months later as I was moving to the...

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May-24-2020, 3:58pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week #5 ~ Over the Waterfall ~ REVISTED in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I like your interpretation a lot,Ginny. Lovely blend of music and visuals, and agree that the tune well suits the slow treatment.

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May-24-2020, 2:40pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Week No. 26 ~ Midnight on the Water in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Really good arrangement and playing, Jairo.

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May-24-2020, 1:14pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread How much do you practice? in General Mandolin Discussions

I started playing mandolin in Jan 2009, but I'd already been playing the tenor banjo since 2007 and guitar since I was a kid. I play/practice for 2...

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