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Dec-10-2019, 6:23pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Christmas Tunes in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice crosspicking! I've never mastered that myself.

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Dec-05-2019, 5:04pm

Gelsenbury replied to a thread Kerman Mandolin status as of 2019 in General Mandolin Discussions

Sounds like the holy grail of mandolins! I've only ever heard them recorded, but your description of the sound rings true.

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Dec-04-2019, 7:52pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Joan’s Jig in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Sorry to hear about that experience! Regardless of the ricochet, that shot should never have come in your direction.

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Dec-04-2019, 7:46pm

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

@Frithjof: Yes, the slow version is too fast for me, too! :grin:

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Dec-04-2019, 7:43pm

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

Yes, it's a very mellow and smooth sound from that mandolin. I enjoyed that.

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Dec-04-2019, 7:41pm

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

Different, but also very nice. It's a good arrangement.

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Dec-03-2019, 6:47pm

Gelsenbury replied to a thread post a video of yourself in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

No, I really can't hear you. But I'm sure you played very well. My favourite version of that song is at https://youtu.be/Hur5IHifG64 Embedded:...

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Dec-03-2019, 6:21pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Poll Tune Suggestions in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Wind on the Heath, Scottish slow air See https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/group.php?discussionid=6606

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Dec-03-2019, 6:16pm

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

There's just nothing she can't do!

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Dec-03-2019, 6:12pm

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

The slower version is a good find. I'm not just saying that because I can't play fast! Listening to the faster version, I didn't like this tune that...

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Dec-03-2019, 5:44pm

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

If this tune needs more exposure, why don't we nominate it as a song-a-week? Or has this already been done?

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Dec-02-2019, 7:45am

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

Very enjoyable, John. Great sensitivity and timing, and the tune goes so well with those photos.

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Dec-02-2019, 7:21am

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

Nice improvisation!

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Dec-02-2019, 7:11am

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

The Waldzither sounds really good. My only suggestion would be to avoid the triplet because it seems to combine with the long stretch afterwards to...

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Nov-30-2019, 4:33pm

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

Thank you all! I'm honoured to be part of this student group. :)

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Nov-30-2019, 4:27pm

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

I've worked out recently that folk music really does sound better by the seaside. And the title of this tune even says that an island is involved. So...

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Nov-29-2019, 8:19pm

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

https://soundcloud.com/gelsenbury/fire-dance-the-wren-bear-dance Here's my take on this set! I've added a third tune called Fire Dance, which I...

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Nov-28-2019, 5:50pm

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

Nice playing!

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Nov-24-2019, 5:28pm

Gelsenbury replied to a thread post a video of yourself in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

That's a great song! I love it. Thank you for writing and sharing it here.

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Nov-24-2019, 5:13pm

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

Very nicely played, and quite different! I enjoyed this.

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Nov-22-2019, 5:38pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Week #456 ~ Irishman's Heart to the Ladies in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

DUD DUD gets my vote for jigs, every time. You play melody on the octave so well. For me, even the mandolin requires too much stretching sometimes!

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Nov-22-2019, 5:30pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion The Lover's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Get well soon, Ginny!

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Nov-22-2019, 5:27pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Miss Rowan Davies in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice tone and timing!

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Nov-21-2019, 4:23pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Joan’s Jig in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Really nice! I hope your instrument survived the low temperature and the damp.

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Nov-21-2019, 4:22pm

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

OK, I've started practising. Those tunes are too good to miss!

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Nov-16-2019, 8:21pm

Gelsenbury replied to a thread Thomas Tallis: Hear The Voice And Prayer (c. 1560) in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I pass the Thomas Tallis Alehouse several times a week. It's a nice surprise to see it in your video!

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Nov-16-2019, 7:24pm

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

Tuning in just to listen? That's what I've been doing for years. :disbelief:

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Nov-16-2019, 6:22pm

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

I thought I'd never heard, or heard of, The Wren. But it sounds almost identical to the first tune I ever learnt on mandolin, under the name Andro....

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Nov-13-2019, 7:13pm

Gelsenbury replied to a discussion Raindrops keep fallin' on my Head in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I need singing lessons! Well played, well sung, a real treat.

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Nov-13-2019, 4:29am

Gelsenbury replied to a thread Canadian folk music moment (no mandolin content) in General Mandolin Discussions

Great story! Instruments are magic.

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