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Dec-13-2018, 2:51pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Sight reading ideas in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

What a lot of this aspiration to something which would be better called "sight playing" … somebody is trained to play the "dots' on the paper without...

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Dec-11-2018, 11:26am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Favorite Electric Mandolin Albums or Artists? in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

Not such a "limited range": G,-D,-A,-E-a tuning. Below a C-tuned electric 5-string. Bottom string = the 3rd fret G of a guitar. Aside from...

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Dec-10-2018, 10:49pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Favorite Electric Mandolin Albums or Artists? in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

Richard Thompson, when he played/plays one. Sounds just like his awesome electric guitar playing, only an octave up. When I play electric, I...

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Dec-10-2018, 10:37pm

mandocrucian started a thread Some Solo Blues Mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Solo blues improv. Found on an old DAT of some stuff from around 2001, about the Comando Sessions III was being put together. Just turned on the...

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Dec-10-2018, 3:33pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Finger style Mandolin in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I've messed with fingerpicking on the mandolin since the late 70's. Mississippi John Hurt stuff like "Casey Jones", "My Creole Belle", Doc Watson's...

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Dec-10-2018, 2:36pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Mandolin and Dulcimer in General Mandolin Discussions

I came across a track, "Little Beggarman" on Soundcloud of something I played on a 1994 album by dulcimer player Jerry Rockwell, one of the monster...

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Dec-07-2018, 2:34am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Favorite Christmas/Winter Tunes on Mandolin in Song and Tune Projects

Cool hipness that Ray Benson may aspire to, yet never, never achieve. You're either born with it or you're not!

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Dec-06-2018, 9:39am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Värttinä (Finland) in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

btw: Europe uses Day-Month, i.e. 6-12 = 6th of December

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Dec-05-2018, 4:45pm

mandocrucian started a thread Värttinä (Finland) in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Dec 6 is Finnish Independence Day. Here's some music from the Finns. Värttinä - Emotion

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Dec-01-2018, 9:43pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Favorite Christmas/Winter Tunes on Mandolin in Song and Tune Projects

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Dec-01-2018, 11:21am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Favorite Christmas/Winter Tunes on Mandolin in Song and Tune Projects

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Nov-30-2018, 9:16pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread In Praise of Mediocrity (?) in General Mandolin Discussions

"Yea, verily, screweth that over-talented young fop Wolfgang Amadeus. The people desire Salieri!" - Antonio Salieri

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Nov-30-2018, 9:16am

mandocrucian replied to a thread Favorite Christmas/Winter Tunes on Mandolin in Song and Tune Projects

Play this one at your church; they need to hear it. the original LP version from 1974, Lyrics/sound are clearer on this NH

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Nov-28-2018, 4:07pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

“That’s what improvisation is all about: losing conscious thought. You can’t think and play at the same time. ... You just have to put yourself in...

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Nov-27-2018, 2:55pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Mandolin and Dulcimer in General Mandolin Discussions

Did a mandolin/Appalachian Dulcimer CD with Jerry Rockwell back in 1990. (Several years before Butch & Schnauffer did one)

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Nov-27-2018, 2:47pm

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Nov-27-2018, 2:39pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Snark vs Korg chromatic tuner in Equipment

The gooseneck on the Snark will inevitably break. The D'Addario headstock tuner avoids that issue.

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Nov-21-2018, 2:58pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Dave Apollon is probably the closest you're going to hear a mandolin at near Django-level artistry. Another guy that deserves mention is Andy...

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Nov-20-2018, 1:07pm

mandocrucian replied to a thread Want to learn Jazz mandolin in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Not for "beginner" players. (someone just switching over to mandolin from guitar or violin/fiddle is not a "beginner" musician) If you are a true...

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Biography:: Instructional book author, published The Mandocrucian's Digest (1986-97), workshops, teacher......

Location:: Virginia

Interests:: Flute, pedal-bass, foot percussion, Martial arts, ambidexterity (including playing LH-ed mando)

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