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Oct-17-2019, 10:03pm

crisscross replied to a thread Round picks in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Thanks Jim! The pick shown in the picture is called "Wolle". The music store Trekel offered their variation on the Wolle pick, the Trekel pick....

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Oct-16-2019, 2:46pm

crisscross replied to a discussion Mull of the Mountains in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Beautiful music and nice pictures of pipers wearing kilts!

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Oct-15-2019, 6:00am

crisscross replied to a discussion Week #339 ~ Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give me Your Hand) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks John and atsunrise! I saw on YT some performances by harp-and whistleplayers, that were even slower. So, a good tune seems to work in many...

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Oct-14-2019, 2:09pm

crisscross replied to a discussion Week #339 ~ Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give me Your Hand) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Fine versions of this ancient Irish tune! For my first recording, I had recorded the background chords at 116 bpm. That seemed a good tempo to me,...

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Oct-11-2019, 1:52pm

crisscross replied to a thread High Quality Short Scale Tenor Guitar? in Tenor Guitars

Thanks again for the recommandations! I posted a want ad for a Pono steelstring baritone in a German ukulele forum, but there were no answers. I also...

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Oct-09-2019, 1:39pm

crisscross replied to a discussion The Rose Tree in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Sounds mighty fine on the octave mandolin! Very nicely played!

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Oct-08-2019, 1:49am

crisscross replied to a discussion Week #338 Samolynn Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks John and very nice version Frithjof!

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Oct-06-2019, 1:48pm

crisscross started a discussion Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I might be wrong, but I guess I can remember that there was a discussion for this fine recording by Ginny and John: ...

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Oct-06-2019, 1:37pm

crisscross replied to a discussion Week #506 ~ An Unclouded Day in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks atsunrise! In this slowed down tempo, you could play it too. Just be aware, that there are a few measures too much in the linked sheet music.

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Oct-06-2019, 1:32pm

crisscross replied to a discussion the spotted dog jig in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I also enjoyed it, nice arrangement!

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Oct-04-2019, 3:05pm

crisscross replied to a thread High Quality Short Scale Tenor Guitar? in Tenor Guitars

Thanks for the answers folks! I had a look at Fletchers tenor guitars and they are a little outside my price range, I was thinking 1000-1500. I...

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Oct-04-2019, 12:07pm

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

Beautiful version Ginny and John!

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Oct-04-2019, 7:00am

crisscross replied to a discussion Week #506 ~ An Unclouded Day in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Robert! I like bluegrass, but I'm not able to play it...

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Oct-04-2019, 6:37am

crisscross started a thread High Quality Short Scale Tenor Guitar? in Tenor Guitars

I have two tenor guitars: a Blueridge BR 40-T and a Kala tenor guitar. As much as I like the Blueridge for playing chords in our little acoustic...

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Oct-03-2019, 6:27am

crisscross replied to a discussion Week #506 ~ An Unclouded Day in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I don't know, why I suggested this song, I seem to be the world's worst Bluegrass mandolin player. That's why I tried to play this piece as a...

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Oct-03-2019, 6:22am

crisscross replied to a discussion Sourgrass And Granite in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Ginny, Robert and Bertram!

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Oct-03-2019, 6:21am

crisscross replied to a discussion Leaving Friday Harbor (John McCusker) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice recording Martin. You seem to have a rather large chord vocabulary on the tenor guitar.

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Oct-02-2019, 1:55am

crisscross replied to a discussion Week #506 ~ An Unclouded Day in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Here's a real Bluegrass version with Doyle Lawson on mandolin: Don't let that discourage you, even kids can play this song: Basic melody and...

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Oct-01-2019, 2:04pm

crisscross replied to a discussion Sourgrass And Granite in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Robert for introducing this nice tune to SAW!

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Sep-30-2019, 1:09pm

crisscross replied to a discussion Week #211 ~ Star of County Down in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Frithjof, Ginny and Robert!

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Sep-29-2019, 1:38am

crisscross replied to a discussion Week #211 ~ Star of County Down in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I just found this recording I had played from an arrangement by Marilynn Mair and thought I'll join it to your nice versions of this tune.

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Sep-28-2019, 1:24am

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

Same goes for Danny Boy It only appeared as an Other tune: http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/mandolin-tab/Danny_Boy(londonderry_Air).htm

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Sep-27-2019, 7:44pm

crisscross replied to a discussion Vanagon Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I found the last video a little lacking in volume, so I made a new mix. Hope that has a little more dynamics...

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Sep-27-2019, 2:05pm

crisscross replied to a discussion Vanagon Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks again for introducing this nice waltz, Martin! Today I recorded my version:

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Sep-27-2019, 1:59pm

crisscross replied to a discussion A Chomaraigh Aoibhinn O in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Beautiful combination of octave mandolin, wooden flute and voice!

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Sep-27-2019, 1:55pm

crisscross replied to a discussion Gentle On My Mind in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Elvis Presley, Alison Krauss, Molly Tuttlle, Glenn Campbell... They all sang this song. But I didn't know it. Until I heard the great version of...

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Sep-24-2019, 2:23pm

crisscross replied to a discussion Interlake Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Frithjof, here's the same waltz played on my bowlback:

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Sep-24-2019, 1:43pm

crisscross started a discussion Interlake Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

We already heard the Teardrop Waltz by Reg Bouvette and here's another waltz written by a Canadian fiddler: the Interlake Waltz by Andy DeJarlis....

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Sep-24-2019, 12:59am

crisscross replied to a discussion Vanagon Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice waltz, beautifully played, Martin! Thanks for the link to the tunebook. It has a nice mixture of well known and less well known tunes.

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