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Today,
10:56pm
Simon DS
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Apache - The Shadows
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Me gusta! Nice swing to the tremolo too. The song used to remind me of ‘Watch for me on the mountain’ by Forrest Cater and ‘All quiet on the...
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2:11pm
Simon DS
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Pouring down with rain, this is the rain forest! What is this wood?
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Today,
1:35pm
Simon DS
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Week #134 ~ Off She Goes
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Each measure stacked and strapped up with eighths, John. This tune doesn’t remind me of a nursery rhyme at all. -thanks for the reminder.
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Yesterday,
4:17pm
Simon DS
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Week #134 ~ Off She Goes
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Aaaaarggghhhh! I know what it is. I usually detach the audio from the vid and send it to BandLab to line it up with other audio tracks, then it...
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Yesterday,
11:25am
Simon DS
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Poll for the Song a Week Social Group week #539
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I’ve been watching this one closely too, it’s going to be an exciting race.
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Yesterday,
11:06am
Simon DS
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Week #134 ~ Off She Goes
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Thank you Mr Kelly. Always appreciate your kind comments. It’s probably my ears but it sounds like there are two octave mandolins playing the melody...
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Yesterday,
9:50am
Simon DS
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Week #134 ~ Off She Goes
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Thought I’d join in the fun. Apologies though, something happened to the audio file... Any ideas of why this sounds a bit odd?
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Jan-20-2021,
12:49pm
Simon DS
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Week #134 ~ Off She Goes
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Ha, ha, Frithjof not fair, you often write what I’m thinking, and then I find it difficult to think of something to write! Yes... see!? -nice...
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Jan-19-2021,
5:42pm
Simon DS
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Sombra en los Médanos - Venezuelan waltz
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Thanks Dennis, it’s been a strange day, the computer being no exception, glad it’s over. -I had a rich, evangelist, old French hippie goading and...
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Jan-19-2021,
2:37pm
Simon DS
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Carmelis Berg
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Thanks Gents and Lady. Ginny it was Dennis who did the hard work, I played the octave free tempo first, basically sliding around whenever I felt...
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Jan-19-2021,
2:32pm
Simon DS
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Definition of a good mandolin player’s spouse
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Mike, you’re asking about a good mandolin player’s wife. But what if you occasionally play the mandolin badly? An occasionally bad playing...
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Jan-19-2021,
2:18pm
Simon DS
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Sombra en los Médanos - Venezuelan waltz
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
I can see only a white square here :(
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Jan-19-2021,
7:58am
Simon DS
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Carmelis Berg
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Goodness! This is very nice that we did! Thanks Dennis for this latest collaboration.
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Jan-19-2021,
2:58am
Simon DS
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Holding an octave mandolin like a classical guitar
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CBOM
I find that as the instrument goes more horizontal, right hand picking improves along with coordination between the right hand and left-hand.
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Jan-19-2021,
2:37am
Simon DS
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Garfield's Blackberry Blossoms
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
I’ll vote for Romkey’s Blossoms too! Nice slides and double stops Mike.
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Jan-18-2021,
3:37pm
Simon DS
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Week #537 ~ Sunset over Ayr
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Impeccable tone on that octave John, and nice heart felt performance. Makes me glad to have a little place on the internet to hear some tunes from...
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Jan-18-2021,
8:09am
Simon DS
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Mazurka de la Beluse
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Professional production Pierpaolo, I like the accompaniment and melodica fits in really well.
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12 replies
Jan-17-2021,
3:05pm
Simon DS
replied to a discussion
The Godfather (Love) Theme
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Very nice Jairo, spectacular performance with very Italian sounding tremolo.
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Jan-17-2021,
5:10am
Simon DS
replied to a discussion
THE ROWAN TREE - UK PHOTOGRAPHY Part 2
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
I’ve been on another forum Ginny, English Concertina! The time is nigh, I’ve heard so many of David’s performances and thought, 'an English...
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24 replies
Jan-17-2021,
5:04am
Simon DS
replied to a discussion
THE ROWAN TREE - UK PHOTOGRAPHY Part 2
in group
The Song-A-Week Social Group
My sentiments entirely Bertram and John, but when the snow falls heavy and the darkness closes in and the sheep are still out in the meadow, ‘cozy’...
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Jan-17-2021,
4:55am
Simon DS
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Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Ay caramba! My man has got the flow! -I could leave it at that and refuse to demystify your fine performance, Mike however, always with beginners...
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45 replies
Jan-16-2021,
5:29pm
Simon DS
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Week #172 ~ Sweet Georgia Brown
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Thanks Jairo, nice playing and I really like these different tunes.
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32 replies
Jan-16-2021,
5:26pm
Simon DS
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1000 posts!
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General Mandolin Discussions
Welcome Zach! :) -and thanks.
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Jan-16-2021,
5:22pm
Simon DS
replied to a discussion
THE ROWAN TREE - UK PHOTOGRAPHY Part 2
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Hiked up the hill/mountain in the dark, late tonight, 6 miles and 1300 feet climbed in heavy snow. Still snowing and no-one about, the snow on the...
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Jan-16-2021,
12:37am
Simon DS
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What's your new fiddle tune?
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Working on O’Leary’s Motorcycle at the moment. https://thesession.org/tunes/4603 thanks Gortnamona for this one. Wonderfully rhythmic, rolling,...
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Jan-15-2021,
5:59pm
Simon DS
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Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Dennis Martin Hayes. :)
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Jan-15-2021,
4:43pm
Simon DS
replied to a discussion
THE ROWAN TREE - UK PHOTOGRAPHY Part 2
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Thanks John, and Ginny, it’s nice to get important information about the outside world during lockdown. Today I practiced arpeggios in the key of...
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Jan-15-2021,
2:28pm
Simon DS
replied to a discussion
Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune
in group
The Song-A-Week Social Group
Playing with a really nice meandering atmosphere here Dennis, I like your mix of solid rhythm and then reflection and contemplation. Reminds me of...
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Jan-15-2021,
10:36am
Simon DS
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Week #526 ~ The Star Above the Garter
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
Try this John https://youtu.be/i-0KF8OM1pM
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Jan-15-2021,
9:36am
Simon DS
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Week # 463 ~ Lost Indian
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The Song-A-Week Social Group
It’s cool, I only get pick noise when I have to record something.
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