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Yesterday, 4:44pm

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

If the tone of the instrument changes then I’ll just change the microphone settings when I do the recordings, it’ll sound great!

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Yesterday, 4:09am

Simon DS replied to a thread Need advice in Looking for Information About Mandolins

That’s how it starts! Enjoy the journey. If you don't know it already, check out: mandolessons.com

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Yesterday, 12:59am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Orange In Bloom in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I was thinking of building something with bellows like this, they have to be played with one hand, and I cant imagine one of these at a session,...

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Yesterday, 12:46am

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

Thanks Frithjof, I wore cycling gloves most of the time. It was windy, but because the freezing air was very stable there would often be the sound...

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Nov-20-2019, 3:35pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Orange In Bloom in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

bbcee, really nice I like the tone of your melodica, thanks for the motivation, I have a cheap one that needs exercise. What make is yours? -I have...

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Nov-20-2019, 3:20pm

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

Thanks guys, this place is actually quite nice, even on a really cold day. Heavy, dense and high wind break behind, it’s above a south facing slope,...

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Nov-20-2019, 12:41pm

Simon DS started a discussion Joan’s Jig in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

A long hike up the hill carrying my backpack to this clearing of broken trees bathing in the weak autumn sunlight. Chose this tune at the last...

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Nov-19-2019, 8:49am

Simon DS commented on article Guess the Mandolin Dawg is Playing, Win $100 Gift Certificate to Acoustic Disc in Announcements

That seems like the order that I dreamed about, can someone still win the competition if the results were part of a dream? -just to make it fair? ...

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Nov-18-2019, 5:02pm

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

———— (I must remember not to write on the forum late at night/early morning.)

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Nov-18-2019, 12:15pm

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

Ge-lens-bury! Ge-lens-bury! Ge-lens-bury! :)) (ok, I admit it, I miss your posts, though it’s not very manly of me to say that, ha ,ha) Here’s the...

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Nov-18-2019, 11:33am

Simon DS replied to a thread someone beat me to this.... in General Mandolin Discussions

That’s quite courageous really, playing an Octave mandolin in public -and wearing very light body armour. Well done that man/woman! (photo,...

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Nov-17-2019, 11:25pm

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

This really is a popular tune, more lovely versions. Very Scots-elegant there John!

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Nov-17-2019, 6:02pm

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

Thanks Frithjof, it was actually nice thinking just get the work finished! The glasses are a protection against self-consciousness too. And yes I...

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Nov-17-2019, 11:27am

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

Here it is. Of course I always use eye protection for handling heavy equipment, and the bodhran.

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Nov-17-2019, 9:41am

Simon DS replied to a thread German folk songs in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I was just reading that Michael_Praetorius was a very early (16th century) source of that wonderful old tune The Bear Dance, popular throughout...

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Nov-17-2019, 3:05am

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

Nice one Martin, and many thanks for the book.

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Nov-16-2019, 6:46pm

Simon DS replied to a thread What's the weirdest MUSICAL thing you've ever done? in General Mandolin Discussions

Sort of weird. I was once in a French singing class -but it wasn’t that. There were eleven or twelve of us, I wasn’t sure exactly, plus the...

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Nov-16-2019, 3:46pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Chords for Christmas Time's A-Comin'? in Song and Tune Projects

You can usually do a search for tunes by entering the name plus the word, ‘tab’. Here’s one result: ...

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Nov-16-2019, 3:28pm

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

Frithjof, that’s what I was thinking too. :)) Soon people will be tuning in to Song A Week just to listen!

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Nov-16-2019, 1:17pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Jams in the UK in Jams, Workshops, Camps, Places To Meet Others

You could also look for guitarists, if they have a reasonable rhythm, or you play with a drummer/drum machine too. They don’t have to be very...

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Nov-16-2019, 1:11pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #43 ~ Red Haired Boy (Little Beggar Man) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Frithjof, Ginny, John and CC, it’s funny but I thought about going for a hike today and taking the octave along with me to get a real...

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Nov-16-2019, 12:29pm

Simon DS replied to a poll Poll for Song a Week Social Group Week #510 in Song and Tune Projects

And here’s a link to this week’s choice, The Hut on Staffin Island Everyone welcome!

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Nov-16-2019, 12:20pm

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

Ha, ha, Robert and David, I really am lost for words! What’s cool for me though, is that I’m just beginning to understand why the two versions are...

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Nov-16-2019, 7:43am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #43 ~ Red Haired Boy (Little Beggar Man) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I live in a tiny village to the west of Lyon, which is quite far south, though we are at an elevation of around 1200 feet with ridge lines another...

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Nov-16-2019, 7:32am

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

Thanks David, It’s nice to see the contrast of the timing/tempo between the two of your versions. Here’s version 1 with TAB, though there are...

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Nov-15-2019, 7:01pm

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

One of the problems I have is that when I record, I get tense and as a result my focus narrows. I’ll forget the metronome for four measures and...

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Nov-15-2019, 6:14pm

Simon DS replied to a thread What are you playing for the holidays? in General Mandolin Discussions

It’s early, the snow’s just arrived here. Not long now, happy holidays, guys!!

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Nov-15-2019, 5:12pm

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

Nice Frithjof! And well done for taking the initiative. You probably saw that I had to finish ‘The Red Haired Boy’, and get it recorded as the...

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Nov-15-2019, 3:55pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #43 ~ Red Haired Boy (Little Beggar Man) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

There was too much snow to do any other tunes, so I went and recorded this one as a farewell to autumn. Winter is here. Enjoy!

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Nov-15-2019, 3:00am

Simon DS replied to a thread This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Is this one of the new ‘made for kids’ vids? -this is not good music, I’ve reported it to YouTube. Too late. I’ve watched it 3 times, and now...

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