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Today, 11:31am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Bourrée à Huit in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Robert I appreciate it, it’s a bit rough, but I like the simplicity and roll of the melody.

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Today, 10:00am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #155 ~ The Maid Behind the Bar in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice to see musicians who play together, thanks for posting this Mike.

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Today, 9:57am

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Grey Seal's Lament For Its Pup. in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Fine playing John.

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Today, 9:21am

Simon DS started a discussion Bourrée à Huit in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Tried to get that feeling of hearing the music and seeing people dancing as a parade passes. The title‘s a dance but in French it can also mean ‘all...

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Yesterday, 5:37pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Building Speed with 16th Notes in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Could try clusters of 3-6 notes and a five to ten second hesitation in between with continuous metronome during the rest time? Another one (I think)...

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Yesterday, 5:03am

Simon DS replied to a discussion O'Leary's motorbike in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hey Frithjof, what a beautiful day it is today! :))

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Yesterday, 4:04am

Simon DS replied to a discussion O'Leary's motorbike in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Great tune Gortnamona, well played of course! It seems to my ears that you have a slight rhythmic accent on this one, like you’ve been on a...

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Nov-24-2020, 11:02pm

Simon DS replied to a thread The Christmas Song chord progression in Song and Tune Projects

Just by the way. If you ever find a note on the fretboard and you think it’s the key then try playing the closed position major scale using it as...

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Nov-24-2020, 4:15pm

Simon DS started a discussion Pandemic Festive Season 2020/21 in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Still plenty of time. Here’s the book: 3000 pages of ukulele fun songs with basic mando chords....

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Nov-24-2020, 2:27pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #404 ~ L'inconnue de Limoise (mazurka from France) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Here’s an abc file with three parts if anyone else wants to do this as a full production! :) (using mandolintab.net) X:1 T: L’inconnu de Limoise...

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Nov-24-2020, 11:41am

Simon DS replied to a thread technique in General Mandolin Discussions

-if you can play cleanly and very fast, then well done. It takes a lot of hard work to get there, and you can’t force it. I think it becomes...

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Nov-24-2020, 11:29am

Simon DS replied to a thread Octave Mandolin (GDAE) vs Mandola (CGDA) in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Octave’s a lot more versatile, with a capo, and especially if the guitarist is absent. Mandola with capo on second fret and played one string down...

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Nov-23-2020, 4:36pm

Simon DS replied to a thread In search of a mandolin... in General Mandolin Discussions

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Nov-23-2020, 10:22am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #535 - Waltz of the White Lilies in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ha! :))

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Nov-23-2020, 8:25am

Simon DS started a thread Florida Man Saves Gunnar (no mandolin content) in General Mandolin Discussions

No mandolin content but it did make me think of one of our regular posters, Gunnar. Notice during the vid, the man in the water stumbles a couple of...

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Nov-23-2020, 8:06am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #535 - Waltz of the White Lilies in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Fine, competent playing Martin. I like the calm determination you have here. Frithjof I could write, ‘the metronome is a selfish dictator who...

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Nov-23-2020, 4:38am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #404 ~ L'inconnue de Limoise (mazurka from France) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Martin, same here, I arrived at the other thread with my tune to post and I thought, yes I know we’ve done three or four French tunes in the...

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Nov-22-2020, 4:05pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion L'inconnu de Limoise in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Christian, yes it’s a lovely true story of some construction workers who were digging to build a new motorway. They found a shallow grave...

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Nov-22-2020, 2:46pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion L'inconnu de Limoise in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Here’s some .abc X:1 T:146. L'Inconnu de Limoise R:Mazurka C:Jean-FranÃ§ois "Maxou" HEINTZEN (1957-) S:Trad. Magazine, Hors sÃ©rie...

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Nov-22-2020, 2:33pm

Simon DS replied to a thread In search of a mandolin... in General Mandolin Discussions

I’d say put about 7,000 back into your pocket and buy a temporary A style. A Weber? Play it like crazy for 6 months, take lessons at Gryphon once a...

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Nov-22-2020, 2:14pm

Simon DS replied to a thread WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals... in General Mandolin Discussions

With the size of my octave mandolin I was looking at twice the harmful exposure.

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Nov-22-2020, 9:47am

Simon DS replied to a thread How to remember tunes? in General Mandolin Discussions

When I think of the times I ‘go wrong’ in a tune, it’s mainly because for a short block of notes my fingers want to go somewhere and my reasoning...

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Nov-22-2020, 9:21am

Simon DS replied to a thread Sierra Hull’s E-Tune in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks a lot Mark. Yay Sierra, what a great tune! I’ll have to try and learn it some time, but what I love about this tune is that even just...

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Nov-21-2020, 10:43pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread McClung Armrest in Equipment

Great know, Doug! Thanks for your post.

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Nov-21-2020, 11:23am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #24 ~ Rights of Man in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I can’t stop myself Bertram, when someone’s nice to me I forget what they were like yesterday, completely forgotten! :)

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Nov-21-2020, 11:14am

Simon DS replied to a discussion L'inconnu de Limoise in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Here’s the ukulele improved version: https://youtu.be/Q72b_3AQncY And here’s one of my ‘lift’ secrets. I like to call this one ‘Play a...

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Nov-21-2020, 11:02am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #238 Eleanor Plunkett in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Yay Dennis, thanks, that’s a nice version!

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Nov-21-2020, 8:50am

Simon DS replied to a poll Poll for Song A Week Social Group Week #535 in Song and Tune Projects

There’s nothing quite like an inspiring Slow Air. We have slow airs south of the border too, with words or lyrics. This one was beautiful.

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Nov-21-2020, 7:25am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #24 ~ Rights of Man in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

here] Here’s the ukulele improved version: https://youtu.be/Q72b_3AQncY And here’s one of my ‘lift’ secrets. I like to call this one ‘Play...

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Nov-21-2020, 6:25am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #24 ~ Rights of Man in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ha, ha, I haven’t got any likes for my food vid yet. On the contrary, I’ve lost 2 subscribers! -hmmmm, forget practicing mandolin, I think I’m...

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