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Today, 5:50am

Simon DS replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

-oh, no! Thanks, that reminds me of my dilemma. Buy a nice mandolin or buy a paraglider!

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Yesterday, 9:27pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Torna a Surriento in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

CC remarkable fine performance, love the rhythm. Brian 560 that is the strangest tune I’ve heard for a long time, with two tempos, I really like it!...

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Yesterday, 10:15am

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Gentle Light That Wakes Me in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice John, and the photos are spectacular.

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Yesterday, 6:46am

Simon DS replied to a thread Strategies for learning without teachers? in General Mandolin Discussions

This is more of a psychological viewpoint on learning https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-regulated_learning ‘In particular, self-regulated...

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Oct-20-2020, 2:04pm

Simon DS replied to a thread What is this amazing-looking instrument? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

They’re probably like old cars, the more you work on them, the more you like them.

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Oct-20-2020, 12:52pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Torna a Surriento in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Freshly baked garlic bread and veggie soup for supper. Mi piace mangiare il pane all'aglio!!!

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Oct-20-2020, 12:47pm

Simon DS replied to a thread "The Peacock's Feathers"// 2005 Gibson A9 in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Well played, great tune and looks like a lot of fun to play too. Thanks. The version I play is one of the (very) minor variants. A darker winter...

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Oct-20-2020, 2:58am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #531 ~ The Four Poster Bed in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Well done Brian, and I like that tone on your mandolin, what make is it?

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Oct-20-2020, 12:30am

Simon DS replied to a thread Ginny and the Teepee by Eoin Duignan in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

-yes, but I really like the tune, and especially that style of mandolin playing. Maybe it was some sort of theatrical allusion to the name of the...

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Oct-19-2020, 4:55pm

Simon DS started a thread Ginny and the Teepee by Eoin Duignan in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

https://youtu.be/0XZcNZI5cH0 Can someone please tell me what the third performer was doing in this vid?

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Oct-19-2020, 4:15pm

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

Here’s a refreshing contemporary waltz, Ginny and the Teepee (!) Two links to it, I love the first, the mandolin playing style is something else....

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Oct-19-2020, 1:37pm

Simon DS replied to a thread A Mandolin & Octave Mandolin duet: Big Hands in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Great tune, thanks. Now if only I could work out all those double stops and chord progressions... :)

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Oct-19-2020, 12:11pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Is playing TABS detrimental to really learning? in General Mandolin Discussions

Very general question, and I’m not sure what ‘really learning’ means but I‘ve just begun having a go at standard notation (again). TAB usually...

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Oct-19-2020, 11:48am

Simon DS replied to a thread What is this amazing-looking instrument? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I think they’re quite beautiful, but be aware that if you put one of those in a case and go out to the park then you’re going to need a Concealed...

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Oct-19-2020, 7:19am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Torna a Surriento in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ahh the Italians! I’ve just finished my aubergine and goat cheese pizza (thanks to my mother for the bread making machine -great dough in 45...

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Oct-18-2020, 9:05pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Ways Like A Crawfish in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Great playing and fine blues singing, thanks for posting this. I like the blues riffs too.

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Oct-17-2020, 12:23pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Black Cat Jig in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Yay Robert’s back! :)) Wonderful tone and tune too. Fine playing. Thanks for the abc file but I couldn’t get it to go through the TAB cruncher,...

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Oct-17-2020, 10:32am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #128 ~ Maiden's Prayer (OT) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice smooth transitions from tremolo to the melody Christian, that is an enjoyable tune with the bluesy sound.

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Oct-17-2020, 8:39am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Winter Winds (Sandy Denny) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks for posting this Martin, nice playing. I read about her life, pretty tragic really. And being in a fatal car accident and having to be...

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Oct-17-2020, 8:32am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Pull the knife and stick it again in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Great solid playing there Gornamona.

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Oct-17-2020, 8:27am

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

Thanks Gents, I actually wanted to see if I could play at Jill and Gortnamona’s tempo, and still feel comfortable. It’s a very different feeling...

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Oct-16-2020, 4:53pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Pase el agoa in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice playing Dennis, this really sounds as I imagine it would be in the sixteenth century, really authentic. And Martin too, nice to see the...

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Oct-16-2020, 4:28pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Carrickfergus in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Ginny and John, lovely calm and peaceful tune. Good luck with the Copyrighters. Did you find out, which were the different companies...

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Oct-16-2020, 2:07pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Fiona's Fairy Glen in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Lovely tune John with lots of free flowing woodland spirit energy.

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Oct-16-2020, 9:22am

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

https://youtu.be/k3RiAxcvBXE

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Oct-15-2020, 3:36pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Should I buy a Charango? in General Mandolin Discussions

Here’s a Ronroco

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Oct-14-2020, 1:36pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Is playing TABS detrimental to really learning? in General Mandolin Discussions

I seem to remember reading a while ago that a 40,000+ year old flute had been found. It was made from a vulture’s wing bone had what some scientists...

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Oct-14-2020, 1:23pm

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

Yep, any excuse to post this one. If you put the YouTube setting on 50% speed then you may notice that Mike Compton’s using downstokes for the...

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Oct-14-2020, 12:26am

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

Yes, agreed, it can help to narrow the technique, and get through the wall. Basically, your top tremolo speed is probably your top possible speed for...

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Oct-13-2020, 9:17am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week 18: "Bluegrass Stomp" in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice version, David OS, rhythm is cool, Manfred too. Thought I’d post this for motivational purposes. Because it’s a melodically simple tune but...

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