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Today, 5:47pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #515 ~ The Sailor’s Wife in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

... Note to self, don’t post on forum after 11:30pm... :)

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Yesterday, 11:56pm

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

Oh no, more homework. How on earth am I going to get my fingers to move like that?! Fine example John, thanks.

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Yesterday, 7:16am

Simon DS replied to a thread Just upgraded my iphone for the first time in nine years. :) in Equipment

I use the Filmic Pro camera app. About 5 euros/dollars. About two years ago they had an option where the app could access raw data from the camera,...

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Yesterday, 7:03am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #515 ~ The Sailor’s Wife in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This thread needs to be deleted as it’s a copy of this other thread: Correct thread: MandolinCafe Week #515 The Sailor’s Wife

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Yesterday, 6:21am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #356 Michael Turner's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Wonderful John and Ginny, in some ways the best yet, it sounds like summertime, I love the way all the instruments play their part all together.

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Yesterday, 3:50am

Simon DS replied to a thread Fernando Barroso: Bach on Bouzouki in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

This is great! Thanks Jim.

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Feb-15-2020, 11:42am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #515 ~ The Sailor’s Wife in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Couple of versions on thesession.org here’s one,THE SAILOR’S WIFE as a PDF. And two fiddle vids: https://youtu.be/KAsew03binU ...

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Feb-14-2020, 4:36pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #356 Michael Turner's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Ginny, yes I sort the tunes manually, with favourites or catchy rhythmic tunes near the top, but all the tunes I post go on MandolinCafe...

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Feb-14-2020, 6:34am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #356 Michael Turner's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Frithjof, I did very nearly break out my beautiful Stagg mandolin I use for special occasions, may still do that, and stick bits of it into...

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Feb-14-2020, 4:44am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #356 Michael Turner's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Profuse apologies Gelsenbury, I metronomed Mozart. And then the overkill with the second mandolin, very unsportsmanlike! Thanks again for all...

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Feb-13-2020, 11:39pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #356 Michael Turner's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Go for it Frithjof the more the merrier. -I’d rather see a vid from you than a vid from me! Really. :)

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Feb-13-2020, 5:40pm

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

Bertram that’s serious, my man! Really well played. Beautifully sung too and the colours, great and the fade to the painting at the end is magical.

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Feb-13-2020, 5:29pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #356 Michael Turner's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

https://youtu.be/fKoax6OOUyo

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Feb-12-2020, 11:35pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Gallop To Georgia in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Oh Ginny, that’s not me writing that girlie poetic stuff. I just read articles in esoteric music review magasines and then copy it out -I actually...

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Feb-12-2020, 4:37pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Learning to read music for Mandolin in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Another skill is understanding intervals. The gap between two notes on the keyboard will equate to a certain angle and distance on the fretboard. ...

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Feb-12-2020, 3:10pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Gow's Quickstep/Bottom of the Punchbowl in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks guys, went cycling today and browsed an old record shop in Lyon. 1970´s memorabilia. Weather here is great now (15C/59F). Just saw the...

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Feb-12-2020, 2:55pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Gallop To Georgia in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I like the way the double stops flow back into the melody, and the alternating bass and bass runs on guitar sort of dance with the mandolin. Really...

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Feb-11-2020, 4:34pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Cadair Idris (Sweet Jenny Jones) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Here I was trying to post at 2 am. Yes Frithjof I like that area, I went to Hamburg for a while once. The Alps sounds fun. I very rarely go there,...

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Feb-11-2020, 4:32pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Cadair Idris (Sweet Jenny Jones) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Oh ok, I understand, those pictures in Wales are certainly spectacular.

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Feb-11-2020, 8:13am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Cadair Idris (Sweet Jenny Jones) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Another tune well played Martin. Thanks. That looks a great place to hike too. I did look the name up (Cadair Idris) and legend has it that he who...

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Feb-10-2020, 6:25pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #356 Michael Turner's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Excellent Gelsenbury, really well done, beautiful! Pretty strict timing, and you’ve got the feeling in there too, with, not a bounce but a sort of...

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Feb-10-2020, 6:10pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Blue-Eyed Rascal (hornpipe) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Oh, dear me, I finish one tune and then there’s more! :)) Thanks John, inspirational.

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Feb-10-2020, 6:03pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #514 ~ Fort Smith Breakdown in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, ok Ginny. You know you could probably practice with slide exercises, I’ve only recently started and I found it helps a lot, especially with...

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Feb-10-2020, 5:50pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Top 20 Irish Session tunes in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hey James, do you have the list of top 20 that you can post? It’s funny that I know some tunes now but I’m not sure if any of them are popular in...

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Feb-10-2020, 10:37am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Gow's Quickstep/Bottom of the Punchbowl in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Citizenship link: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/148547-Poll-for-Song-A-Week-Social-Group-week-515

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Feb-10-2020, 10:33am

Simon DS replied to a poll Poll for Song A Week Social Group week #515 in Song and Tune Projects

Come on now people, five MandolinCafe Citizens have voted so far.

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Feb-10-2020, 9:04am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Gow's Quickstep/Bottom of the Punchbowl in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Have a great day gentlemen/women! https://youtu.be/NiyZrJUZDk8 Bottom of the punchbowl:...

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Feb-10-2020, 4:52am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #514 ~ Fort Smith Breakdown in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Frithjof, I hardly ever do slides so this was good practice, left fingers tripping over though, it’s the coordination between the left and the...

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Feb-09-2020, 2:07pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Blue-Eyed Rascal (hornpipe) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice recording Martin, well done. And that’s one cluster of triplets! :)

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Feb-09-2020, 2:01pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #514 ~ Fort Smith Breakdown in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Not sure if this is the actual tune, ha, ha, but it is certainly the hardest one I’ve tried so far... https://youtu.be/jDOembsmOaw

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