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Today, 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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Today, 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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Today, 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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Yesterday, 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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Nov-14-2019, 4:27pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Forty progressive studies for the mandoline, Op. 50 - G Hucke in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I would love one of these books in TAB, no, I just have to learn to read notation.

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Nov-14-2019, 4:25pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Any tips on this technique before breaking into a tune? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

D-d,Dud; D-d,Dud; shifts emphasis as it becomes -ud; D-D, -ud; D-D, -ud Is that what you mean? -but of course that’s accent on the rhythm, not so...

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Nov-14-2019, 3:40pm

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

Really beautiful John. It’s like the sound track to a film.

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Nov-14-2019, 10:23am

Simon DS started a thread YouTube policy change, ‘Made for Kids’ in General Mandolin Discussions

Not sure what to make of this, any legal types here who can tell me if the mandolin is ‘made for kids’? And what that even means? Do we have to sign...

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