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Simon DS replied to a thread How low (temp) would you go? in General Mandolin Discussions

At one time in my now long life I lived outside for three years. Some things I learned: -Temperature between +5C down to zero is the worst....

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Oct-23-2020, 3:39pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Week #533 ~ The Hole in the Hedge in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Great version Mike, rolling motorway music!

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Oct-23-2020, 12:48pm

Simon DS replied to a poll Poll for the Song A Week Social Group Week #534 in Song and Tune Projects

Lots of renditions of this one, I found these two https://youtu.be/bOjXjw4ZJA0 https://youtu.be/LWhr8eFW2Yw And just to make the vote...

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Oct-23-2020, 10:20am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Da Moorit Lamb _ Muineira De Casu in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Those two tunes do go well together, really nice thanks.

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Oct-23-2020, 10:13am

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

Really nice, played with feeling. Thanks. That’s a great tune too.

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Oct-22-2020, 1:46pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Advice on a Mandola? in General Mandolin Discussions

I play the Ashbury Style E32 Octave Mandolin, scale length about 20 inches. I love it. Check some of my vids. I did play the Rathlin 415 mm scale...

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Oct-22-2020, 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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Oct-21-2020, 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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Oct-21-2020, 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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Oct-21-2020, 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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