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Today, 4:44pm

Frankdolin replied to a discussion Reginald's Waltz (Reg Bouvette) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Beautiful renditions both! Love the Gibbie close up Martin, great tone! Like your take on Reg Christian! I've been studying him, some great stuff....

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Today, 12:47pm

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

It’s the artist who’s a woman, Ranald. She’s very attractive and friendly and lovely, and she’s not in the picture. -very nice looking mandolin...

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Today, 12:31pm

Simon DS replied to a thread "Noodling" at Sessions in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Not sure, but it’s a good example of a well managed session. There’s someone in the background guarding a huge stack of confiscated bodhrans.

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Today, 11:26am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Reginald's Waltz (Reg Bouvette) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Christian -- that sounds very nice. I have to say I didn't actually use the version form Tunearch myself but a slightly different variant of...

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Today, 11:10am

Christian DP replied to a discussion Reginald's Waltz (Reg Bouvette) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Martin for the infomation about the Gibson. I played this tune after the sheet music from Tunearch, but the transcription is rhythmically a...

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Today, 10:57am

Christian DP replied to a discussion One Morning In May in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

The Northfield sounds great on its own, or is it the player?

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Today, 10:54am

Christian DP replied to a discussion Donna's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Martin for posting my version of Donna's Waltz, there are some waltzes, I didn't post yet. Don't want to inundate SAW with waltzes...

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Today, 10:44am

Christian DP replied to a discussion Till We Meet Again (Smile The While) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

No tremolo, but I noticed, that you did some finger vibrato in the first chorus. Have you been an electric guitar player? Great chordal work in the...

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Today, 10:34am

Christian DP replied to a discussion J S Bach Siciliano(BWV 1031) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Gentlemen. The guitar part is from the book Classics for Flute and Guitar by Jerry Snyder. The whole piece is transposed from g-minor to...

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Today, 10:17am

Simon DS replied to a thread "Noodling" at Sessions in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

-don’t know if that’s true, ‘most’ people. It depends, and there are different definitions of ‘respect’. eg. Most slaves respect their master. ...

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Today, 9:54am

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

https://youtu.be/2rhhNsnL0ps

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Today, 8:48am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion J S Bach Siciliano(BWV 1031) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice, Christian -- I like your guitar accompaniment! Did you arrange it yourself or did you use a published guitar arrangement? I recorded...

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Today, 8:10am

John Kelly replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I noted that Allison Stephens has got a mention here. Such a great loss to the mandolin world when she passed away in October 2010. Seems like only...

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Today, 6:34am

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

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Today, 6:29am

Frankdolin started a discussion One Morning In May in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Here's another JP Fraley piece. This one he did solo. Thanks for the Listen!:mandosmiley:

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Today, 6:28am

Frankdolin replied to a discussion Squirrellian in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks all! Bertram, you really got me thinking on that, it might explain a lot. Yeah, the face that sank a thousand ships! Frithjof, I've got...

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Today, 6:27am

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

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Today, 6:19am

Frankdolin replied to a discussion Awashonks' Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Much Gentlemen!:mandosmiley:

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Today, 6:18am

Frankdolin replied to a discussion Till We Meet Again (Smile The While) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Joh and Frithjof!:mandosmiley:

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Today, 6:17am

Frankdolin replied to a discussion J S Bach Siciliano(BWV 1031) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Excellent Christian!:mandosmiley:

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Today, 6:15am

Frankdolin replied to a discussion Donna's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very pretty Martin!:mandosmiley:

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Today, 6:14am

Frankdolin replied to a discussion Drowsy Maggie in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice job Johns!:mandosmiley:

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Today, 3:33am

John Kelly replied to a discussion The Barren Rocks Of Aden in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Martin and Frithjof. There has been discussion over the years about just how many parts this tune has, Martin. I have always played it as a...

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Today, 3:27am

Frithjof replied to a discussion The Barren Rocks Of Aden in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

That sounds livelier, John. Both versions with their own rights.

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Today, 3:07am

Frithjof replied to a discussion Donna's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Christian’s is a nice one, too. I like his recording style with intro and outro.

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Yesterday, 4:14pm

Frankdolin replied to a thread Franks' Mandolin Kitchen in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

This is a beautiful JP Fraley solo piece. Gave the Special a complete going over, and a set of med silk and bronze. Now it sounds like I knew it...

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Yesterday, 9:14am

Martin Jonas started a discussion The Green Fields Of France (No Man's Land) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is my instrumental version of Eric Bogle's WWI song "No Man's Land", better known as either "The Green Fields Of France" or "Willie McBride". ...

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Yesterday, 8:47am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion The Barren Rocks Of Aden in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice, John -- yes, that is more like marching tempo! I slowed it down because of that busy final variation which I see you (wisely) didn't...

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Yesterday, 7:52am

John Kelly replied to a discussion The Barren Rocks Of Aden in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Martin, you have inspired me with your current Scottish postings to have a go at this one. I also decided to follow you and go in closer with the...

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Yesterday, 6:06am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Donna's Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, John and Frithjof. John: yes, I noticed the mistake in the anacrusis and corrected for it. Happens fairly regularly in these types of...

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