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Yesterday, 8:58pm

Ranald replied to a thread April Verch music in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

April's very good. I first saw her as a lass of about 14, dancing and playing in the aisles (miked, of course) at an Ottawa 67's hockey game. She and...

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Yesterday, 9:51am

Ranald replied to a thread Christmas presents for mandolin players in General Mandolin Discussions

This thread is getting to look like mandolin-players' letters to Santa. To the moderators, if you're forwarding this to the North Pole, let them know...

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Nov-12-2018, 11:02am

Ranald replied to a thread Not much of a mando culture in my area in General Mandolin Discussions

Regarding my previous comments about the mandolin in Canada, it struck me that in the 1960's I would have become familiar with mandolins from...

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Nov-11-2018, 10:55am

Ranald started a thread Blue. Stomps, & Rags #28 in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

It's time for some blues from Bill Monroe (1911-1966). Bill was born into a musical family near Rosine, Kentucky, and reluctantly took up mandolin....

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Nov-08-2018, 6:46pm

Ranald replied to a thread Mandolins on airplanes in General Mandolin Discussions

I did not suggest that this story was typical or that anyone shouldn't fly with a mandolin. It was simply a humorous response to post #18. My...

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Nov-08-2018, 4:24pm

Ranald replied to a thread Mandolins on airplanes in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks for the American Orchestra reference, and for letting me know that my friend is a liar and that I'm spreading tall tales. It's funny, I've...

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Nov-08-2018, 12:39pm

Ranald replied to a thread Mandolins on airplanes in General Mandolin Discussions

A fiddler I know, I woman five feet tall at most, was told that she had to remove the strings from her violin. She said, "Look, I'm a tiny woman. Do...

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Nov-07-2018, 1:09pm

Ranald replied to a thread Not much of a mando culture in my area in General Mandolin Discussions

Last night, I was talking with my mother, who's turning 97 next month (Dec., 2018). She told me that she knew of mandolins when she was young but...

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Nov-05-2018, 5:42pm

Ranald replied to a thread Was Neil Diamond Right? in General Mandolin Discussions

Personally, I felt that one of the joys of taking up mandolin in my sixties was that I didn't have to aim for brilliance -- it's too late for that...

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Nov-05-2018, 5:36pm

Ranald replied to a thread Reruns from there in General Mandolin Discussions

I was never a fan of Prairie Home Companion, and while I appreciate Thile's musical virtuosity, his music generally isn't my cup of tea, so I have no...

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Nov-04-2018, 4:37pm

Ranald replied to a thread Not much of a mando culture in my area in General Mandolin Discussions

I suspect that many of my mandolin heroes looked through the catalogue, saved for months, mailed a cheque for a hard-earned five dollars to the...

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Nov-04-2018, 11:36am

Ranald replied to a thread Mandolin Face in General Mandolin Discussions

Still, I heard of a fiddler who's reaction to being told to smile, which isn't always easy with a fiddle at your jaw, was to get angry. "I'm a...

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Nov-04-2018, 11:18am

Ranald started a thread Blues, Stomps, & Rags #27 in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Kenny Hall (1923-2013), who has been discussed elsewhere on the Forum, was a popular and influential California fiddler and mandolin player,...

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Nov-03-2018, 9:39pm

Ranald replied to a thread La Bolduc in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Unfortunately, Hank, my experience in Canada was similar. I was taught French in the Parisian dialect in Windsor, Ontario. Windsor is the oldest...

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Nov-03-2018, 7:01pm

Ranald started a thread La Bolduc in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Madame Mary (Travers) Bolduc (1894-1941), known as "La Bolduc", was a very popular folk musician and recording artist in Quebec. As well as playing...

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Nov-01-2018, 10:15pm

Ranald replied to a thread Mandolin Face in General Mandolin Discussions

You might be onto something there, Mandokismet. I was listening to a younger Chicago bluesman on the radio, telling that B.B. King advised him that...

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Nov-01-2018, 3:38pm

Ranald replied to a thread Dylan With Mandolin in Hand in General Mandolin Discussions

I think you're right about that, Mike. I copied from the commentary that I found under the photo, but the same thought occurred to me after I'd...

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Nov-01-2018, 11:51am

Ranald replied to a thread Dylan With Mandolin in Hand in General Mandolin Discussions

Or Richard Manuel or Rick Danko. Here's Rick Danko rehearsing with the band (no doubt someone will tell us what kind of mandolin he was playing):

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Nov-01-2018, 9:53am

Ranald replied to a thread Blues, Stomps & Rags #26 in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

I listened to videos of Memphis JB tunes which had Charlie Burse credited on mandolin. However, after the first few seconds, I could barely hear the...

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Oct-31-2018, 10:30am

Ranald replied to a thread Forum saving topics in General Mandolin Discussions

A thread called "Gripes about repetition on other threads" would last for decades. (I might contribute myself. And I might be the subject of...

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Oct-31-2018, 10:23am

Ranald replied to a thread Not much of a mando culture in my area in General Mandolin Discussions

People have mentioned the shortage of mandolins in their local shops. When it comes to buying mandolins, I think most of us are caught in a vicious...

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Oct-29-2018, 4:52pm

Ranald replied to a thread Not much of a mando culture in my area in General Mandolin Discussions

Up (to many of you anyway) here in Ottawa (the Canadian one), we don't have much of a mandolin culture, but bluegrass and Celtic music are popular,...

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Oct-29-2018, 11:12am

Ranald replied to a thread Reccomend a good Mel Bay book in General Mandolin Discussions

I'm surprised how little response this query has had. Bruce Dix's First Lessons Mandolin is good, with traditional tunes from various genres....

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Oct-28-2018, 9:42am

Ranald started a thread Blues, Stomps & Rags #26 in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

For an oft-cited and well-respected blues mandolinist, Will Weldon was an elusive figure. I found conflicting information as to who he was, and...

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Oct-28-2018, 8:27am

Ranald replied to a thread Blues, Stomps, & Rags #20 in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

I just came across a typo in the OP. This sentence should read: "According to Dr. Richard Cherry, Stevens was a string-band musician born in Fayette...

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Oct-24-2018, 7:39pm

Ranald replied to a thread cross-border travel in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks for that information, slimt. It's funny you tell me that, because decades ago, I used to stop at Canadian Customs with my fiddle, and get a...

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Oct-24-2018, 7:18pm

Ranald replied to a thread cross-border travel in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks, Don. Your method worked. The pegs are ivoroid. Now does anyone have a Little Wonder banjolin from about 1923 that they want to sell? ;)

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Oct-24-2018, 4:08pm

Ranald replied to a thread cross-border travel in General Mandolin Discussions

I agree with Don on this one. I bought a banjolin from a private US seller a couple of years ago. When I was trying to find out how much the duties...

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Oct-23-2018, 9:15am

Ranald replied to a thread Bill Monroe's mandolin played once again - now with video in General Mandolin Discussions

Ivan and others who can't get the video, try searching YouTube for "ricky skaggs 2018 country music hall of fame induction". You might find another...

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Oct-23-2018, 9:08am

Ranald replied to a thread cross-border travel in General Mandolin Discussions

I just noticed a fourth guitar, or at least guitar neck, in the middle of the picture, at the bottom, below the brown electric guitar. I'm picturing...

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