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Today, 8:47am

Michael Romkey commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #270 w/ Special Guest Ashby Frank in dbmandolin

Great way to start the week!

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Yesterday, 9:12am

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion The Bright Hollow Fog in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Good version, David! Love the lead line. I really wish I knew how to play the concertina or whatever variety of box that is. What a great sound.

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Mar-05-2021, 8:59pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #152 ~ Congress Reel in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice. Love Gm.

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Mar-05-2021, 7:53pm

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Old Time Mandolin Workshop with Caleb Klauder in Jams, Workshops, Camps, Places To Meet Others

Registered.

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Mar-05-2021, 7:46pm

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Brentrup Mandolins in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Awesome builder. Love his work.

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Mar-05-2021, 7:36pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Anybody want to try Eel in the Sink? in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Interesting to get a glimpse into the mandolinists' inner psychology in this string! I like Gelsenbury's thinking. I tend to be a malcontent about...

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Mar-05-2021, 5:14pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #61 ~ Farewell to Whiskey (Scottish Air) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I've always played this as a lament but apparently it is a polka. Go figure.

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Mar-04-2021, 8:39pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Skylark in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Oh sheeesh I’m blushing. Thanks so much. I subscribed to a string arranging course today on Udemy to figure out what the heck I’m supposed to be...

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Mar-03-2021, 11:07pm

Michael Romkey replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

Hmmm. Farewell to Whiskey, The Orthodox Priest, and Eel in the Sink.

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Mar-03-2021, 11:11am

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Mandolin 'dogs'? in General Mandolin Discussions

Ha ha! Yes. I bought a name mandolin from one of the great dealers present here and it just didn’t have any undertones or character. Very strange. I...

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Mar-03-2021, 8:04am

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Norman and Nancy vid in General Mandolin Discussions

The only thing cooler than this tune and Nancy's playing (and Norman's) is that a gem like this from 2011 would pop back to the surface of the...

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Mar-02-2021, 8:19pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Anybody want to try Eel in the Sink? in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

The new normal geometry must look something like this: ...

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Mar-01-2021, 9:37pm

Michael Romkey started a thread Skylark -- with some help from Notion and MusicXML in Song and Tune Projects

This tune is called “Skylark,” not to be confused with "The Lark in the Morning." This morning I free-dogged my way through "arranging" a string...

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Mar-01-2021, 9:21pm

Michael Romkey started a discussion Skylark in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Not to be confused with "The Lark in the Morning." I'm out of lark visual inspirations. I arranged the string quartet (plus bass) on an iPad using...

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Mar-01-2021, 7:58pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Anybody want to try Eel in the Sink? in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

We're just glad you didn't perish in the Texas winter! Or the Iowa winter. Both have been dreadful, but now it is March.

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Feb-28-2021, 7:38pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #378 ~ Astrid's waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nicely done! Everybody, indeed. I'd missed this one. Nothing like a Norwegian waltz!

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Feb-28-2021, 7:36pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion The Foggy Dew - Irish Folk Song in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Love it, Ginny. Nice collaboration. Like the layering in yours, Martin.

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Feb-28-2021, 7:30pm

Michael Romkey started a discussion Anybody want to try Eel in the Sink? in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

"Eel in the Sink" was tied with "Devil's Dream" in the last posted poll. Anybody interested in giving it a whirl? Looks like a fun reel. AKA "The...

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Feb-28-2021, 8:56am

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #176 ~ Lark in the Morning in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

At heart I’m a purist, John. But ... For a long time, and a long time ago, I played electric guitar. I got fed up with the volume, pedals,...

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Feb-27-2021, 2:34pm

Michael Romkey started a thread Experimenting with Logic Pro in Song and Tune Projects

I decided to finally delve into some of the extended features in Logic Pro that as a mandolin player I've never before felt compelled to explore....

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Feb-27-2021, 2:30pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #176 ~ Lark in the Morning in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Trying some new things with Logic Pro.

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Feb-25-2021, 6:59pm

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Peter Ostroushko Passes in General Mandolin Discussions

Very sad to hear. He made a significant contribution. Playing “The Orthodox Priest” in his honor.

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Feb-22-2021, 4:33pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion The Trees They Grow High in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice! I've heard Altan's version of this, "Daily Growing."

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Feb-22-2021, 8:52am

Michael Romkey commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #268 w/ Special Guest James Seliga in dbmandolin

The cedar top does sound great. I've played a few and they've all been loud and awesome. Nice playing. Part III is my favorite.

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Feb-21-2021, 10:28pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Sounds like you’re giving those upper frets a workout!

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Feb-21-2021, 10:24pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Le bal de la marine in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Lovely. Thanks. And thanks for the music link.

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Feb-20-2021, 9:01am

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Arran Boat Song in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Yeah, John, the production end of this really has its hooks in me — both the audio and video. I’ve hooked up with a producer in California who is...

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Feb-19-2021, 2:42pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Arran Boat Song in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I couldn't get this out of my ear so I just gave it a go. And I spelled the title incorrectly! Ha ha. My trademark.

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Feb-19-2021, 8:26am

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Pava A5 vs Girouard A5 - how do they compare? in General Mandolin Discussions

I had a Pava. It was beautifully made but I didn't love it. I think it was just off the usual standard in terms of tone. It's a truism, but if you...

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Feb-18-2021, 6:18pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Annie Laurie in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Lovely tune. What's a rest stroke? (Joke alert.)

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