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Today, 11:51am

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #134 ~ Off She Goes in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This tune poses a number of questions. Who is "She"? Going off how? Off why? Off where?

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Yesterday, 12:53pm

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

That is very nice! What a great collaboration. Reminds me of an old Incredible String Band tune. A drop of the pure stuff!

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Yesterday, 12:46pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Garfield's Blackberry Blossoms in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thank y'all for the encouraging words. You're right, John. The old country is where it all came from. Guess that's why I secretly prefer Irish and...

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Yesterday, 12:39pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #269 ~ Sopping the Gravy (AKA Little Betty Brown) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Still working on this, but here's a version with a variation after playing through the basic tune on the first pass. I'm adjusting to using the Dawg...

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Yesterday, 11:30am

Michael Romkey started a thread Definition of a good mandolin player’s spouse in General Mandolin Discussions

The other day I told my wife I’d decided to change the pick I use, from a Blue Chip CT to a Dawg. She not only knew what I was talking about, but...

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Jan-18-2021, 2:14pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #537 ~ Sunset over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Wow, John, that is lovely! That arpeggio in the B section always grabs me. Nicely done.

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Jan-18-2021, 2:09pm

Michael Romkey started a discussion Garfield's Blackberry Blossoms in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Kinda surprised this one hasn’t been a TOW selection but I can’t find it in the TOC. I like the story of this tune. Supposedly during the Civil...

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Jan-18-2021, 11:33am

Michael Romkey commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #263 w/ Special Guest Mike Marshall in dbmandolin

Very nice. Looks like you're in Germany.

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Jan-18-2021, 8:22am

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Collings MF5 - Any years to avoid? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Collings instruments to tend to be particularly consistent and good, in my opinion. I did have an MF that was pretty thin sounding. It was whatever...

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Jan-16-2021, 1:57pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Been a while...

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Jan-16-2021, 9:56am

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Marla is a treasure. I'm a big Martin Hayes fan. There's a video I saw a few months ago -- the tune escapes me -- where he and a guitarist are...

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Jan-15-2021, 1:28pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week # 463 ~ Lost Indian in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks for the input. It's a real standoff for me. The Dawg pick definitely produces a wonderful rounded tone. I've had a few lying round forever but...

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Jan-15-2021, 1:21pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #526 ~ The Star Above the Garter in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nicely done, Kevin.

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Jan-14-2021, 3:05pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #335 ~ Jerusalem Ridge in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

To quote John Hartford, "Style is based on limitations."

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Jan-14-2021, 2:56pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week#467 ~ Banish Misfortune in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice version, Gelsenbury! Tasteful and controlled. I could use a big glass of that!

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Jan-14-2021, 9:52am

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #537 ~ Sunset over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thank you, all. Frithjof, I didn’t write out an arrangement per se. These days I am making more of an effort to pay attention to the chords that go...

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Jan-13-2021, 12:17pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #537 ~ Sunset over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is a pretty tune. Great job Frithjof. And everybody. I really like the mandocello version. I need a bit more time but here's a two-coffee...

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Jan-13-2021, 9:11am

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Eva Scow and Mike Marshall in General Mandolin Discussions

I have not heard of Eva before now but thanks for pointing her out. She's a monster! I could totally see her playing with Mike Marshall.

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Jan-13-2021, 8:33am

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

I like your arrangement. Yeah, this one usually gets unpacked in these parts as well, people in the audience tear up, etc. It’s amazing difficult to...

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Jan-12-2021, 3:05pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion A Trip to the Cottage in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Sorry to say to my SAW buds but the H4n was an instant hit on the classifieds. If only my Ellis there would get the same treatment! : )

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Jan-12-2021, 2:58pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week # 463 ~ Lost Indian in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is a very fun tune. Kinda reminds me of Whiskey Before Breakfast. This is another two-for-the-price-of-one deal. Actually, it's a 3-fer. In...

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Jan-11-2021, 7:41pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion A Trip to the Cottage in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hey, if any of you SAW folks could use the Zoom H4n I have listed in the classifieds, I’d be happy to GIVE it to you if I don’t get a bite in 24...

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Jan-11-2021, 11:47am

Michael Romkey started a discussion A Trip to the Cottage in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Dipping back into O'Neill's Music of Ireland, the Old Testament of Irish music, as my late friend Dave Hicks called it. Seems there are lots of trips...

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Jan-11-2021, 9:06am

Michael Romkey commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #262 w/ Special Guest Caterina Lichtenberg in dbmandolin

Simply wonderful! Thank you.

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Jan-10-2021, 6:39pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Italian tunes (which have no specific names) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Wow ... these are fun! Saving the PDF for future reference for sure.

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