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Yesterday, 8:36am

Michael Romkey commented on article New Music by Joe K. Walsh - Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth in New Music

Anything Joe does is worth a listen. Ordering and looking forward to.

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Yesterday, 6:38am

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Pig Jicking? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

DUDDUD ... that’s the ticket for jigs. Ditto for gigues. DUDDUDDUD for slip jigs. Play the accent on the downbeat — ONE 2 3 FOUR 5 6 etc. This is...

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Apr-12-2021, 9:38pm

Michael Romkey commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #275 w/ Special Guest Isaac Casas in dbmandolin

Any tune that combines mandolins and octopus attacks gets my vote. Fun stuff.

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Apr-11-2021, 5:19pm

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Why did Gibson return to Paddleheads after Snakeheads? in Vintage Instruments

I'd always assumed -- 100% guessing, but it seemed "obvious" to me (which doesn't mean it actually is obvious) -- that the paddle heads look more...

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Apr-05-2021, 7:37am

Michael Romkey commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #274 w/ Special Guest Ruby Mae Shiels in dbmandolin

Very nice indeed. Love the intervals, minors, trills and changes. Well done.

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Apr-04-2021, 7:07am

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #542 ~ Devil's Dream in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Ok great! I’ll go back to just pasting the YT ID and not the entire URL code. It’s strange because the whole URL used to give me an error when I...

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Apr-03-2021, 10:40pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #542 ~ Devil's Dream in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hey, thanks everybody. The video plays for me so I don’t know if quite what’s up. I’ll try it a couple of ways below. ... Hmmm. Both of the below...

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Apr-02-2021, 9:54am

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Aaron Weinstein's New Apitius yorkville mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Super cool. Thank you so much! I’m assuming that’s a floating pickup? Off to read more about this interesting mandolin ...

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Apr-01-2021, 8:51am

Michael Romkey replied to a poll Poll for the Song a Week Social Group Week #543 in Song and Tune Projects

I would say there aren’t an infinitude of tunes, but apparently there are. Even so, I don’t see the harm in a repeat. To err is human...

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Apr-01-2021, 8:46am

Michael Romkey commented on article KFC and Elixir Enhanced Strings with CBD/THC Coating Announced in Announcements

OK, ya got me. For about 20 seconds. Good one. : )

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Mar-31-2021, 4:14pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #542 ~ Devil's Dream in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Recorded this one last weekend in the middle of a Bucktown Revue segment. Finally got to editing it today. We do this song at gigs to torture each...

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Mar-30-2021, 7:44am

Michael Romkey commented on article KR Strings Introduces the Mandolindo in Builder News

Hmm. Interesting actually. Surprised it hasn’t been tried before. I second the five-string idea and raise it a cutout. I definitely would want to try...

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Mar-29-2021, 8:42am

Michael Romkey started a thread Looking for some insight into microtonal mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Flynn Cohen has a really interesting Mandolin Monday post today no doubt most have seen. Can somebody knowledgeable please explain what's going on...

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Mar-29-2021, 8:36am

Michael Romkey commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #273 w/ Special Guest Flynn Cohen in dbmandolin

This is something to ponder for certain.

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Mar-26-2021, 7:36am

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Week #541 ~ Eel in the Sink in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice job, Frithjof. This is a rollicking little tune. This group turns up some real gems I'd otherwise never have played. Life is good!

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Mar-23-2021, 10:10pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Margaret Brown Set in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very clean, crisp playing throughout the set. Hats off, gents.

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Mar-23-2021, 10:07pm

Michael Romkey replied to a thread latest Ludewig 2 point in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

What a nice mandolin, Dale! Love the back flame. What frets did you use?

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Mar-23-2021, 7:01pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Newcastle, old English dance tune (variant) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Well done and thanks much for the link.

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Mar-23-2021, 6:59pm

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

I "went" and really enjoyed it. And -- ha ha! -- I forgot I found out about it in the first place thanks to you, Jim Garber. I thought I saw you on...

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Mar-23-2021, 7:47am

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Are travel mandolins worth it? in General Mandolin Discussions

I’ve tried that route but nothing really works out. To begin with, I like to play mandolins that sound good. Maybe that’s snobbish. To quote a...

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Mar-23-2021, 7:38am

Michael Romkey replied to a thread What do you keep your picks and stuff in? in General Mandolin Discussions

Various Altoid mint tins. They come in pretty handy. There aren’t a lot of things that come in little tin boxes these days.

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Mar-22-2021, 10:30pm

Michael Romkey replied to a thread How has the mandolin changed your guitar playing? in General Mandolin Discussions

Ha ha! I agree with Don. I played guitar for years before getting a mandolin. Now I never get out the six string unless it’s for a multi-track...

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Mar-22-2021, 10:24pm

Michael Romkey replied to a thread fun NPR desk concert, shows a nice Kimble and Gibson, and more in General Mandolin Discussions

Nice!

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Mar-22-2021, 10:51am

Michael Romkey replied to a thread Double Stops Question in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Caleb Klauder did an AMAZING presentation on double-stop playing yesterday in a webcast. In a nutshell, if you slide the G chop chord up so that...

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Mar-22-2021, 7:33am

Michael Romkey commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #272 w/ Special Guest G Rockwell in dbmandolin

Creative and fun. Thank you! And this is two weeks in a row for the mighty Collings MTO, I believe. Very cool.

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Mar-21-2021, 7:13pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Shaking Down the Acorns in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hey thanks all. I heard a guy playing a version with a great groove on Facebook. It's copied in my feed. I was feeling like I didn't do mine fast or...

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Mar-20-2021, 8:38pm

Michael Romkey started a discussion Shaking Down the Acorns in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I learned this West Virginia fiddle tune while on vacation in the Ozarks. This gets played various ways but the basic form seems to be AAABB with a...

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Mar-19-2021, 10:59pm

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Captain George, Has Your Money Come in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Great groove and clean picking, gents. Love it. The photography is a nice touch.

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Mar-19-2021, 8:58am

Michael Romkey replied to a discussion Newcastle, old English dance tune (variant) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I've not heard this tune before. It's beautiful. Nice versions all.

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