The level of musicianship is off the charts.
The level of musicianship is off the charts.
Also? "Hejira" is an endless source of inspiration and amazement.
The whole musicians' birthday segment featured Joni Mitchell songs. Aoife O'Donovan really nailed a couple songs. Skip to the middle of the video if you watch nothing else. Unbelievable renditions....
Ken Ratcliff from Silverangel will let you try one risk free. His mandolins have a sound all their own (which I like, but it’s not to everyone’s preference). And, his quality is exceptional for his...
Buy used from the Cafe classifies and ask for a 48 hour return with you paying shipping both ways if the mandolin does not tickle your fancy.
Here's a little tune I made up, 'Rooster on the Run.'
Played on my 1988 Gillies mandolin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Saw8Eo7x24Q
https://youtu.be/v5NwEPjjsFI
My first post is of a recent rehearsal with my band Pretend Friend. I have played that Epiphone for years and will soon upgrade to a Hagerty Mandolin from Taos, NM.
...
Hey mando friends. I am in possession of 2 great luthier-made instruments, A Silverangel Econo A and a Jacobson Nautilus oval-hole.
The SA is one I custom ordered last year with a Cedar top and...
I've just finished a Fantasma from sinker wood. Thus the dark marks at the bottom. I think this is a monster of a mandolin.:mandosmiley:
Another original, Dragonslayer's Reel (or Saint George's victory)
https://youtu.be/aUKw52dASUE
https://youtu.be/aUKw52dASUE
Here's another original tune but on fiddle this time! (Although I play it better on mandolin)
https://youtu.be/xdaEcCRCI9U
https://youtu.be/xdaEcCRCI9U
Your SA sounds great. Definitely have mando envy. I may have to break down and give Ken a call.
As the OP (original poster) of this thread I agree 101% with the comments. Now I just have to convince my wife....
Because it makes the owner happy.
Why do people that are 75 drive hot looking convertibles?
Why does every run-down trailer park have at least one tricked out mini-truck hooked up to a $60K bass...
I have a theory about that, and I think most professional full time musicians recognize it... I have a number of friends in full time music or music related professions, often traveling bands who...
Man, a good instrument inspires you to play! It’s that simple (to me).
Performing in public is not the end goal for me. I have done it in the past and it was fine, but kind of like a second job that took a lot of my time away from home.
I play music for my own...
What's performing in public have to do with it ? I doubt of ninety percent plus of the public have even heard of Lloyd Loar ! And even less have heard of Ellis, Gilchrist, Girouard, Red Diamond, etc...
Answer: Because want and need are not the same thing.
I play a mandolin way beyond my pay grade because I like it.
Huh? The question sort of implies that "the public" is impressed by high-end mandolins, which I highly doubt is accurate, at least among the several hundred million NOT currently registered as Cafe...
Because, on average, they sound better and can play better.
Your question makes the tacit assumption that the only reason one owns a high end mandolin i to be seen with it. I don't think by and...
1. Pride of ownership
2. To be one of the cool kids.
3. Good sound.
4. History
5. Some place to "park" your savings.
6. Bragging rights (see #1)
Congratulations! My Econo A is supposed to be completed this week. I never would have thought I'd have a mandolin built specifically for me, but last month I contacted Ken about a mandolin he had on...
Great job, that sounds mighty fine to me, great tone! The more you play the better you'll become and with a new mandolin sometimes it takes a bit to get to know it and figure out how to pull the best...
Here's a jig I wrote recently called Raise an Irish Eyebrow, and as promised it's on mandolin
https://youtu.be/iaTmjYSw344