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In November 1970,I saw,for the first time,a mandolin being played.The players were Rose Simpson and Robin Williamson.The ISB were performing at the Armadillo World Headquarters in AustinTexas.My love...

GC is the main setup in France except maybe in Britany as most of there bagpipes and bombardes are mostly in Bb. You see mostly diatonic accordions in French traditional music has it is settled for...

"Bal folk" does not refer to a specific area in France and thus to a specific repertoire. In Brittany, they would more talk about Fest Noz.

The only area in France where mandolin could have a...

Thanks, David, Martin, Simon, Dagger...and I'm sure I'm forgetting someone..

It seems we're once again converging on some of the same great music.

I think I've let on that I've been slipsliding...

I'd like to add couple of links too:

https://gurdyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Massif-Central-Pink.pdf

https://accordeonaire.com/bal-folk-tune-book-project/
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Martin, I recently started a choir job (my real specialty in training and degrees) so I am temporarily taking a break from posting mandocello material. But I want you to know a couple weeks ago I...

Some more tunes from Daunay's transcription of the Skene manuscript. No duplicates, I believe.

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I did enjoy your versions

"six of Scarlatti's sonatas written for melody instrument and basso rather than for keyboard -- a recent commercial edition considers that all six were intended by the...

No; that’s not the Ibanez. It was an “F” style - circa. 1976 (the so-called “law suit” era), one of their Artist series. I only remember this ‘cos I had (still have) an almost identical one!

https://youtu.be/2PM3uCShlk4?si=5VtiAnZV14FwsELh

It's that time again! Time to bust out the five volumes of Winter's Tale and start playing through this fabulous collection of tunes. If you are a beginner, new to mandolin and trying to learn to...

I always appreciate your posts, and your interesting scholarship and source notes. I did not know Bach had added to the innumerable settings of this ground.

This is a version of "Diferencias by Victor Kioulaphides" interpreted in Colombian Andean bandola by Brayan Ruiz. I'm sure some will be interested to hear it...:mandosmiley:

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Here are two tunes that are thematically linked, even though they are very different from each other. The link is that each tune celebrates a great comic actor who worked with Shakespeare.

Kemp's...

Awesome Martin, I really liked that, nice mix of plectral tonality.

Lovely. Thanks.

An especial thanks for all things Dowland.

Thanks a lot! in fact, the SBN website was the first one I've checked... It means I'll have to stop by Santa Cecilia next time I'm in Rome :)

The pieces recorded by Martin are also sooo nice!

I have now recorded all seven movements of the Wedding Divertissement (just three in a previous thread).

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Fletcher recorded 4 tunes on cylinders for Edison Bell in 1903. I don't have any of them and don't know anyone who does, just thought I would mention that they are out there, somewhere. Hopefully,...

Thanks, Martin, for the very interesting explanation. I have seen them on other bowlbacks than Calace but never on a flatback. Curious that in the various physics-based discussions on the cafe...

It is with a sad heart that I announce that Elizabeth Lamson has passed away. Her guiding efforts as a mandola player & leader of the Berkeley Mandolin Ensemble brought Rudy Cipolla's music to light....

I just posted this at the SAW group.

This is from John Goodin's book of Telemann arrangements for solo mandolin: Allegro from Fantasie No. 1 for solo flute.

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Thanks! Lovely playing of a piece that sure sounds of its time period. I have to chuckle at the mandolin -- it seems to have 2 Calace-type holes in an odd position on the sound board. Anything you...

Thanks for sharing the link to your performance. That was wonderful!