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    Re: post a video of yourself

    Dagger Gordon playing The Harsh February.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irAEHSgrudM
  2. Wow! Mike Compton/Scott Nygard from Peghead Nation "Tall Timber"

    i am always totally amazed to watch the ultra efficient hands of Mike Compton. his left hand barely moves-almost as if it stays in contact with all the strings all the time and barely frets and moves...
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    Little Christmas MP3 for 2021

    Here's my little Christmas mp3 for 2021. I used my Ellis F5 and my Randy Lucas slope dread. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my fellow Mandolin Cafe buddies!
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  4. Playlist of Christmas music arrangements

    Here in this playlist are the arrangements of Christmas music I recorded in about six weeks before Christmas. This year I experimented with different elements of playing technique compared to last...
  5. Re: What Irish/Scottish music do Irish/Scottish people listen to?

    Here's some songs for ye:

    Radie Peat & Daragh Lynch from the band Lankum

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    Ye Vagabonds:

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  6. Walter Douglas MBE, played by Dagger Gordon

    This is a tune which I recorded on my Highland Mandolin album in 1988. It is written by Donald MacLeod.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu89OhX78vY
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    Re: Dagger Gordon video

    This is a tune which I recorded on my Highland Mandolin album in 1988. It is called Walter Douglas MBE, written by Donald MacLeod.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu89OhX78vY
  8. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, mandolin & mandocello

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EYaSOKdnMaM
  9. Bach - Contrapunctus 1 - Die Kunst der Fuge

    Hi,
    I would like to share my new Q-No-Mandolin Quartet recording of the first Contrapunctus with you.

    https://youtu.be/UeMMbD393_g
  10. Octave mandolin tuning and string gauges video

    A tool of reference for all those folk asking about octave mandolin string gauges and tunings. Its a little video featuring the recent Parlour King guitar shaped OM I made.

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  11. Thread: Pig Jicking?

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    Pig Jicking?

    Suppose you're playing an Irish jig. One bar of 6/8, 2 x 3 eighth notes goes 'diddly diddly', bowed NVN VNV on fiddle. Or a 9/8 slip jig - 3 x 3 eighth notes, 'diddly diddly diddly', bowed NVN VNV...
  12. The Celtic Mandolin - Tunes for March 20121

    Hi Folks
    Here are the resources I've posted this month. Hope you enjoy them. Remember, they're not too difficicult and work best in small groups or at least duets.

    20. The Old Tune
    I can't...
  13. fun NPR desk concert, shows a nice Kimble and Gibson, and more

    steve martin and his crew, around 3:00 check out the Kimble, then the Gibson on the next tune. i'm staring glassy eyed at the Deering Clawgrass banjo.................

    these guys sound great...
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    Hewlett on Octave Mandolin

    Yes I'm wearing green

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    Re: A sensational find...

    Thanks, Aidan. I love the sound of both the bouzouki and mandolin. The workmanship looks stupendous, too.

    For your (and my) convenience:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQOD8mdDanE
  16. New bluegrass fiddle tune jam along podcast

    Hi,

    Hope it's OK for me to post this here (and apologies in advance if not).

    I've been really missing jamming over the past year, and backing tracks haven't quite filled the gap. Either...
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    Re: Setting intonation on octave mandolin

    I just wanted to clarify a bit on the string question. Why would one use mandola strings on an octave mandolin? The answer to the question lies in the scale length. There is no standard octave...
  18. Some great resources for Irish trad players...

    Just flagging a website which I came across recently which I've found really useful.

    Jon Antonsson, a flute player from Sweden, has some terrific resources at his website...
  19. Farrell's "Creggan White Hare" now my favorite voice/CBOM track

    This is absolutely amazing, and has been linked elsewhere on the Cafe in other subforums, but apparently not here. I'm a big fan of CBOM with solo voice, and I'd say Daoiri Farrell's cover of the...
  20. Ralph Stanley & Clinch Mountain Boys - GREAT 1972 video

    This may have been discussed already but here is some fantastic video of Ralph, Roy Lee, Curley Ray, Keith, Ricky, and Jack from Pound VA in 1972:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vewupMUJDG8
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    Not your typical mandolin video

    From French mandolinist Annick Robergeau-Bonnet.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Amx-QQAlw&feature=youtu.be
  22. Re: Om:   gold tone vs trinity college - differences?

    I know this is an old thread...but...I came across it a few months ago, and this advice made a lot of sense to me, so I looked Rick up (Elloree is on Facebook) and found out his price has gone up to...
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    Eastman 805 Review

    Heya, Folks!

    Good news.... I recently acquired an Eastman 805, and let me say, I’m very impressed with the value of this mandolin. Although I expected it to be a good mandolin in terms of action...
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    The Banshee on Octave Mandolin

    https://youtu.be/LFT6au_lkcE
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    Mark O'Connor Little Maggie on Mandocello

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