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Thanks my friends! Here's another great John Reischman tune. Thanks to Tim Sweeney for turning me on to John. Thanks for the Listen!~o)~o)~o):mandosmiley: ...

Happy Friday,
I'm working through recording my favorite piece of music, Vivaldi's Four Seasons. All mandolin parts are played on my Flatiron 1-N and the viola and portions of the cello parts on my...

HI Folks! Here's a Dylan classic. Thanks for the Listen!!:mandosmiley::mandosmiley:~o)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cywZot7KgW8

Wow, Dan, that’s like some *really* strong opinion, lol. I couldn’t disagree more.

But I do like Justin’s work a great deal. Also have a lot of respect for Marty Schwartz.

I disagree with your...

Yes, I know, this song has been done, redone, used, and abused, and I should have left it alone. However, I decided maybe there was a little room left in the world for a solo mandolin instrumental....

“Music is a conversation, not a contest” so says Don Julin.

This is a tune I got over on the SAW Group, posted first by John Williamson, and it just took my fancy.
It is by Northumbrian musician and composer Archie Dagg (1899 - 1990) and the title is the...

Thank you, Bob; it is great to know that Norman and Nancy are doing well. I met them at the 2016 Tennessee Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Athens, AL, where they performed with Joel McCormick and...

@Sue: Another aspect of this is picking the right group to play with, assuming you have a choice. If you're not ready for the speed the fiddlers are playing, is there another jam or session you can...

The Tam Lin legend is ancient, dating back to at least the mid 16th century.
One of those strange, lurid, and explicit ancient ballads from the British Isles.
A maiden is walking through the woods,...

I don't but he does:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSe2tzdIi8E

Sadly, this is one of those tunes that is probably getting a bit tired and worn, but only because it's one of the most rocking reels ever written. If Led Zeppelin would have composed a reel, this...

The tone when you tune your mandolin to A-G-E-D?

Haven't had an after breakfast tune for a wee while. This is Jimmy Shand's classic tune The Bluebell Polka. It was very popular when I was young, indeed it was a great favourite of my mother who...

Here's a beautiful Scottish air on the A5 Special. Thanks for the Listen!~o)~o):mandosmiley::mandosmiley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyNDR45EM44

Here's a solo arrangement of the traditional Scottish tune "Peat Fire Flame," performed on my Pomeroy mandola. Thanks for listening, hope you enjoy it!


https://youtu.be/VLKnJRXVZtc

This is a lovely Scottish slow air composed by Charles Grant, a 19th Century fiddler and composer from Morayshire.

My version is on octave, mandolin and guitar and based on an arrangement got from...

This is a James Scott Skinner fiddle composition I have adapted to octave mandolin and guitar. The Queen in the title is Victoria, not the recently departed Elizabeth, who passed away very near to...

Here's a tune I picked up from the guitar playing of Dónal Clancy on his album Close to Home. I decided to play the tune in D minor on the mandola and overdub an accompaniment part (also with the...

J. C., I don’t think there are any specific exercises for this, you can use any tunes that you know, or scale & arpeggio practice, etc. Here are some tips on how to practice those. These are not “one...

I find the better I know the material the lighter I can play. It' like I breeze thru it. If I am learning it on the fly I tend to play harder. Also if you lighten up your fretting hand it will help...

Experiment too with different picks. A heavier pick can make you play more lightly as you feel that it needs less picking power to get a good tone. At least I seem to find that! Bren mentions...

Learn any tune in 7/8 time. https://youtu.be/GGr0BSYaWR4?feature=shared
You have to use irregular emphasis at least twice in each measure, on pairs and triples. It makes you constantly assess your...

I have a tendency to dig in too much and the first thing I do to counteract it is relax my shoulders and breathe calmly and steadily.

First recorded by Doc Watson. I was reminded of the song by Hannah Sanders' and Ben Savage's great recent version.

https://soundcloud.com/user-875085466/roving-on-a-winters-night