New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

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Sep-01-2020, 1:52pm
Amanda Gregg

New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Still a work in progress, and the mandolin was a little stiff that day, but I hope you enjoy it!

https://youtu.be/kNC-Vg1FpbQ
Sep-01-2020, 3:19pm
JEStanek

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

Jamie
Sep-05-2020, 12:57pm
John Kelly

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Great wee tune, Amanda, and so well played. :mandosmiley:
Sep-12-2020, 7:16am
Murphy Slaw

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Dig it !
Sep-12-2020, 8:37am
Isaac Revard

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Awesome. Nice job Amanda!
Sep-12-2020, 9:25am
T.D.Nydn

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Well done..
Sep-12-2020, 11:03am
Don Grieser

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Mighty fine! Nice slides. Is your middle name Lynne? ;)
Nov-03-2020, 8:10am
Torpedotom

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Great job! How long have you been playing?
Nov-03-2020, 8:42am
yankees1

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Very nice job !
Nov-04-2020, 9:08pm
Mark Gunter

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Love it!
Jan-04-2021, 7:49am
Amanda Gregg

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torpedotom

Great job! How long have you been playing?

15 years, with gaps.
Jan-04-2021, 9:27am
journeybear

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Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Nice! Got a sprightly step to it. :mandosmiley:

Red-winged blackbirds are one of my favorite birds. They would summer at my mom's old house, busying themselves behind the barn and pond and into the fields on the other side. Their call is one of the sounds of summer, for me.

My old job came with a 65' high lookout tower. It was my duty to climb those 100 steps twice a day to run up the flag in the morning and take it down at night. (And yes, I would hum "Reveille" during the raising and "Taps" during the lowering.) Birds loved it up there, usually mourning doves, who would bill and coo, as they say. In the spring of 2019 a red-winged blackbird came around. I knew the call right away, of course. Then for a while, now and then I would see him on the tower, calling for a mate. He also liked to perch on the mirrors of the tourist trains and trolleys, curious about his reflection, as if he had found a mate. Eventually he did, and they moved off and did what birds do. But I managed to get a few pics along the way. Feel free to use one for your CD single cover. ;)

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Feb-16-2021, 8:51pm
Michael Romkey

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Very nice tune. The Duff sounds great.
Feb-16-2021, 11:33pm
Eric Hanson

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

VERY well done, and greatly enjoyed listening to it!
Thank you very much for sharing!!
I hope to have such a grasp of right and left hand technique soon.
Feb-17-2021, 8:54am
Victor Daniel

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Nice playing, cool song and your Duff sounds great! I also love the call of of Red Wing Blackbirds.
Feb-18-2021, 2:16pm
Perry

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amanda Gregg

Still a work in progress, and the mandolin was a little stiff that day, but I hope you enjoy it!

https://youtu.be/kNC-Vg1FpbQ

Nicely done. Nice tune. I hear some Compton (or is it Monroe) influence in there.
Feb-19-2021, 2:24pm
jimmy powells

Re: New tune I wrote, "Red Winged Blackbird"

Is it a Duff Mandola? Looks like it.