belfast outfit Lonesome George, have a very fine mandolist in Myles McCormick, well worth a listen
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belfast outfit Lonesome George, have a very fine mandolist in Myles McCormick, well worth a listen
really enjoyed these short little stories of local Belfast musicals , everyone of them is superb , great to see the belfast tradfest going from strength to strength
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i love my rosewood 21.5, really comfortable and just great fun to play.
great live gig tonight kick off at 8 o clock, the two legends are joined by the fantastic radie peat and the dundalks finest the mary wallopers.
go to long distance love site to purchase, well...
I never play chords, i don't know any, its all melody for me, closest I get is a open string above or below a fretted note .
http://mcilroyguitars.co.uk/product-range/mg-series/
was wondering if anyone owns or has played one, im intrigued , i may have to pay him a visit :)
thanks for the link Sean, i enjoyed that, i have one of Franks tenor guitars, it actually looks like thats what he working on there with the sound port, Ed Sheeran and Colm Naughton have the same...
not an f style but the Pono octave is worth considering, im very happy with mine.
well ive been enjoying my Shippey 10 string axe mandolin so much, that i just couldnt resist this Paul Doyle cittern which was down to half price in his January sale, very much looking forward to its...
that's fantastic Mike :)
i jumped the gun a bit and thinking i would have a long wait for my Tate, i bought this vintage Stella to mess with in the meantime, though i will keep this one in standard tuning, any thoughts on...
its looks like 15 frets to body
thanks , not sure if this will work, you maybe need a fb account to view. scale lenght is 23" GDAE tunning
https://www.facebook.com/colm.naughton.3/videos/10154916823186207/
my new tenor is nearly ready and isnt it beautiful, i had been looking around for one for a while but was hooked from the minute i first heard Colm McNaughon's wonderful playing on his Tate tenor....
you might find this interesting
http://www.theacousticmusicco.co.uk/index.php/mandolin-luithers/old-wave-mandolins/the-great-wood-expreriment-.html
i have an early Paul Shippey cherry A5 which...
dunlop prime tone 1.3 for me at the minute, not much difference between them and a bluechip as far as i can see....other than price of course.
great music, video not my cup of tea either, would have preferred to just watch them playing
kellys cellars would be my first port of call in Belfast on those dates for a session or the near by Maddens,rough and ready but you'll have a bit of craic in both
http://www.kellyscellars.com
great post, i'm also lucky enough to own one of Paul's early A5's , a cherry and sika model , its a super mandolin.
always enjoyed darragh's playing, such a little character in his younger videos :) im afraid i couldnt listen to declan corey vid, was just noise to me.
the road trip would indeed be a bonus Rob :)
my question stemmed from considering ordering an octave from this builder
http://www.mcloughlininstruments.com/mandolas.html
anyone playing their octave tuned this way ? if so , would be interested on hearing the pros and cons with traditional Irish music in mind , thanks.
avoid anything that says celtic on it !
floats my boat, lovely tune.