Hi all,
I hope you don't mind me posting this here. On the back of my previous radio show which finished at the end of 2018, I have now started up a new podcast available on Acast and Spotify.
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Hi all,
I hope you don't mind me posting this here. On the back of my previous radio show which finished at the end of 2018, I have now started up a new podcast available on Acast and Spotify.
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Some new stuff unearthed now. Ira Louvin was an easy one to overlook because he did a lot of later stuff without the mandolin. And the earlier stuff with Charlie...
Hi all,
I can find plenty of old mandolin music from the 1920s/30s recordings of blues players (Yank Rachell, Charlie McCoy etc), brother duets (Monroes, Sheltons etc) and stringbands. But moving...
I haven't read the entire thread so forgive me if I'm repeating someone's sentiment. My explanation of groove is thus:
Whilst "time", "rhythm", and "beat" are definable, quantifiable terms,...
My two cents:
A wooden flute gives significantly more scope for playing in every style of Irish music you would want. A radcliffe or Boehm doesn't. Yes Carty and Taylor played good stuff on the...
Excellent idea Jill. Keep your ears peeled ;-)
And I'm thrilled to hear you're enjoying the show. Knowing that there's appreciative listeners makes it so worth it and makes me strive to provide a...
Hi Seamus, yes it's almost all irish material though I may include Scottish and Cape Breton stuff too. Thanks for checking it out!
Hi all,
I started a new Celtic music (mostly Irish) podcast last month. I do a live show on Dublin South FM every Tuesday evening at 6pm GMT. The podcasts go up on MixCloud a day or two after.
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Hi all,
I'll be staying in Roanoke this Saturday evening. Would love to catch some bluegrass or old time jam but I'd be equally happy with good country or Irish music.
If there's no jams,...
Great Charlie. Thanks a million for that information. I'll certainly use it when I get to the city.
Thanks Jason. Oct 6-8 I'll keep it in mind.
I'm actually trying to form a plan for after our tour in October. Looks like we'll be finishing in Chicago area but I'm going to stick around and...
I don't think I'll make it to Richmond unfortunately. We're in Sheperdstown, WV for a day or so and then headed on towards Chicago area. IBMA would be great to get to and thanks for the heads up but...
Hi all,
I'm likely going to be back in the states for a few weeks from the end of September touring with an old band of mine. From what I've been told, our itinerary starts on 4th October around...
I'm not a jazz mandolinist but am interested in looking into it for musical ideas and an exploration of the instrument. What an interesting discussion. I think I get where you're coming from drbhrb....
Edited because Google provided an answer...
What way does Ricky Tune the mandolin for Get Up John? Sounds really great!
Hi all,
I'm looking to buy some good quality cases for carrying my mandolin on my bike as I'll be cycling to gigs once I get my bike repaired soon. Something comfortable with pockets for leads etc...
Here is a video of me practising New Camptown Races. I've been finding it difficult due to my limited knowledge in the key of Bb. But I'm happy with parts of these breaks so any advice in the right...
Here's the band I used to be in until recently - Skipper's Alley, at StanFest 2016. Me on tenor banjo. There was actually another 4 members out of this shot but this makes us look really cool :-P
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Thanks skip! I've listened to that record to no end so nice to hear something has filtered through :)
My latest project http://cobblestonepub.ie/news/once-there-was-a-king
Thanks for the kind words. I'm confident I'll get there with BG but I want to keep checking in here to keep progress going. And screw triplets! The most overrated and intrusive technique on banjo in...
Thanks Clinton. I still have a ways to go yet though. Is this the best place to post it? New threads for every tune like?
Hi all,
First upload. Learning bluegrass since December. Please advise me on areas needing improvement. My breaks have a long way to go I know.
I'm linking to YouTube. Is that the handiest way...
Hi all,
I'm currently in Boston on tour with my band Skippers Alley (trad). Heading to Virginia and West Virginia tomorrow for a few days then flying out West to the San Francisco Bay area. After...