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Many thanks, Frank and Simon. Will pass on your comments to Janine.

Mike, sincere thanks for listening and commenting favourably.

Here is a version of Scottish musician and composer Dougie MacLean's lovely air written for his parents. I have recorded this along with my great friend and playing colleague Janine Ashall who takes...

Lovely playing, Colin. I really like the way you build the tune up as it progresses, then bring it back to that gentle finish.

That website you mention in your posting, Franc, is indeed a very good source of material on James Scott Skinner. It is based in Aberdeen University here in Scotland.

A great, spirited performance, Frank.

Great stuff, Frank. I left a comment over on the SAW Group too!

A very fine piece of work. :mandosmiley:

Along the lines of Aaron's thinking, I would recommend the piano keyboard which is a wonderful visual aid to seeing chords, with its layout of groups of two and three black keys dispersed among the...

A very atmospheric piece, Jo. Lovely blend of flute and oud. Have you added in reverb or did you record in a very active audio environment? Great sound anyway.

Hank Williams lives on in those performances, Frank. Just going now to wipe my eyes!

The picture by Harley Marty of the refretted mandolin looks like it now has fan frets, so the bridge is not necessarily off in the photo, but angled to compensate for the fan fretting, Charles E. ...

That is a very beautiful instrument, Peter. The sound clips are great too. There seems to be lots of sustain across the range and clear distinctions of each note.

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...

As far as Scottish sessions are concerned, you will probably find that we Scots also have a wide variety of tunes depending on which part of the country you are visiting. It is a small country...

One of the staple of my fiddler buddies around here, Colin. It is often used as a sort of competition piece by the young players on their high-speed battles! Also known as The Glasgow Reel, so some...

Ranald, thanks for letting me sleep on in my Scottish time zone! Hope you find something of interest in the SAW Group, Garrett.

Welcome, Garrett. As a Scot can I direct you over to the Song-A-Week Group as there are regularly Scottish tunes posted there by a small but energetic group of regular posters. You will hear quite...

You must have had a good porridge breakfast before playing this old classic, Dagger! You seemed to be really enjoying it (tune as well as breakfast). Great stuff, and I was singing along to what I...

This is one we play a lot around here, Colin, but I have never previously heard it at your chosen fast tempo. You give the tune a whole new perspective as an instrumental piece, and I enjoyed your...

Colin, many thanks for your kind comment.

Many thanks Mike, Tucker and Jill.
Tucker, the octave is one of my own builds and about 18 years old now. Indian rosewood back and sides and spruce top. Flat top instrument, not carved. Glad you...

That is indeed a piece that would be a great learning aid, I reckon, Toomas

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...

Those two recent postings are really fun to listen to and a departure in many ways from your usual music. The electric mando jazz really got my attention. Thanks for both, and keep posting.