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Great to share tunes with Kevin at the weekend and compare progress with our two Taran mandolins.

I'm so enjoying my cedar topped Springwell - it doesn't have the "attack" of the spruce top and...

Thanks John

Still some way to go - but good fun - especially on the fine instrument Rory has made.

I particularly like that I seem to have rendered Kevin speechless in his last post!!

All...

I've recorded a set of reels and a set of jigs on the new Taran Springwell - with a cedar top - that I bought at the same time as Kevin was picking up his instrument from Rory Dowling. I know some...

Kevin shot a video of the 2 instruments when we were at Rory Dowling's workshop -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADKm1sP-smA&feature=youtu.be
This gives you an idea of how the 2 instruments...

Hugely enjoyed my visit to see Rory with Kevin yesterday. I had been very interested in hearing and seeing more about the cedar topped Springwell he had produced as I have an older Sobell with a...

Fantastic stuff.

Ruth and I are just back from the "original" Springwell in Polbain and I've just been catching up with this video - really delighted to hear and see how well the mandolins have...

Hi Brian

Thanks to Niall for alerting me to this thread. The true value of the instrument is probably around the £4000.00 mark - see derbex's post above - but I was fortunate enough to pick a...

Great to share tunes with Kevin at the weekend.

We hadn't had a chance to compare the 2 mandolins previously - which at least gave me some time to learn my way round a new instrument - but I...

Good to see you too John - and to hear you're busy with your mandolin building.

It was an impressive venue - Kevin's 1920's National tricone tenor looked very much at home - I wonder if it made it...

Great to see Kevin, George and John last night - some fine instrumental sets derived largely from the Highland Strands CD and songs from George very ably accompanied by the other two.
Put this...

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Having got a copy of these books just last weekend - they are stunning - some beautiful photographs as well as lots of good music.

Bertram - you've summed up Freeland's character remarkably...

Hi Rory

Happy Days! - I've really enjoyed watching Kevin's videos of your new mandolin - sounds absolutely great and I can see it becoming a "must have" for traditional music players. Do keep the...

Hi Kevin

Sorry we can't be there - have a great time - weather forecast looks dry but cold - so dig out the thermals and the fingerless gloves!

All the best

Tim

Just caught up with this Kevin

Great fun to see one's name used in a sentence using the word supergroup - thank you so much for that - will treasure the moment - even though it's as well the...

Hi Kevin

Managed to get my scanner working again - so here's a better reproduction of yesterday's Scotland on Sunday review from Norman Chalmers.

Good to hear you got home fine - thanks for...

Hi Kevin

Great set - lovely live feel to it - Ian would have enjoyed that.

Thanks for sharing

Tim

Hi Kevin

What a fabulous review - I'm really pleased for you - terrific to read a piece that demonstrates a real appreciation and enthusiasm for the music. Also good to read about how much the...

When I was talking to Mikey he told me that he had specifically asked Stefan to make him a maple bodied mandolin with a spruce top as that was what his fiddle was made from. It's likely that this...

Hi Kevin

Great to see such a good review in the Scotsman from Jim Gilchrist - not that often you see 4 stars - and although the text is more eloquent the impact of a top ranking is well deserved....

Hi Kevin

"First solo release"!!? - that would be a serious commitment given the work and effort involved - there's a few big steps between being able to put a few notes together and producing a...

Hi Kevin

Great to see the positive comments for the new CD - knowing some of the hard work that's gone into it - it's particularly good to see the appreciation.

Really enjoying the waltzes and...

Hi Kevin

Great to see the Fame on the water after all the work Ali Beag put into getting her seaworthy - and what a day to choose - absolutely glorious - nowhere quite like the Summer Isles on a...

A couple of Nationals pictured on Wednesday night - a real pleasure for me to share the stage, albeit briefly, with Kevin - we performed a couple of sets as part of a CD launch.

Tim
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There's a chance to see Nationals in action this Wednesday in Aberdeen - it would be good to have your company.

As part of the CD launch for the ceilidh band I play in - Jingbang - Kevin and I...

Thanks Kevin

A good memory of a good session and new friends met - thanks also to Ken for his camerawork.

Look forward to seeing more when Donaidh has had a chance to get it up and running.
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