I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the fine recordings of Kevin Macleod, especially those with Alec Finn. Accompaniment and lead shifting back and forth, and with great respect for the melodies.
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I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the fine recordings of Kevin Macleod, especially those with Alec Finn. Accompaniment and lead shifting back and forth, and with great respect for the melodies.
A lot of good suggestions in this thread! In particular John Goodin's article has quite a few which I am investigating.
I've played fiddle and mandolin for over thirty years, mostly in the...
I have the same model, made in the same year. Mine's #38. Didn't Eastman start making 504's around 2006? Great-sounding oval-hole, though the finish on mine is brittle and chippy.
I've been enjoying your project accounts. Love that tailpiece! Are the studs silver-soldered on it?
Some years ago I made a couple of ten-string citterns using a scaled-down Selmer guitar pattern. I bent the top halves before shooting them and used Selmer-style ladder bracing. Scale length is 22"...
A cheap mini-crockpot with a baby food jar inside has served me well. A dimmer switch and a thermometer helps keep the glue at an optimum temperature.
Thanks, Kevin! Lately I've been revisiting old De Danann recordings. I first heard them when I was learning to play and now I can actually play the tunes. The musicianship is stellar, but the tempos...
I like pipe marches too; you can hear some nice ones on John Kelly's Youtube channel. Some Irish jigs to try... how about Dancing Eyes, or The Black Rogue?
These posts as a whole are quite the analytic primer on plucked ornaments! Thanks, all.
"The Laddie with the Pladdie" is one of my favorite tunes, and a great one for practicing those "snaps"....
Thanks for making these tracks available, Kevin! I really enjoyed them.
I play a 20-1/4" scale cittern, one I made from osage orange and spruce -- it's a scaled-down ten-string version of a Selmer-Macaferri guitar. I tune it GDAEA, and the high A string is .009. I like...