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I can't answer your question, but I think that you'll find that "Ste. Anne's Reel" is generally considered to be a French-Canadian tune, Of course, tunes move around and get adapted and played in...

B.B. King calling his guitar, "Lucille," was very cool, but me calling my mandolin "Karen" doesn't have the same vibe, so I'll leave my mandolin nameless.

It's kind of confusing. Great Britain is an Island, the largest of the British Isles, and consists of three countries, England, Ireland, and Scotland. All of these countries contain smaller islands....

As David said 'way back, Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" in C major is a good one, well known and played at weddings over generations. I'm with David on the subject of ethnicity and musical interests....

I think there have been many editions between the original and the 2013 re-publication. I bought a brand new copy, just like Frank's, in the early 1970's. There was no publication date or...

This Scottish site says that The Scottish Violinist was published in 1900. I'm surprised that I can't find more sites with the original publication date, as Scott Skinner was popular internationally...

It couldn't be done on fiddle either. Skinner (1843-1927) often gave alternate ways of playing a tune, which is what he did here. He was a highly skilled, trained musician and a stage performer, who...

Here's the video:



https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mi9za4rguPO-hj2ZrnTJL9uEckNNQbHTY

(I'm not seeing the video here, but click on the URL and you should get it, or search the...

Please give us a link. I don't know what "SGW" is, so I suspect that many others don't either.

Not that simple. Are you referring to Europe, the continent, or Europe the political entity, i.e., the European Union? Many geographers regard Ireland, Great Britain (the island) and even Iceland as...

I like the headstock. It's the shape of the lamp that doesn't appeal to me. I like them all, but the others more. Perhaps the bluegrass folks will love that particular lamp.

I like them. I find the shape of the body lamps more appealing than that of the headstock lamp, but that's just my opinion.

Thanks for the article, David. It was good to see everyone's comments in one place. This puzzled me though: "Although the String Band later became a brilliant festival band in the UK, Woodstock was...

Just came across this impressive video, with Mike Marshall playing and directing the orchestra. I assume that they're on tour elsewhere. Other videos have women, including, I believe, Caterina...

All the sites selling silk bags for violins make some variation of the following claim: " A silk instrument bag will help to lock-in humidity around your instrument, keeping it stable." However, I...

The Incredible String Band were popular in North America too, though most of my generation (baby boomers) would not know their music. I bought a number of Incredible String Band albums in Canadian...

I don't believe that was true at the time. To some degree, the term "Celtic" was popularized in the 1970's, with Williamson being a promoter. "Celtic" was around earlier, often used by romantics and...

Welcome to the Cafe.

In future, when changing strings, please video yourself! ;)

I had friends who use silk bags for their violins, but never used one myself. However, I always kept a cloth in my violin case on top of the strings to keep bow hairs from getting tangled in the...

Relax your hand on a table or the arm of a chair, lift your index finger, curve it and press the tip for a second as you would when playing, lay the finger down and relax it, do the same with the...

Thanks for that, Don.
Bill Monroe was influenced by the African-American fiddler, Arnold Schultz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Shultz
In the 1920s and 30s, mainly northern record companies...

Your work is most appreciated, Scott.

And a tip o' the hat to the moderators, who assist in creating the atmosphere that we all (well, most of us) value at Mandolin Cafe.

Frank, you ol' tear-jerker, you. Nice singing.

Button accordion. (If you look at the photo on the video, Kate is holding one.) I'm sure there's a French-Canadian who plays concertina, but I've never heard that person. By the way, the McGarrigles...

Happy Birthday, David. Your music brings me great pleasure!