Re: High end Italian restaurant in London seeking mandolinist
I've done this sort of gig a couple of times, and enjoyed it very much both times. It meant playing beautiful music that was meant for the mandolin, in a pleasant environment, freed from dealing with drunks, smokers, loudmouths, requests for Jimmy Buffett songs, and similar nuisances all-too-often encountered at venues here. One of them involved a two-hour drive each way, but it was worth it.
I can scarcely imagine I'll be able to do what it would take to uproot myself from here and take advantage of this opportunity, though I wish I would. I recommend someone living thereabouts do just that. If you need to learn some material, I suggest the collection from the Abruzzo region that was posted here several years ago. My repertoire consisted of half popular tunes and half selections from that collection.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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