Re: Kris Kristofferson: the Austin Sessions...
Originally Posted by
mojocaster
Listening to KK today. In 2017, he published a record called the Austin Sessions, and there are beautiful uses of mandolin all over the record. Nothing remarkably flashy, but subtle and tasty song enhancements. Which is my goal in learning the mandolin. Nothing against fiddle tunes - heck, I'm from the original Celtic nation! - but mostly I'm learning it to add to my recordings of original tunes in ye olde home studio.
Anyway... enjoy.
The "original Celtic nation"? Western Asia? Galatia? The area north of Greece?
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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