Re: Star Spangled Banner — mandolin orchestra style
Utterly charming! Can you imagine what it must have been like 100-120 years ago, when mandolin orchestras were all over the country, and they very likely would have been performing this very function before baseball games - er, expositions of the national pastime.
I do wish, though, that the several players with clip-on tuners had removed them for the shoot. I know it's a pet peeve of mine, and plenty others, and it doesn't really matter, but it's distracting. I mean, you're not going to stop and tune in the middle of this, are you? Also, I don't know if there was a glitch in the mix, or the arrangement, but I didn't hear the melody right at the start of the bridge, as he harmony was more prominent. Hope it can be corrected.
But overall, 'twas sublime. Thanks for sharing!
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