tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103761165413264392024-03-14T05:28:34.858-04:00Mandolinianaideas and tab for mandolinistsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-74317913992743127832015-02-24T08:39:00.003-05:002015-02-24T08:55:04.652-05:00Indiana FireflyHere's Indiana Firefly, a <a href="http://www.johnreischman.com/">John Reischman</a> tune from his 1999 CD <i><a href="http://www.johnreischman.com/my-music/up-in-the-woods">Up In The Woods</a></i>, which has a lot of great little tunes for mandolin pickers. There's a transcription on <a href="http://www.mandozine.com/music/search_results.php?searchfor=&tuneselectby=C&mandolevel=&category=&songkey=&artist=reischman&transcriber=&sortby=T&sortorder=A&submit=">Mandozine</a>, along with a lot of other transcriptions of Reischman tunes.<br>
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Resichman got his start with the Tony Rice Unit in the late 1970's, living in California until the 1990's when he moved to Vancouver, BC. He performs regularly, most notably with his band The Jaybirds. He's well known for the fine tone of his mandolin picking, and his tastefully understated compositions.<br>
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Sweetwater Creek at the Ponce De Leon Beer Festival 2013:
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Bach Cello Suite #1 Prelude:
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If you're looking for tab for the Bach, I found it at this link:<br>
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But there are lots of other versions out there.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-45362388365047345242012-12-04T09:50:00.001-05:002018-01-30T15:51:44.783-05:00Doc and DawgHere's my attempt at Doc and Dawg, the title track to a wonderful album that Doc Watson and David Grisman made together. It was released in 1997 from tracks recorded over many years, mostly at Grisman's home.<br />
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You can download the <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/can2fa6c52tsw5a/Doc%20And%20Dawg.tef?dl=0">tab here</a>.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-83895625383307706292012-04-02T13:38:00.011-04:002012-04-02T14:13:43.196-04:00Bury Me Beneath The WillowI played a version of this for the Mandolin Cafe song a week group and someone asked me to tab it out, which made me look at it again of course and play it in a slightly different way. Anyway, here's more or less the version I tabbed out, and <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8014775/mcafe/Bury%20Me%20Beneath%20The%20Willow.tef">here's the link to the tab</a>. You'll have to let the notes ring a little more than the tab really shows, but if you look at the tab and watch the video hopefully it becomes clear how I'm intending it to be played.<br /><br /><iframe width="500" height="310" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N0j7UdG5ddg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Here's the link to the <a href="http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/group.php?discussionid=3150&do=discuss">thread on Mandolin Cafe</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-88531911010726574952012-03-12T10:05:00.006-04:002012-03-12T10:23:35.755-04:00Recording Equipment CheckRecently, quite a few people have been asking about how I record my videos. Here's what I use for recording:<br /><br />Mic: AKG Perception 200 - that's that big ol' large diaphragm condenser mic you can see in the foreground in some of my videos. It's not a really expensive one, but it does give you a much wider dynamic range than, for example, a Shure SM57. Cost is about $175.<br /><br />Mixing desk/Input: Alesis Multimix8 USB 2.0. This is a great little unit that lets you record up to 8 tracks simultaneously onto your computer's hard drive (when you use a DAW - see below) at 24 bit, 44.1 KHz. Cost is about $150. Now, you don't really need the 8 tracks unless you want to record a bunch of people simultaneously on separate tracks, but actually for the price I've found it's about the best low-cost way to get the sounds into the computer (there are a few other cheaper solutions but they are mostly terrible). Having 24 bit really seems to matter to my ears, 16 bit recordings always seem to lose a lot, and even though the videos suffer through compression on YouTube, starting out with a good signal helps a lot - even though it is all 16 bit playback. 24-bit also lets you raise the volume of the recorded track significantly without losing too much quality.<br /><br />DAW (recording application) on my PC is Sonar 8 Producer. Just about any DAW will do. I don't do much with it other than mix the backing track together and add a tiny bit of reverb if the recording sounds dry. Once I've mixed it and have the levels and volume right, I export it using .wma (Windows Media Advanced Streaming) format - since I've found that works well with the video app I have. I use 16 bit, 44.1 KHz settings for the output file if I'm using it for video. <br /><br />I make the backing tracks myself - I have an Fender Jazz bass, which I plug straight into the mixing desk, and I also play guitar and banjo. I often include a mandolin chop rhythm track too. You'll see a fiddle hanging up in the background in some of my videos - I try to play it, but I just haven't really achieved what you might call mastery yet - or anywhere near it :)<br /><br />I have have lots of sound absorbing material in my room so it isn't an echo chamber.<br /><br />I think the most significant contribution to the sound quality comes from the mic, 24 bit recording, and the lack of echo in the room.<br /><br />I record videos with an iPod, or with my digital camera. The digital camera has better video quality, but the advantage of the iPod is that you can use the front-facing camera and see if you're positioned correctly.<br /><br />I import the movie into Windows Movie Maker and trim it. Then I add the sound, and try to sync it up, just by zooming in and wiggling it left and right until it looks and sounds right, which is always tricky.<br /><br />My advice is, if you listen thoughtfully to the results you get and think about how you might tweak it to make it better, the better you'll sound, regardless of what equipment you have. Keep experimenting.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-33825739514550857822012-03-10T13:42:00.027-05:002012-03-12T10:04:12.633-04:00Academy Of Bluegrass - School of Mandolin ReviewMany of you probably have heard about the Academy of Bluegrass, which I think started in 2010 with Tony Trishka teaching banjo. Since then they have added guitar with Bryan Sutton, fiddle with Darol Anger, Bass with Missy Raines, and Dobro with Andy Hall. My main interest of course is with the School of Mandolin, which is taught by Mike Marshall. I joined about a month ago.<br /><br />If you've ever watched any of Mike Marshall's DVDs or YouTubes, you're probably aware that Mike is very interested in teaching, and is a really effective communicator. I mean, he's also a great mandolinist and musician, but having the other two qualities uniquely qualifies him for this.<br /><br />For what you get I think the cost of joining the school is very reasonable. You get access to Mike's pre-recorded video lessons, many of which have accompanying tab and backing tracks to download, graded by ability level. They also feature special slowed-down videos of the tunes to help you learn them. But of course the real thing that separates the web site from a DVD product is that you are able to make your own videos and upload them for Mike to review and get back to you with a video response. Not only that, but you can also see everyone else's video submissions and the responses they got from Mike. So you get to sit in on anyone else's lessons as well as have your own, which I found an unexpected and extremely helpful feature. There are pickers on the site with a very wide range of abilities, so there are usually at least a few struggling with the same issues you are. <br /><br />There are no exams, and no minimum playing level required to get started.<br /><br />The video responses are normally between 6 and 12 minutes long. For most people who are posting for the first time, Mike often focuses on holding the mandolin and the pick correctly. It seems like nearly everyone gets into bad habits with this and I'm no exception. But he'll also give you plenty of musical ideas for further study and suggest the kind of thing you might work on for your next video. Mike watches what you do very carefully, and will play passages you're having trouble with. He'll even work out an arrangement of a tune you're working on. Mike clearly puts a lot of effort and thought into the video responses, and they are a mine of information and often a delight to watch.<br /><br />It's called the Academy of Bluegrass, but Mike Marshall is no bluegrass cop, and while most of the lessons are focused on bluegrass type material, he will happily coach on classical, jazz, swing, Brazilian choro or any other form you want to throw at him. He's even brought Caterina Lichtenberg in to offer advice on some of the more classically oriented submissions.<br /><br />With the number of members enrolled at the moment, Mike seems to add about 10 video exchanges per week. Most people don't post a video that often - in fact, quite a few seem to post one or two and then never reappear again, but I imagine that is pretty much the case for many people who enroll in lessons of any kind. But for those who do follow through, often you can see real improvements in both their technique and their improvisation skills as they progress, and that's probably the best recommendation you could have.<br /><br />There are a number of tools such as Forums and chat, which don't seem to be over-used, but are regularly visited so that you can get answers on questions like how to go about making the videos. There's also an "Ask Mike" forum where you can post questions for him, although the video responses are a much more useful store of information than the forum discussions tend to be. There is also a small but growing repository of performances and interviews with well known players, including Mike Compton, David Grisman, Sam Bush, Don Stiernberg, Chris Acquavella, and of course Mike Marshall. Mike also prepares a monthly video message to his students where he makes suggestions for areas to concentrate on that month, targeted to students at each of the skill levels.<br /><br />Although everything works well, there are a few things that could be better. The original design of the site seems to under-sell how useful the video exchanges with other students are. Old ones are only divided into categories of beginner, intermediate or advanced level, and listed by date. It would be more useful if they could be organized by tune and cross-referenced with particular lessons. As the amount of video exchange material grows, I suspect it may become the site's primary resource, and no doubt they will work on organizing it in more useful ways. Although you can upload videos and mp3s on your own student page, there seems to be no way for students to upload tab. If they took the trouble to develop a good online tab tool, the site could really develop into a broader resource. I would also like to see a two tier payment system, with a lower cost option where you could retain access to the material on the site without the ability to make or receive video submissions.<br /><br />While the School of Mandolin may not be the equivalent of working with a good teacher who you actually meet and play with, I think it's an excellent supplement to the experience you might get from that. And if you just can't get with a real live teacher at the level you want on a regular basis, this website offers something that can be just as good or better, depending on what you are able and willing to put into it. If you're quite self-directed with your mandolin work anyway, I think it could be the ideal solution. You do get a world-class teacher, which can be hard to find locally.<br /><br />Here's one of my video submissions, sadly I can't post Mike's excellent response, but if you join the Academy of course you can go and watch it.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/j2yhUd1fgwI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Here's the <a href="http://www.academyofbluegrass.com/mandolin">link to the Academy</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-66622420153390163922012-01-16T10:51:00.002-05:002012-01-16T10:55:14.248-05:00Big Sandy RiverHere's the old Monroe tune "Big Sandy River". This is my own version which I don't have exact tab for, but you can probably figure out more or less what I'm doing from the video, especially if you compare it with some of the tab you can find <a href="http://www.mandozine.com/music/search_results.php?searchfor=big+sandy+river&tuneselectby=C&mandolevel=&category=&songkey=&artist=&transcriber=&sortby=T&sortorder=A&submit=" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ztNddcZL8to" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-1664861368200313512010-08-29T17:44:00.000-04:002010-08-29T17:44:31.687-04:00Crossing The Cumberlands<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oifjD54-qIE?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oifjD54-qIE?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />One of the bands I play with, the Bluegrass Bonanza Band, started doing this tune and it seems to be very popular with audiences, so I thought I'd do a YouTube to show how I play it. I start off with the banjo and then do a couple of mandolin breaks. There are a lot of mando possibilities with this one. It's a Bill Monroe tune. The Nashville Bluegrass Band have covered it and sound wonderful on it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-15560092921340354782010-08-20T20:55:00.003-04:002010-08-20T20:58:43.153-04:00Jenny LynnYet another fiddle tune with a girl's name for the title. This fiddle tune is the one quoted in Bill Monroe's famous song "Uncle Pen", he says in that song that Jenny Lynn is "where fiddlin' begins" - whatever that may mean. Slow one first, and then a faster one with full backing band provided by me, me and me.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E7pmPKFxjDU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E7pmPKFxjDU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y7saqOxrApE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y7saqOxrApE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-68063773930659196092010-08-16T22:06:00.000-04:002010-08-16T22:06:45.430-04:00Lonesome Moonlight Waltz<object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/SqHM5JcXTfY/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SqHM5JcXTfY?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SqHM5JcXTfY?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />Another good Bill Monroe bluesy waltz for a hot summer night.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-37640734658398775632010-08-14T22:30:00.000-04:002010-08-14T22:30:13.852-04:00Mississippi Waltz<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/VpEZqJchNZ0/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VpEZqJchNZ0?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VpEZqJchNZ0?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />It sure is the right weather for this Bill Monroe tune.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-38489273951067827552010-08-10T23:54:00.001-04:002010-08-10T23:55:15.359-04:00Julie Anne Johnson<object style="background-image:url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/EHNmreHg5Ug/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EHNmreHg5Ug&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EHNmreHg5Ug&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />Another old-time fiddle tune with a girl's name for a title.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-9478177172495926262010-08-06T21:57:00.003-04:002010-08-10T23:55:41.178-04:00Katy HillLittle bit faster this time, you see.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F5hg9smA8wU&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F5hg9smA8wU&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-42612682007144570382010-07-31T12:43:00.003-04:002010-07-31T12:56:37.006-04:00More Song A Week ThoughtsMy last post really only covered the period after you know the tune you're going to play or have learned it from tab or whatever. But there's also a process I go through before I get to that point, so here are my thoughts about that.<br /><br />The first thing I do when considering learning a new tune is to find as many recordings as I can. I prefer recordings by players I admire of course, but if the tune hasn't been covered much I'll take whatever I can get. iTunes is great for this, and there are other methods. YouTube is quite good, although it's harder to get them onto your iPod. They don't have to feature the mandolin heavily, although it's great for getting ideas from if they do. Then I listen to them over and over, hum them to myself, or just imagine them in my mind, and see what I can pick out on the mandolin.<br /><br />If I can't quite grasp the tune that way or there some bits I want to understand, then I will look at tab. You should never be afraid to look at tab. Once you've developed a good ear, tab can't take it away from you, it can only help, and similarly knowing how to read tab will not stop you from developing a good ear. The only thing that will stop you from developing a good ear is if you never use it to try and pick out a tune for yourself without it - and of course you're going to do that sometimes, right? I wanted to cover that off because it's a myth I hear repeated that somehow tab is bad, it's just not true, it's only people who are bad, and it is your inalienable right to use tab. And if you do learn the tune from tab, stop looking at the tab as soon as you can. While you're playing, look away from the tab as often as possible. Pretty soon you'll have it in your memory instead - memories are lazy, and as long as they know the tab will be there they don't bother. But if you continually take the tab away from them they finally get off their lazy asses.<br /><br />I'll often take those two or three versions on my iPod and listen to them over and over before I go to sleep. But I don't listen to them in a sleepy kind of way, no I am thinking very hard about what each note might be and where the chords change, and why that bit's different and so on. By the next morning I'll know the tune pretty well, and after listening to it a few more times I'm ready to start playing it from the tab or from my own memory, and then start the process described in my last post.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-60809830786730617782010-07-30T20:57:00.006-04:002010-07-30T23:04:38.926-04:00A Song A WeekYou don't have to join the <a href="http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/group.php?groupid=67&pp=50">song-a-week group on Mandolin Cafe</a>, but it's a good idea to learn a new tune every week or so if you want your playing to improve. Every tune has its little corners that will exercise you, no matter where you are with your playing, and if the tune is easy for you that's an opportunity to develop the arrangement or do some improvising or do any other kind of thing with it that you normally don't do very well.<br /><br />Here's how to learn a song as quickly as possible:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. Know that you will not learn to play a song well in one sitting.</span> Are you Adam Steffey? No, you are not. So you can't do it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Play the song as slowly as you have to to get through it successfully</span>, but try to play it in time. Consider using a metronome. If you set it slow it will help you. Set it to beat on the 1 and 3 of each bar.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Understand that step 2 is the hardest thing you will ever do on the mandolin.</span> Once you really have the tune down at a slow speed, you have done all the hard work. Now go back to step 2 and do it properly.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Gradually speed up from the slowest possible speed.</span> Do not worry that the speed may be embarrassingly slow, and that you personally feel you ought to be able to play faster than that. We all feel like that, even pros, and we are all wrong.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. Decide what speed you're going to achieve.</span> Depends what tune it is of course and on your own abilities. But be realistic. If you intend to play it at a jam some time or with a band, you need to be able to play at the speed some show-off will pick for you, not a speed you're comfortable with. So figure that out.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6. Repeat</span> step 4 until you reach the speed in step 5.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">7. Record yourself</span>, or try playing the tune at a jam or with your band. Put it on YouTube and send me the link.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">8. Keep playing the tune every now and then for the next 10 years,</span> working out different ways of playing it, different chord settings, variations, improvisations, anything you enjoy hearing others do.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">9. Die happy.</span> Oh, also, remember that sleeping between each step is advised. Every time your sleep, you get better on the mandolin. I don't know why, but it's true.<br /><br />I think a lot of people wonder how long it will take to play a tune well. Recently someone told me they tried to play Blackberry Blossom for 2 weeks and then they knew they would just never be able to do a good job with it. To me, this sounded ridiculous. I have been trying to play Blackberry Blossom up to speed for 7 years now, and I still mess it up 2 times out of 3. And other songs I can have ready to go in a couple of weeks. Honestly, you will not do your best with a song until you've had it under your fingers for at least a week or two, but it could easily take years to really get it down.<br /><br />Here's me playing Katy Hill very slowly, working on step 2:<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_w4IvTiQD90&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_w4IvTiQD90&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-43695535749467503552010-07-25T20:41:00.003-04:002010-07-25T21:10:22.488-04:00Dubuque<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QB9-ksjpWTQ&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QB9-ksjpWTQ&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />This is a fiddle tune that can be found in the Fiddler's Fakebook (and the Mandolin Picker's Fakebook). There are a lot of different versions, although I couldn't find too many recordings by well known artists of it. The Fiddler's Fakebook says it's "New England". I created my own arrangement which mixed a few of the versions I was able to find on iTunes and YouTube, although no-one else seems to have the longer minor chord in the B part which I like.<br /><br />There is also <a href="http://www.mandozine.com/music/search_results.php?searchfor=dubuque&tuneselectby=C&mandolevel=&category=&songkey=&artist=&transcriber=&sortby=T&sortorder=A&submit=">tab for this on Mandozine</a> - not exactly the version I do but close enough to get you started.<br /><br />Here's the link to some <a href="http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/group.php?do=discuss&discussionid=1742">more examples and info on the Song A Week social group at Mandolin Cafe</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-6161919500192325282010-05-17T16:10:00.002-04:002010-05-17T16:13:37.215-04:00Chief O'Neil's Favorite<object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/7AQpYF8FSU0/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7AQpYF8FSU0&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7AQpYF8FSU0&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />This is a great Irish hornpipe that's tempting to perk up with a few floaty guitar chords. The melody I'm playing here is very similar to what's notated in the Mandolin Picker's Fakebook.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-9785291729490805502010-04-28T15:12:00.003-04:002010-04-28T15:18:11.243-04:00Bonaparte Crossing The Rhine<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wCLh4Uw-Rj8&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wCLh4Uw-Rj8&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />This is a good little tune which seems to get played in an old time style rather than bluegrass, so I've tried to make it sound a little more old-timey than I usually do here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-18628388747026641872010-01-29T21:41:00.005-05:002010-01-29T21:47:01.856-05:00Hector the HeroHere's another one of those celtic waltzes, this time written in 1903 by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Scott_Skinner">James Scott Skinner</a> to celebrate the life of Hector MacDonald. If you read his story you'll see the hero's life is a rather sad one that ends in suicide. I borrowed some of the ideas for this arrangement from a version I found on iTunes by a band called "<a href="http://www.jamesonsrevenge.com/home.html">Jameson's Revenge</a>", but I added the ending myself after reading the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_MacDonald">Wikipedia article on Hector</a>.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HjfLqIoYNoc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HjfLqIoYNoc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-52911355453307203232010-01-22T15:41:00.001-05:002010-01-22T15:43:14.817-05:00Flop Eared MuleThis is based loosely on the version on Mike Compton and David Grier's excellent CD "Climbing The Walls".<br /><br /><object width="428" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hu4xe33hYds&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hu4xe33hYds&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="428" height="260"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-48508870136560542772010-01-18T19:27:00.005-05:002010-01-24T19:47:48.741-05:00St Anne's ReelThis is a big favorite at jams, so it's as well to work up a few different approaches to it. Here's one taking a Wayne Benson break I learned a long time ago and developing a lower octave variation and another with some more double stops and small rhythmic changes.<br /><br /><object width="428" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I1yl6QbIjho&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I1yl6QbIjho&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="428" height="260"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-17470358425105645632010-01-07T21:28:00.010-05:002010-01-07T21:46:28.750-05:00Eighth of JanuaryAnd here's the Eighth of January, because tomorrow it will be. And <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/191087525/93968352/Eighth_of_January.html">here's the tab</a>. My own version, mostly from the version on Rhonda Vincent's recent CD, with a touch of Monroe in the downslides.<br /><br /><object width="500" height="305"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T_tsid89VEk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T_tsid89VEk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="305"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-34025357026115301652010-01-02T10:42:00.003-05:002010-01-24T19:49:18.089-05:00BluebirdsHere's a new tune I wrote for the new year. I recorded this yesterday after watching the bluebirds that live nearby all busy on a cold bright January day.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/REtvFXnFTiI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/REtvFXnFTiI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-79573971347374378632009-12-19T18:05:00.004-05:002013-10-06T11:53:30.066-04:00Christmas Time's A Comin'Here's an old Bill Monroe Christmas hit, written by Tex Logan. I made my own arrangement based on several I have heard. In the vocal version there is an extra half-bar of B in the middle section which is often left out when playing breaks or doing an instrumental version (I guess for obvious reasons), so I left it out too. I've embedded Bill's version below too so you can see how the full thing works out. <a href="http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?99601-Christmas-Time-s-A-Coming">Here's the tab for my version</a>.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JaMSEXdgGxA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JaMSEXdgGxA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EXfBYXElPII&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EXfBYXElPII&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510376116541326439.post-82129558116016129672009-12-15T13:47:00.004-05:002009-12-15T16:38:05.019-05:00Jingle BellsHere is my arrangement of Jingle Bells, you can <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/173758789/5ca814d9/Jingle_Bells.html">download the tab here</a>. Merry Christmas.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LJN1wGuMgWA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LJN1wGuMgWA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3