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posted March 15, 2007 11:37 AM         

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i would love to learn this...

does anyone have experience with mandolins and how to make music with them?

they are so beautiful!

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posted March 15, 2007 12:50 PM         

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* naiad *

i don't play mandolin myself ..
but i've a friend that does .. and i'm due to see him soon ..
so i could pick his brains on the subject ...

just found this page .. i've not looked through it ..
but it does look interesting ..

~ http://www.nigelgatherer.com/mando.html ~

best of luck ..

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posted March 15, 2007 01:11 PM         

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oh that's a great page! thank you Mr. Dragon.

for some reason i have this picture of calm contentedness...and pleasure...in sitting making the sweetest music, strumming a mandolin. my own music, compositions...playing what i hear in my head. it just seems such a beautiful sound.

i will post a picture of my instrument when i find one.

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posted March 20, 2007 12:11 PM         

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~ naiad ~

there be mandolin in most of these mp3 files ..

( EDIT .. as there was a typo in the links .. )

'nashcats' .. be Mark o'Connor and the New Nashville Cats ..
info at .. ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_O'Connor ~

'j.d.' .. be Jerry Douglas ( plays the dobro )
info at .. ~ http://www.jerrydouglas.com ~

(Edit: 15/4/07 .. mp3s no longer on server )

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ps .. wasn't sure if these be the sort of mandolin playing you like .. thought i'd pass them on in anycase ..
recently heard a neat piece of classical music for mandolin .. though i din't catch the name of it ..
given that pic u posted .. thought maybe the bluegrass style might be a bit frantic .. ;-))
in a few days i shall be posting some more from the above artists over in the astro forum at this thread ..
* http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/012554.html *

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posted March 25, 2007 08:22 PM         

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justa bump .. as there was a typo in the links ..
they should work now .. :-)

~ (Edit: 15/4/07 .. mp3s no longer on server ) ~

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posted March 27, 2007 12:21 PM         

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thank you so much, kind sir.

i did a lot of searching for mandolin music and but without much success.

i am very pleased to have these resources that you've provided.

will return after i've listened...

thank you again, dragon o' happiness....

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posted May 20, 2007 11:55 AM         

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~ naiad ~

re:
** .. i did a lot of searching for mandolin music and but without much success. ..**

some CD's on this site ..
* http://www.marilynnmair.com/index.shtml *

so it's an italian design going back 400 years .. mmmm ..
well .. i missed a recent radio prgm dedicated to early mandolin music ..
)( wanted to record it as well ..
made a list of the composers .. then went 'n lost the list ..
.. vivaldi and leon featured ..

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posted May 20, 2007 12:29 PM         

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Yeah, I do play mandolin. I'm much better at guitar, but I've played it at gigs where we do bluegrass or country music. Of course I can play the Battle of Evermore on it too.

(If you want to listen to some good mandolin music, go buy one of Nickel Creek's albums. Trust me, that guy is awesome. They have a lot of songs that are mandolin oriented.)

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posted May 21, 2007 04:12 PM         

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Rod Stewart plays a good mandolin. My favorite song of his is "Mandolin Wind" and he plays beautiful mandolin music in that song.

I love the sound of a mandolin too, naiad. Beautiful music.

Here's the song only in this video Stewart is playing a banjo not a mandolin. Couldn't find any original versions where he played the mandolin in the song.
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v335561FrM548xg

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posted May 21, 2007 08:11 PM         

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Sorry Naiad, but when I seen this thread all I could think of was this Great Movie!!!! Just had to post!!!

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posted May 21, 2007 08:48 PM         

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Great movie. I loved it!

Star, check out the guitarist to the right behind Rod Stewart in this video. What a looker!! LOL

Sorry, naiad. Did not mean to get off the topic of your post. It just reminded me of Rod Stewart and his mandolin.

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posted May 21, 2007 09:20 PM         

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i'm still on my quest for learning this magical instrument.

it has such beauty and mystery. so cool that you guys actually make music on mandolins.

thank you again sir dragon, for those excellent sites for the music...and you also Mirandee and BoE for suggesting those songs.

mandolins are such a delight!

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posted May 21, 2007 10:30 PM         

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Mirandee for sure, on the looker part!!!LOL!!

Beautiful Tune!!!!

Reminds me of my fav. by him, " Foot Loose & Fancy Free "!!!!

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posted May 21, 2007 10:45 PM         

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Mirandee!!! Thanks SOOOO much for putting up that fabulous version of Mandolin Wind Gawd I loved Rod and Ronnie Wood in the Faces back in the day..... (thanks for the reminder for Harmonies ) -- wonder who the slide and mandolin players were??

naiad ~

Mandolin Rain

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posted May 21, 2007 11:00 PM         

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WOW!!! Azalaksh!!!!

Thanks also for sharing " Mandolin Rain "

Tune, also Beautiful!!!!!!!NICE, VERY NICE!!!

Love that song!!!!

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posted May 21, 2007 11:34 PM         

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www.spoonshine.com/bio

Really love their song " Jerusalem Ridge " !!!!!

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posted May 21, 2007 11:53 PM         

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Yes, Zala, that is a beautiful song. Thanks so much for that.

I want to get that CD. Nice voice that he has too.

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posted May 22, 2007 03:36 PM         

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~ Couple more mp3 instrumentals from the New Nashville Cats ~

.. with mandolin ..
* ( file now off server )

.. fiddle .. drums 'n bass .. maybe a mandolin in the mix ..
.. could do with a few shots of burbon and a wooden dance floor for this one ..
* ( file now off server )
.. 4.1 meg .. 3 min. ..

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posted May 23, 2007 09:06 AM         

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"If you want to listen to some good mandolin music, go buy one of Nickel Creek's albums. Trust me, that guy is awesome. They have a lot of songs that are mandolin oriented."

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posted May 26, 2007 06:45 AM         

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I have one, but couldn't tell you the proper way to play it. I play violin and the mandolin is keyed the same. I can play basic songs like Mary had a little lamb, and Twinkle, twinkle.

If you've played any other string instrument you shouldn't have too hard a time learning mandolin. Go take a few weeks of lessens to learn the notes and proper way to play if you can afford it. Then look for used books on teaching yourself the mandolin.

Just a suggestion.

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posted June 02, 2007 10:07 PM         

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naiad ~

I was listening to John Baldry tonite, and noted some mandolin in this song..... (mp3, about 4mb)

Wild Mountain Thyme

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posted June 02, 2007 11:48 PM         

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thank you aquaspry and Azala.....it might be quite a while before i can learn mandoline...still love it though.

(my focus these days is on starting a home business soon to generate more income for my little brood. i'm thinkin of crafting handmade items with my sewing maching....imbued with herbal and uplifting energies, using natural energy sources, such as flower essences and essential oils. like tarot cloths, hand bags or baby blankets...something of that nature. if you magical musical people have any advice or suggestions to offer i'd be more than pleased to hear of them. thanks. )

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posted June 02, 2007 11:59 PM         

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What you wrote about "sewing" and "herbal" made me think of sachets..... does anyone buy these anymore?? seems more my mom's generation than this century, but everything old is new again

I was also thinking about some of the websites I've shopped at lately..... I gotten a few tarot card bags and whatnot -- will look up the links..... et voila:
http://www.mayhemltd.com/garbpouchesbags.htm
http://www.midnight-muse.com/bags.htm
http://www.crystalsandjewelry.com/gifts/pouches.html
http://www.lavenderfanatic.com/lavendersachets.html

Are you OK naiad?? A lotta blue hearts tonite.....

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