Wow, finally. Great. Thank you.
On Apr 21, 5:57 am, Mark Seale <mark.se...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Texas Shorty/John Hartford recording called Old Sport is a master class
> in true old time fiddling. And while it was out of print for many years,
> Shorty now has it re-issued and you can buy it directly from him and
> Ruthie. And if you're just into fiddle tunes, you just can't go wrong with
> any of Shorty's recordings. He's one of the best.
>
> http://www.texasshorty.com/Home.html
>
> Mark Seale
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:32 PM, avalo...@gmail.com
> <avalo...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> > Boy, I love this tune. I pick it a lot. Texas Shorty and John Hartford
> > did it on a rather rare recording which is where I learned it. If you
> > can find it, and good luck, it's the best. The album was discontinued
> > pronto pup over some legal issue. John's banjo playing on this is just
> > a masterpiece all by itself. This tune makes a great solo mandolin
> > tune I have found. I just play it in regular tuning key of D and it
> > works quite well.
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> > On Apr 1, 2:16 pm, Robin Gravina <robin.grav...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Got hooked on A.A. Gray's Bonaparte's retreat - I think Pete Seeger does
> > it
> > > similarly, but frankly I'm not really up on fiddle tunes: only what is on
> > > the legacy ipod.. I was trying to quietly figure it out in regular
> > tuning
> > > and it fits nicely into an F shape in regular tuning, apart from the
> > drones.
> > > Then I checked out Mr Google who tells me DDAD... Is this possible? Can
> > one
> > > do this on the mandolin without the whole thing rattling or exploding?
> > Out
> > > of stubbornness I may have to just work out some way of doing it myself,
> > but
> > > would be interesting to hear points of view.
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> > > All answers please in Sonnet form or simple Iambic Pentameters if that is
> > > too challenging.
> > > Robin- Hide quoted text -
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