Hi Mark I've been "troubling my mandolin" since about 1997. Check the link below to view the carnage.
Compton, Burns, Statman & Rachell. Sounds like a law firm....these four players cover a a whole lot of mandolin ground don't they! Perry Pearl River, NY http://www.youtube.com/user/mcmule2007 On Jun 8, 8:02 am, "M. Marmot" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been reading through the older posts on this group and i see > that the folks around here aint too shy in stating their opinions in a > plain talking, straight shooting fashion, and i must admit, reading > some of the more unvarnished comments and threads has been a hoot... > > but i also noticed that a lot of folks have actually had the good > measure to introduce themselves to the group in general and i realised > that i have yet to do so... how rude! > > So here goes, > > My names Mark Halpin, i have the good grace to be Irish but i am > currently to be found gallavanting about France. > > I have been troubling mandolins now for about eight years or so... > kinda took it up on a whim, everyone i knew played guitar and i > figured 'i don't think the world needs another guitarist', so, i found > myself buying a mandolin. > > The strange thing is, as long as i have been messing about with > mandolin playing i have rarely met any other mandolin players, a few > tenor banjo and bouzouki players few players who moonlight on mandolin > for the novelty, but, otherwise i have lived in mandolin isolation... > so to all you folks out there who have the opportunity to meet fellow > mandolinists, i say, don't take that goodness for granted. > > Never had any lessons either, so am mostly self-taught when it comes > to playing, which means i have more bad habits than a failed nunnery. > Since moving to France i have had the time and space to try and > redress my playing somewhat and i am starting to make some inroads, > its slow going but feels good... i don't mind overly, when i got my > first mando i told myself i had a lifetime to learn to play it and > remembering that helps me get over the inevitable learning ruttage. > > I have been known to listen to pretty much any genre of music, i > figure if you keep an open ear and a limber imagination you can find > inspiration most anywhere. I'll admit though that in the last few > years i have tended towards a more mandolin-centric course of > listening, much to the exasperation of those around me, but even with > this i'll gladly jump from genre to genre.... my current fascination, > vocal harmonys... The Inkspots, The Golden Gate Quartet, The > Abyssinians, oh, and of that Nashville Bluegrass Band :-D > > In terms of playing, i have an appreciation for fast picking but its > never been my goal or my thing, i prefer space, emotion, group > interaction... i just get a kick when everyone finds their space in > song or a tune, thats what its there for. Mandolin players that i get > a kick from... well given that i do be venturing on this forum, take > it as a given that i have a high regard for Mr. Compton's playing, > but, also Jethro Burns, Andy Statman, Yank Rachell. The list could go > on, all the usual suspects, but for me, each of those players i have > mentioned just now have each produced a body of work that resonates > with me just that bit more intensely. > > Well, so as not to be over-rambling, thats my introduction folks... > i'm still getting to grips with the group here, going through the > threads and clicking the youtube links and generally enjoying what > y'all have put out there. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.
