I used “the folk process” to liberate this tune from a fantastic record by John Hartford and Jim Wood. It’s called The Bullies Have All Gone To Rest and I would highly recommend it. For the recording, I’m using a new toy called the MicPort Pro. Sounds pretty good… as does the Shure KSM32.
Okay, I had to run over to DHL to pick it up before they closed and therefore sat on their dock until tuesday… but my new Duff is here! I’m off to give it a spin but I threw a quick video together to share with my mando brethren. More to come…
The wait has been killing me but it’s almost here. From the land down under, I give you, Orange II (The Revenge).
Well, I've been working on a few new mando tunes... here's one that was a lot tougher than I expected. It's still not right but there is progress being made. Many thanks to a certain bald headed, 50 year old in overalls for the continued support. It is much appreciated. Eventually, even the most stubborn digits must comply...
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I’m a big fan of Mike Compton and have been picking his musical pockets for some time now. He recently put some tab up on his site for one of the many songs of his I mean to learn. Well I got to working on it and made a movie of it today… it’s called Big Indian Blues.
The video is just awful… clearly I need better light in my place. With that in mind, I also put up just the audio in mp3 format. Enjoyl…
I spent some time playing around with the built-in video camera on one of the new Intel Macs. The quality is actually surprisingly good, though it is only capable of 15fps. Apple may not have had it in mind when they developed it, but it makes an excellent mandolin practice tool. Here’s a few scenes from today’s episode of MandoBoy, featuring “Orange”, my beloved BRW…
Evening Prayer Blues
New 5 Cents
New Camptown Races
Frog on a Lilly Pad
Jerusalem Ridge
Poor White Folks
Right Right On
Tennessee Blues
Here’s a recording from a little bluegrass get-together I attended last night. A lovely time was had by all. And I ended up not spilling wine on Curtis’ couch after all!
Here’s a little tune I wrote in honor of the libation that helped produce it. It’s called The Napa Valley Rag.
I was fooling around with some mics today and found myself playing this tune. It bounces along quite nice really…
