Mandolin Minute

Mandolin Minute

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  • S02E07. Session Music Online
    1. TheSession.org 
    2. Conversion to a score with tabs 
    3. Mandolintab.net 
    4. An example 
    5. Under a Breton Sky 
    6. Transposition 
    The Session website with tons of scores: https://thesession.org 
    Generate score (and mandolin tabs) from abc notation: http://www.mandolintab.net/abcconverter.php 
    “Under a Breton Sky” in abc notation: 
    X: 1
    T: Under a Breton Sky
    R: Polka
    C: Aurora Celtic
    M: 2/4
    L: 1/8
    K: Am
    Q: C2=120
    "Am"A/2B/2c BA | (ec dc | "Em"Bd cB) | "Am"(AE FE) |
    "Am"A/2B/2c BA | (ec dc) | "Dm"BA Bc | "E"B2 cd |
    "C"ef (ec | "G/B"d2 dc | "F/A"B)d cB | "E"(AE FE) |
    "Am"A/2B/2c BA | (ec dc) | "Em"Bd cB | "Am"A3 "coda"z  :||
    ||: "Am"EF (AF | E3 D | "C"(C)D E(C) | "Dm"D/2E/2F ED) |
    "Am"EF (AE | "Dm"D3 E | "C"(C)D EF | "E/B"E4) | 
    "Am"A/2B/2c B(A | E3 D | "C"(C)D E(C) | "Dm"D/2E/2F ED) |
    "C"(CD ED | "Dm"EF EF) |1 "Esus4"^GF ED | "E"E4 :||2 "Esus4"^GA Bc | "E"B2 c"D.C. al coda"B ||
    8 min
  • S02E06. Copyright 2.0

    A second foray into what might become a series of episodes on the topic of copyright, the protections it provides for you, and who's trying to undermine these laws and who's trying to prop them up. 

    1. Introduction 

    2. Article 13 \ 17 

    3. Don't Cover Supertramp 

    4. Copyright 101 

    5. Third episode? 

    6. Minuet 

    7. Until Next Time 

    Links mentioned: 

    Google astroturfs the EU: https://musictechpolicy.com/2018/08/08/the-times-of-london-confirms-that-google-is-behind-astroturf-opposition-to-article-13/ 

    The Future of What - Copyright 101: https://soundcloud.com/thefutureofwhat/copyright-101 

    11 min
  • S02E05. Other Mandolin Podcasts

    In this episode I give a shoutout to the other mandolin-themed audio podcasts available out there. 

    Contents: 

    1. Intro \ Review 

    2. Mando-Show Podcast 

    3. Mandolin Cafe Podcast 

    4. Musical Number 

    5. Ay Triste Que Vengo (Octave) 

    Links mentioned in the episode: 

    Mando-Show: https://mandomontreal.squarespace.com/en/mando-show?format=rss 

    Mandolin Cafe: https://www.mandolincafe.com/mp3/mp3.xml 

    Youtube video where I first heard the song "Ay Triste Que Vengo": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4csYgR39SR8 

    and the process of making that instrument, très cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_18qReD5MZg 

    7 min
  • S02E04. St. Patrick's Day

    Welcome to my St. Patrick's Day Party. Stay a while...

    1. Two Polkas 

    2. O'Neill's Cavalry March \ Tralee Gaol 

    3. Two Jigs 

    4a. The Irish Washerwoman 

    4b. Morrison's Jig 

    5. Two Slip Jigs 

    6 The Butterfly \ The Kid on the Mountain 

    7. A Reel 

    8. The Musical Priest 

    If you'd like to call in you can leave me a voice message on the Anchor.FM app at Mandolin Minute. If voice messages are not your thing, I  can also be reached at Twitter @ron_mckinnon. I would be delighted to hear from you.

    10 min
  • S02E03. Fiddling Around

    1. Intro / News 

    2. Fiddler's Fakebook 

    3. 6/8 and 9/8 

    4. K-What? 

    5. The Irish Washerwoman 

    Mandolin re-tweet: https://twitter.com/HilaryJamesUK/status/1102876479032049666 

    6 min
  • S02E02. Guitar and Lute (and Mandolin)
    1. A Great Call-In (*)
    2. Summertime, motorcycles and the Dead
    3. Allan Alexander
    4. Bransle Charlotte (Octave)
    5. Rhythmic Variations
    *If you'd like to call in you can leave me a voice message on the Anchor.FM app at Mandolin Minute. If voice messages are not your thing, I can also be reached at Twitter @ron_mckinnon. I would be delighted to hear from you.
    8 min
  • S02E01. Octave Minute

    I just got myself an octave mandolin. This is a mandolin but twice the size and tuned an octave lower than a regular one.

    This particular one is an Eastman. Archtop A-style with F-shaped sound holes.

    Come have a listen!

    6 min

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