Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Mandolin

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

And speaking of Bill Monroe and his mandolin...."In the pines"   ;)
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASZl4Z54Sbg_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASZl4Z54Sbg) 
 
here's another:
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXkwthWiMFk_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXkwthWiMFk) 
 
and one more from 1981 showing the strong connection to this music and the  
Scottish Highlands' jigs and reels I grew up on:
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFvndnx5zKg_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFvndnx5zKg) 
 
I'm sure Winslow can elaborate in regard to his Scottish  Fiddler's Group 
playing, but I can't imagine a harmonica player being able to  keep up at these 
speeds, unless it was someone as fast a player as is  Jason.
 
Breathtaking.
 
Elizabeth
 
Dave Payne writes (snipped):
"I'm always hungry for information about foreign bluegrass... Stuff like: I  
wonder if the moonshine at their bluegrass festivals is as good as the stuff  
that always shows up at ours, etc., or if they have a dog that can sing "In 
the  Pines" like Ronnie Webb always has at the festivals. The dog can sing any  
bluegrass song there is, as long as it's "In The Pines." 

Dave"
 
....and
 
(major snip)
 
"The mandolin is  a highly personal thing. Duncan tells this one story  where 
he was at the Grand Ol' Opry with Monroe. Monroe broke an A string on his  
mandolin. Duncan decided to be helpful and change the string. Monroe comes back, 
 sits down. He deliberately and carefully takes an A string out of the 
package  and unfurls it. He carefully places the spare string across his lap and  
ceremoniously picks up the 1923 Lloyd Loar F-5 Gibson he played throughout his  
long career. 
Monroe took off the tailpiece and did a double take, then  stared in horror. 
Anger filled him. 
"Who the god...n hell's been messing  with my mandolin!" Monroe screamed. 
"I did." Duncan said. 
"You leave my  god..n mandolin alone." 
Those who are learned of Monroe, will no doubt  realize that for Monroe to 
actually swear, he was infuriated."  





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