Greg James from Toronto, Canada.
I play an octave mandolin made by Otis Thomas of Cape Breton. See www.fiddletree.com for a picture. I also play a Paramount Style B tenor banjo. For people who are interested in this kind of thing, the mando has a 21" scale and the banjo is a 19 fret 23" scale. Both are tuned GDAE an octave below the fiddle. I use them for melody playing.
When playing beyond the walls of the family room, I can usually be found in The Black Swan on Thursday nights.
Tunes in octogreg's tunebook: 10
| It's Not Racket Science | At The Racket | January 22nd 2009 |
| Dragon Reels | Roger Landes | May 23rd 2003 |
| Heat Of The Moment | Pierre Schryer And Ian Clark | May 9th 2003 |
| First Flight | Gerald Trimble | March 2nd 2003 |
| Stringed Instruments By Otis A. Thomas | May 23rd 2003 |
| The Black Swan | November 21st 2006 |
| Bow And Arrow Pub | January 30th 2006 |
| utube fill in the blanks | May 10th 2011 |
| 19 fret Vega Pro for Sale | September 20th 2010 |
| At the Racket utube set | December 1st 2008 |
| Victory session online | July 26th 2003 |
| Discussions ARE sessions | July 18th 2003 |
| Discussions | Re: Closest Banjo to Dave Boyle sound in a lower price range? | June 9th 2011 |
| Discussions | Re: utube fill in the blanks | May 10th 2011 |
| Discussions | utube fill in the blanks | May 10th 2011 |
| Recordings | Beo! | April 19th 2011 |
| Recordings | Excellent album | April 19th 2011 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| The Hag At The Spinning Wheel | jig | Gmajor |
| Kerry Fling | reel | Dmajor |
| Martin Wynne's | reel | Gmajor |
| Mickey Callaghan's Fancy | hornpipe | Gmajor |
| The Morning Thrush | reel | Dmajor |
| Munster Buttermilk | jig | Gmajor |
| The Old Favourite | jig | Gmajor |
| Over The Moor To Maggie | reel | Gmajor |
| Thomas Leixlip The Proud | jig | Dmajor |
| The Thrush In The Morning | reel | Dmajor |