I'm an beginning to intermediate mandolin player in a band that plays for an Irish dancing group on a college campus in the USA.
I play a Carbon Fiber Mix A5 mandolin. My favorite wooden instrument was a Weber Bitterroot, but I sold it.
I sometimes play for a contra dance band as well.
I'm self taught and after 17 years of working things out on my own from standard written notation (the dots), I had my first lessons. My instructor insisted on learning by ear exclusively. I memorize tunes quickly now and I also picked up some great hints on ornamentation of tunes. I recommend lessons if you can afford it. Best money I've spent.
Cheers.
Tunes in abuteague's tunebook: 22
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| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| A Fig For A Kiss | slip jig | Edorian |
| Bold Doherty | jig | Eminor |
| The Boys Of The Town | jig | Gmajor |
| The Butterfly | slip jig | Eminor |
| Carolan's Concerto | reel | Dmajor |
| Comb Your Hair And Curl It | slip jig | Edorian |
| The Dusty Miller | slip jig | Dmajor |
| The Foxhunter | reel | Gmajor |
| Galway Bay | hornpipe | Gdorian |
| Good Morning To Your Nightcap | reel | Eminor |
| The Humours Of Bandon | jig | Gmajor |
| Jenny Will You Marry Me? | reel | Gmajor |
| The Kid On The Mountain | slip jig | Eminor |
| Miss Walsh | jig | Gmajor |
| The Morning Star | reel | Dmajor |
| The New Mown Meadows | reel | Adorian |
| The Nine Points Of Roguery | reel | Dmajor |
| The Old Wheels Of The World | reel | Gmajor |
| Out On The Ocean | jig | Gmajor |
| The Rocky Road To Dublin | slip jig | Adorian |
| Spoot O' Skerry | reel | Gmajor |
| The Trip To Cullenstown | reel | Gmajor |