Took up mandolin after buying Fairport Convention's FULL HOUSE album back when it came out. Play a wide spectrum of roots music, made some recordings, wrote some mando instruction book/cds, published a mando mag for 11 years. and conduct workshops. Have been playing lots of Finnish and Nordic music for the past 17 years, but also like Greek, Asian and other musics. Play electric 5-string mandola which lets me function as a blues/rock guitarist, and also play pedalbass (organ style bass pedals). Also tenor banjo and the larger mando-family instruments. For a mental workout, and as a way to better teach beginners, took up playing mando left-handed 5 or 6 years ago. But the last year or so, it's usually the (Boehm) flute that I pick up and practice/play.
My wife sings, plays fiddle, accordion (piano acc and chromatic 5-row) and keyboards.
Tunes in Niles H's tunebook: 1
| Highland pipe ornaments on flute? | September 18th 2008 |
| John Doonan and Dave Swarbrick | September 15th 2008 |
| Other stuff akin to Flook - twin/multiple winds | September 13th 2008 |
| Weekend RHYTHM MANDOLIN workshop, March 8-9, Winchester, VA | January 23rd 2003 |
| Discussions | Spencer The Rover | September 24th 2008 |
| Discussions | Highland pipe ornaments on flute? | September 18th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Other stuff akin to Flook - twin/multiple winds - Rare Air | September 17th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: John Doonan and Dave Swarbrick | September 16th 2008 |
| Tunes | G Major version on MORRIS ON | September 15th 2008 |