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 numerous mandolin instruction book/cds, published "The Mandocrucian's Digest" for 11 years. and conducted 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 (mini-Strat conversion) 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, and occasionally the viola.. For a mental workout, and as a way to better teach beginners, took up playing mando left-handed around 2003. Since 2008, 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: 23
| The Short Mesure Off My Lady Wynkfylds Rownde | waltz | October 28th 2011 |
| Puddlegum's Misery | hornpipe | October 28th 2011 |
| Here We Come A-Wassailing | hornpipe | November 30th 2009 |
| Term(s) for wide interval ornaments | May 23rd 2011 |
| Satie "Gymnopedies", "Gnossienes" on flute or pipes? | March 28th 2011 |
| Scabbard for Flute? | January 5th 2011 |
| Irish flute/pipes takes on classical "tunes" | February 20th 2010 |
| Highland pipe ornaments on flute? | September 18th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Buying a flute-I need advice! | April 28th 2012 |
| Discussions | Re: In praise of Dave Swarbrick | March 16th 2012 |
| Tunes | You folks really crack me up! | November 2nd 2011 |
| Tunes | Short Mesure Off My Lady Wynkylds Rownde | October 28th 2011 |
| Tunes | Puddlegum's Misery | October 28th 2011 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| The Battle Of The Braes | barndance | Dmajor |
| The Minstrel's Fancy | hornpipe | Dmajor |
| The Blarney Pilgrim | jig | Dmixolydian |
| Brian Boru's March | jig | Aminor |
| Queen Of The Fair | jig | Dmajor |
| Cornelius Curtin's Big Balloon | jig | Eminor |
| Muineira De Casu | jig | Gmajor |
| Da Foula Reel | jig | Gmajor |
| Numedalshalling | polka | Amixolydian |
| The Wise Maid | reel | Dmajor |
| The Maids Of Mitchelstown | reel | Dminor |
| The Fermoy Lasses | reel | Eminor |
| Sporting Paddy | reel | Gmajor |
| The Ace And Deuce Of Pipering | reel | Gmajor |
| Dans Plinn Of The Tune Police | reel | Amixolydian |
| Dans Fisel | reel | Bminor |
| Mick O'Connor's | reel | Dmajor |
| Souter Creek | reel | Gmajor |
| Sir Sidney Smith's March | reel | Gmajor |
| The Dawn | reel | Dmajor |
| The Kid On The Mountain | slip jig | Eminor |
| Michael Gorman's | slip jig | Dmajor |
| The House Of Little Lights | waltz | Fdorian |