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 an old Slingerland tenor banjo in serious need of a new fretboard. For people who are interested in this kind of thing, they each have a 21" scale and 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.
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Tunes in octogreg's tunebook: 10
| 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 |
| Victory session online | July 26th 2003 |
| Discussions ARE sessions | July 18th 2003 |
| Only one tune? | July 14th 2003 |
| The SARS sessions | May 30th 2003 |
| Discussions | Re: Fairbanks/Vega tenor banjo | June 26th 2008 |
| Tunes | Google says.... it's already here | June 22nd 2008 |
| Discussions | Reavy's Street Player | June 16th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Banjo repair | June 12th 2008 |
| Recordings | Tune titles: some gaps filled | April 30th 2008 |
| 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 |