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 Ludwig Kingston tenor banjo recently repaired by cannibalising the tension ring from my Slingerland which no longer played in tune. 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.
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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 |
| At the Racket utube set | December 1st 2008 |
| 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: Good tunes to play solo on the mandolin | March 31st 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: Simple bagpipe and mandolin tune | March 30th 2009 |
| Recordings | More tune names | March 25th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: John Williams (The Guitarist) plays ITM | March 24th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: Looking to Find the CD "Across The Pond" ??????? | March 23rd 2009 |
| 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 |