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octogreg

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

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Number of tunes submitted: 0

Number of tunes requested: 0

Number of recordings submitted: 4

Newest Recordings submitted:

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

Number of links submitted: 1

Newest Links submitted:

Stringed Instruments By Otis A. Thomas May 23rd 2003

Number of sessions submitted: 2

Newest Sessions submitted:

The Black Swan November 21st 2006
Bow And Arrow Pub January 30th 2006

Number of events submitted: 0

Number of discussions submitted: 5

Newest Discussions submitted:

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

Number of comments submitted: 170

Newest comments submitted:

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
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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

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