Vilia Dal by Franz Lehar, played on octave mandolin

This piece from The Merry Widow was arranged for octave mandolin by my mandolin teacher, John Hayes, of East Sussex

The well-known theme to this tune starts at 1 minute 15 seconds.

I am playing it on my octave mandolin which was made for me by Alex Willis of Westham, East Sussex - see /www.willisguitars.co.uk/

The video was recorded on a Canon S5 IS digital camera and the movie was edited using Serif MoviePlus
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[southcoastsounds]

Thanks Mandolin1944 - I've been learning the piece since January which might explain how I've got it reasonably OK

[meganmurphy1212]

Really like the deep rich sound of that instrument!!! I've always liked that tune and it sounds wonderful on your mandolin; thanks for posting this and can't wait to hear more.

~Megan

[Mandolin1944]

Remarkable! I cannot imagine how you keep all those chord changes in mind. The tune has a subtle melody which makes it even harder to learn. Outstanding performance. That is a great sounding insturment as well.