blues mandolin - 61 Highway

Roosevelt Sykes was the first one to record a "61 Highway" blues in 1931, after that many bluesmen sang about it. Nowadays Mississippi Fred McDowell's slide version is the best known.
It's after hearing Charlie Pickett's flatpicked version I got the idea to give it a try on the mandolin, of course using all the clichés created by mandolin greats Yank Rachell and Johnny Young.

I'm playing out of the key of G, a half step down.
The mandolin was made by Daniel Brauchli, who lives in Tasmania.

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• mandolin
• blues
• 61
• highway
• acoustic
• yank
• rachell
• johnny
• young
• mississippi
• fred
• mcdowell
• daddystovepipe

[jarmbru]

You really did throw the kitchen sink at that one. VERY NICE.

[zangfred]

Goddam! Thas it baby!

[catherineyronwode]

Oy! Yank Rachell meets Roosevelt Sykes. This is so bizarrely great that i am at a loss to complement you. Have you considered doing "Big Railroad Blues" by Ashley Thompson and the Gus Cannon Jog Stompers on mandolin lately?

[properjob]

From low to high, it is G, D, A, E - exactly like a violin, or like the bottom four strings of a guitar, reversed. I think that's right....

[imdanhoover]

that's very cool...

[Mariekesone]

Magic..:-)...Great sound!

[inputbass]

what's the mandolin's afination? E,A,D,G like a guitar?

[angorawol]

of course, a mandolin is a good blues instrument. Ask Ry Cooder or Rich Delgrosso. Where is the time of Yank Rachell or Charlie Mc' Coy.

[UkuleleIgor]

Yeah! That´s good!!! ***** from Igor

[r810s]

It goes to show what great instrument the mandolin can be for blues tunes. Great playing.