Father Kelly/Tom Billy's

Sorry about the tinny sound, the mandola actually sounds quite nice when not captured by a poor mic. The low quality playing however, is solely down to me but after all, it's only a one take unedited sample.

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[Yfnan]

... a mandola is different from a mandolin... right? Or is it just be being dumb again? (O.o)

[lenmanban]

There is a lot of discussion about what is called what, a lot depends on which side of the Atlantic you are. What I am playing is the same as a mandolin but with a bigger body to allow it to be tuned an octave lower.

I think someone is only dumb if they can't be bothered to try and find the answer.

[bodatcha]

What are those strange pink things hung on the back of the door?

[lenmanban]

Thanks for pointing that out to everyone, I should have kept my mouth shut! When I retired, instead of pink fluffy dice, I was given a pair of pink fluffy bosoms.

[lenmanban]

Thanks for that, I'll contact you when I'm there next.

[lepwater]

Hi Viv and Paddy here from the Tavern session in Newquay. Found your video the other day....good playing....are you in Newquay again this year...would be good to play a tune with you again some time!

[lenmanban]

Thanks for the comments, good to hear from you. I will be back in Cornwall later this year (Nov) and hope to catch up with you all again.

[datfri13]

In the US this instrument is called an octave mandolin (I have one). The instrument between mandolin and octave mandolin in size and tuned a fifth below the mandolin (Just as the viola is a fifth below trhe violin) is called a mandola, and yes, there is an insrument the next step down called the mandocello.

[trumarksurfnut]

Great playing :) Bri

[12345flossie]

Nice set well played, thanks

[xcaper66]

a mandola is like a mandolin....tuned the same ..only bigger

[Yfnan]

Thanks for the answer, it thought it had something to do with the amount of snares (That's what I read in a book), but when I googled it, there was no difference at all...

But then how is the instrument called when you live in Europe?

[squeezeboxer92]

Very Nice!!!

[Tripleasasino]

It sounds really good, thx a lot!

[heartywhistler]

i prefer bosoms any day.. and every day.