west-coaster’s seventy-nine comments

Sorry for opening that can of worms…! Thank you for the gems of wisdom buried in the above thread and in the emails. And apologies for my miss-spelling of ‘octave’. more…

The mandola/mandolin thing is a bit confusing - what I’m after is the instrument that’s tuned EADG like a fiddle so I’ll automatically know where to put my fingers! I think that’s an octave mandola?? more…

I’m a fiddle player (based in the UK) toying with the idea of getting hold of an octave mandola. Initially, I don’t want to spend much more than £300. Any suggestions as to what I should consider buying (or what to avoid)? Thanks 🙂 more…

Or an Ormiston (save up the extra) and the best note on it is the ‘wrong’ C. more…

The last 4 bars of The Reconciliation (on the fiddle). more…

I thought for a minute there that this was going to be a discussion about Johnny Depp… more…

Had a tune with an accordion-playing friend on the Glasgow-Inverness train on the way back from Celtic Connections one year. more…

This is a great site - clear and simple to navigate -thanks to all involved - who cares about the colour? Far simpler than the monster that is Chiff and Fipple, or even the Footstompin’ forum. more…

He plays a mixture of Scottish styles with nice, pipey grace-notes. He started out as a classical player, I believe, and popularised the Cape Breton style of fiddle playing here about 15 years ago. more…

I don’t play the pipes but I have played fiddle and flute with pipers for 16 years. more…