Andy Richards’s two comments

I remember seeing Cock and Bull play this very tune, in the Anchor garden at Sidmouth folk festival around 1986. Jean-Pierre Rasle on bagpipes - brilliant. I still have the “Eyes Closed and Rocking” album on vinyl too. Great band. more…

I would echo what others have said, the mandolin is your best bet. Make sure you work on your plectrum technique, maybe even take a few classical mandolin lessons, and develop a good tremolo. more…