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My arrangement of this traditional Irish set dance tune, recorded on a Taran Springwell mandolin made in 2018 by Rory Dowling. Recorded on a Logitech C920S USB webcam using the Windows Camera app with a Shure PG81 condenser mic via Focusrite Scarlett Solo plugged into the laptop's USB port, final video editing done in Microsoft Clipchamp.

Arrangement of the Carolan classic "Loftus Jones" inspired by Mick Moloney's playing on his Strings Attached album, played in the key of G on a Taran Springwell mandolin. Recorded on a Logitech C920S USB webcam using the Windows Camera app with a Zoom H4n mic plugged into the USB port, final video editing done in Clipchamp.

My "chord-melody" arrangement of the Bill Taylor jazz/gospel tune "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" (the instrumental music for Barry Norman's BBC Film show). Played on a Gibson TG-00 tenor guitar from the 1930s. Tab (in both TEF - Tabledit - and PDF format) available on my patreon site www.patreon.com/mikefloorstand

Playing the opening bars of Maid Behind The Bar at progessively increasing speeds. Speed increases by 2bpm after each repeat, starting at 87bpm and finishing over 150bpm.

Páraic Mac Donnchadha playing two reels (Mick O'Connor's & George White's Favourite) at his album launch at the Return To London Town festival 2019

My arrangement of jazz standard Sandu (composed by trumpeter Clifford Brown). The instrument is a 1930s Gibson TG-00 (acoustic tenor guitar, mahogany b/s and spruce top with sunburst finish), tuned GDAE. Recorded in Movie Maker using a nasty old Logitech usb webcam, the audio is from a Zoom H4n mic connected via USB.

Video of me playing a popular Irish session reel by Ed Reavy on my standard scale (19-fret) Jedson "Conservatoire" Tenor Banjo. The banjo is fitted with nickel strings (string gauges 11/15/26/40) and a Remo head, and I'm playing with a Graphtech TUSQ pick (0.68mm). Video recorded using a Logitech USB webcam since my laptop webcam is on the blink, the audio is from a Zoom H4n mic attached via USB

This is me playing a reel composed by Sean Ryan. The tenor guitar I'm playing is a 5 body size which Martin used for Terz 6-string guitars and also tenor guitars like this one. It has a 23-inch scale and I have it tuned GDAE though was probably originally intended for CGDA tuning. I'm using a Tusq Standard 0.68mm pick which seems to have a nice crisp but still warm tone. Recorded with a Zoom H4...

My own arrangement of the Django classic "Nuages", played in the key of F on a 10-string Mandolin Banjo called "Father Jack", tuned CGDAE, which I commissioned from De Faoite Instruments. For high quality tab/sheet music (in both PDF and TEF Tabledit format) for this arrangement please go to my Patreon site: www.patreon.com/mikefloorstand Recorded for Week #468 of the Mandolin Cafe "Song-A-Week...

Here is my arrangement of the tune Under Paris Skies (originally written for the 1951 French film Sous le Ciel de Paris), played in the key of Gm on a fan-fret 10-string banjo mandolin made for me by De Faoite instruments. I'm using a Blue Chip Jazz LG 35 pick and the recording is made with Windows Movie Maker using a Zoom H4n plugged into the USB port for audio and the laptop webcam for visual...

Recording of the Irish Trad tune Christmas Eve (also known as Tommy Coen's Reel), played first on my new Taran Springwell mandolin and then on my old (1921) Gibson A3 "White-face". I'm using a Hawk "Tonebird 3" 1.2mm plectrum.

An Irish Jig recorded for the mandolincafe.com "Song-A-Week" Social Group. Recorded using Movie Maker with a Zoom H4N mic connected direct into the USB. The mandolin is made by De Faoite Stringed Instruments and I'm using a Stagg "Classic" 0.96mm celluloid (I think) pick which is a little bright but not bad for 20p!

A comparison of two mandolins, first a classic carved top 1921 Gibson A3 "Whiteface", followed by a De Faoite "Ceol Binn" flattop in cedar and mahogany. I'm using a BlueChip Jazz LG 35 for both. The Gibson is strung with D'Addario EJ74 (Phosphor Bronze 40/26/15/11) whereas the De Faoite has a much lighter custom set from Newtone (Phosphor Bronze 30/20/15/10).

My own arrangement of the jazz standard Blue Bossa which was originally composed by Kenny Dorham, for guitar in standard tuning. Played here on the De Faoite "An Fea Caol" Terz guitar (Terz = tuned 3 semitones higher than standard), which I think means I'm playing this in the (approximate!) key of Gm. An Fea Caol is currently (Jan 2018) on a "road trip" among members of the acousticsoundboard.c...

Bluesette

Midnight in Moscow

Maid Behind The Bar (Tenor Banjo)

Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife (Tenor Banjo Arrangement)

Jump at the Sun

Fred Finn's/ Sailing into Walpole's Marsh

Neil Gow's Lamentable Second Wife

How High The Moon / Blackwaterside

Auld Lang Syne

All Of Me - De Faoite "Samradh" Road Trip Guitar

Autumn Leaves on (muted!) Tenor Banjo

Carolan's Concerto

The Girl from Ipanema (Arrangement for Tenor Banjo)

The Girl From Ipanema (Arrangement for fingerstyle guitar)

Moon River