S02E01. Octave Minute

1. TheSession.org  2. Conversion to a score with tabs  3. Mandolintab.net  4. An example  5. Under a Breton Sky  6. Transposition  The Session website with tons of scores: https://thesession.org  Generate score (and mandolin tabs) from abc notation: http://www.mandolintab.net/abcconverter.php  “Under a Breton Sky” in abc notation:  X: 1 T: Under a Breton Sky R: Polka C: Aurora Celtic M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: Am Q: C2=120 "Am"A/2B/2c BA | (ec dc | "Em"Bd cB) | "Am"(AE FE) | "Am"A/2B/2c BA | (ec dc) | "Dm"BA Bc | "E"B2 cd | "C"ef (ec | "G/B"d2 dc | "F/A"B)d cB | "E"(AE FE) | "Am"A/2B/2c BA | (ec dc) | "Em"Bd cB | "Am"A3 "coda"z  :|| ||: "Am"EF (AF | E3 D | "C"(C)D E(C) | "Dm"D/2E/2F ED) | "Am"EF (AE | "Dm"D3 E | "C"(C)D EF | "E/B"E4) |  "Am"A/2B/2c B(A | E3 D | "C"(C)D E(C) | "Dm"D/2E/2F ED) | "C"(CD ED | "Dm"EF EF) |1 "Esus4"^GF ED | "E"E4 :||2 "Esus4"^GA Bc | "E"B2 c"D.C. al coda"B ||

A second foray into what might become a series of episodes on the topic of copyright, the protections it provides for you, and who's trying to undermine these laws and who's trying to prop them up.  1. Introduction  2. Article 13 \ 17  3. Don't Cover Supertramp  4. Copyright 101  5. Third episode?  6. Minuet  7. Until Next Time  Links mentioned:  Google astroturfs the EU: https://musictechpolicy.com/2018/08/08/the-times-of-london-confirms-that-google-is-behind-astroturf-opposition-to-article-13/  The Future of What - Copyright 101: https://soundcloud.com/thefutureofwhat/copyright-101 

In this episode I give a shoutout to the other mandolin-themed audio podcasts available out there.  Contents:  1. Intro \ Review  2. Mando-Show Podcast  3. Mandolin Cafe Podcast  4. Musical Number  5. Ay Triste Que Vengo (Octave)  Links mentioned in the episode:  Mando-Show: https://mandomontreal.squarespace.com/en/mando-show?format=rss  Mandolin Cafe: https://www.mandolincafe.com/mp3/mp3.xml  Youtube video where I first heard the song "Ay Triste Que Vengo": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4csYgR39SR8  and the process of making that instrument, très cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_18qReD5MZg 

Welcome to my St. Patrick's Day Party. Stay a while... 1. Two Polkas  2. O'Neill's Cavalry March \ Tralee Gaol  3. Two Jigs  4a. The Irish Washerwoman  4b. Morrison's Jig  5. Two Slip Jigs  6 The Butterfly \ The Kid on the Mountain  7. A Reel  8. The Musical Priest  If you'd like to call in you can leave me a voice message on the Anchor.FM app at Mandolin Minute. If voice messages are not your thing, I  can also be reached at Twitter @ron_mckinnon. I would be delighted to hear from you.

1. Intro / News  2. Fiddler's Fakebook  3. 6/8 and 9/8  4. K-What?  5. The Irish Washerwoman  Mandolin re-tweet: https://twitter.com/HilaryJamesUK/status/1102876479032049666 

1. A Great Call-In (*) 2. Summertime, motorcycles and the Dead 3. Allan Alexander 4. Bransle Charlotte (Octave) 5. Rhythmic Variations *If you'd like to call in you can leave me a voice message on the Anchor.FM app at Mandolin Minute. If voice messages are not your thing, I can also be reached at Twitter @ron_mckinnon. I would be delighted to hear from you.

I just got myself an octave mandolin. This is a mandolin but twice the size and tuned an octave lower than a regular one. This particular one is an Eastman. Archtop A-style with F-shaped sound holes. Come have a listen!

In this episode I return to tremolo practice and talk a bit about other instruments that use it.

In this episode I talk about the rise and fall of the SoundCloud streaming audio platform and offer a cautionary tale to similarly-themed web sites. My playlist referred to in the episode: https://soundcloud.com/ron-mckinnon/sets/mandolin

Made it! The final installment for the year 2018 is a re-cap. If you only listen to one of my #AudioMo segments listen to this one.