BLUES MANDOLIN AND BEYOND
I’m beside myself with this octave mandolin. I was on Austin Clark’s waiting list (http://www.clarkmandolins.com) for a guitar bodied octave mandolin (GBOM). I still have my 2009 Will Kimble octave—and
Continue reading2022 Austin Clark Octave Mandolin
I’m very happy to announce that I contributed to David Benedict’s incredible Mandolin Mondays series that he does with the Mandolin Cafe. I made some choices that shaped my contribution:
Continue readingMonday Mondays #325: Jim Richter and the tune Nimble Kimble
The Led Zeppelin I held off doing for a long time. Wanted to make sure that the arrangement was right. Unfortunately getting older sucks and some finger stiffness makes some
Continue readingStairway to Heaven — YouTube video and tablature
You cannot believe how excited I am to again have one of Will Kimble’s excellent octave mandolins. This one is #148 and one of the best created by Will. It’s
Continue readingNew YouTube Video: Led Zeppelin’s Ramble On with Kimble Octave Mandolin
Hendrix’s “Castles Made of Sand” is now available on the Tablature page for site members. The PDF and Notion files are both included. There will soon be an instructional video
Continue readingCastles Made of Sand tablature available to members
It has been awhile!! 2016 was a year of doctoral-focused work. I wrote an early thesis and took my qualifying exams (I passed, thank you very much). Being a bit
Continue readingCastles Made of Sand (Jimi Hendrix) on Pono Octave Mandolin
This is a demonstration of my arrangement of Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney) that I developed for a class I taught at my mandolin camp this summer on arranging
Continue readingLive and Let Die: Bouzouki
After attending an amazing Nickel Creek reunion show in Indianapolis last week, I very seriously lamented no longer having my Kimble octave mandolin. However, with a little pocket cash, I
Continue readingThile’s Smoothie Song transcription/tab