Monthly Archives: July 2010
Peter (Isometric) Davies to the rescue
Thank you for repairing my trademark Ibanez A style mandolin from the 80′s – I was lost without it. The spruce top still sings sweetly and has a powerful bark when required (banjo players – watch out!) Just in time for Cambridge Folk Festival – thanks Peter
Belting Beltona
This is one of my prize possessions. A rare steel resonator mandola – one of only 150 made in the world by this company formerly based in England who have now moved to New Zealand
Magical Marcel
Thanks to Elham for the opportunity of seeing Marcel Khalife play live with his sons at the Beiteddine Festival last August This year promises to be a good one – the 25th anniversary year Check it out – what a stunning location! http://www.beiteddine.org/Festivals2010/
Oud is Good
Thanks to Elham for the latest addition on the “Ciftetelli” range – 11 strings of unfretted delight. Wish I hadn’t left it in Lebanon! Çiftetelli (Turkish: Çiftetelli: “double stringed; to move like a snake”; Greek: Τσιφτετέλι, tsiftetelli; Armenian: Ծիւտետեղի, dzivdedeghi) is a dance of Turkish origin, that is found in most of the territories and … Continue reading
Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 here we come
see you there – usual spot – in the corner of the magic tent (you know the one I mean)
The Day The Mandolin Died!
I should have been devastated on that warm afternoon I stepped out of the conservatory balancing my A5 on chair loaded with strings, pliers cutters, straw hat, radio and a cold drink to enjoy a warm sunny afternoon as I restrung my mandolin prior to our planned recording session. The sound of wood hitting stone … Continue reading
It’s good to be back online
After a long break – finally back online – a new start in 2010 – from 1 September onwards there will be more music, pictures and video from around the world over one calendar year
