Mandolin Minute

Mandolin Minute

With Ron McKinnon. If you geek out on minutiæ regarding music interpretation, history, acoustics and theory (and seriously who doesn't?) I invite you to join me on the Mandolin Minute. Available wherever podcasts are heard. Suggestions/comments can be sent to https://bsky.app/profile/ronzler.bsky.social

Episodes

November 16, 2019 7 mins
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 ...
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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://musicte...

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March 24, 2019 6 mins

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/mp...

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March 17, 2019 9 mins

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 no...

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March 10, 2019 5 mins

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 

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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.
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February 24, 2019 5 mins

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!

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August 1, 2018 5 mins
In this episode I return to tremolo practice and talk a bit about other instruments that use it.
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July 18, 2018 9 mins
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
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June 30, 2018 9 mins
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.
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June 29, 2018 2 mins
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/ron.mckinnon/playlist/3V6JOv1MdAsWwda4n6iYpt?si=WKImpLF0SN6xHsMe4X05KA Grisman / Thile Interview: https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/generation-gab/
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June 28, 2018 2 mins
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/ron.mckinnon/playlist/3V6JOv1MdAsWwda4n6iYpt?si=Aq0o8snjTnm8Rp0Pbd0mgA
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June 27, 2018 3 mins
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/ron.mckinnon/playlist/3V6JOv1MdAsWwda4n6iYpt?si=80YEvb3qRauCtHJ68gwSeQ
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June 26, 2018 3 mins
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/ron.mckinnon/playlist/3V6JOv1MdAsWwda4n6iYpt?si=9x42I7XxS6qgvDDUbSqTRQ
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June 25, 2018 2 mins
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/ron.mckinnon/playlist/3V6JOv1MdAsWwda4n6iYpt?si=qxSd7QWKSHmpS3UHw6zYlQ
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June 24, 2018 2 mins
Related playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/ron.mckinnon/playlist/3V6JOv1MdAsWwda4n6iYpt?si=Mbnmv_OORAW25ZRGDW07aQ
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June 23, 2018 3 mins
Saint-Jean concert from the deck.
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June 22, 2018 1 min
South America has a variant of the mandolin called a bandolim. This is a short intro from the Suite Venezolana by José Antonio Zambrano.
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June 21, 2018 2 mins
Praise the sun · Sumer Is Icumen In
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June 20, 2018 2 mins
Gone digital.
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