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@Project_Cy 13 сағат бұрын
Love this!
@karenringer5995 Күн бұрын
Just found your music . So glad you okay in g d a e. .I really need to follow your mandolin music and lessons . Nothing in my area who teaches mandolin . Many thanks
@djonakachopper Күн бұрын
You changed my playing so much for the better. It was fun again and continues to be. Thank you.
@antisse Күн бұрын
inspired by birds..such a peaceful atmosphere, beautiful sound!
@helirapublicationhub Күн бұрын
Unbelievable ...❤😢
@celticguitarworkshop 2 күн бұрын
Brilliant ~ Thank you!
@roncrete4763 3 күн бұрын
So good to see you offering it via KZbin. I've been at these tunes with you since 2002. Added clawhammer banjo this year. Yeehaa💥 👍S&H
@cherylwatson4293 3 күн бұрын
I love your playing and your instruction, Simon. Thank you for uploading this fine video!
@MayorAndJames 3 күн бұрын
Many thanks!
@mcmule2007 4 күн бұрын
Thanks Simon for putting this out there. Had the book and VHS many moons ago. Been dabbling with Dark and Slender Boy lately so it is great to have this here.
@simonrcarson 4 күн бұрын
This is great! I own the video but have nothing to play it on any more, so having this available on KZbin is fantastic. Great tunes, great teaching! Thanks, Simon.
@MayorAndJames 4 күн бұрын
Always a pleasure! More stuff coming soon. Hope all's good with you, Simon.
@AikiSys 5 күн бұрын
Thanks so much Simon - this is a trip down memory lane, your book 'New Celtic Mandolin' turned me on to the magic of our little instrument and I'm still exploring its beautiful music. Will you ever do another volume of 'Great tunes for the Mandolin' ? The first two were absolutely brilliant. Thanks again and in these dark days may the music keep your spirits high! 👏👏👏👏👏
@MayorAndJames 4 күн бұрын
Thanks very much for this. A 'Great Tunes' Vol. 3 is definitely a possibility - the two current books have been very well received - although probably not in the near future. I can certainly identify with your final comment!
@qwargy 5 күн бұрын
Simon you're a legend! I always wanted to get hold of this instructional video. Now I can see how badly I've been playing your pieces all this time!
@MayorAndJames 5 күн бұрын
The fact that you're playing them at all warms the cockles of my heart!
@granbyplungar2929 5 күн бұрын
Thanks so much Simon for your generosity. I already own your DVD and tutorials. Outstandingly helpful to those who don't! A real gent.
@MayorAndJames 5 күн бұрын
That's a very kind comment - thank you so much!
@วิชาการสุขปานพรหม 5 күн бұрын
thank you
@weronikapatena2569 9 күн бұрын
This is wonderful! It makes me happy every time it comes on in my friend group's medieval playlist. What are the instruments, in particular the one doing the melody at the beginning? It sounds so pretty.
@MayorAndJames 9 күн бұрын
The instrument at the beginning is a mandolin. You'll also hear mandola, mandocello, acoustic guitar, violin, tin whistle, organ and bodhran.
@domovoi_0 12 күн бұрын
Great stuff brother. Thank you for brightening my day. Love and blessings!
@rickmoore52 16 күн бұрын
Your music is superb. I just recently learned about you. And now I'm hooked. Your music is first class all the way.
@rickmoore52 16 күн бұрын
Absolutely beautiful. I will be sure to listen to more compositions after this superb first taste.
@Nachtuil36 17 күн бұрын
What an incredible combination : Hilary's voice, violin,mandolin and cabinet organ !! Sounds like a winter scenery postcard ...
@MayorAndJames 16 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@Mandolin1944 19 күн бұрын
Wonderful! Could I ask who made that mandocello and it looks to be something like an 18" bout on it? That is significantly larger than a Gibson K-5?
@MayorAndJames 17 күн бұрын
Thank you! The mandocello was made by Mike Vanden in 1987. Mike's website is here: vanden.co.uk/ He would know more about any comparison with a Gibson if you contact him. I compare old and new Vanden mandocellos here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHS6g3RojLCNmbssi=tIQXO59A0NNUkVbi
@Valhalla369 23 күн бұрын
Love this! Keep them coming! 🎉❤
@MayorAndJames 23 күн бұрын
Thank you! Lots more in the pipeline.
@clairenicol6408 27 күн бұрын
Hello. Beautiful. How many frets required on mandolin to attempt to learn this exquisite and haunting melody?
@SimonMayor-j2i 27 күн бұрын
Hello Charles. The tune is in the key of Eb and goes up to the note of C on the 20th fret of the mandolin. Best wishes, Simon.
@Nachtuil36 Ай бұрын
You guys make this look so easy, haha ! Just to play this piece in sync .... !!!
@michaelmcdonald3057 Ай бұрын
I can't get my ear to appreciate the sound of a mandocello. I feel the tuning is too low and sounding too much like a de-tuned twelve string. I do like the timbre of a bazouki though, much brighter with a more energetic resonance. Nice playing however.
@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer 27 күн бұрын
Check out Luke William Wright. His technique specifically targeted against that floppy buzzing associated with Mandocellos.
@michaelmcdonald3057 26 күн бұрын
@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer Thanks, I will.
@davidhorn6008 Ай бұрын
And here I am, worrying that My Grandchildren do not know of 'The Oxford Song Book' that I sung at school in the 1950's. A pleasant song, beautifully sung - thank You.
@MayorAndJames 26 күн бұрын
Thank you David. I have fond memories of the Oxford Song Book... or was it The Oxford book of Folksongs? My class sang our hearts out in primary school to Shenandoah, The Sweet Nightingale, Michael Finnegan and numerous other fantastic songs. It inspired Simon and me, as adults, to go into schools with folk music and songs and to start writing songs for children. childrensmusic.co.uk
@pamelacronin910 Ай бұрын
You both spread joy xx
@MayorAndJames Ай бұрын
Thank you for supporting us Pam. xx
@judydunlop1964 Ай бұрын
Super! Wishing you both the very best 🤗x
@MayorAndJames Ай бұрын
Thanks Judy. Hope you're doing lots of singing. Must catch up in 2025.
@newtchaser Ай бұрын
Lovely, best wishes to you both this Christmas 🎄 ❤
@MandolinKen Ай бұрын
Best wishes to you both have a good Christmas
@gillianfreeman4023 Ай бұрын
Thank you, and all the best to you both. See you at the retreat🎉
@MayorAndJames Ай бұрын
Looking forward to seeing you again Gill!
@SpookyLuvCookie Ай бұрын
And blessings of the season to you both. Much love. x
@MayorAndJames Ай бұрын
Thank you Marc. H&S xx
@gillianfreeman4023 Ай бұрын
Brilliant, music and the brilliant art work,wishing you both good health and happiness for 2025. Looking forward to retreat in February😮😂
@MandolinKen Ай бұрын
Wow Simon what a great instrument, I hope you bring it to Sheffield next year. All the best to you both.
@qwargy 2 ай бұрын
Simon, you seem highly literate in music theory in spite of having no official musical training. I assume you put in a lot of hours of self-directed study
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
I've not consciously put in lots of hours, but I suppose you absorb a lot over the years. I took 'O' Level Music, my only music qualification, when I was about 16. There was no instrumental training, but there was a lot of theory in the exam in those days; we had to learn hymn book style harmony, 'rules' like avoiding consecutive fifths (which I now constantly break), cadences, chord inversions and lots more. It all seemed to click with me very easily. It was certainly formal and formulaic, but in retrospect was a very good grounding.
@Lincoln12933 2 ай бұрын
Beautiful playing and sound. Is there much difference between this F5 and your A5?
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
Only in the sense that they're two different mandolins (both made by Mike Vanden). I think the 'which is best: F5 or A5' debate is a bit of a red herring in that every player has his/her own sound irrespective of what instrument they play. The difference in sound holes - Fs or oval - is more significant in my opinion. My preference is Fs, but it's a personal thing.
@Lincoln12933 2 ай бұрын
@ Sure. That makes sense. I see some mandolin players using the bottom point of an F5 wedged up against their leg which I assume creates an opportunity for ergonomic comfort. Thanks for taking the time to reply!
@Lincoln12933 2 ай бұрын
Excellent. You don't usually hear mandolin players exploiting all the tone colours the instrument has to offer.
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
Thank you - I appreciate the comment!
@pogwilson 2 ай бұрын
Ace!
@johnflynn7214 2 ай бұрын
Just excellent, Come and play cambridge
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
We'd love to!
@janedarcey4333 2 ай бұрын
Delightful. Merry Christmas!!
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Watch out for our 2024 Christmas video. It's still in my head at the moment but out soon!
@Nachtuil36 2 ай бұрын
In its pure beautiy : so wonderful ! You two deserve lots more known around the musical world !
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! We'll keep working on it.
@kpdelaney6460 2 ай бұрын
So glad this was recommended and I clicked! Beautiful tune and looks pretty fun to play
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
Thank you. Glad you found us.
@qwargy 2 ай бұрын
Beautiful playing. Is that Vanden Stretto model? Would love to get one, though I'm sure there's a long wait list.
@SimonMayor-j2i 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, and yes, the mandolin in the video is a new, standard Stretto model. I have five of Mike Vanden's mandolins dating back to 1983 and they're all great instruments. Not sure about the length of his waiting list.
@qwargy 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! I've emailed Mike and he writes that he makes a couple of mandos a year but not to order. Seems like I might need to go on a pilgrimage from here in Sydney Australia to the village of Strontian, Scotland
@yahuchanonyakov 2 ай бұрын
What kind of mando is that he's playing at 8:45? It's the size of an acoustic guitar...
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
It's a mandocello which is tuned C G D A like violincello.
@yahuchanonyakov 2 ай бұрын
@MayorAndJames Thank you, I wouldn't mind having one myself...looks fun to play...
@richmondscribe 2 ай бұрын
Look at that pick grip...guy's got strong fingers!
@skankybuesgod 2 ай бұрын
nice one Simon!
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
Thank you Owen!. Apart from the first bit that's your perfect username.
@Jana_Rea 2 ай бұрын
Marvellous... Thank you!!
@wickedcabinboy 2 ай бұрын
I don't understand why some artists can play a guitar, acoustic or electric - or in this case a mandocello - and no sound emanates other than the sound of the strings being plucked and the accompanying note while others play and the sounds of the fingertips sliding up and down the wound strings is very prominent. That particular sound is very off putting and frankly detracts from the beauty of such an instrument and the ensuing performance. Surely such extraneous noise is audible to the performer. It baffles me that an accomplished professional seems unaware of or unfazed by it; perhaps even unable or unwilling to mitigate it.
@Lincoln12933 2 ай бұрын
Go on then pal, show us how it's done.
@micha0634 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your beautiful music! I just discovered your channel and your music.
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! We'll be posting a video featuring Hilary's new mandobass soon. A girl needs two mandobasses!
@ImagesOfTheWorld 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Simon. These obese mandolins have such a rich sound. As a guitarist, I have trouble with the tiny frets on a standard mandolin but wonder whether one with average-sized hands can tackle this instrument proficiently. I am keen on the octave mandolin. Note that I am but a serious amateur musician. Any advice you have wold be most welcome.
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
Interesting question but hard to answer. I know excellent mandolin players with big hands and also people with small hands who play bass instruments. The mandocello neck is definitely more akin to a guitar in terms of scale length, so might not seem too alien to you. The stretch is greater, though, because the strings are a fifth apart. Hope that helps a little. Simon.
@ImagesOfTheWorld 2 ай бұрын
@@MayorAndJames Many thanks, Simon, for the advice.
@rosangelaoliveiraba 2 ай бұрын
Sensacional *when the birds fly* Amei As imagens acompanham de forma incrível as notas e os acordes, tudo toca os corações, os sentidos, os sentimentos
@MayorAndJames 2 ай бұрын
Obrigado! Nós divertimo-nos!