Irish Mandolin

[@Bimagragaireacht]

I've never heard any of the tunes in his set and I've played trad mandolin years...there's so much trad on our tiny island

[@jamacinnes3140]

Mostly Scottish Tunes in the sets he plays. Probably why you've never heard them.

[@coastalfamily]

I came here to find just a few moments of heaven. Thank you for giving your time to this craft.

[@NicklasNylander87]

Gorgeous mandolin! Really love the bright wood color. Great player too, seems like a humble man. We need more great, humble players.

[@mylesmackey2430]

Not sure if I should feel inspired to practice more or just burn my mandolin in frustration... what an amazing musician

[@user-vc7ur1hd2s]

@Donald Cruz ive seen u before

[@theonesickman]

Yah I have felt that way before. Everyone was a beginner at one point though and it was nice to hear his humility and support of newer players.

[@jambutty2218]

We’ve all got to start somewhere. I play because it entertains me.

[@scottkirby-brown5054]

I get you… And Id go with practice, even though I’ve barely even touched a mandolin myself.

[@jgeldart7393]

practice obviously!

[@florianmirtschin1593]

It´s really awesome how much time and effort you put into this video. One can clearly see that you do it with passion.

[@GBPaddling]

Some awesome technique and skill here. Cannot praise highly enough.

[@BrendonFerullo16]

That mandolin sounds amazing

[@marygarth4118]

Great video! Would be great to see you do an interview with an American bluegrass mandolin player to contrast the styles!

[@harrychrome844]

Very interesting episode. Especially what Mike says about the changes of tradition and the way songs are played on sessions.

[@priteshugrankar6815]

A deceptively simple looking instrument and playing that's actually very hard to master. Hats off to the smooth playing wizardry. Amazing, beautiful....notes flow like a joyous fountain. KZbin finally got the recommendation right.

[@MandolinSecrets]

Lovely show! I don´t have another name for this... Thanks!

[@TheStringdom]

Thanks for watching Magnus! I've seen a bunch of your videos as well, great stuff! :)

[@deadfishparty]

I’ve been wanting to pick up a musical hobby and have always loved the mandolin. This covered everything that I was wondering, including the styles of mandolin. Fantastic!

[@TheStringdom]

Well thank you for watching! :) All the best with the mandolin shredding :D

[@digitalsketchguy]

I've fallen in love with the Mandolin and my Irish roots are in need of some watering

[@robertgaudry2826]

Thanks for your video. Your music brings smile and glee, and other emotions. Technically interesting too. Your interview is very friendly too.

[@annebateman6326]

I used to have a bowl shaped mandolin..can so relate to the transportation issues! Great music, thank you!

[@karenvanrekum1177]

Fantastic! Really good episode, I learnt a lot from this!

[@TheStringdom]

Karen van Rekum well thank you for watching!

[@jordy4054]

I wish I could find more of this guys playing, very inspirational for learning the mandolin

[@TheStringdom]

Yeah he's great right! I think he's still doing university, so hopefully an album isn't too far away!

[@jordy4054]

@@TheStringdom yeah hopefully I catch that when it comes out haha

[@jacobtutty6449]

Marvelous playing Mr. Mansfield and what a great video The Stringdom! Thanks for sharing this it has brought me great joy. Tá ana-gliondar orm! Go raibh maith agaibh!

[@petercane6376]

I hated all the talking but hell.....you are one awesome mandolist. It was just so Irish and I connected straight away. You are a wonderful musician. Thank you

[@zexuanqiao2441]

How Amazing the playing of pressed for time!!!!

[@TheStringdom]

Zexuan Qiao yes! It's a great tune and Mike is a great player! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@irishtourseu1900]

Great interview - would have liked to know more about the mandolin he's playing - and where to buy a good one in Ireland/N. Ireland

[@ananthavenkatanarasimhacha9046]

Beautiful Mandolin

[@onelonelyginger9153]

The production of this makes watching it just so enjoyable. Great Video✌🏻

[@TheStringdom]

Thanks! :)

[@matthiasmcnulty407]

The host is a champion. Great questions with a keen interest in cultural knowledge

[@mikedejong5593]

Excellent! Nice video and great playing!!

[@xiontw3018]

How fast he plays OO! Awesome and stunning at the same Time. :D I have to learn and practice more now ha ha ha. Nice Video. Greetings from Germany.

[@ishmaelhutson5328]

Wow! I could totally hear the fiddle influence on his playing style. I find that very interesting. Thanks for posting this awesome interview. Keep up the great work!

[@TheStringdom]

Thanks for watching! Now I think I need to do an episode on American Bluegrass Mandolin and I'll have completed the trilogy.

[@jambutty2218]

After damaging my left (Fretting) arm. The guitar is painful to play. Bought myself a Mandolin over a year ago and wish I hadn’t bothered with guitar and gone straight to Mandolin. Absolutely love the instrument.

[@09Dragonite]

I love how Irish melodies play to the same rhythms that traditionally Gaelic folk songs do and they maintain the air of mystery in the tune instead of having strictly an upbeat or solemn phrasing that remains predictable.

[@TheStringdom]

I'm not too sure about Gaelic folk songs but I find the use of Dorian and Mixolydian mode in a lot of Irish music gives that lovely ambiguity. Dorian kind of softens the darkness of a minor sound and Mixolydian makes a major tonality a bit crunchier :)

[@09Dragonite]

@@TheStringdom That is probably exactly what I'm hearing! I have always loved the Dorian mode and I really enjoy using it in my guitar playing! It has been a long time since I have studied actual music theory so my familiarity with terminology is a little blurry, but thank you for clearing it up a bit for me! :)

[@andresbart9020]

Great intro!!

[@danagambus5318]

You need to make the review of "gambus tingkilan" from kutai, east borneo, the folk/traditional music instrument from the oldest area in Indonesia

[@flower-uw1hm]

Lovely

[@andresortunoperez9096]

Nos podrías ayudar manda link para comprar esa misma Mandolina? Por favor.

[@arbor8591]

Any one know what kind of mandolin that is? Incredible playing!

[@Ira88881]

I have the same question.

[@dchristy56]

Excellent playing! What kind of mandolin are you using? I would like to upgrade to a better mandolin and I'd like to find one with a wider neck to make it easier for my fat fingers....

[@spriggan1437]

I just found your channel and love it. You should try to interview Michael Levy with his ancient lyre techniques. He even plays tortoise shell lyres, which is where the whole “bowl back” originally came from.

[@mca56rpa]

Great player! I’d like to know more anout the instrument.

[@sarahspector5294]

I’d love to know what that LAST tune was. Thank you !

[@brianjoyce9040]

Thx guys

[@codycreepcore]

Veeery clean playing

[@Jachordion]

fantastic video. this man explained everything about mandolin and irish music perfectly. plays some good as tunes that i also play :)

[@beverleeann8239]

Very nice.

[@maniromans5856]

Woah, this is a great series! keep going!!

[@derekavery9986]

what kinda mandolin is that, id like to get one

[@ViolinBern]

I can definitely hear the influence of the fiddle! 🥰🎻

[@anitabishop6520]

I have a new mandolin in my closet that’s never been played.....I need to get it out and take lessons...I’m classically trained, but the mandolin is my favorite instrument!

[@Nildread]

So a céilí or down East kitchen party? at least that's what I remember calling them in the Maritimes of Canada.

[@TheStringdom]

I'd love to check out the Maritimes some time if my travels ever take me there, they have an amazing folk music history as I understand!...

[@kristoffcain5485]

That fret action was nuts....

[@CBGypsy03]

People still drink like they do back then lol.... and still make crazy Irish music. 🍻

[@fsusubdad]

What is the name of the tune he plays at 8:28?

[@sailingthegreatblue1333]

Does anyone know the irish set that he played? Especially the last of his set? Id really love to know! Thanks!

[@sloppyjobo1]

The only ones i can pick out are The Slide from Grace/The Queen of Rangoon

[@samsaxetaller]

First tune: Windbroke (written by Mike McGoldrick) Second tune: The Queen of Rangoon (Brian Finnegan) Third tune: very familiar but can’t name it sorry!

[@mamamim6167]

I've got my heart set on learning to play the mandola, though I'll have to wait until I can afford one, but I'm dead set on learning

[@IMaProudPOP]

Hi there - great video. Any idea what kind of mandolin Mike is playing? Who is the maker?

[@TheStringdom]

Thanks for watching! I understand it's made by Joe Foley, a luthier in Dublin. From what I've heard he's pretty oldschool, no website or email. You might have to ramble around Dublin long enough to bump into him hehe

[@imretarded2306]

What's the deal on a louder mando? So the banjo doesnt drown it so much.

[@Nildread]

Microphones?

[@jamesnash8857]

What’s the name of that song 9:00

[@archiestapleton4098]

What's the first tune called?

[@mattiafioravanti8475]

1:44 any mandolin player, no matter the level will pick up his/her mando and strike a G chord.

[@alana1119]

I’m only in it 3 weeks but that’s the only one I don’t know 😆

[@oldmaterizz4516]

You can see in his eyes when he makes that chord, his life will slips away lol

[@ExperiencingNature]

That was great!

[@johncochran5509]

Great interview. Thanks! Forgive me if I missed it: Did he say what make mandolin he’s playing? I’m curious also about the gauges of his strings.

[@TheStringdom]

John Cochran I belive the mandolin was made by Irish luthier Joe Foley. Beautiful instrument! Not too sure about the gauges.

[@johncochran5509]

Thanks for the info!

[@maidhcdemoinbhiol6017]

E-11.5, A-16, D-26, G-41

[@johncochran5509]

@@maidhcdemoinbhiol6017 Thanks!

[@maidhcdemoinbhiol6017]

No bother, and it is indeed a Joe Foley, I had it custom made! Really good tone!

[@derekavery9986]

man! that mandolin sounds good

[@mrmukundamadhabsharma848]

i want to learn it can anybody help me

[@jotougas2211]

The tune at the beginning is pressed for time, right?

[@TheStringdom]

Sure is!

[@ritamaid862]

YES

[@wendel5868]

Probably because a flat body allows it to be closer to the body, more confortable, maybe? And the body is wider probably to compensate the downsize of the chamber.

[@Nildread]

The last bit was what I was thinking. Might also be influenced by other stringed instruments of the time? Pretty sure violins and therefore fiddles were flat, I could be wrong. Lutes also had that bowl shape, but guitars are flat. It would be interesting to look up the time frame of those changes.

[@guessowii]

cool man

[@petedonaghyguitar]

Look at that pick go at 10:00!

[@krinkoko6561]

song at 3:43? great!

[@robertodimarino9761]

Wonderful video! Please, forgive me, but may I dare to ask what are the names of the tunes played during the final minutes?

[@davideddy2672]

King Awesome 🤴🏻

[@doebuus6127]

9:50

[@JustFiddler]

😍😍😍😍

[@KunchangLeeMusic]

Raaad 👌🏿

[@hopefulhyena3400]

Damn he make that thing sing

[@carlosgarciamusic953]

I am high and I now love mandolins.. fuck...

[@iamkamx5172]

Man took the luas to Saggart. A late welcome to my ends 😂

[@natepass487]

shoulda been drinking pints instead of tea! haha

[@TheStringdom]

Haha don't worry that came later...

[@danielperry8221]

dang ..NEVER heard/played mandolin while using a capo..

[@alexandreantunes2967]

For those who love mandolin I highly suggest this Brazilian "choro" trio. Choro is a Perfect rithym for mandolin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIq3haubl6uWjLc

[@siarlb8115]

Celtic..Scottish, Irish ..... don’t forget Welsh, Breton and Cornish

[@LukeLittle-rt6sn]

Kapo?

[@matthewmansfield1232]

I’m american with mostly Irish heritage and I think I just found a long lost relitive.

[@LukeLittle-rt6sn]

Nice, but why kapo?? Noooo😂

[@kernowsteve]

Let's all watch the video of you playing that tune better - in the same key, without one!

[@leomansfield529]

Boom. Roasted

[@Swindysux]

Amazing production quality my man, thank you for creating this

[@scottcoleman5265]

Does anybody know the name of the song at 11:08?