Mandolin Mondays Featuring Roger Tallroth /// "Chefen" (The Boss)

[@fredericksemple6366]

Amazing! I play octave mandola in GDGD tuning, and watching his fingering this looks like what he's playing in. It's a lovely change from his "Tallroth Tuning" on guitar. One incredible musician.

[@marjorievandyke8243]

I have found a reason to love Mondays!

[@c.a.t.732]

What a treat to stumble upon this today! I've been a fan for years, and have noted his being credited as playing "Swedish bosoki" as well as octave mandolin on various Vasen albums, but could never tell from listening on which songs. And when I had the good fortune to see them live, he only played 12-string guitar. So as an octave mandolinist myself, this was great to see and hear... and as near as I can tell, he's playing in a regular GDAE tuning just like we mere mortals use! Thank you, thank you for posting this. And thank you Roger for your inspiring music!

[@GabrielHawkPot]

He's in GDGD, which is a bit like the AEAE Sawmill fiddle tuning used in old-time music

[@szifty]

Sublime playing - he’s the man!!

[@MandolinSecrets]

Fantastic! Love to see my good friend Roger at Mandolin Mondays!

[@cutNdryfirewood]

Great picking. Like that OM😊👍

[@ConradCraft]

The rhythm is so fun... It feels like the melodic phrases happen in 12 beat cycles with a syncopation to the melody, but Perhaps its just a nice version of reel time. It feels unique though. What is the official time sig?

[@ScottNygaard]

It's a polska, probably the most popular form in Swedish traditional music. I tend to think of it in 3/2, though it's usually written in 3/4 (but it's definitely not a waltz), with the subdivision of the beat often being four 16th notes.

[@renderizer01]

@@ScottNygaard Some polskas have a very distinct 9/8 feel (while still being notated as 3/4). Slängpolskas tend to be in groups of straight eights and sixteenths notes, with the odd triplet thrown in. And then there are springleks from Dalarna, the most beautiful oddities. So many minute details...

[@KunchangLeeMusic]

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