stevejfc
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I have problems enough getting the bridge located properly!Beats me. From what I've seen, banjo tuning (even fretted banjos) is a black art.
I have problems enough getting the bridge located properly!Beats me. From what I've seen, banjo tuning (even fretted banjos) is a black art.
I've noticed a few Celtic devotees on here, maybe one of them will come along & point you in the right direction.
When looking for tabs, I came across a couple of specific sites, so they're out there if you do a search.
https://www.ukulele-tabs.com/uke-songs/genre/celtic,29.html
http://ukuleletabs.org/category/celtic/
Down Up Dick, just out of curiosity, how many instruments do you play?
Do any UUers (or banjoists) play Scottish Music? I've become interested in it, and would like to learn more. ld:
When I was playing mandolin, my wife (on guitar) and I played a lot of Celtic and Irish-Scottish inspired music.
I'm hoping to get back to that once we get her a replacement guitar and possibly an 8 string uke for me.
I thought of using my eighter for a mandolin. What strings would you use? ld:
That's not mandolin tuning. You'd just have an eight string uke. The mandolin is double GDAE, but the Es are very high, so I don't think we could manage it.
I've been lookin' at Mando-Banjos. They're not horribly expensive, and the humidity won't crack and twist 'em. I'm more than sorta interested. Regular mandolins are mostly made of solid wood -- not plywood -- hence less safe and more trouble to own.
I really enjoy getting new instruments. When I come inta some money, i'm gonna fill my mansion with 'em. ld:
Congrats Dick, I'm struggling to learn the ukulele, play a little harmonica and usen to play piano, IMHO, you re a genious.... and a party by yourself...
I don't do that to myself. I never took the initiative to seriously learn to play a musical instrument until I got into my sixties, but no one was holding me back. So I didn't do it, and I can't change that now. No profit in looking back and wishing that I had done things differently.If you could start music all over, what instrument would you like to play?
I usta ponder this question to pass the time, and I came up usually with the banjo and the oboe. Well now I've begun a mighty struggle with two types of banjos - the Irish Tenor and the 5 string. My progress is pretty slow and mind twisting, but I am moving forward. I enjoy playing it--sometimes.
I really like the oboe. I'm listening to a oboe/violin concerto right now. Different types of oboes are played throughout the world. They are really pretty widespread. I guess it's too late for me. They look very difficult, one needs excellent breath control, and they're very expensive. I shoulda got one when I was young, but I didn't.
When people are young, they look forward to what they might do. When they're old they look back at what they coulda done. Probably very few think about and act on what they could do now--ahhh, well . . .
ld:
I agree with you on learning chords Dick. I don't spend time learning chords just for the sake of learning them. What is the purpose of doing that? Ever since I learned a C,F, and a G7, and started singing songs, most every new chord that I have learned has come up in a song that I wanted to play. I've learned plenty enough chords doing that, I don't have to learn more of them just to say that I can play them. I started out playing sixties and seventies folk songs. Songs from my lost four years. But lately I've had to expand my song lists because I can't just show up and play the same thing over and over. I've been finding some good songs that are popular right now. "House of Gold" by 21 Pilots and "Trouble Town" by Jake Bugg have found their way into my lists, and I've got a few more that I'm going to start working on.It seems to me that, if one is a ukulele player like me who only plays for his own amazement, it's a waste of time and effort to grind through learning session after learning session learning more and more chord shapes. The time would be more wisely spent learning something else or just enjoying what one already knows.
I usually sing in C and G (if it's a low tune), so why struggle through E or F with the dreaded Bb or bother with A? I can understand learning extra chords in a song that one especially likes, but why learn a bunch of chords just off hand only to forget them?
I think making music for oneself or a few friends should be fun. If you're an old gray soloist like me, what do you think? ld: