I must say I like the sound of the cittern, the bouzouki and the mandola the best. It is not that the other instruments are not equally interesting, but I prefer a bright sounding string instrument the most.

My soul loved this

Bill Bailey sent me here

@Cailleach26

3 жыл бұрын

do you like this as much as Bill Bailey's playing? I came to this video by the same route, and I prefer it though Bill Bailey's skill is impressive too

@Loreman72

3 жыл бұрын

With one appearance, Bill Bailey made double-course instruments hot stuff!

@purplemonkeyelephant

3 жыл бұрын

@@Loreman72 It's funny because I love Celtic folk, and after watching Bill play I am going to get a mandolin. Hopefully the guitar skills will translate.

@patonbobbi5324

2 жыл бұрын

Same.

Thanks for the upload!

Happy music. Really enjoyed and needed these tunes in my soul today

@Nkforster

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that!

I had no idea how much I needed this. Music to make you smile.

Mighty playing!

Thank you for the upload ... sounds great ...good playing .. :)

Thats the stuff, Nigel :)

Great playing!

Beautiful!

@Nkforster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

im so jealouuuuus i want iiiiiit (and the skill unless that's sold separately :) )

@neosynthetica

3 жыл бұрын

the skill is extra, but it's a payment in diligence, not money

Soooo awesome !

@Nkforster

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

It's memorizing to watch and listen to this.

@mohanasankarnatarajan3007

2 жыл бұрын

Mesmerising*

I really enjoyed this thank you!! All of their skills are just beyyyond well played much love from South Africa🔥❤🇿🇦🔥

I want to play like this someday

You All play beautifully enjoyed it..i have been a guitar player for 30 years, guess what I bought today to learn..lol

I'm ready for an octave mandolin I can't wait ..haveinig trouble finding one at a real store besides the internet I want to play it in person before I by one

those are some beautiful instruments.. I especially like the F celtic that starts the session out.

@Nkforster

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them.

@reacherstudio

Жыл бұрын

Do you know the name of this song? So good!!

Nice peace

That TONE. American bluegrass mandolinist here... Why do I like this sound so much?

@Nkforster

2 жыл бұрын

thanks

@mortimerlojka5912

Жыл бұрын

Because it touched your soul, man ! (Get an irish mandolin ;)

beautiful stuff

@Nkforster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

💖

Looking at buying a flat back mandolin, can't decide! Got to order online as no shops here to try out!

Lovely. What is the tune at 16.08? right after the High Part of the Road?

Anyone know the name of the second song? Really nice

Hi, whats the tune starting at 4:07 on the Celtic O Mandolin? I've been looking for this eve since hearing (and dancing to) it in a pub in Glasgow. Can't believe I found it here, what a surprise. Thanks!

Beautiful...sent message to website :)

What's the second tune called please

Gorgeous. Does anyone know the tune names please? I'm particularly loving the one at 12m and the one at 19m. Anyone?

@tylerjohnson8608

2 жыл бұрын

The New 10 Cent Piece & North Carolina Breakdown.

Nice playing. (Where might one purchase a tailpiece like the one on your big mandolin?)

@Nkforster

4 жыл бұрын

This is my own design tailpiece. I don't sell tailpieces I'm afraid. Just mandolins.

that's the stuff! do you give lessons?

Great display of intruments ! Does anyone the tune played at 9:30 please ?

So beautiful! So, first song name is "You can call me big al" really? i can't find this song :(

@GabrielHawkPot

3 жыл бұрын

Ian recorded it with his band Kan, it's on the track "Noble" on the album "Sleeper".

nice shirt!

@Nkforster

3 жыл бұрын

The best.

anyone know the names of the tunes? for all the soprano mandolin numbers? thanks

What is the song at 9:28, love it!

@mortimerlojka5912

Жыл бұрын

Guys, that was AWESOME !! :D (If someone knows anything about that song...)

Nice! What is the name of the first tune played?

@Nkforster

4 жыл бұрын

no idea...

@pauldavis7225

4 жыл бұрын

"You can call me big al"

Celtic and indian music spheres have had no collusion throughout the course of history, yet they seem so identical.

@Kitiwake

2 жыл бұрын

I would say that the British influence in India counters that.

Pleeeease someone what is the tune at 9:30? I have to learn it!

how is the Tune at 17:53 called? great work btw!

@Nkforster

4 жыл бұрын

no idea...

@lanszer

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nkforster i think it might be Jig of Slurs

@jeanpaulbarbona7376

4 жыл бұрын

@@lanszer Yep! It is

@ohialani

3 жыл бұрын

@@lanszer Yes Jig of Slurs

When did the Irish adopt the Italian mandolin and mandola and the Greek bouzouki? Was a several hundred years ago or fairly recently?

@Nkforster

3 жыл бұрын

There are several articles on Google about this.

anyone know the first tune at 6:20 name? thanks

@KittyInTheRain

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that the tune is almost exactly the same as flaming red hair from the LOTR soundtrack but I wonder if it existed before that as well, because some parts sound a little different.

Is there tablature available for the first piece?

@Nkforster

3 жыл бұрын

Not that I'm aware of.

@joefagan9335

3 жыл бұрын

You can see his fingers and you can hear the notes and rhythm. Isn’t that much faster than reading tab?

Could you explain what an F Mandolin is?

@Nkforster

4 жыл бұрын

Its a mandolin where the soundholes are in the shape of an F. Like a violin. Mandolins usually have F holes or a round/oval hole.

@traumaland8603

3 жыл бұрын

Just as a point of interest, in the US, F refers to the body style. F style mandolins have a scroll at the top of the body, whereas A style mandolins have the more traditional rounded shape. The F shaped holes appeared in mandolins around 100 years ago and due to the added volume and more balanced high end output they are widely favored over the more traditional round hole mandolins, at least in bluegrass circles.

whats the first utne called please!!!!

@Nkforster

2 жыл бұрын

No idea. Sorry.

Octave mandolin, not a mandola. Nice instruments. Tom Kimber gets my vote, about 12 minutes in. American tune, on a mandolin with a ridiculously wide neck... 20 minutes definitely not wasted. Thanks, guys.

@saoirsecameron

3 жыл бұрын

nomenclature is different in Europe. I believe sometimes its called a tenor mandola

@Cailleach26

3 жыл бұрын

could you briefly explain the difference?

Wow that celtic F mandolin sounds amazing. Is is also louder than the others? I was thinking about getting a mandola to get enough volume but that mandolin sounds like it was made to keep up in jams. So no price on your website..?

@Nkforster

4 жыл бұрын

Email me via the website for a price list...

@digitalsketchguy

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nkforster Why not just put the prices on the website?

May you please post names of all the tunes?

@Nkforster

11 ай бұрын

I've no idea.

At 2:14, I'm looking at the small Celtic O mandolin and didn't know that Forster and Sobell must have been roommates at some point...

@Nkforster

3 жыл бұрын

I worked for him for many years...

@djangooh3479

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nkforster Both you and Stefan make some fine, fine instruments.

is a mandola tuned gdae?

@Nkforster

Жыл бұрын

no

@farmpunk_dan

3 ай бұрын

Usually down a fifth from a mandolin: CGDA

How much....I like the look n sound of this right now...its an f tho I wanted an a with oval hole I believe....hmm...