Mandolins & Mandolin Players In Chiang Mai?

[properjob]

I know, I know - this is a slightly esoteric request for information, but I enjoy playing mandolin, and am wondering if there is any kind of mini mandolin playing community in Chiang Mai. Mandolins are popular in bluegrass, blues and Irish traditional/folk music genres, so I am wondering if there might be a smattering of mandolinists in town.

A friend told me there is a Thai bluegrass band plays a bar in town called Tiger Kingdom. Has anyone heard this band, and do they have a mandolin player?

Thanks,

pj

[ChiangMaiTiger]

There's a Scots git I know that plays one PJ, don't think he has a band though. PM me and I'll give you his phone no.

[elektrified]

Don't recall if the band at Tiger Kingdom bar has a mandolin player or not but the band is excellent; worth checking out.

[properjob]

There's a Scots git I know that plays one PJ, don't think he has a band though. PM me and I'll give you his phone no.

A kind offer, CMT, but as a general rule I stay away from men in skirts. Them and lanky Aussies.

[properjob]

Don't recall if the band at Tiger Kingdom bar has a mandolin player or not but the band is excellent; worth checking out.

Thanks - I'll check them out. Is the bar easy to find?

pj

[femi fan]

Is a mandolin easy to learn? I'm looking to find an instrument to learn to play. It has a nice ring to its name!

[Gladiator]

PJ.

Sorry I do not play the Mandolin - only the Tenor ukelele, although a close cousin, it is not quite the same.

Femi-Fan

After years of mangling and butchering varous musical instruments - a few years ago I found contentment with the ukelele. I started off with a 'Soprano' which is the smallest size - but quickly came to realize that, as a big guy, my hands and fingers would not accommodate the fingering of the chords. So I bought a 'Tenor' - third size of the four categories. There is so much self=teach and a wealth of music for ukelele on internet that I was able to 'cherry-pick' the songs which I found, for me easy to play, and my family and friends would enjoy.

The instrument only has 4 nylon strings and you can strum or 'finger-pick' the melody. I started of with popular and moved on to include classical. You can buy cheap and cheerful at such places as Big C or there are speciality musical stores such as the one on the left - I think in the AIA building on the run up to Suyandork Gate on the left hand side of the road. I also purchased at a very reasonable price - an electronic tuner which is clipped to the top of the ukelele and makes it a doddle to tune.

It is highly portable and I am sure that you would be the life and soul of any party.

PJ - sorry to hi-jack your posting.

Gladiator

[PETDCAT]

Don't recall if the band at Tiger Kingdom bar has a mandolin player or not but the band is excellent; worth checking out.

Thanks - I'll check them out. Is the bar easy to find?

pj

It is on the moat between Mad dogs and Mandalay

[dave2]

re .. It is on the moat between Mad dogs and Mandalay

hes right : )

dave2

ps ... go early 8 to 9 ish ... coz the place is packed out every night after that

[properjob]

PJ - sorry to hi-jack your posting.

Gladiator

No problem. It was almost inevitable that a uke player would join in the thread!

The mandolin is easy to have fun with - four pairs of strings, tuned exactly like a violin, means that learning to pick simple traditional fiddle tunes is relatively easy; likewise, two-finger chords are easy to pick up on.

I like the uke, but prefer the mandolin, and am still hopeful of finding some other players here in Chiang Mai.

pj

[properjob]

Thanks for the directions to Tiger Kingdom. I'll have to get down there and have a listen.

Still hoping there might be some mandolin players out there somewhere

[wigantojapan]

PJ - sorry to hi-jack your posting.

Gladiator

No problem. It was almost inevitable that a uke player would join in the thread!

The mandolin is easy to have fun with - four pairs of strings, tuned exactly like a violin, means that learning to pick simple traditional fiddle tunes is relatively easy; likewise, two-finger chords are easy to pick up on.

I like the uke, but prefer the mandolin, and am still hopeful of finding some other players here in Chiang Mai.

pj

youre all gonna get arrested and thrown in jail

[uptheos]

PJ - sorry to hi-jack your posting.

Gladiator

No problem. It was almost inevitable that a uke player would join in the thread!

The mandolin is easy to have fun with - four pairs of strings, tuned exactly like a violin, means that learning to pick simple traditional fiddle tunes is relatively easy; likewise, two-finger chords are easy to pick up on.

I like the uke, but prefer the mandolin, and am still hopeful of finding some other players here in Chiang Mai.

pj

youre all gonna get arrested and thrown in jail

Yes!!! I won with just an hour and a quarter left. Cheers wig

[properjob]

youre all gonna get arrested and thrown in jail

There seemingly is always one.....nobody can have a conversation about anything other than maybe sausages without one whinger piping up with his two cents'-worth of nothing.

[wigantojapan]

youre all gonna get arrested and thrown in jail

There seemingly is always one.....nobody can have a conversation about anything other than maybe sausages without one whinger piping up with his two cents'-worth of nothing.

calling the kettle black proper job and its shoshajes

[wigantojapan]

youre all gonna get arrested and thrown in jail

There seemingly is always one.....nobody can have a conversation about anything other than maybe sausages without one whinger piping up with his two cents'-worth of nothing.

calling the kettle black proper job and its shoshajes

read between the lines....agh forget it shosha jes.....

[properjob]

My apologies for misinterpreting the jest. Shoshajes I can see the appeal of.

[darraghg06]

Hey,

I play the mandolin ( irish trad ) and am coming to chiang mai next month for a few months. do you play any trad stuff?