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Hypothetical Awards The 4th Annual, Musically-Themed Challenge…Imaginary Album Cover Design!
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Celtic mandolin music by Arany Zoltán
Mandolin, by Brian Kelley, is from the Creative Commons:
This was originally called an Orchestral mandolin, then became popular with gondoliers. Production stopped, then two Sicilian brothers began making a number of historical instruments. The mandolin in contemporary times became known as the Pocket mandolin, and sort of a cult instrument. The Luther had them priced from about 300 dollars to 15,000. They all had the same woods, hardware and quality of production, What made the difference in price was the art work. This cost me 650 at the time, I think 3rd step up. The sound is wonderful and unique. The music score, Childgrove, was the first tune I learned on it.
The original title of this was Ukelele Overseas but it has a new title because my son saw this and told me it's a mandolin.
Detail showing the top on the body of an old mandolin manufactured by the Kay Musical Instrument Company, which was established in Chicago, Illinois, in 1931.
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Taken for the "Macro Mondays" theme of 8/8/2022: MUSIC.
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This is just another one of the sculptures at the palace of Ludwigsburg (or part of it). It's quite amazing to imagine that most of these sculptures are as old as the palace itself, almost 300 years, but they have had to be restored several times, especially as they are outside in the park all year.
Darren McMullen & Rachel Davis on the Main Stage at the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival 2026.
Goderich, Ontario
Canada
Here's that mandolin again ... the one I can't play !
Spent a quiet afternoon in my shed again today.
Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
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photo taken at Cherishville
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The song came and went,
like the times that we spent
Hiding out from the rain
under the carnival tent
Often she'd smile
it would last for a while
You don't know what you've got
'til you lose it all again
Listen to the mandolin rain,
listen to the music on the lake
Ah, listen to my heart break
every time she runs away
Oh, listen to the banjo wind,
a sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll down my face
as she turns to go
A cool evening dance listenin'
to the bluegrass band
Takes the chill from the air
until they play the last song
I'll do my time,
oh, keeping you off my mind
But there's moments that I find,
I'm not feeling so strong
Listen to the mandolin rain,
listen to the music on the lake
Ah, listen to my heart break
every time she runs away
Oh, listen to the banjo wind,
a sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll down my face
as she turns to go
Tonight at Mackintosh Queen’s Cross we had a wonderful performance by the North Carolina duo Mandolin Orange.
I've seen poor reviews of this model, but as I got it for a lot less less than marked price in a closing down sale it's good enough for me as a "starter" mandolin.
This is just one single shot (No focus stacking). The depth of field was about 10 cm so I put the focus on the g string just at the bridge. To reduce the reflections on the surface of the instrument I used a Nikon circular polarizing filter
The final piece in the vintage musical instrument series. The forth of four images in the set. I used my image of the heirloom mandolin passed to me by my grandfather in 1960. Use of custom backgrounds, textures, typography and paint/sketch effects to create a vintage feel.
The set:
(1) The Cello
(2) Hunters Horn
(3) Vintage Drum
(4) The Mandolin
Playing Rod Stewart Songs at St Pancras
When the rain came I thought you'd leave
'Cause I knew how much you loved the sun
But you chose to stay, stay and keep me warm
Through the darkest nights I've ever known
If the mandolin wind couldn't change a thing
Then I know I love ya
Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind
Here's that mandolin again ... the one I can't play !
Spent a quiet afternoon in the garden and my shed today.
I was very busy at the weekend, I did some band photography and some racing photography, just for practise. Think I got some good shots : )
What a dismal rainy day, not a great day for photography, then I saw this challenge, to create a shot to go with music . thanks rustyruth1959.
Edited in Snapseed and Prisma
Mandolin Rain