Something So Feminine About A Mandolin

“Something So Feminine About A Mandolin

It was late in the evenin'
just a few of us pickin',
but the lady she played
so easy and fine.
And the chords that she strummed
were so tastefully clever,
they planted this song in my mind.

Cause there's somethin' so feminine,
about a mandolin;
the way that they feel,
the way that they ring.
Just to see slender fingers,
movin' so fluid,
made this poor heart to sing.

And when I get older and I have a daughter,
I'll teach her to sing, and play her my song
And I'll tell her some stories I can barely remember
And hope that she will sing along.

Maybe one day she'll take a fancy to pickin',
'Cause when that bug bites you,
you live with the string.
And if she could just strum a few simple measures
She could make some young man sing.

Cause there's somethin' so feminine
about a mandolin.
The way that they feel, the way that they ring.
And that evening in a pasture,
somewhere near Austin.
That mandolin made me sing,
Her mandolin made me sing.

Jimmy Buffett”

“Mmmmmmmm, mandolin”

“MANDOLIN WIND
(Rod Stewart)

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

Oh the snow fell without a break
Buffalo died in the frozen fields you know
Through the coldest winter in almost fourteen years
I couldn't believe you kept a smile
Now I can rest assured knowing that we've seen the worst
And I know I love ya

Oh I never was good with romantic words
so the next few lines come really hard
Don't have much but what I've got is yours
except of course my steel guitar
Ha, 'cause I know you don't play
but I'll teach you one day
because I love ya

I recall the night we knelt and prayed
Noticing your face was thin and pale
I found it hard to hide my tears
I felt ashamed I felt I'd let you down
No mandolin wind couldn't change a thing
Couldn't change a thing no, no

The coldest winter in almost fourteen years
could never, never change your mind

And I love ya
Yes indeed and I love ya
And I love ya
Lordy I love ya”

“Mandolin's are sexy. I'm going to take up the mandolin in fact.”

“There was a bluegrass band at one of the clubs near U of Memphis last night and the guy playing the mandolin was really good. He was in a league above his collegues, but his work made all look pretty good.”

“Bill Monroe...”

“i like the way jimmy page plays one...”

“The Gibson A-5L (1922)

(and the "L" is for Lloyd Loar)”

“it's be a good hikin instrument.....only i'd rather have a fender”

“This one looks to be in pretty good shape. Too bad they want over $4000 for it.”

“ok, i'll leave that one at home when i hike....”

“It'd make a helluva canoe paddle.”

“badmitten anybody?”

“"Mandolin Rain"... Bruce Hornsby.

There are local bands that play old-time music around here. And they hold contra dances, etc. Very good music. Love the mandolin :-)”

“Me too I love the mandolin--my grandfather used to play for me when I was a schooner.”

“Vivaldi knows mandolin.”

“Mandolins are cool. I like Hawaiian instruments.”

“Artie, you've been spending too much time in the Florida sunshine... ;-)”