The Life of a Professional Mandolin Player

[nigelgatherer]

On Tuesday evening I was paid a bundle of money to wander about four restaurants, table to table, in a mall playing romantic music on my mandolin. Just one Cornetto, give it to me, delicious ice-a-cream, from Eetaleeeeee....

[Ray(T)]

You have my every sympathy Nigel - but, if needs must. What was it that Jimmy Miller said about playing from your own tradition?

[alistair]

(16-02-2012 08:43 AM)nigelgatherer Wrote:  On Tuesday evening I was paid a bundle of money to wander about four restaurants, table to table, in a mall playing romantic music on my mandolin. Just one Cornetto, give it to me, delicious ice-a-cream, from Eetaleeeeee....

Dare you try romantic traditional music next time (if there has to be a next time)? You might be pleasantly surprised how well it goes down ...