The thread we did a couple years ago on steel guitar was a lot of fun, so I thought I’d try one on mandolin. I’m not any kind of expert on real old time country music, but (1) I do find it interesting how much of a country signifier, if you will, the mandolin (and steel guitar) are in contemporary country and (2) think that it sounds really beautiful sometimes.
What are your favorite uses of mandolin in a song? I’ll show my ignorance by going with the Nitty Gritty Dirt band cover of Mr. Bojangles and the Stones’ cover of Love in Vain (Ry Cooder!).
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