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    Posted: February 27 2007 at 10:20
http://www.steveunruh.com/
 
 
 
 
Steve Unruh uses Mandolin, as well as acoustic (steel stringed & classical) guitar, violin, fretless bass, hand percussions and various other instruments. He offers free downloads of some tunes for your pleasure.
 
Guy Manning is another artist who uses a healthy dose of mandolin.
 
 
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Originally posted by slowfire85 slowfire85 wrote:

 

RITUAL is a relatively new Swedish band with a very unique sound, using acoustic instruments like violin, mandolina, bouzouki, etc.. Melodic complex rythms reminds of early YES but with a personal and innovative touch. An excellent folk-prog production with skilled musicians
 
Well I must say...you quoting their bio verbatim doesn't convince me.
 
They sound like a slightly better version of Kingdom Come if you ask me.


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Originally posted by earlyprog earlyprog wrote:

The Strawbs!
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Originally posted by Garion81 Garion81 wrote:

one of the most famous mandoline intros was Maggie May by Rod StewartWink
 

 

...and of course Mandolin Wind!
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Points: 658 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 27 2007 at 02:43
dredg in El Cielo also uses some mandolin
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Points: 96 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2007 at 20:24
Check the intro and final section of WHITE MOUNTAIN by Genesis...
 
Someone said that it could be a "Mellotron Sample" of Mandolin!!!!
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AS mentioned, FM when Nash The Slash was with them.
Outside off prog, Steve Earle's Copperhead Road, with mandolin & electric guitars was referred to as Appalachian Metal Tongue
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ahhhh...  it isn't prog.. so shoot me... but if you like Mandolin.. REALLY like Mandolin.. check this album out.  Kentucky Thunder make groups like DT look like kids in comparison.
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one of the most famous mandoline intros was Maggie May by Rod StewartWink
 
 


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RITUAL is a relatively new Swedish band with a very unique sound, using acoustic instruments like violin, mandolina, bouzouki, etc.. Melodic complex rythms reminds of early YES but with a personal and innovative touch. An excellent folk-prog production with skilled musicians
What is prog rock ?

It is music that does progress. Progressive music takes a riff, turns it inside out, plays it upside down and the other way around, and explores its potential.

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in the non-prog vein I'd look at Nickel Creek. Chris Thiele is the John Petrucci of the mandolin.
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Points: 593 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2007 at 08:08
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

I always wondered about Ritual.How are they prog in any way,shape or form?I have Superb Birth and Think Like a Mountain and just don't see it,and they definitely aren't Prog Folk.


It depends again on feeling and understaning of the word "prog" - for me it's definitely, their uniqueness and approach, the blend of diversity, complexity and accessibility. It's not "shaped" prog like for example TFK, but for me it's more progressive than them. I have only TLaM and I know their Live album.


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Originally posted by paulindigo paulindigo wrote:

Led Zeppelin (not prog but present in the archives as prog-related) had quite a few songs with J. P. Jones on mando. The Battle of Evermore and Going to California are the first ones that spring to my mind, the former even featuring no less than three overdubbed mandolins if my memory doesn't fail me.
 
John Paul Jones (hopefully short to get in the Archive as Art Rock solo artist) is an electric mandolin virtuoso, playing often in international mandolin festivals and seminars. The instrument is also extremely consistent  on his "Zooma" album, you could check that out! 
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2007 at 05:34
Originally posted by stewe stewe wrote:

Great swedish prog band Ritual use many interesting, often zeppelin-esque mandolins and mandolas. I also love mandolin on Ayreon's Isis and Osiris. 
 
I always wondered about Ritual.How are they prog in any way,shape or form?I have Superb Birth and Think Like a Mountain and just don't see it,and they definitely aren't Prog Folk.


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Points: 825 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2007 at 05:25
YES w./ steve howe

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progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false?
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Points: 593 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2007 at 05:09
Great swedish prog band Ritual use many interesting, often zeppelin-esque mandolins and mandolas. I also love mandolin on Ayreon's Isis and Osiris. 


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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2007 at 02:29
Try Guy Manning's solo albums,there is quite a bit of mandolin in all of them.


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Points: 1230 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 25 2007 at 22:57
You'll definitely want canadian trio FM's album "Black Noise" , features the use of Electric Mandolin, psychedelic!Thumbs%20Up
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