BluegrassBasics

I learned this tune from a James Mathus album about 20 years ago. This morning the fish weren’t biting but the birds were singing. The ​⁠Guild BT-258e is an 8-string baritone guitar, strung with ​⁠Stringjoy baritone strings. Recorded with an ​⁠Audigo mic/app.

Tennessee Stud - Performed on a 1935 Epiphone Olympic.

Three Eastman mandolins playing Angelina Baker. Represented are the MD605, MD515/v, and the MD815. This wasn’t a scientific set-up but it gives a good representation of the consistency of the Eastman sound. Recorded with an AKG Lyra microphone.

Angelina Baker played on an Eastman MD815 Mandolin through an AKG Lyra Microphone.

Angelina Baker played on an Eastman MD515/v Mandolin through an AKG Lyra Microphone.

Angelina Baker on an Eastman MD605 Mandolin through an AKG Lyra Microphone.