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Hilary James
Hilary James is a British musician. A vocalist and multi-instrumentalist she plays guitar, double bass, mandobass (bass mandolin) and is a singer, and songwriter. She works mostly with her partner Simon Mayor and with their ensemble the Mandolinquents The Mandolinquents (also known as Simon Mayor's Mandolinquents) is a British musical quartet. It was formed by its core members Simon Mayor (mandolin, violin, guitar) and Hilary James (mandobass, vocals). In the present line up, which has been .... Mayor and James originally toured as the duo "Spredthick". Discography Hilary James – solo *''Burning Sun (1993)'' *''Love, Lust and Loss'' (1996) *''Bluesy'' (1999) *''Laughing with the Moon'' (2004) *''English Sketches'' (2011) *''You Don't Know'' (2015) Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians ''Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians'' comprised : Hilary James, Simon Mayor and Andy Baum * ''Sweet Nicotina'' (vinyl single) (1988) * ''Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandobass
Mandobass is the largest (and least common) member of the mandolin family, sometimes used as the bass instrument in mandolin orchestras. It is so large that it usually is not held in the lap, but supported on a spike that rests on the floor. The neck-scale length on a full-size mando-bass is similar to that of a standard orchestral double bass viol: about .Paul Sparks, ''The Classical Mandolin'', Oxford University Press, pages 205–206. The instrument is otherwise similar to the smaller, higher-pitched members of the mandolin family, having a fretted neck, a headstock with geared tuning machines, and a large resonating body often—but not always—shaped like that of other mandolins. Variants There are three main variants of the mandobass: * The large four-string mandobass has a much longer neck and is tuned EADG, like a double bass. It was popular in early 20th century American and European mandolin ensembles. Early examples had very large bodies and were often played in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
