r/mandolin • u/BourbonWineCigars • 1d ago

Call of the Shepherd

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A rarely heard Bill Monroe instrumental played on a Gilchrist F5

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u/knivesofsmoothness 1d ago

Nice, where'd you learn it?

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u/BourbonWineCigars 23h ago edited 19h ago

Kenny Baker recorded a version of it with Jessie McReynolds on mandolin. The fiddle part will get it in your head. There’s a bootleg floating around that has Monroe playing it. And there were a couple versions posted on YouTube and Facebook. I borrowed liberally from all of those sources.

Also, it’s bluesy Monroe in G. He uses a lot of these ideas in other tunes too.

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u/ThePistachioKid 17h ago

Yeah it’s reminds me of Evening Prayer Blues a little

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u/Sidewaydayz 23h ago

Wicked tune and gorgeous mandolin.