“Inverness” comes from fiddler/mandolinist John Mailander, who recorded it on his album Walking Distance. It’s a beautiful, contemplative melody that alternates measures of 6/4 and 4/4. Joe walks you through the second part of “Inverness” in this video.
Pearl Polska |
Pearl Polska, Part 1 |
“Pearl Polska” comes from Swedish guitarist Roger Tallroth, who recorded this original tune on Rosco, a duo album with Peghead Nation co-founder and guitar instructor Scott Nygaard. Joe’s version comes from Roger’s solo octave-mandolin performance of “Pearl Polska” (Pärlepolskan in Swedish). It has a lot of ornaments (grace notes as well as double pull-offs and hammer-on/pull-offs), which can make it tricky, although you can play the melody without ornaments. Joe walks you through the first part of “Pearl Polska” in this video.
“Pearl Polska” Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers) |