Leaving home

"These love affairs are hard to bear!"

Bruce Ling, Michigan's 2001 State Mandolin Champion, is an excellent improviser in a number of styles. A good example is this first-take rehearsal recording of the Charlie Poole tune, Leaving Home.

Bruce, Rebecca Shilt and I were experimenting with different approaches to this piece, including this one with a Travis-style bass line. The recording is a little rough, but Bruce's playing is so cool that I'm posting it anyway.

If you enjoy his playing on this piece, check out Bruce's website which has info about his excellent new CD. It's great listening!

Rebecca Shilt: guitar and vocal. Bruce Ling: mandolin and vocal. Nick Kroes: guitar and vocal.

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"These love affairs are hard to bear!" Bruce Ling, Michigan's 2001 State Mandolin Champion, is an excellent improviser in a number of styles. A good example is this first-take rehearsal recording of the Charlie Poole tune, Leaving Home. Bruce, Rebecca Shilt and I were experimenting with different approaches to this piece, including this one with a Travis-style bass line. The recording is a little rough, but Bruce's playing is so cool that I'm posting it anyway. If you enjoy his playing on this piece, check out Bruce's website which has info about his excellent new CD. It's great listening! Rebecca Shilt: guitar and vocal. Bruce Ling: mandolin and vocal. Nick Kroes: guitar and vocal.
Listen Now	Download Song
This is streaming audio in mono or stereo, if you have a high speed connection. The tune should play fairly soon after you click the link. If it doesn't, you may need to install Real Player. More Info.	This is a better sounding stereo MP3. Clicking above will download this entire piece to your computer. It takes a while, but it's worth the wait if you like the tune.
Listen to all the selections This will stream all of the tunes posted on this site in mono for dial-up, or in way-better stereo for those with high-speed connections. The music should start fairly soon after you click the link. If it doesn't work, you may need to install Real Player. More Info.