[Slowhand] Slowhand Digest, Vol 15, Issue 98

[Bryan Reid]

I am not surprised. I don't know about mandolin, but I know he has recorded
dobro before (White Mansions OST and I think a Kinky Friedman guest
appearance).

Bryan

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>   1. Clapton playing Mandolin? (Fabio Dwyer)

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> In the booklet of the new cd, there're two pictures: one of Eric playing an

> old Epiphone acoustic guitar (where is the Martin guitar, I never saw EC

> playing Epiphones before...), and the other picture (on the right) shows

> someone playing a mandolin. It doesn't show the face of the player, just his

> knee and hands and the headstock of the instrument, and a wall of

> microphones. By the color of his pants, it can be Eric, it looks like the

> same old denim pants on the left picture. The question is that I never heard

> of Eric playing mandolin before. On the other hand, why to put a picture of

> another player, if it's not him? Anyone ever heard any mention of Clapton

> playing mandolin?

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>  BTW, I really liked both new tunes, I'm waiting eagerly for the

> new-ugly-cover cd! Did anyone realized that this cover looks a lot with

> Journeyman cover? Great record with ugly cover too:-)

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>  Cheers,

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> Fabio

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