Mandolinquents dine alfresco
Mandolinquents lunch at Starbotton, Upper Wharfedale.
At Goderich
With Hilary James at Goderich Celtic Roots Festival, Canada.
Breedloves
Trying Breedlove mandolins (rather nice) with Richard Collins.
Eddie, Simon & Steve
With Eddie Walker and Steve Tilston.
Fiddlin' & dancin'
Getting down home with Hilary James and Cloé Giraudo.
With Steve Kaufman
Trading a few licks with American guitar ace Steve Kaufman.
Hilary & Janet
The Two Sisters, Hilary James and Janet Giraudo, ski style consultants.
Hilary with shamisen
Who's that playing my mandolin? Meanwhile, Hilary gets to grips with Meiko's shamisen.
In Sicily
On stage in Catania, Sicily.
Janet Giraudo
Janet Giraudo
Mandobass on plane
Taking up two seats...! The mandobass is firmly strapped in for passenger safety.
Mandolin Orchestra
An enjoyable workshop with the Mandolin Orchestra of Devon.
Mandolin trio 1
With fellow mandolinists Nigel Gatherer and Maurice Manning
Mandolin trio 2
Hilary James with Nigel Gatherer and Maurice Manning.
At Barcelona
Mustn't get in the way of that magnificent Gaudi archtecture!
Mediterranean lifestyle 2
I only went south for the light, and to buy that shirt.
Cloé Giraudo
Cloé Giraudo recording her show-stealing vocal for the 'bonus track' on Songs & Chansons by The Two Sisters.
Cloé Giraudo
Mediterranean lifestyle
Grimaud, Provence. The meal was simple and magnificent.
Metal Mandolinquents
In their spare time, The Mandolinquents have 'Spinal' moments.
On bass guitar
As planks of wood with magnets go, this was a rather nice bass guitar. At Phil Nixon's shop 'Bassgear', in Twyford, Berkshire.
On Zingzillas
On BBC's Zingzillas. Never realised there was that much jungle in Salford!
Peekaboo
The Two Sisters: Hilary James & Janet Giraudo.
Simon with shamisen
It was never going to replace the mandolin, but it's not every day you get the opportunity to try a shamisen (thank you Meiko).
Soundcheck
Mandolinquents at sound check (and lighting check).
Two sisters
Hilary James and Janet Giraudo at one of their chateaux, not far from Droitwich.
With Hilary James
Hilary James & Simon Mayor.
Cloé Giraudo
