"Does an e-bow work on a mandola"

Yes it does.

I wish Jim would stop messing round with the computers on stage too, but thats because he used to be a great acoustic guitarist in the Nic Jones/Roger Wilson/Martin Simpson mould when he just played acousticly and sang a few years back. I think the electric guitar doesnt add much to the show.

Having said that, I can't wait till he goes the whole hog and has a band rather than trying (and ultimately failing) to reproduce the album on his own.