Visiting Lloyd's Old Haunt
Bill Graham traces Lloyd Loar footsteps in the original Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan, now occupied by Heritage Guitar: » Visiting Lloyd's Old Haunt. Message board reader feedback.
Our Song-A-Week social group is burning it up and having fun. With 83 other social groups, there's plenty to experience. All that's required is a message board membership.
Nigel Forster is turning out innovative mandolin designs in the UK and is the subject of short interivew at JazzMando.com.
New classical music from Fabio Gallucci and Nov' Mandolin Ensemble on the Cafe MP3 page. Impressive!
From CTM.com following up her new CD release: There Is Something Special About Sarah Jarosz.
Numbers don't lie. The reality of what drives visitors to a mandolin web site the most in order: Death, Smoking Hot Vintage Mandolins, and Ladies.
For sale on the Cafe Classifieds: one very fine Lloyd Loar mandolin, serial #75702, February 18, 1924. Additional images from the Mandolin Archive.
Today on this day in mandolin history: July 5, 1887, George B. Durkee of Lyon & Healy filed U.S. Patent #368461 for improvements in bowlback mandolin construction. More history...
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Classifieds
Ten most recently posted Classified Ads of 381 total.
- Posted 07/05: Mandolins - Weber Bighorn Oval Hole
- Posted 07/05: Mandolins - Arches Flattop
- Posted 07/05: Mandolins - Custom Bertoncini F5 Varnish Mandolin
- Posted 07/05: Mandolins - Collings F5 Mandolin MF
- Posted 07/05: Guitars - Takamine Guitar
- Posted 07/05: Mandolins, Wanted - WTB: Vintage Fender Mandocaster
- Posted 07/05: Mandolins - 1960S Holiday (Kay) Mandolin Yank Rachell Blues Mandolin
- Posted 07/05: Wanted - Hardware For Mandolin
- Posted 07/04: Mandolins, Wanted - Wanting Distressed Weber Yellowstone Or Weber Fern
- Posted 07/04: Guitars, Trades - D28 Martin Trade For F Mandolin
Message Board
Ten most recently updated Message Board discussions. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Posted 07/05/09, 04:00 PM - Chord forms
- Posted 07/05/09, 03:55 PM - Re: Honeysuckle Rose
- Posted 07/05/09, 03:47 PM - Re: Oval hole???
- Posted 07/05/09, 03:39 PM - Re: econodistressed by Silverangel
- Posted 07/05/09, 03:37 PM - Re: whiskey before breakfast challenge
- Posted 07/05/09, 03:31 PM - Re: Mandola strings on an octave mandolin?
- Posted 07/05/09, 03:30 PM - 2 finger chords by key
- Posted 07/05/09, 03:27 PM - Re: Eastman 504/604/804 owners - help needed!
- Posted 07/05/09, 03:25 PM - Re: installation of mcclung armrest
- Posted 07/05/09, 03:22 PM - Re: Left Hand Strength For Female Mandolin Players?
Mandolin News
Ten most recent Mandolin News articles. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Posted 07/03/2009, New Music: Duo Gallucci Pilato - Dal Vesuvio all'America Latina
- Posted 07/02/2009, New Music: Nov' Mandolin Ensemble - Mosaïque
- Posted 06/30/2009, Bill Graham: Visiting Lloyd's Old Haunt
- Posted 06/28/2009, Special Events: Breedlove Festival 2009 - Bend, Oregon
- Posted 06/24/2009, Bill Graham: The Wish Book Comes to Life
- Posted 06/20/2009, Special Events: The Pioneers of Bluegrass Gather for River of Music Party
- Posted 06/19/2009, Publications: Great Mandolin Lessons - Learn From Nine Master Players
- Posted 06/17/2009, New Music: Sarah Jarosz - Song Up In Her Head
- Posted 06/04/2009, Special Events: Mike Marshall's Trip to Wuppertal, Germany
- Posted 06/03/2009, Bill Graham: Remembering Mitchell Land
Instructors
Ten most recent Instructor Classifieds. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Student seeks instructor: San Francisco Mandolin Lessons
- Instructor seeks students: Beginner Seeks Instructor-Bluegrass Focus
- Student seeks instructor: Mandolin Lessons
- Student seeks instructor: Looking For Instructor In Wellington, Nz
- Instructor seeks students: Mandolin Lessons In New York
- Instructor seeks students: Boulder, Co. Mandolin Instruction
- Student seeks instructor: Seeking Summer Lessons - Pittsburgh Pa
- Student seeks instructor: Looking For Mandolin Instructor In Santa Fe, Nm
- Student seeks instructor: Looking For Instructor
- Student seeks instructor: Looking For A Bluegrass Teacher Mandolin
Workshops
Ten next upcoming Mandolin Workshops. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- July 6-9, 2009 - Old Time String Band Week, Mountain View, Arkansas
- July 6-10, 2009 - SummerKeys 2009 with Marilynn Mair, Lubec, Maine
- July 6-10, 2009 - Furpeace Ranch with Barry Mitterhoff, Big Indian, New York
- July 10-12, 2009 - BMG Summer School 2009, Wiltshire, England
- July 11, 2009 - Rich DelGrosso mandolin Workshop, Rockville, Maryland
- July 12-17, 2009 - Common Ground on the Hill, Westminster, Maryland
- July 12-17, 2009 - Augusta Heritage Mandolin Workshops, Elkins, West Virginia
- July 12-18, 2009 - Catskills Irish Arts Week, East Durham, New York
- July 12-18, 2009 - Swannanoa Gathering, Asheville, North Carolina
- July 12-18, 2009 - Summer Acoustic Music Week, Moultonborough, New Hampshire
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Mandolin Cafe Calendar - Today's Events
- Sally Creek Music Festival - Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
- Common Ground on the Hill - Westminster, MD
- Swannanoa Gathering - Asheville, NC
- Traditional Roots Music Week
- Mandolin Building Workshop with Don Kawalek - Brasstown, NC
- Bluegrass Jam, Worcester, MA
- » See all monthly events
From the Tennessean: when he's not playing the mandolin, camera helps Ricky Skaggs keep creative edge.
We are saddened to learn that classical mandolinist great Alison Stephens is battling cancer. See her new site, Captain Corelli's Cambridge Cancer Club.
