Happy Holidays from the Mandolin Cafe
Wishing our visitors a happy holidays from Mandolin Cafe to your home. Thanks for a great 2009 and be looking for some exciting new additions to our site during 2010.
The right song for the right time: Evan Marshall's stunning version of Away In A Manger (MP3 audio file).
More random browsing for the holidays: we love looking at the vintage mandolin selection from our friends at Bear Paw Fiddles.
Random web browsing during the holidays. Israeli mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital has a new page on his site with examples of his playing. Very nice.
Very, very good news for the holidays: Bob Gray's stolen Sullivan mandolin recovered.
This day in mandolin history
December 25, 2000, Movie "All The Pretty Horses" released, containing Bill Monroe's recording of "My Last Days on Earth." More history...
MP3 of the Day
Uptown Mandolin Quartet - Sevilla, Kansas Tango, 2001. More music...
Happening Now...
Classifieds
Ten most recently posted Classified Ads of 353 total.
- Posted 12/24: Wanted - Wanted Information On Gilchrist 98415
- Posted 12/24: Guitars - Breedlove Revival Custom OOO 12 Fret w/HSC
- Posted 12/24: Mandolins - Breedlove Premier FF Honey Burst Gloss Finish - New
- Posted 12/24: Mandolins - Eastman Dgm-2 (The Dawg 2) - New
- Posted 12/24: Wanted - Red Bear Pick
- Posted 12/23: Mandolins - Dean F-Style Mandolin
- Posted 12/23: Guitars - For Sale: Cigar Box Guitars
- Posted 12/23: Mandolins - 1920 Gibson A-3 Mandolin
- Posted 12/23: Mandolins - 1969 Gibson A40
- Posted 12/23: Guitars - 1949 Gibson Es 125
Message Board
Ten most recently updated Message Board discussions. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Posted 12/25/09, 07:03 AM - Re: I waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant it!
- Posted 12/25/09, 07:00 AM - Flickr.com - Ralph Stanley and Ralph Stanley II 2
- Posted 12/25/09, 06:52 AM - Re: Kentucky mandola models
- Posted 12/25/09, 05:58 AM - Re: Your Christmas Set List?
- Posted 12/25/09, 05:46 AM - Re: Painful Playing
- Posted 12/25/09, 05:14 AM - Re: Brock A-5 birdseye/engleman
- Posted 12/25/09, 05:06 AM - Re: Grandma's mandolin?
- Posted 12/25/09, 05:04 AM - Re: Tremolo Christmas Songs
- Posted 12/25/09, 05:01 AM - Re: Merry Christmas to All!
- Posted 12/25/09, 04:53 AM - Re: Restore tips for banjo-mandolin.
Mandolin News
Ten most recent Mandolin News articles. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Posted 12/17/2009, Builder News: Kentucky Announces New Master Model KM-900 Mandolin
- Posted 12/15/2009, Interviews: The Paul Glasse Interview
- Posted 12/14/2009, Publications: Mark J. McCracken - Santa's Missing Mandolin
- Posted 12/13/2009, Special Events: March Mandolin Festival 2010
- Posted 12/11/2009, Announcements: International Bluegrass Music Museum Memberships
- Posted 12/10/2009, New Music: Joel McDermott - Wire Work
- Posted 12/02/2009, Builder News: The Loar Introduces the LM-400 Hand Carved A Mandolin
- Posted 12/01/2009, 10 Questions: Jeff Dearinger and A Kansas Nutcracker
- Posted 11/26/2009, New Music: Marilynn Mair - Meu Bandolim
- Posted 10/25/2009, Announcements: A Mandolin of Gold - A Novel by Michael F. Tedesco
Instructors
Ten most recent Instructor Classifieds. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Posted 12/24/2009: Indy Mandolin/Guitar Lessons - Bluegrass Celtic Folk Blues
- Posted 12/23/2009: Looking For An Instructor In El Paso, Tx Or Las Cruces Area
- Posted 12/22/2009: So, What Would You Like To Learn About Music
- Posted 12/15/2009: Teaching Mando In-Person And On Webcam
- Posted 12/13/2009: Lessons For All Bluegrass Instruments
- Posted 12/13/2009: 8-Week Music Of Turlough OCarolan Class - Lawrence, Ks
- Posted 12/12/2009: Looking For Mandolin Instructor New Orleans
- Posted 12/02/2009: Student Seeking Instructor In Jackson Hole, Wy
- Posted 11/30/2009: Higest Level Mandolin Instruction In North Houston
- Posted 11/29/2009: Mandolin/Guitar Lessons, San Fernando Valley, Ca
Workshops
Ten next upcoming Mandolin Workshops. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- January 3, 2010 - Mike Marshall/Caterina Lichtenberg Mandolin Master Class, Berkeley, California
- January 9, 2010 - Orrin Star Mandolin Workshop, Takoma Park, Maryland
- January 9, 2010 - Mike Compton Mandolin Workshops, Denver, Colorado
- January 16, 2010 - Orrin Star Mandolin Workshop, Takoma Park, Maryland
- January 17, 2010 - Mike Marshall Mandolin Workshop, Solingen, Germany
- January 17, 2010 - LMGA Mandolin Workshops, Glasgow, Scotland
- January 21, 2010 - Scott Tichenor Turlough O'Carolan Mandolin Classes, Lawrence, Kansas
- January 23, 2010 - LMGA Mandolin Workshops, Glasgow, Scotland
- January 31, 2010 - Pete Martin Mandolin Workshops, Seattle, Washington
- Jan. 31 - Feb. 3, 2010 - Alabama Folk School Mandolin Retreat, Nauvoo, Alabama
Daily Builder
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Mandolin Cafe Events Calendar for December 25, 2009
Made up of questions submitted by our message board members and packed with information, some free tunes, a jazz chart and more, it's our Paul Glasse Interview.
Continuing our series of mandolin artists engaging in interviews with questions submitted by our message board members, we welcome bluegrass legend Doyle Lawson to the growing list.
An interview with James Condino from Mel Bay's Mandolin Sessions.
New music from the Atlanta Mandolin Orchestra on the Cafe MP3 page.
Here it is, the end of modern wood constructed mandolins as we know them. OK, maybe not. But a clever link from the folks at jazzmando.com.
