ROMP - International Bluegrass Music Museum, June 28-30
Long-time supporters of the International Bluegrass Music Museum, we're helping get the word out about an all-star lineup including Vince Gill, Old Crow Medicine Show, Punch Brothers and Carolina Chocolate Drops at this year's annual ROMP festival June 28-30, 2012 in Owensboro.
Rare: a . Not cheap, that one, and a bit of capo torture.
Didn't make our summer reading list but a very good book was published seven years ago today: Bob Black's Come Hither to Go Yonder: Playing Bluegrass With Bill Monroe.
She's a folk music legend unfolding before our very eyes. It's the one year anniversary of the great Sarah Jarosz recording Follow Me Down which should be a part of every music library.
Rest in peace. A founding member of The Dillards bluegrass band, Doug Dillard, has passed away at age 75.
New music from Bobby Osborne and The Rocky Top X-Press: New Bluegrass & Old Heartaches.
A most difficult mandolin recording to find: , yet there it is.
One of the longest running and most popular music camps (and a most desirable location) in the country, The Swannanoa Gathering, has announced their first Mando & Banjo Week, August 5-11 with a world class line-up.
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Classifieds
Ten most recently posted Classified Ads of 503 total.
- Posted 05/18: Mandolins - 2000 Gibson F5L Mandolin
- Posted 05/18: Mandolins - 2001 Weber Gallatin F For Sale/Trade $1300.00
- Posted 05/18: Mandolins - Gibson Custom Sam Bush Model Flag Mandolin
- Posted 05/18: Wanted - WTB Harmony Opus Xx
- Posted 05/18: Accessories - Baggs Radius Pickup
- Posted 05/18: Wanted - The Gibson Or Gibson Oai Script Logo Hat
- Posted 05/18: Other - Mele Solid Mahogany Cutaway Tenor Ukulele W. Hard Case
- Posted 05/18: Mandolins - Wanted: Gibson Em200 Electric Mandolin
- Posted 05/18: Mandolins - 1982 Flatiron Mandolin 1SB Loud
- Posted 05/18: Mandolins - Gibson F5 Fern Varnish 2002
Forum
Ten most recently updated forum discussions. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Posted 05/18/12, 02:22 PM - Gibson 3-point drawing?
- Posted 05/18/12, 02:18 PM - Pavlu mandolin
- Posted 05/18/12, 02:17 PM - Re: Ellis and Dudenbostel mandolins: Hands-on impressions?
- Posted 05/18/12, 02:14 PM - Re: New vs. Used Economics
- Posted 05/18/12, 02:12 PM - Can someone tell me what kind of banjo mandolin I have??
- Posted 05/18/12, 02:09 PM - Re: Finger Infection
- Posted 05/18/12, 02:07 PM - Re: 81489 f5
- Posted 05/18/12, 02:02 PM - Re: How many coats of laquer?!
- Posted 05/18/12, 02:01 PM - Re: It's not the mandolin, it's you
- Posted 05/18/12, 01:58 PM - Re: Fingernails getting in the way
Mandolin News
Ten most recent Mandolin News articles. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Posted 05/16/2012, New Music: Bobby Osborne and The Rocky Top X-Press
- Posted 05/15/2012, Workshops: Swannanoa Gathering Announces Mando & Banjo Week
- Posted 05/13/2012, Special Events: All-Star Lineup To Headline ROMP Festival
- Posted 05/07/2012, New Music: The Joe Craven Trio - All Four One
- Posted 05/06/2012, Interviews: Mike Marshall's ArtistWorks School of Mandolin Interview
- Posted 05/06/2012, New Music: Sergio Lara - Guitars & Mandolins
- Posted 04/26/2012, New Music: The Ragtime Skedaddlers - Mandolins at the Cake Walk
- Posted 04/18/2012, Workshops: Carlo Aonzo's 7th International Mandolin Academy
- Posted 04/17/2012, Workshops: San Diego Classical Mandolin Camp
- Posted 04/11/2012, Workshops: Jim Richter's 2012 Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us
Instructors
Ten most recent Instructor Classifieds of 70 total. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Posted 05/11/2012: National Flatpick Champ Roger Ferguson Open For Skypers
- Posted 05/10/2012: Mandolin Lessons In Annapolis Maryland
- Posted 05/05/2012: Adult Student Looking For Teacher (Ottawa, Canada)
- Posted 05/04/2012: Slow Jams At The Freight In Berkeley, Ca
- Posted 05/02/2012: Mandoiin Lessons In Minneapolis/Saint Paul
- Posted 04/20/2012: Roger Landes Skype Lessons
- Posted 04/16/2012: Intermed. Advanced Mandolin Lessons Connecticut See Ad.
- Posted 04/09/2012: Adult (Reads Music) Seeks Mandolin Teacher For Classical
- Posted 03/29/2012: Student Looking For Mandolin Instuctor
- Posted 03/06/2012: Instructor Wanted In Central Valley Ca.
Workshops
Ten next upcoming Mandolin Workshops. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- May 19, 2012 - Cheryl Watson Mandolin Workshop, Jacksonville, Florida
- May 19, 2012 - Don Julin Mandolin Workshop, Lansing, Michigan
- May 24, 2012 - Wernick Method Bluegrass Jam Classes with Gilbert Nelson start, Auburn, Alabama
- May 24, 2012 - Chris Acquavella Mandolin Workshop, Cambridge, UK
- May 24-27, 2012 - DelFest Academy, Cumberland, Maryland
- May 24-27, 2012 - FiddleStar Adult Camp, Ridgetop, Tennessee
- May 26, 2012 - Chris Acquavella Mandolin Workshop, London, UK
- May 27, 2012 - Chris Acquavella Mandolin Workshop, Bristol, UK
- May 29, 2012 - Chris Acquavella Mandolin Workshop, New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria
- June 1-3, 2012 - Bluegrass Jamming Class with Sue Coulter, Pueblo, Colorado
Interviews
Ten most recently added Mandolin Cafe Interviews. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Posted 05/06/2012 - Mike Marshall's ArtistWorks School of Mandolin Interview
- Posted 03/18/2012 - Great Vintage Mandolins Under $1,000
- Posted 03/01/2012 - Artist to Artist - 10 Minutes With Barry Mitterhoff
- Posted 02/05/2011 - Chris Thile in London Interview
- Posted 01/22/2012 - Artist to Artist - 10 Minutes with Carlo Aonzo
- Posted 11/20/2011 - Joseph Brent Interview
- Posted 10/02/2011 - An Interview with Mike Guggino of the Steep Canyon Rangers
- Posted 08/18/2011 - Tim May and his Vintage Gibson Collection
- Posted 07/24/2011 - 10 Questions For John McGann
- Posted 06/26/2011 - 10 Questions for Dan Beimborn
This Day In History
May 18, 2005,
Bob Black's book Come Hither to Go Yonder: Playing Bluegrass With Bill Monroe published by University of Illinois Press.
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Mandolin Cafe Events Calendar for May 18, 2012
- Ghost Ranch Bluegrass Camp - Abiquiu, New Mexico
- Upper Meramec Americana Music fest and Flatpicking Guitar and Mando Camp - Steelville, MO
- Newgrass Troubadours at Horsepens 40 - Steele, AL
- 8th annual Bluegrass from the Forest - Shelton, WA
- The Northside Southpaws @ Honky Tonk BBQ in Chicago
- COMPTON & NEWBERRY at FOCAL POINT, MAPLEWOOD, MO
- » See more events, or Get your event listed here
We love the vibe of a but this one is priced just a tad high.
2013-2015 IBMA World of Bluegrass annual convention has announced they're leaving Nashville and heading to Raleigh, North Carolina.
