Trip in USA

[french guy]

Hi all,
I'll take the aircraft monday 24 may and will be at Fiddlegrove
Union Grove NC last week end of may , and then will be at Mount Airy bluegrass Fest the next week end .
If any of you "mandolincaficionados" will be there also , it will be a pleasure for me to meet you in real . So let me know how we can do that.
I will travel with 2 mandos , hope all 'll be OK.

See you soon !!!!!

[Bobbie Dier]

French Guy,
I'll be at Mt. Airy. I'll look for you. Are you entering in the mandolin competition?
ima

[french guy]

imapickn
2 years of mando practice , I don't participate to a mando competition , but at Fiddlegrove I will play in Old time
competition with friends as the : "Jean Lacote French American Old Time Ramblers" .
But not for win anything just for the fun of participation .

And You , imapickn , do you participate yourself ?

[Bobbie Dier]

I have paticipated in the competition in the past but now I'm too scared. I do participate with a band and have a good time but not in the individual competition.

I will watch for your band on stage and cheer for you!!!

I Hope to see you there. Last year the rain was heavy. I hope the weather is better this year.

[straight-a]

imapickin, what's the format for that contest?

[BluegrassPhilfromFrance]

Hello Vieux Jean,

So you're preparing your trip to the USA and bringing there 2 mandolins you made. Don't forget to pay the customs duties, ha, ha, ha ... just kidding ! Will you take with you the "France Bluegrass 2004" CD you play on ? A bientôt.
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[Bobbie Dier]

straight-a,
The competition is about like anywhere else. You do have to preregister to be able to play soooo if you get your entrance form sent in pretty soon you'll be able to enter. I think they have a web site you can request a form or maybe even do it on line(not very likely). One of the requirements is you have to play traditional or public domain tunes. No copywritten music or original stuff. The competition is very tuff. There are some awesome mandolin pickers who show up for this thing. This festival gets bigger every year(it seems to).
They do the individual competitions in the afternoon and the bands at night. One night they do Bluegrass first then Old Time. The next night it is the opposite.In the individual,you only play one tune. I can't remember them ever having a tie breaker or anyone having to play more than one tune. The band competition you really should keep to the same personel in the band and you play one tune fri and one tune sat. Is that what you meant? Hope i answered your question.
ima

[french guy]

Sure Phil , I 'll bring some France Bluegrass CD and offer them to good friends over there .
hope to see you at Grange Rouge .
Jean

[straight-a]

imapickin, that's just what I was looking for. Thanks!!

[BluegrassPhilfromFrance]

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Hi Vieux Jean,
When are you bringing your mandolin to my place ? Salut