NC pickers?

[newblue]

Is there anyone else in the sandhills area of NC?

[dave]

I don't know where the Sandhills are, I just moved to Gastonia and I would love to meet some other picker's.
Dave.

[newblue]

Any more takers? The sandhills are south central NC Sanford to Laurinburg, Pinehurst to Fayetteville.

[evanreilly]

Out in West Asheville here.

[straight-a]

I'm in Asheboro, not too far away. #Like your user name!

www.nu-blu.com

[wolfsong]

another one in Asheville here.

[Greg H.]

I'm just a bit north of you, between Pittsboro and Sanford.

[newblue]

Hows the BG scene in Ashboro and Sanford?

[newblue]

OK straight-a which one are you at nublu.com?

[Will Little]

I live in greensboro, teach in burlington and I'm planning a move to the mountains next year.

[mandoman4807]

I`m in the Charlotte area, not exactly a hot bed for bluegrass. The surrounding areas are great though.

Darrell

[straight-a]

I am the bald and rather portly banjo player. I play mandolin with a local group mainly to be able to play with my father (he plays banjo in the other group). Greg is the real mandolin player. I've learned a lot of great stuff from him.

[Gallamine]

I'm in Raleigh.
There's a bluegrass jam every Thursday (Tues. for beginners) out in Wendell. Great fun.
-Gallamine

[busstopeddy]

Pittsboro NC. I mountain bike at San/Lee park all the time.

Been gigging on guitar for 25 years.

Got my first Mando a month ago.

Going to Swannanoa later this month.

BTW: I hear Tony Williamsom lives in Siler City.

Eric

[straight-a]

Eric,

Great stuff on the website, man!! I wish I had known about the General Store, I would have caught that. Got anything planned before the Open Eye Cafe?

[EZpicker]

Charlotte N.C. here, actually just recently drug kicking and fighting into the city limits by the greedy city. When I moved here 15 odd years ago it was open farmland all around. Now it's wall to wall housing developments.

[batman]

i'm in New Bern if you ever go to the beach let me know. i'm right on the way. I know a pretty good mando picker in harnett county, not too far from fayetville. his name is Jimmie Cameron. later Don Batten

[jjboone101]

Chapel Hill/Carrboro area

[newblue]

Its nice to hear from all of the NC pickers, however it seems we are all kinda spaced apart.

[Hoovetone]

Bluegrass Hotbed : Statesville

[Lane Pryce]

Hey hey straight a, whats up neighbor!!!! Hanging loose in Zooland AKA: Asheboro NC

[f5loar]

I'm in the center of the rest of you in Salisbury,NC so let's meet here for a central locatioin one Sunday afternoon for picking by the cement pond,a Loarfest and a tour of the Big Mon museum. Sorry, mandolins only no banjos, hounddogs or harmonicas.

[jjboone101]

Sounds like a great plan and an even better Sunday afternoon!

[straight-a]

f5loar, sounds like a plan! I would love to participate.

[bud]

F5Loar, that sounds like a great idea. Let us know when you would like to do it. Any of you headed to Sparta for the fiddler's convention this weekend? I should be there. I'm up in Yadkin County, just above Union Grove.

Bud

[busstopeddy]

Eric,

Great stuff on the website, man!! #I wish I had known about the General Store, I would have caught that. #Got anything planned before the Open Eye Cafe?
Thanks,

Nothing until September.

We are doing the General Store again in October.

I may have worked up the nerve to play my mando on a tune or 2.

I have a Rigel G110 and the factory peizo pickup sounds great thru a small tube guitar amp.

[levin4now]

Pantego, NC (beaufort county), waaay out east.

If you get a chance to pick with batten, you'll have fun. great picker.

[newblue]

F5loar,
I could make the trip to Salisbury, lets do it.

[gh_mando]

Work in Asheboro, live near the big town of Franklinville, pick a "Rattlesnake" part time with Molasses Creek. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[busstopeddy]

Work in Asheboro, live near the big town of Franklinville, pick a "Rattlesnake" part time with Molasses Creek. #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif
Is that the same Molasses Creek from Ocracoke that placed in the Prairie Home Companion towns under 2000 talent show ?

[Greg H.]

All right, another 'Rattlesnake' man. There seem to be a fair number of us around NC. They're great mandolins (particularly for the price).

[newblue]

I'm sorry but I ve not heard of rattlesnake. Do they have a web site?

[Greg H.]

Yes, Rattlesnake mandolins are built by Olin Davis in South Carolina. You can find them here: Rattlesnake Mandolins (http://www.rattlesnakemandolins.com/) or I believe Tony Williamson still has a used one for sale at Mandolin Central (http://www.mandolincentral.com) in Siler City. There's also one in the eye candy here.

[gh_mando]

Yep, Molasses Creek from Ocracoke. The guitar player and I were in college together during the last ice age and have kept in touch over the years. I play a dozen or so gigs a year with them and sat in on their last cd "Deep Water". Its a fun group to pick with.

[straight-a]

Hey gh-mando, I live in the big city of Franklinville! Born and raised in Asheboro.

Newblue, Rattlesnakes are UNBELIEVABLE mandolins and they play like a dream! If Olin ever decides to make an A style, I know I'll end up in debt!

[newblue]

The rattlesnakes look great, too bad I'm on a Kentucky budget. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[straight-a]

I play a Gibson A-9, which I LOVE but boy those 'Snakes are unreal. Crisp, powerful notes and banjo killing volume.

[Greg Billings]

I live in Roaring River, NC. Northwestern NC. Great area for bluegrass. My brother in law and myself will be going up to Sparta for the Alleghany Convention this Sat. Hope to see some of you there. Greg

[mandoJeremy]

Hey gh_mando, I sat in with Molasses Creek when I was in Ocracoke a couple of years ago and it was fun. #Tell Martin that Jeremy said "Hi" if he still sits in with them at the opryhouse! He and I did a very fun show at the "Jolly Roger" while I was on vacation there after the night I sat in with MC. By the way, I am from Rutherfordton, NC. #In between Asheville and Charlotte.

[newblue]

beautiful area around Rutherfordton my son just returned from camp Lurecrest on lake Lure not far from you.

[racuda]

I'll raise my hand for Asheboro too. I live about 10 minutes from the zoo.

I'm a beginner on mando, only been playing 7 months (long-time guitar player)

I have a 1923 Gibson A2-Z which I'm not worthy of now but hope to be someday. A2-Z (http://www.mandolinarchive.com/perl/show_mando.pl?2797)

[Skip Kelley]

I live in the Piedmont area. Thomasville to be exact. I think a pickin' party would be a cool thing to do!

[jimini_pickit]

Gallamine,
How often do you go to Zepp's? I've been known to be there for quite a few Tuesdays...only 1 Thursday. I'm in Durham and it's an hour each way!
Jim

[gh_mando]

Jeremy-- Yep, Martin Garrish plays every Thurs. & Sun. nights at the Jolly Roger, at the Ocrafolk Opry on Wed. Outer Banks Opry in Kitty Hawk on Tues. I sat in with Martin and his uncle Jule in Hatteras on Fri. July 3th. I guess Martin knows abount a million songs.

[diamond ace]

marion N.C. between ashville and hickory.