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Buy the MT. :)

I still haven't.

Truthfully, the whole FFcP thing is worth solid gold, and we all got it for free.

I think it's Little Liza Jane that's dangerously close to Cherokee Shuffle? Vernon Derek and/or possibly Frank Wakefield added a measure to their version of C. Shuffle, possibly to avoid the...

Indeed, ain't nobody gonna fill those shoes. He lived more life than twenty men.

R.I.P. Possum

Don't forget to print out the circle of fifths. I honestly can't tell you where it fits in the 1. 2. 3. Probably after 1? But it's something I still refer to weekly.

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger Randi. Though im over fifty, im the kid. I get a lot of, "Howzatgo?" I remember the titles, most of the common keys, and first lines of the many songs and tunes songs...

I play Bluegrass. If i'm given a break I play the melody to pay respect to the tune. If i'm given a second break, it's gonna get crazy, but still be within the chord changes.

I'm going to throw in: Kala U-Bass.
Never heard one myself but I've heard the raves.

. . there's an app. for that:

http://www.brianberlin.net/band_name_generator.asp

Yes, that "play for free" thread got me thinking about some of my older posts: I remember saying it only takes a little more prep work, to go from busking on the street, to a real gig. But to...

One to consider: All the Banks around here have Senior's Clubs. Typically the Senior's Clubs go on field trips, but also have luncheons. One featuring me and a buddy as the after dining...

Niles,
Dude, are you like "calling me out" on my inspiration? ;)

Kenny Baker is never far from my mind when I play. But it depends. The Jazzier stuff we do makes me think of Steph & Django. But the Blues brings up Robert Johnson, Lightin Hopkins, & Muddy Waters. I...

This realization has in fact weighed on me for quite awhile.

I did a Youtube search on both of these. There's good Flatt & Scrugg's versions of both, but many others too. You could do worse than learning it just like Flatt & Scruggs. I still love the way they...

It's hard to explain how ingrained a tune has to be to be able to Kick it off, pass it around, pass it back, turn it around and put a tail on it. But it helps to think of a tune as a "whole package,"...

At the age of one, with the TV series Petticoat Junction. But it may have been earlier than that with The Ballad of Jed (Beverly Hillbillies, 1st aired in '62)
Difficult to know which one i may have...

NFN - Am would be the two in G. (Em being the six) Am is the six in C, the way i learnt it.

That's gittin' it the way it ought to be got!
Thanks, and congrats and envy.

Question: Is Mr. Strings from ETSU?

Agreed, it was a fine read.
DW got me Dr. Ralph Stanley's book. Bout 75% through it. Dr. Ralph mentions many times about WSM, and Lester & Earl. Interesting how everybody's life's intertwined. ...

The mention of James King reminds me of another: Remember Red Sovine? On one hand, i get it. On the other, i think it's a cheap shot. Like a comdian that works blue. There's really only a few things...

it's a little know fact Loyd Loar also invented the Loar Jet back in the 20's.
Later changing the spelling to "Leerjet" because of the constant mispronounciation.
:)

You know he did Willie. That pup changes chords every beat. Sorta like Arkansas Traveler, or Black Hairy Possum (blackberry blossum).

I like 8 More Miles, just as good or better'n any of the...

if this is the future, how come i still have a banjer? :confused:

I met the folks what i jam with, through my luthier. Honestly i wouldn't even know of the local festivals otherwise.

Compton's latest is all solo (if i remember right)
It answers that question in a great way.

yep; between the carton and the case, especially if instrument or case is in a plastic bag, the instrument is quite probably well insulated. Now, did it take 3 or 4 days from the warehouse, or did it...