For those who haven't had enough of "Evening Prayer Blues" (and really, can you ever get enough), here's a nifty new take from Darol Anger and Sharon Gilchrist:
http://vimeo.com/48031496
I...
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For those who haven't had enough of "Evening Prayer Blues" (and really, can you ever get enough), here's a nifty new take from Darol Anger and Sharon Gilchrist:
http://vimeo.com/48031496
I...
Hope this doesn't count as a double post, since I just added some of this info to a Sierra Hull thread. Here's a video I just posted that features Sierra Hull both in concert and talking in a...
I am really enjoying the conversation that's developed on this thread. Here's a new Sierra video that should really hit the spot with Mando Café regulars, as it explicitly addresses her technique....
Thanks for your support, Mick. Got one more Sierra Hull video up my sleeve. Quite detailed technical insights in this one. Stay tuned...-- Curly
Thanks, Dobe. Been too busy developing new content for my site and missed your helpful post here. Just put up another mando-centric entry on www.secondcousincurly.com. This one features Sierra Hull,...
Thanks, kaybone! Good news for Hull fans: A second profile of Sierra just went live on www.secondcousincurly.com. In this installment, Hull addresses a fundamental question: how much should we think...
Just posted the first of a series of profiles of Sierra Hull on www.secondcousincurly.com. Hard to believe that, though only 21, Hull is already a decade into her performing career. The first short...
As a testament to the living legacy of John McGann's teaching, I have just shared a post on http://www.secondcousincurly.com featuring Granny's Hot Sauce, a young band that features some of John's...
Darrin--
Many thanks for the kind words. I've got a lot of great mando material waiting to be edited, along with a ton of general bluegrass profiles and performances. Stay tuned...
Yer Pal--...
Arrgh! Thanks for the correction, Pete! I was thrown off by something I read only back in November in Bluegrass Unlimited about how The Boxcars were touring without an album on the shelf. I'll try to...
In honor of the Boxcars finally (!) releasing their debut CD, I’ve just posted a peek at both The Boxcars on stage and their ace mandolin player Adam Steffey in workshop mode. Given how many pickers...
While I agree with the peeves expressed above, I also find myself looking back to some workshops that I attended when I was starting out and realizing, "Gee, I bet I asked that stupid question...
I caught up with mandolinist and Grand Ole Opry stalwart Buck White at this year’s Joe Val Bluegrass Festival. We’ve just posted a highlights from that appearance, including some backstage picking...
I caught up with mandolinist and Grand Ole Opry stalwart Buck White at this year’s Joe Val Bluegrass Festival. We’ve just posted a highlights from that appearance, including some backstage picking...