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OK, OK, I'm voted down. Actually, I agree with the points made about frangibility of genres, and that does open space for Bonnie -- whose early blues recordings in particular are distinguished. The...

I've got Bonnie's CD that won the Grammy, and I like it. But in the Americana genre, really? Personally, among these nominees, I liked John Fullbright the best. But if not to Fullbright, then it...

Greg, thanks. I just got back to this thread. What a great resource!

Thanks, Jean. I've got the A part, and you're right on the variation there. 6m to start is definitely right too. I'm not sure about the 2m, but I'll give it a try. Here's a nice version:...

I'm trying to find the chords for the Missouri Waltz. I've found a few chord sites, but there is no way that they are correct on the bridge. A lot of them in the key of F have the bridge: Dm Cm ...

Thanks, Chris. That was fast!

In Island Song, sung by Zac Brown band, the first part of the bridge goes C D Em; C D Em D C D (though played capo-ed on guitar to key of G#). According to all the chord charts I found on-line, the...

Sorry if it's been asked, but the answer didn't turn up after searching. Here's the ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBSt1CtJEOk&feature=related
I have no idea what those two guys have to do with...

Check it out -- Bluegrass from Japan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLEo2xPhm7E&feature=related

i spent summers of 2007 and 2008 in Shanghai, and there was a guy named "Tom" from Mongolia who played a rippin' mando at several places around town with his partner "Jerry" (yes, Tom and Jerry). ...

Several excellent bands around St. Louis. Good bluegrass jams every Sunday, 3 to 6, at Schlaffly's Bottleworks in Maplewood. If you're passing through, find Keith Dudding's Calendar on KDHX.org, or...

I'll second that. Best version of Walls of Time -- Sam Bush's intro is incredible.

After 3.5 years, I'm playing a little in public. Lot's of challenges: getting the vibrato with the left hand, intonation, double-stops, hokum bowing, One good thing: I learned to read music, but...

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That's my mando! I...

I play an f-hole and like the woody sound of silk and steel, but, like others, I find they don't last nearly as well as silk and bronze, which I use as second best.

Sam was in St. Louis playing the Sheldon a couple weeks ago on the night that the Cards beat the Phils 1-0. He came out in a Cardinals shirt and kept the crowd constantly updated. During the ninth...

Tim, the thanks were sincere. I appreciate your knowledge -- far beyond my own.

I agree with Tim. I like silk and steel even better for sound, but they don't last nearly as long as the silk and bronze.

I saw Sam here in St. Louis last week. It was the night Carpenter pitched the Cards to a 1-0 win over the Phillies. Sam wore his "Go Crazy" shirt and checked on the score periodically, which much of...

Thanks to all. The feedback problem is the clincher; and thanks, Tim, to explaining what I liked about the sound. That makes sense.

I've been looking at low power amps for acoustic mando and guitar. But I recently plugged my Godin A8 and my acoustic guitar into a Roland K60, which is made for keyboard, and was surprised how much...

The Godin A8 doesn't give me the same woody sound as my acoustic, but it's not a small guitar either. (Except my band mate likes to joke that I'm saving for a real guitar when I grow up.) For...

The title says it all!

Thank you, g-r-t. I'll check that out.

I'll be in Leiden, Netherlands for a good part of next week, Aug. 15-21. Any jams, players, venues to check out in the country? Thanks.