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It's a bit far from Rome, but there's a regular Tuesday night open session in the Albany/Troy/Saratoga area, a different venue each month. Some old time, some Irish and contra, very welcoming to...

Here's the Fiddlers Tour url: http://www.timesunion.com/communities/fiddle/. I don't get to the sessions anywhere near as often as I'd like, but they're good fun, very welcoming and tolerant of new...

I don't know if this is still available (I found my cassette copy in a cutout bin years ago), but Grisman's "Swinging With Svend," a live set with Svend Asmussen, will put you in a dangerously good...

Richard Farina wrote "Been Down So Long..." #There's a very interesting recent bio of Richard & Mimi Farina, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez called "Positively Fourth Street."

Sorry, I don't think that link works. Try www.vintage78.com.

If you're interested in the real old stuff, scratches and all, check out the cassette of Old Time Country Mandolin, one of the prerecorded collections available at Joe Bussard's Vintage 78 site:...

I'll second the votes for The Crooked Jades, a really inventive, original band. #Check out their version of "Shady Grove" on "The Unfortunate Rake, Volume 2." #You can see a video of it at ...

Thanks for the suggestions. I have to get myself a new copy of Fiddler's Fakebook--mine finally just wore out. I'd forgotten how many rags were in there. I've been using The Portland Collection,...

I've really enjoyed the recent threads on old-time music. #I'm a fiddler, mostly, but I've been working a bunch on mando lately. I just got a copy of the Buckhannon Brothers cd, and I was impressed,...