Pickers are no longer in the majority at most festivals across the country. #1 reason people attend is because their friends are going, #2 for the bluegrass
entertainment, #3 cheap place to bring...
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Pickers are no longer in the majority at most festivals across the country. #1 reason people attend is because their friends are going, #2 for the bluegrass
entertainment, #3 cheap place to bring...
Mandopaul, check out Pickin' In The Pasture in Lodi NY. $80 at the gate includes camping, a professional stage show, lots of jamming, plus you are in the beautiful Finger Lakes! Visit...
Didn't hear a bit of melody in that break.
If you are concerned about sound, the A model will usually be a bigger bang for the buck. However, although the sound chambers are basically the same for both F and A models, I wonder if the extra...
Be careful, some latigo leather will bleed the dye onto your clothes when wet from sweat, etc.
Stay away from metal buckles, etc. that will inevitably damage the finish of your instrument.
I saturate an old Fast Fret applicator (wooden handle in metal can) with WD40. A quick swipe after playing and then wiping off the residue with a cloth seems to prolong string life for me. Also...
Randy Jones who plays mandolin for The Lonesome River Band will conduct the mandolin workshop at Pickin' In The Pasture on Friday afternoon. It should be a very informative session with one of the...
If you are more concerned with sound than looks, you get the biggest bang for your buck with a really good used A model. $2500 would probably get you a very, very nice Gibson A5-L or a Collings MT2....
That phenomena happens with all fretted string instruments. A good set up will minimize it. Lower action will reduce the problem as well but that can be a trade off in volume and or tone. Not...
Make plans to attend the 17th Annual Pickin' In The Pasture in the beautiful Finger Lakes of NY State. The gate opens on Wednesday, August 20th for 4 days of great jam sessions and a world-class...
Is there any interest in a Mandolin Café get together and maybe a mandolin tasting? The workshop tent could be made available when not being used.
The cable lock has to go around the instrument cases tight enough that they can't be opened. This requires a little ingenuity. When camping or even parking at a festival, consider stretching a tarp...
Another Gibson Brother's song written by Seth Sawyer, "Long Forgotten Dream"
Security for your instruments can be a concern particularly at larger more eclectic events where not everyone practices "the bluegrass way". Do you leave it locked in the vehicle where potentially...
The Lonesome River Band has just been added to the band lineup!
Didn't make it to Wind Gap this year. Was playing in Cherokee. I heard they had some rain. How was attendance for Harry?
If you are into world-class traditional bluegrass music and live in the northeast, plan to attend Pickin' In The Pasture. The festival is held August 21,22, and 23rd on our sheep farm in the...
We sometimes do this song in jam sessions around our part of NY state. Has anyone figured out what the lyrics mean?
At a price point of $200 or less, I would look at used old Stradolins. Some of them have solid wood tops and sound great.
Well if you have the album you are familiar with Livewire's version. But the answer is both.:grin:
Livewire was a great band. I remember their performance at Winterhawk quite a few years ago. They tore it up. My son recently discovered Livewire's album and has added "Home Again" and "The Longer...
I think the Ingles stands are great. They work for fiddle, mandolin, and a resonator banjo fits perfectly in them. On stage the swing strings on a stable mic stand are best if you are going to be...
Develop a good chop and learn to follow the chord progressions. Work on some good backup licks to fill the holes at the end of vocal lines. It isn't mandatory that you take a lead break. Good...
I started my son with a used Stradolin for Christmas years ago. It was around $200 and in my opinion is a better built instrument than most new imported mandolins selling for hundreds more. He has...