Milton is a great guy. He volunteered his time at Bay Nature Magazine where I work. I've played a few of his mandolins. At Lark in the Morning as Jim mentioned and I've also run into Milton at a...
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Milton is a great guy. He volunteered his time at Bay Nature Magazine where I work. I've played a few of his mandolins. At Lark in the Morning as Jim mentioned and I've also run into Milton at a...
Thanks for the info
I'm wondering if this event is going to happen this year given the Covid-19 lockdown of CA. I know it's in June but that's really not that far in the future. Anyone have any info on this?
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Thank you for the info - We are certainly bringing our instruments - my will have her guitar and I'll bring my weber and my beater mando. We don't get there till Thursday. Very much looking forward...
Thank you Oliver - Is there a schedule of the workshops posted anywhere ? I could not find that info on the website.
This is the first year that I'm able to attend the Bluegrass Festival in Grass Valley. My wife and I are really looking forward to it. Can anyone tell me if there are workshops at the festival. Jams?...
I live in the east bay / San Francisco bay area - Purchased my weber mandolin and mandola at Sylvan. Had the neck of my guitar reset at Gryphon. Purchased my wife's guitar at Tall Toad Music in...
Bluegrass banjo players refer to themselves as "pinking the five". And my folk music playing friends get together for picking parties. Better than calling them jams.
Yes that's where I read that also. Great book BTW. "Still Inside" - read it a few times.
I believe it was a Tony Rice record initially - where he wanted to put together a traditional BG band. It was such a hit it they decided to do a few more (4?) and play live. I'm still searching the...
I just learned that my friend and Cafe member Rick Purcell passed away a few weeks back. He was performing with his group the Lost Hippies at happy hour at the Starry Plough in Berkeley when he...
My wife plays guitar. She chose G as the key she would like to play it in so that's what we will do it in. I'm also playing it in C an D myself so that I will have a familiarity with it in those keys...
I decided to try it in D first. That's a good key for me on the mandolin in open position. Then I tried it in G in open position. Works well there too. I tried C in open position - that works too and...
If it were an instrumental jam with a fiddle would there be a preference for a specific key?
I've decided to learn this tune today. What key is this usually played in at jams?
Thank you
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The East Bay is a hot bed of great music and musicians - Don't forget to check out the Freight and Salvage for great live music and also for classes. Bill Evans and Marla Fibish teach there. Get to...
OK I found this info:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2898389
Festival of the Mandolins
On April 23th the Croatian American Cultural Center hosts the San Francisco Festival of the...
The San Francisco Festival of the Mandolin is this coming Sunday - but the website does not list the performers and is altogether not useful. Does anyone know where I can find out who is playing...
I've seen Sam and his band before and love them but last night took it to new heights. Amazing power and drive and so much fun!
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I can see how a looper would work for you. Sounds like a great way to practice soloing. In my case I like having the rhythm vary a bit as the song progresses. I like the interaction between...
I'm lucky. I get to jam with friends pretty often. At least once a month. And I do my best when it comes time to solo. The moment goes by quickly and I have fun. But I'm always left feeling like I'd...
It's a fun event - When I lived in la I attended every year. Still go down when I can. Missed this year. There is always so much talent - and the best thing are the young players. The tradition lives
That's one of the many reasons I own two webers! Great instruments ( build fit and sound) - great service and American made!
Opps - That's HSB not HST
http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2015/webcast/fri-banjo.html