Mayberry RFD a.k.a. Mt. Airy, NC and the surrounding vicinity has something every week of the year downtown or nearby to hear or people to pick with.
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Mayberry RFD a.k.a. Mt. Airy, NC and the surrounding vicinity has something every week of the year downtown or nearby to hear or people to pick with.
Come out and enjoy a great festival with the Nunn Brothers. #They are good friends of my family and we wanna help support them as much as possible.
Here's the website: #Nunn Brothers Bluegrass...
Every Saturday in Mt. Airy, WPAQ 740 AM the Voice of the Blueridge, puts on the Merry-Go-Round at the downtown theatre. 2 live groups with jamming all around.
Just a little history to take in for...
Haven't posted in a while, been busy with work and family. But looks good to be back on and seeing some familiar names.
Didn't realize there were really this many mando pickers around me.
I'm...
Just because of this thread, I went and bought myself Live at Charleston Music Hall. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
On the mandolin of Bill MOnroe video that Sam Bush does the second video of Monroe tunes, Mr. Monroe plays Mule Skinner Blues on guitar.
Which, as someone stated earlier, was the first song he...
An old friend of mine, Steve Marshall, with the Marshall Brothers and High Road, plays this mandolin.
They are nice sounding mandos. If I hadn't found the Eastman I'm playing now, I would have...
Hey, I'm with ya there. Both of mine and soon to be the third one will have had some string in their hands from just about birth. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
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I saw that earlier today and the first thought I had was "For it to be a piece of junk, it is an aweful expensive piece of junk."
2 grand?
Listen live up till midnight on www.wpaq740.com
The band competition is going on right now.
I guess the question could be asked of how long has Kentucky been known as the Bluegrass state?
Songs with bluegrass predating Bill wouldn't be all that obscure knowing about the states...
Those indentured Orange Irish immigrants who came over in the late 1700's did finally migrate from near Pennsilvana southward into Virgina and Kaintuck bringing with them the music that has developed...
Ron's retired. Has been for a couple of years now.
But if you listen during Christmas time, Tim Frye will do his rendition of The Night Before Christmas.
Tim's been playing some old commercials...
Bud, they'll more than likely play it.
I was really excited when I heard they were going via internet. Local's, a great station, and great people.
It's more than Andy, Barney and Ernest T....
Must not be main stream enough or maybe too down home.
Hasn't anybody given an ear?
Hey John, thats a cute pic. We've sang and played around our 2 young boys practically all their short lives.
I even built 2 kit mandos so they would would have one each to play with when I play....
Been in several different prisons, preaching, singing, playing. Probably some of the best people I've ever gotten to perform in front of.
Have fun, be real and you'll be alright.
They will be broadcasting the Mt. Airy Fiddlers convention up till midnight. And no telling what else they will be doing.
This is great because when I gotta go out of town, I can pull up a piece...
WPAQ 740 Am in MT. Airy has gone online as of yesterday at 1:00 P.M.
Those of you that have been in the area know what kind of station Ralph Epperson has built. And the legacy continues on through...
I live near Mt. Airy, NC. You think we have a problem around here with people and shows? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif
You shake a bush and 5 to 10 Bluegrass...
I'll keep an eye open for yall around.
I used to play some with Frank Bode in a Bluegrass Gospel band. I dare say you know him.
Hey all, another Mt. Airy native living in Northern Stokes County. And I don't have all my teeth either. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif
I'll be at Mt. Airy and...
The group I recently played with, Gospel/Bluegrass. Had a blind autoharp player. He was actually VERY good, and had great vibratto in his voice to boot.
I enjoyed it and everyone listening seemed...
I been real busy with work. Been up in Michigan, West Virginia and Virginia and all over North Carolina.
I want to get a group togther up here and set aside a Friday night or something to work on...
Flowerpot, I'll be lookin fer ya. Maybe we can try and get a jam together?!?!?! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif