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    I have just recently become interested in playing mandolin. What are some "standard" bluegrass tunes that all bluegrass players should know?
    Ryan Paullin

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    Stairway to Heaven
    Sorry, just read about the Zep reunion.

    The answer to this question is usually regionally qualified.
    Go to some local jams. Find out what the folks are playing and learn it.

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    You'll get lots of different answers and a good source is www.mandozine.com They have some groupings of essential bluegrass tunes here:


    http://www.mandozine.com/music/essential/bluegrass.php

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    Everybody everywhere loves "Fox on the Run"
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    Carolinas region:
    Boston Boy
    Red-Haired Boy
    Gold Rush
    Soldiers Joy
    Salt Creek
    Bile Them Cabbage Down
    Cripple Creek
    Flop-eared Mule
    Wheel Hoss
    Get Up John
    to name a few

    Best of luck!
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    Thanks a lot guys... I appreciate the feedback
    Ryan Paullin

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    Fox on the Run has been banned. Didn't you guys hear the news?

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    Anything off Nickel Creek's first CD (SUG-CD-3909).

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    learn the material on The Bluegrass Album Bands recordings
    Pickin' In The Pasture
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    will the circle be unbroken volumes 1 and 2, i remember, was a good starting point both for learning material and learning about some of the big names.
    www.bigdrawbluegrass.com

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