Visiting Lloyd's Old Haunt

Bill Graham traces Lloyd Loar footsteps in the original Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan, now occupied by Heritage Guitar: » Visiting Lloyd's Old Haunt. Message board reader feedback.

Our Song-A-Week social group is burning it up and having fun. With 82 other social groups, there's plenty to experience. All that's required is a message board membership.

Nigel Forster is turning out innovative mandolin designs in the UK and is the subject of short interivew at JazzMando.com.

New classical music from Fabio Gallucci and Nov' Mandolin Ensemble on the Cafe MP3 page. Impressive!

From CTM.com following up her new CD release: There Is Something Special About Sarah Jarosz.

Numbers don't lie. The reality of what drives visitors to a mandolin web site the most in order: Death, Smoking Hot Vintage Mandolins, and Ladies.

For sale on the Cafe Classifieds: one very fine Lloyd Loar mandolin, serial #75702, February 18, 1924. Additional images from the Mandolin Archive.

Today on this day in mandolin history: July 3, 1982, Bill Monroe awarded National Heritage Fellowship. More history...

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Classifieds

Ten most recently posted Classified Ads of 384 total.

Posted 07/03: Trades - Nice F-5 Handmade Reiser Mandolin For Guitar, Cases, Etc
Posted 07/03: Mandolins, Accessories - Eastman Oblong Hardshell Case - A Style, Brand New $80
Posted 07/03: Guitars - Randy Lucas Kenny Smith D18 For Sale
Posted 07/03: Mandolins - 1984 Grit Laskin Cittern
Posted 07/03: Mandolins - 1935 Gibson A-50 Elevated Board
Posted 07/03: Mandolins - Eastman MD 805 - 2006 Model - Shopworn $795.00
Posted 07/03: Mandolins - Eastman MD 815 Mandolin - Shopworn - $995.00
Posted 07/03: Mandolins - Eastman MD 814 - 2006 Model - Shopworn $995.00
Posted 07/03: Mandolins - Stephanie Reiser F-5 Mandolin
Posted 07/03: Guitars, Trades - Trade My Telecaster For Your F Style

Message Board

Ten most recently updated Message Board discussions. Bookmark page with this tab open.

Posted 07/03/09, 09:36 PM - Re: 6yr old and a Buckeye
Posted 07/03/09, 09:33 PM - Re: Free Mandolin Cafe ball caps
Posted 07/03/09, 09:32 PM - Re: advice for dampen the buzzing on my T.C.
Posted 07/03/09, 09:31 PM - Re: Affordable mandolins for the playing professional
Posted 07/03/09, 09:26 PM - Re: Levon Helm's new one
Posted 07/03/09, 09:25 PM - Post a pic of your Cedar or Redwood topped mandolin family axe
Posted 07/03/09, 09:23 PM - Re: My Weber Hyalite
Posted 07/03/09, 09:18 PM - Re: Dylan's Eulogy For Johnny Cash
Posted 07/03/09, 09:12 PM - Re: The Builder's Lineage
Posted 07/03/09, 09:10 PM - Re: Kaufman Kamp Week 2 ?

Mandolin News

Ten most recent Mandolin News articles. Bookmark page with this tab open.

Posted 07/03/2009, New Music: Duo Gallucci Pilato - Dal Vesuvio all'America Latina
Posted 07/02/2009, New Music: Nov' Mandolin Ensemble - Mosaïque
Posted 06/30/2009, Bill Graham: Visiting Lloyd's Old Haunt
Posted 06/28/2009, Special Events: Breedlove Festival 2009 - Bend, Oregon
Posted 06/24/2009, Bill Graham: The Wish Book Comes to Life
Posted 06/20/2009, Special Events: The Pioneers of Bluegrass Gather for River of Music Party
Posted 06/19/2009, Publications: Great Mandolin Lessons - Learn From Nine Master Players
Posted 06/17/2009, New Music: Sarah Jarosz - Song Up In Her Head
Posted 06/04/2009, Special Events: Mike Marshall's Trip to Wuppertal, Germany
Posted 06/03/2009, Bill Graham: Remembering Mitchell Land

Instructors

Ten most recent Instructor Classifieds. Bookmark page with this tab open.

Student seeks instructor: San Francisco Mandolin Lessons
Instructor seeks students: Beginner Seeks Instructor-Bluegrass Focus
Student seeks instructor: Mandolin Lessons
Student seeks instructor: Looking For Instructor In Wellington, Nz
Instructor seeks students: Mandolin Lessons In New York
Instructor seeks students: Boulder, Co. Mandolin Instruction
Student seeks instructor: Seeking Summer Lessons - Pittsburgh Pa
Student seeks instructor: Looking For Mandolin Instructor In Santa Fe, Nm
Student seeks instructor: Looking For Instructor
Student seeks instructor: Looking For A Bluegrass Teacher Mandolin

Workshops

Ten next upcoming Mandolin Workshops. Bookmark page with this tab open.

July 5-10, 2009 - Mandolin Building Workshop with Don Kawalek, Brasstown, North Carolina
July 5-10, 2009 - Common Ground on the Hill, Westminster, Maryland
July 5-11, 2009 - Swannanoa Gathering, Asheville, North Carolina
July 5-12, 2009 - Traditional Roots Music Week , Conway, New Hampshire
July 6-9, 2009 - Old Time String Band Week, Mountain View, Arkansas
July 6-10, 2009 - SummerKeys 2009 with Marilynn Mair, Lubec, Maine
July 6-10, 2009 - Furpeace Ranch with Barry Mitterhoff, Big Indian, New York
July 10-12, 2009 - BMG Summer School 2009, Wiltshire, England
July 11, 2009 - Rich DelGrosso mandolin Workshop, Rockville, Maryland
July 12-17, 2009 - Common Ground on the Hill, Westminster, Maryland

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Mandolin Cafe Calendar - Today's Events

From the Tennessean: when he's not playing the mandolin, camera helps Ricky Skaggs keep creative edge.

We are saddened to learn that classical mandolinist great Alison Stephens is battling cancer. See her new site, Captain Corelli's Cambridge Cancer Club.

Grammy award winning entertainment played on extraordinary Breedlove instruments. The 2009 Breedlove Festival.

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