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Classifieds
Twenty most recent Classified Ads of 1279 current ads and 126926 since inception.
- 07/15: Mandolins - 6 Packs Of Mandolin Strings (D'Addario And Ghs) $2...
- 07/15: Mandolins - 2016 Collings MT-2 Cream Top (Price Drop)
- 07/15: Guitars - Lsl Del Rey
- 07/15: Banjos - Vega Pete Seeger Longneck (By Deering Banjo) Mint
- 07/15: Mandolins - 2014 Collings MT Mandolin, Mint, $2100
- 07/15: Mandolins - Stonebridge MF-23-Sf Mandolin
- 07/15: Guitars - Santa Cruz H13
- 07/15: Mandolins - 1987 Leonard Short Mandolin #10
- 07/15: Mandolin Accessories - Ebony Mandolin Armrests With Nickel Hardware
- 07/15: Mandolins - 2001 Gilchrist F-5 #516
- 07/15: Mandolin Accessories - Used Calton Case For A5 Or 2 Point
- 07/15: Accessories - Hot Rize / Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers - L...
- 07/15: Mandolins - Bulldog / Kratzer F5 Style Mandolin ( #99 )
- 07/15: Guitars - Martin HD-28V Shade Top
- 07/15: Banjo Accessories - Banjo Newsletter 45 Issues 2006-2017 $40 Shipped
- 07/15: Guitar Accessories - L.R.Baggs Venue Pre-Amp/Di
- 07/15: Guitars - Martin M36
- 07/15: Mandolins - Dudenbostel Peg-Winder (Maple) - $30
- 07/15: Mandolin Accessories - Murphy Method Mandolin DVDs
- 07/15: Banjo Accessories - Alan Munde Banjo DVDs
Forum
Twenty most recent Forum posts of 1,663,192 total. Bookmark with this tab open.
- 07/15 - 09:40 PM - anyone recognize this?
- 07/15 - 09:30 PM - One mand quartet! Soluet #6 Flying - Stephen Lalor...
- 07/15 - 09:15 PM - need help
- 07/15 - 08:33 PM - Martin A-style 1911
- 07/15 - 08:29 PM - Hamilton de Holanda touring US in August
- 07/15 - 08:21 PM - Nut glue?
- 07/15 - 08:15 PM - Mandolin in gypsy jazz: rest stroke/gypsy picking ...
- 07/15 - 08:03 PM - Easy string changing
- 07/15 - 07:37 PM - Information on old bowlback mandolin
- 07/15 - 07:15 PM - headstock repair
- 07/15 - 07:06 PM - Punch Brothers new Album
- 07/15 - 05:59 PM - Gibson Mandocello
- 07/15 - 04:49 PM - Wanna learn about one of the hidden gems on Mandol...
- 07/15 - 04:30 PM - Octave Mandolin or Tenor Guitar tuned GDAE?
- 07/15 - 04:27 PM - Column: What Happens When Boundaries Bend?
- 07/15 - 03:55 PM - Flatiron Festival F in estate sale, Newport Beach,...
- 07/15 - 03:36 PM - Weird phenomenon: strings going sharp when detunin...
- 07/15 - 03:24 PM - Kentucky vs Eastman
- 07/15 - 02:33 PM - The Loar vs. Breedlove
- 07/15 - 01:27 PM - Mandolin Rag - Doc Roberts
News
Twenty most recent Mandolin Articles. Bookmark with this tab open.
- D'Addario Announces Monel Mandolin String Sets
- The Song-A-Week Social Group - An Interview with Barbara Shultz
- Mandolin Fretboard Atlas: Get a Better Grip on Neck Navigation
- New in Print and Download - Tunes from 17th Century Scotland
- How to Play a Solo On a Song You've Never Heard Before
- New Music from David Benedict - The Golden Angle
- After 35 Years in Business Retrofret Moving to New Location
- Weber and Mandolin Cafe Announce Yellowstone F-14 Mandolin Giveaway
- Epilogue: A Tribute to John Duffey
- New in Print - Easy Classical Mandolin Tunes for Kids
- Alan Bibey Mandolin Camp 2018
- New Music from Ethan Setiawan - Flux
- Andrew Collins Trio Releases Tongue & Groove
- Great Lakes Music Camp 2018 Announced
- Dawg Celebrates Ten Years of Giacomel Mandolins with Discount
- New from Mel Bay - Easy Popular Mandolin Tunes for Kids
- Tony Williamson Releases Recording Celebrating North Carolina Heritage Award
- Utah Musician Wins Scholarship to Guitar & Mandolin Camp North
- Bluegrass Museum Renamed Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum
- Old School Bluegrass Camp - July 1-6, Prince Edward County Canada
Workshops
Mandolin Camps & Workshops of 90 total. Bookmark with this tab open.
- July 16-19 - West Cascades Fiddle/Mandolin Camp, Oakridge, OR
- July 19-22 - Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival Mandolin Workshops, Oak Hill, NY
- July 20-22 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Greg McGrath, Austalia
- July 20-22 - Bluegrass Camps for Kids, Buffalo, WY
- July 22-26 - Ossipee Valley String Camp, South Hiram, ME
- July 22-26 - RockyGrass Academy, Lyons, CO
- July 22-27 - Augusta Heritage Old-Time Week, Elkins, WV
- July 22-28 - Swannanoa Gathering Contemporary Folk Week, Swannanoa, NC
- July 25-27 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Ron Perry, Sodus, NY
- July 25-27 - Strawberry Jam Camp, Manchester, IA
- July 26-28 - Acoustic Music Camp, Arlington, TX
- July 27 - Aug 4 - LarkCamp, Mendocino, CA
- July 28 - Aug 3 - Puget Sound Guitar Workshop Session 1, Bremerton, WA
- July 29 - Aug 4 - Swannanoa Gathering Mando and Banjo Week, Swannanoa, NC
- July 29 - Aug 5 - Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Workshop, Port Townsend, WA
- July 30 - Aug 2 - La Roche Bluegrass Workshop, La Roche-sur-Foron, France
- July 30 - Aug 3 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with John Holenko, Frisco, CO
- July 30 - Aug 5 - San Diego Classical Mandolin Camp, San Diego, CA
- July 31 - Aug 5 - NashCamp, Fairview, TN
- August 2-4 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Larry Kernagis, Parsons, WV
Interviews
Ten most recent Mandolin Cafe Interviews. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- 07/10/2018 - The Song-A-Week Social Group - An Interview with Barbara Shultz
- 06/09/2018 - After 35 Years in Business Retrofret Moving to New Location
- 03/26/2018 - An Interview with Tunefox's Bennett Sullivan
- 03/12/2018 - A Conversation with Stan and Lillian Werbin
- 11/20/2017 - Emory Lester Interview
- 08/02/2017 - The 1988 Jethro Burns Interview
- 06/18/2017 - Jenni Lyn Gardner - Jenni Lyn Lights Up with Burn Another Candle
- 06/04/2017 - Bill Monroe Interview in Denver, Feb. 19, 1986
- 05/17/2017 - The Charlie Derrington Interview
- 05/14/2017 - Tim Connell Interview
- 05/08/2017 - Bill Monroe on the Farm Interview
- 04/30/2017 - Bill Monroe Receives his Mandolin from Gibson - The Video
- 03/14/2017 - A Brief History of Evening Prayer Blues
- 02/27/2017 - Rising Brazilian Mandolinist Elisa Meyer
- 01/29/2017 - The New Normal? Crowdfunding Bobby Osborne
- 11/30/2016 - Mandolins Heal The World Interview with Don Julin
- 10/13/2016 - John Reischman - Music From Up In The Woods
- 08/18/2016 - Ethan Setiawan - Checkpoint Interview
- 08/11/2016 - Joe K. Walsh - Borderland Interview
- 08/18/2016 - Nygaard, Reischman and Gilchrist - The Harmonic Tone Revealers
Mandolin Mondays
Twenty most recent Mandolin Monday Videos. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Episode #132: Jacob Means - Bright House
- Episode #131: Hayes Griffin - Chickasha Keeper
- Episode #130: Joe Tozer - Gone Not Forgotten
- Episode #129: Billy Bright - Waltz Into Morning
- Episode #128: David Surette - The Frieze Breeches
- Episode #127: Dan Bui - Ryland
- Episode #126: Simon Dunson - Ain't Misbehavin'
- Episode #125: Liam Purcell - Lindale
- Episode #124: Michael Cleveland - Lonesome Desert
- Episode #123: Ashley Broder - The Race
- Episode #122: Banjo Ben Clark - Old Rugged Cross
- Episode #121: Tim O'Brien - Arpeggiando Despaciomente
- Episode #120: Elisa Meyer Ferreira - Nobre Coração
- Episode #119: Ryan Paisley - Come Hither to go Yonder
- Episode #118: Forrest O'Connor - Untitled
- Episode #117: Marc MacGlashan - Parson Green
- Episode #116: Jordan Ramsey - Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5
- Episode #115: Korey Brodsky - Groundspeed
- Episode #114: Bryan McDowell - Tallahassee
- Episode #113: Dominick Leslie - Free in Gaspesie
Quick News ...
- 64 new, original tunes by John Goodin, self-published. Try and/or buy, you choose.
- A good read just published: Closer look at the Weber scroll.
- Beautiful video tribute to the memory of Bill Collings.
- Through July 16: 20% off all Mel Bay titles. Use Discount Code MB20.
- D'Addario Announces availability of Monel Mandolin String Sets.
- Available for pre-order: Hot Rize 40th Anniversary Bash.
- Today is brought to you by the letter A.
- Flying off the shelves: the new Eastman MDA315 Mandola, this one at Mass Street Music.
- Got ukuleles? We've added a category for them in our Classifieds. Two views: browsing and full view mode.
- Mandolin Mondays #132: our special guest is Jacob Means.
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