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Mandolin Mondays #138 - Daniel Portalès

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Classifieds

Twenty most recent Classified Ads of 1271 current ads and 128304 since inception.

08/20: Banjos - Vegaphone Artist Tenor Banjo - Like No Other $1750...
08/20: Trades - Trade 000-28K For Octar
08/20: Mandolins - Paris Swing F5 Acoustic Gypsy Jazz Parisian 2015 B...
08/20: Guitars - Gibson Hummingbird Pro Sunburst
08/20: Guitar Accessories - Levy's Signature Series Guitar Strap
08/20: Mandolin Accessories - Nicola Phosphor Bronze Mandolin Strings
08/20: Guitar Accessories - Nicola 92/8 Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar String...
08/20: Mandolin Accessories - Mandola Strings (D'Addario J-76)
08/20: Guitar Accessories - Franklin Leather Guitar Strap (Used)
08/20: Mandolin Accessories - Case Strap For Calton / Hoffee
08/20: Mandolins - Mann F-7 Mandolin
08/20: Mandolin Accessories - Picks, Capos, And Other Guitar/Mandolin Accessorie...
08/20: Mandolins - Aria Pro II For Sale
08/20: Mandolins - Collings MF Gloss Top
08/20: Mandolins - H. Cyrillo - Brasil Violin Bow 4/4 Octagonal Perna...
08/20: Guitars - Martin Custom Shop D35 Madagacar/ Cocobolo $3599
08/20: Accessories - David Grisman Quintet - 25th Year Reunion Concert
08/20: Violin Family - Viva La Musica Diamond Shoulder Rest 4/4 Dark Mapl...
08/20: Mandolins - Ranger Travel Mandolin
08/20: Mandolins - Ratliff R-5

Forum

Twenty most recent Forum posts of 1,667,061 total. Bookmark with this tab open.

08/21 - 04:17 AM - tailpiece suggestions
08/21 - 04:14 AM - Several songs for GDAD bouzouki.
08/21 - 04:11 AM - Czech Hymnbook for fingerpicking CGDA musical inst...
08/21 - 02:25 AM - Mandolin Set-up E-Book by Rob Meldrum
08/21 - 02:20 AM - Heiden string choices
08/21 - 02:15 AM - Gibson F-9 Neck Joint
08/21 - 02:00 AM - Memorizing Chords and Progressions
08/21 - 01:48 AM - Harvesting Norway Maple A. platanoides
08/21 - 01:39 AM - StewMac Spray Lacquer over Rustoleum Spray Lacquer...
08/21 - 01:19 AM - gibson F9 vs kentucky
08/20 - 11:36 PM - Stainless Steel Strings
08/20 - 11:19 PM - 1926 high school Bajo-Mandolin Club
08/20 - 11:17 PM - USB microphone for recording to PC
08/20 - 11:08 PM - New here--pick question
08/20 - 10:38 PM - Unknown Antique Mandolin
08/20 - 10:31 PM - Learning multiple instruments at once? Am I crazy?...
08/20 - 10:28 PM - Wide/Standard Nut Width: Back and Forth?
08/20 - 09:55 PM - Morgan Monroe Electric Mandolin NMD - Hear it!
08/20 - 09:40 PM - my collection's complete
08/20 - 09:26 PM - NW Arkansas jam session?

News

Twenty most recent Mandolin Articles. Bookmark with this tab open.

Workshops

Mandolin Camps & Workshops of 81 total. Bookmark with this tab open.

August 22-24 - Alan Bibey Mandolin Camp, Surfside Beach, SC
August 22 - Sep 26 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Tara Shupe, Murray, UT
August 23-26 - Foothills Acoustic Music Institute August Camp, Calgary, Canada
August 23-29 - MinierAcustica, Urbino, Italy
August 25 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Gilles Rezard, France
August 26-31 - NimbleFingers Bluegrass/Old-Time Week II, Sorrento, BC Canada
August 31 - Sept. 2 - Cornstalk Folk Festival Workshops, Tunkhannock, PA
September 5 - Nov 7 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Duck Adkins, Marietta, GA
September 5 - Nov 7 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Jeff Burke, Berwyn, IL
September 6-9 - American Banjo (includes mandolins) Camp, Nordland, WA
September 6-9 - Oldtone Roots Music Festival Workshops, North Hillsdale, NY
September 6 - Nov 1 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Nelson Hiller, Worcester, MA
September 7-9 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Greg McGrath, Quorn, Australia
September 9 - Oct 7 - Wernick Method Jam Class with John David, Glendale, CA
September 10 - Oct 29 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Jeff Burke, Evanston, IL
September 12 - Walnut Valley Festival Mandolin Workshop, Winfield, KS
September 12-23 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Jodi Harbin, Norris, TN
September 13-15 - 2nd Annual Great Lakes Mandolin Camp, Grand Rapids, MI
September 15-16 - Mandolin Workshop with Jesper Rubner-Petersen, Somerset UK
September 15-16 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Jeanette Curry, Rogers, AR

Interviews

Ten most recent Mandolin Cafe Interviews. Bookmark page with this tab open.

08/14/2018 - Martin Howley's Mandolin Journey with We Banjo 3
07/31/2018 - State of Grace - Finding Your Place with Adam Tanner
07/17/2018 - Playback - D'Addario's String Recycling In a Nutshell
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

Mandolin Mondays

Twenty most recent Mandolin Monday Videos. Bookmark page with this tab open.

Quick News ...

Need more romance? This re-release of the circa 2000 album Romantic Mandolin probably won't help.
Mandolin Mondays #138: special guest Daniel Portalès with a fine tune on his 2003 Collings Mandolin.
New in print coming soon: Classical Mandolin For Non-Classical Players: A Practical Approach.
20% off all Mel Bay titles through Aug. 20 with Discount Code APPLE.
New music from Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg - Third Journey.
New at Morgan Music: A & F 23 roasted Red Diamond mandolins.
Played it at the January NAMM Show and it's a very fine mandolin: this Magean Wells model in our classifieds.
There, we feel better now, thanks to the Harmonic Tone Revealers.
Our D'Addario Mandolin Strings Giveaway has ended.

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