Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys in Boulder

Our final installment of the Scott Wright Video Collection of historically important bluegrass, over an hour of never before seen Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys in Boulder in concert. from June, 1986.

25% off Acoustic Disc physical orders thru June 30, coupon code June2017.

Rest in peace: the great banjo player Dave Evans passes.

Mandolin Mondays #78 - David Benedict's salute to Kenny Baker's birthday with "Bluegrass in the Backwoods."

Berlin Classics releases Telemandolin, a brilliant new recording from Alon Sariel.

New bluegrass music by builder Will Kimble on the Cafe MP3 page.

We're with Walter Carter on this one: electric guitars are not dying. Nope, not happening.

Our Jenni Lyn Gardner feature interview Jenni Lyn Lights Up with Burn Another Candle.

Please read: an open letter to the users of our Classifieds.

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Classifieds

Ten most recent Classified Ads of 1230 total.

06/27: Mandolins - 1998 Gibson F5G
06/27: Mandolins - Redline Acoustics A-5 Mandolin, Brand New
06/27: Guitars - Heiden Guy Clark Model, With K&K And Calton
06/27: Mandolins - Breedlove Crossover
06/27: Mandolins - Morris Two Point
06/27: Mandolins - Eastman 804D Blond
06/27: Banjos - 1932 Gibson TB-1 5-String Conversion
06/27: Mandolins - Silverangel El Toro Mandolin
06/27: CBOM - Used Mandola - Trinity College
06/27: CBOM - Beard Octave Mandolin

Forum

Ten most recent Forum posts of 1,582,621 total. Bookmark with this tab open.

06/27/17, 08:53 PM - Flatty/Pancake Shootout?
06/27/17, 08:53 PM - Had this thought the other day
06/27/17, 08:37 PM - Cases
06/27/17, 08:33 PM - $199.00 solid F style mandolin
06/27/17, 08:19 PM - Grey Fox 2017 July 13-16
06/27/17, 08:19 PM - Bridge Cover
06/27/17, 07:49 PM - bad Kentucky fret job?
06/27/17, 07:33 PM - A couple of new mandolins
06/27/17, 07:26 PM - Another rave about the CA bridge
06/27/17, 07:19 PM - Is the electric guitar dying, taking Gibson and others with it?

News

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Workshops

Ten next Mandolin Camps & Workshops of 85 total. Bookmark with this tab open.

July 2-7 - Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Week 2, Westminster, MD
July 2-7 - Old School Bluegrass Camp, Milford, Ontario
July 2-9 - Centrum Fiddle Tunes Workshop, Port Townsend, WA
July 3-8 - Mike Block String Camp, Vero, FL
July 6-9 - Fishin Musician Camp, Livingston, MT
July 7-9 - Bluegrass Camps for Kids, Buffalo, WY
July 9-15 - California Coast Music Camp Music Camp, Auburn, CA
July 9-15 - Summer Acoustic Music Camp Week One, Moultonborough, NH
July 9-16 - Catskill Irish Arts Week, East Durham, NY
July 9-30 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Jeff Elsloo, Kansas City, MO

Interviews

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

06/18/2016 - 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
05/14/2016 - 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

Mandolin Mondays

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

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This Day In History

June 27, 1899,
Herman J. Weckwerth of Germania, Wisconsin awarded U.S. Patent #31077 for a "new and original design for a mandolin body."
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