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Jacob Jolliff Interview

New Sounds by the Young Man from Yonder Mountain

Matt Flinner's Swing 101, Western Swing and Mandolin Chord Melody Courses Start April 1-3

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Classifieds

Twenty most recent Classified Ads of 1391 current ads and 137255 since inception.

03/26: Guitars - 1988 Martin HD28 (Near Mint)
03/26: Mandolins - Webber Octave Mandolin
03/26: Guitars - Merrill OM-28 2010 Antique Vintage Sunburst
03/26: Guitars - Ourgeois D - Db Signature Adirondack Madagascar R...
03/26: Mandolins - Sorensen Pacifica F-Style Mandolin 2012 Cremona Br...
03/26: Mandolins - 2008 Daley Standard F5
03/26: Mandolins - 2016 Mowry F-5, $7000 Shipped
03/26: Mandolins - 2005 Elkhorn F5 ($3750 Shipped)
03/26: Banjos - Epiphone Recording A Tenor Banjo £1700 Or Near Of...
03/26: Guitars - 1968 Martin D-18- Small Maple Bridge Plate- $2,650...
03/26: Mandolins - Collings MT-O Gloss Top
03/26: Banjos - 2009 Huber Roanoke
03/26: Guitar Accessories - New Spotted Tortoise Martin Style Guitar Pickguard...
03/26: Mandolins - 2006 Will Kimble F-5 Mandolin Butch Baldassari #2 ...
03/26: Guitars - 1940 Gibson L-0
03/26: Guitars - 1935 Gibson L-00
03/26: Mandolins - Collings MT2 (2012)
03/26: Mandolins - Eastman MD-505 Classic Sunburst
03/26: Mandolins - Kentucky KM850 Artist F Style Mandolin & Case
03/26: Mandolins - The Loar LM-500 F-Style Mandolin

Forum

Twenty most recent Forum posts. Bookmark with this tab open.

03/26 - What to do ?
03/26 - How do small bands do the finances?
03/26 - L. H. Leland Brilliantone Mando
03/26 - Strap locks.
03/26 - A "Small World" moment.
03/26 - Nickel Wound 2nd course (mandola and bouzouki)
03/26 - Dirty old town tab
03/26 - radius fretboard why?
03/26 - Mando Tasting, interested in your vote.
03/26 - Gloss finish on Collings - am I deceiving myself?
03/26 - Inherited Mandolin - What is it?
03/26 - Dare I say it?
03/26 - Favorite Doc Watson albums
03/26 - Hey! I'm "Album of the year"!!!
03/26 - NMD Gibson pre-1910 H-1 Mandola
03/26 - 1923 F4 Blackface
03/26 - Sound Ports, are they any good
03/26 - Mandolin Archive - Style A4 Mandolin 75489
03/26 - comercial mandos
03/26 - Review and comparison 'The Loar LM-700 VS'

News

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

Workshops

Mandolin Camps & Workshops of 154 total. Bookmark with this tab open.

March 28 - April 13 - Savannah Music Festival Acoustic Music Seminar, Savannah, GA
March 30 - Metamora Mandolin Gathering, Metamora, IN
March 30-31 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Pierre Bastide, Paris, France
March 31 - April 4 - Simon Mayor Settle Mandolin Retreat, Settle, UK
April 5-7 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Larry Kernagis, Monteagle, TN
April 6 - 3rd Annual Mandolin Day with Mike Giverin, Frodsham, Cheshire UK
April 6 - May 4 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Ron Perry, Weber, NY
April 7-28 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Tyler Rennix, Fort Collins, CO
April 7 - May 10 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Graham Sones, Richfield, MN
April 8-13 - Musique Acoustique Virton, Virton, Belgium
April 8 - May 6 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Bob Altschuler, Voorheesville, NY
April 9 - May 28 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Allie Lee, Bryson City, NC
April 10-14 - Julian Family Fiddle (and Mandolin) Camp, Julian, CA
April 11-12 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Harry Gambrill, Claymont, DE
April 11-14 - Old Settler's Music Festival Performance Workshops, Driftwood, TX
April 11-14 - Walker Creek Spring Music Camp, Marshall, CA
April 11-17 - Bluegrass Nature, Doucier, France
April 12-14 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Russell Paswater, Nashville, IN
April 12-14 - The String Gathering, Baraboo, WI
April 12-14 - Ashokan Bruce Molsky/Debra Clifford Old Time Rollick, Olivebridge, NY

Interviews

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

03/26/2019 - New Sounds by the Young Man from Yonder Mountain
03/14/2019 - Andy Statman Rides the Monroe Bus
03/12/2019 - Tristan Scroggins Interview on the Release of Fancy Boy
01/08/2019 - Changing Channels with Ashley Broder
12/11/2018 - Bill Malone is Still Digging in the Roots of Country Music
10/16/2018 - Andrew Marlin Comes Out From Under the Cloak
09/25/2018 - A Foundational Thing: Bluegrass and Beyond with Andrew Collins
08/28/2018 - Northfield Introduces Three New Michigan-Made Instruments
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

Mandolin Mondays

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

Quick News

Our feature interview with Jacob Jolliff: New Sounds by the Young Man from Yonder Mountain.
Tristan Scroggins and Tim Connell lead mandolin tracks: 2019 California Coast Music Camps Announced.
Mandolin Mondays #169 - Sweden's Erik Igelström brings us some amazing traditional style Swedish music.
A milestone: new Gibson mandolin dealers now photographing and displaying them on their sites *with* logo visible. Progress.
Epiphone Mandobird on eBay, an instrument we almost never see on our classifieds. Too much fun at that price to be for sale.
Happy birthday, David Grisman! All hail the Dawg, born March 23, 1945 in Hackensack, New Jersey!
We're in support of Sam Bush 100% with this new song.

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