Feature Interivew: Nashville Cat Dominick Leslie
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Classifieds
Twenty most recent Classified Ads of 1457 current ads and 158720 since inception.
- 08/11: Wanted - Wanted: Wolle Plectra (White)
- 08/11: Mandolins - Kentucky KM850 Mandolin Case And Pro Set Up
- 08/11: Guitars - 1946 J45
- 08/11: Banjos - 1938 Recording King By Gibson - Model M-6 Tenor Banjo Exc
- 08/11: Mandolins - Collings Mandola MT Mandola, Ivoroid Binding New
- 08/11: Accessories - Dawg '90
- 08/11: Wanted - Wanted Fender Mandocaster/Strat Reissue
- 08/11: Banjos - 1988 Richelieu Desert Rose 5 String Banjo
- 08/11: Mandolins - Weber Diamondback
- 08/11: Mandolins - 2006 Weber Yellowstone F-Style Mandolin
- 08/11: Guitars - 2010 Patkus Rosewood Dreadnought
- 08/11: Banjos - A.C. Fairbanks Imperial Electric (C.1902)
- 08/11: Mandolins - Famous Ratliff-Owned By Adam Steffey
- 08/11: Mandolins - Hohner F-Style Mandolin
- 08/11: Mandolins - Collings MT New
- 08/11: Guitars - Taylor Acoustic Guitars - 327E Grand Pacific
- 08/11: Banjos - Gold Tone Plucky
- 08/11: Mandolins - Gibson Bill Monroe Model F-5 (1993)
- 08/11: Accessories - The Dais Companion
- 08/11: Mandolins - Brondel A1C
Forum
Twenty most recent Forum posts. Bookmark with this tab open.
- 08/11 - Can you recommend a good chord book?
- 08/11 - Bowl Back Mandolin needing some TLC
- 08/11 - Dunlop 500 .96mm
- 08/11 - Goodwill Gibson A
- 08/11 - Has Waverly Jumped the Shark?
- 08/11 - post a video of yourself
- 08/11 - Chord Exercises
- 08/11 - Chinese made mandolins (Northfield?)
- 08/11 - This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
- 08/11 - Bose S1-Pro Appreciation Thread...
- 08/11 - Virtual: Ashokan Bluegrass Camp - Olivebridge, NY
- 08/11 - Stew-mac prices
- 08/11 - String winder
- 08/11 - Finding a fender mandocaster reissue
- 08/11 - Collings MT-O v Gibson A: Any Opinions?
- 08/11 - Article: Nashville Cat Dominick Leslie's been Playing Since he was a Baby
- 08/11 - Rudy Cipolla
- 08/11 - Addition to Builder Database - Fabio Bonardi
- 08/11 - What are your favorite albums featuring mandolin?
- 08/11 - Automation replacing mandolins?
News
Twenty most recent Mandolin Articles. Bookmark with this tab open.
- Nashville Cat Dominick Leslie's been Playing Since he was a Baby
- New in Digital Play-Along: Jacob do Bandolim 3
- Tales from the Pandemic: New Location and Owner for Fiddler's Green Music Shop
- New Music from Michael Lampert - Panoply
- Debut Release from Long Story Short
- Exclusive First Release from Bronwyn Keith-Hynes new Album Fiddler's Pastime
- New Music from Mark Daly - STORIES From Here and Away
- Two Classic Out-of-Print Emory Lester Recordings Re-Released Digital
- Introducing David Grisman's Mandolin Workshop Books
- First 15 Lessons - Mandolin: A Beginner's Guide
- Dawg Tunes now Available as Individual PDF Downloads
- New in Print: Randy Wood - The Lore of the Luthier, from University of Tennessee Press
- A Conversation with Caterina Lichtenberg on the Release of "Solo"
- 2020 Jim Richter Camp For the Rest of Us Returns in September
- California Bluegrass Association Turn Your Radio On - Virtual Father's Day Festival
- The Don Stiernberg Quartet - Straight Ahead
- Music of Choro Master Deo Rian in Print and Play-Along
- Mandolin Tunes 2 Tunebook by John Goodin
- New Music from Scroggins & Rose - Curios
- With an All-Star Lineup, Nate Lee Flies High on Wings of a Jetliner
Workshops
Mandolin Camps & Workshops of 38 total. Bookmark with this tab open.
- August 12-16 - Virtual: Ashokan Bluegrass Camp, Olivebridge, NY
- August 13 - Virtual: Level Up Your Tunes w/Justin Heath, Takoma Park, MD
- August 17-19 - Virtual: Matt Flinner Summer Courses begin, Portland, ME
- August 17-23 - Virtual: Ashokan Southern Week, Olivebridge, NY
- August 19-26 - Virtual: NimbleFingers Nimblevision 2020, Sorrento, BC Canada
- August 19-21 - Alan Bibey Mandolin Camp, Surfside Beach, SC
- August 21 - Virtual: Steve Kaufman Mandolin For Beginners/Early Intermediates - Lead and Rhythm, Marysville, TN
- August 23 - Virtual The Isolationist's Guide To Mandolin - Harmoney, Toronto, Canada
- August 23-28 - Pete Wernick Silver Bay NY Bluegrass Camp, Silver Bay, NY
- August 28-30 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Jmmy Heffernan, Wind Gap, PA
- September 2 - Oct. 21 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Duck Adkins, Marietta, GA
- September 8-11 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Gilbert Nelson, Abingdon, VA
- September 10 - Nov. 5 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Larry Kernagis, Mt. Juliet, TN
- September 11-13 - Pilgrim Heights Jamp Camp, Montour, IA
- September 16-29 - Virtual: Monroe Mandolin Camp, Monteagle, TN
- September 18-20 - Old Time Music Campou Workshops, Searsport, ME
- September 23-26 - Jim Richter Camp For The Rest of Us, Bloomington, IN
- September 25-27 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Larry Kernagis, Oklahoma City, OK
- October 2-4 - Adiaha's Bluegrass Camp, Germany
- October 8-13 - Virtual: Portal Irish Music Week, Portal, AZ
Interviews
Ten most recent Mandolin Cafe Interviews. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- 08/10/2020 - Nashville Cat Dominick Leslie's been Playing Since he was a Baby
- 06/30/2020 - A Conversation with Caterina Lichtenberg on the Release of "Solo"
- 06/03/2020 - With an All-Star Lineup, Nate Lee Flies High on Wings of a Jetliner
- 05/26/2020 - As Lady Moon, SHEL's Eva Holbrook is Exploring New Avenues of Expression
- 05/12/2020 - Everything That Brought Me Here - Checking in with Greencards Founder Kym Warner
- 04/28/2020 - Mandolin Builders and Retailers Share Their Pandemic Experience
- 04/21/2020 - Mandolin Artists Share Their Pandemic Experience
- 03/10/2020 - Remembering Jethro Burns on his 100th Birthday, an All-Star Tribute
- 03/10/2020 - David Grisman and Don Stiernberg Discuss Jethro Burns
- 03/03/2020 - Sierra Hull in Concert at Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago
- 01/25/2020 - Photo Shoot: Po' Ramblin' Boys in Calgary, Canada
- 10/28/2019 - David Benedict Mandolin Mondays #200 Video and Interview
- 10/08/2019 - The 1978 Bob Givens Interview from The Guitars Friend
- 10/01/2019 - Amid Constant Change The Mandolin Store Flourishes
- 09/03/2019 - Fiddling with Mandolin on Aaron Weinstein's Chesky Jazz Debut 3x3
- 06/04/2019 - Bill Monroe's Spiritual Daughter - Lauren Price Hews to Tradition
- 05/20/2019 - C.J. Lewandowski Talks Early Gibson Fern History - Part 2
- 05/14/2019 - Mike Compton Talks First Generation Bluegrass Mandolin Styles
- 04/30/2019 - C.J. Lewandowski Talks Early Gibson Fern History
- 03/26/2019 - New Sounds by the Young Man from Yonder Mountain
Mandolin Mondays
Twenty most recent Mandolin Monday Videos. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Episode #240: Baptiste Cardineau - Hitchhiking to Malmö
- Episode #239: Daniel Coolik - Lullaby of the Leaves
- Episode #238: Danilo Brito - Quando me Lembro
- Episode #237: Jacob Matthess - Come With Me Over the Mountain/A Smile in the Dark
- Episode #236: Zachary Alvis - Fisher's Hornpipe
- Episode #235: Spencer Strickland - Around the Horn
- Episode #234: Evan Davies - Julianne Johnson
- Episode #233: Nick Chandler - Little Debbie Breakdown
- Episode #232: Sam Frangos-Rhodes - Munterville
- Episode #231: David Benedict - Wildwood Flower
- Episode #230: Tapas Roy - Untitled Composition
- Episode #229: Adrian Gross - Miss the Mississippi and You
- Episode #228: Mike Marshall - Lonesome Moonlight Waltz with Artistworks students
- Episode #227: Oskar Reuter - Arpeggiopolskan
- Episode #226: Josh Pinkham - Donna Lee
- Episode #225: AJ Lee - Catching the Keet
- Episode #224: Ariel Wyner = Beacon Street Rag
- Episode #223: Dorina Frati - Idillio
- Episode #222: Mandolin Rajesh - Samjanitha
- Episode #221: Caleb Lindsey - Panhandle Rag
Quick News
- Feature interview: Nashville Cat Dominick Leslie's been Playing Since he was a Baby.
- Mandolin Mondays #240: meet Baptiste Cardineau of The Red Chair Snappers with an original tune played on his Turkey Creek mandolin.
- New from ChoroPlaybacks.com, the worldwide reference in choro backing tracks of Brazilian instrumental music: Jacob do Bandolim 3.
- Once in awhile we buy a new instrument. Meet the Cafe's new Northfield Octave Mandolin. Love it!
- Take 10% off all Mel Bay titles through August 12 with Discount Code MB10.
- Sierra Hull, Part 1 from Mandolins and Beer podcast... great one!
- Feature article, Tales from the Pandemic: a New Location and Owner for Fiddler's Green Music Shop.
- In what is sure to propel us into making tens of dollars: presenting the Mandolin Cafe protective face mask.
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