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Classifieds
Twenty most recent Classified Ads of 1254 current ads and 127147 since inception.
- 07/22: Mandolins - Wanted: Northfield Big Mon In Great Condition
- 07/21: Guitars - 2011 Lakewood M-14 Natural $1299.00 Flat
- 07/21: Mandolins - 2011 Eastman 815 F Style Mandolin - $1050 Shipped
- 07/21: Mandolins - Skip Kelley-Kentucky F-5 (Price Drop)
- 07/21: Mandolins - 1999 Nashville Flatiron Performer A
- 07/21: Mandolins - Kentucky KM752 Artist F Style Mandolin - Clearance...
- 07/21: Mandolins - Mann F-7
- 07/21: Mandolins - New Northfield NF-F5S w/ Wide Nut And One-Piece Ba...
- 07/21: Mandolins - New Collings MT2 w/ Quilted Maple Back/Sides (#A40...
- 07/21: Guitars - 1991 Martin 000-16
- 07/21: Mandolins - Rigel G110 Ca. 1997, Tobacco Sunburst
- 07/21: Guitars - Martin Guitar D-18 1952 $4200
- 07/21: Banjos - Menzies Fretless Gourd Banjo #373, S-Shaped Peghea...
- 07/21: Guitar Accessories - Acoustic Bass Guitar Strings From JustStrings.com
- 07/21: Accessories - Svend Asmussen - Swing Violin Masterpieces Volume ...
- 07/21: Banjo Accessories - The Banjo Encyclopedia
- 07/21: Mandolins - 2011 Lakewood M-14 Natural $1,399.00 Shipped/Paypa...
- 07/21: Guitars - Eastman E1Ooss-Ltd Parlor
- 07/21: Guitars - 2016 Martin Custom D18Vts
- 07/21: Guitars - Bourgeouis D Large Soundhole Guitar With Large Cas...
Forum
Twenty most recent Forum posts of 1,664,167 total. Bookmark with this tab open.
- 07/22 - 07:44 AM - Silverangel sinker Fantasma #3
- 07/22 - 07:38 AM - Mandolin Strum
- 07/22 - 07:20 AM - My first bluegrass camp
- 07/22 - 07:12 AM - Visiting Nashville
- 07/22 - 07:11 AM - Whats wrong with my mandolin?
- 07/22 - 07:01 AM - Legacy Straps
- 07/22 - 06:56 AM - Help with treating a mandolin properly
- 07/22 - 06:37 AM - McCoury's CD's
- 07/22 - 06:30 AM - Left hand/thumb position/technique
- 07/22 - 06:25 AM - Gibson A40 (1954)
- 07/22 - 06:14 AM - Ice cream changes
- 07/22 - 05:25 AM - Need help identifying this mandolin. Bought at ya...
- 07/22 - 05:18 AM - Why is the Kentucky KM900 being discontinued?
- 07/22 - 04:45 AM - Went in for strings - left with a Tenor guitar!
- 07/22 - 01:30 AM - Exploring Classical Mandolin - Technique & Rep...
- 07/22 - 01:30 AM - MP3 of the Day - Shanty Boys Polka
- 07/22 - 01:30 AM - Mandolin Scales Chart
- 07/22 - 01:04 AM - Blueridge Tenor to OM conversion
- 07/22 - 12:32 AM - hand made at the junk shop
- 07/21 - 11:45 PM - Carbon Fiber?
News
Twenty most recent Mandolin Articles. Bookmark with this tab open.
- New from Homespun - Basic Mandolin for Guitar Players
- New Music from Isaac Eicher - Native Language
- Playback - D'Addario's String Recycling In a Nutshell
- 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
Workshops
Mandolin Camps & Workshops of 83 total. Bookmark with this tab open.
- 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
- August 4-10 - Puget Sound Guitar Workshop Session 2, Bremerton, WA
- August 5-10 - Augusta Heritage Bluegrass Week, Elkins, WV
- August 5-10 - Maine Fiddle and Mandolin Camp August Week I, Montville, ME
- August 5-11 - Colorado Roots Music Camp Week 2, Divide, CO
- August 6-9 - Grand Targhee Music Camp, Alta, WY
- August 6-10 - Celtic College, Goderich, Canada
- August 7 - Sep 4 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Alan Epstein, Niskayuna, NY
- August 9 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Scott Wilkins, Hebron, CT
Interviews
Ten most recent Mandolin Cafe Interviews. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- 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
- 08/18/2016 - Ethan Setiawan - Checkpoint Interview
- 08/11/2016 - Joe K. Walsh - Borderland Interview
Mandolin Mondays
Twenty most recent Mandolin Monday Videos. Bookmark page with this tab open.
- Episode #133: Paddy Montgomery - Save Me
- 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
Quick News ...
- New in stock, rare beauty of a pristine 1928 Gibson F-5 Fern at Elderly Instrumnents.
- New music from Isaac Eicher on the Mandolin Cafe MP3 page.
- Summer Sale on Mandolin Cafe ball caps! Get yours.
- Through July 23: 15% off all Mel Bay titles. Use Discount Code MB15.
- New original music by Portiia on the Cafe MP3 page.
- Heard here first: Kentucky 900 mandolin being discontinued.
- New from Homespun: Basic Mandolin for Guitar Players.
- Another good choice for purchasing D'Addario's new Monel Strings, from The Mandolin Store.
- New music from Isaac Eicher available for pre-order: Native Language.
- Mandolin Mondays #133 special guest is Paddy Montgomery.
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Cafe Gear
This Day In History
July 22, 1966 - Richard J. Ferrara filed U.S. Patent #3344698 for an 8-string guitar shaped instrument tuned in fifths. More...
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