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Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST

Happy New Year everyone!

My wife Erynn Marshall and and I hope you all made some good resolutions and they last as long as you want them to. For 2018 I am going to give these a whirl...

1. Start the day learning something-- anything that gets the creative spirit sparked

2. Handwrite more letters and send them more often.

3. Do more creative cooking and eating-- they go hand in hand don't you think?

We are off to the westcoast to play at the Portland Old-Time Gathering, Olympia & Seattle to play shows with Randal Bays & Family and into BC to see family and play a concert in North Burnaby, BC. We'll be home for two weeks in Feb then will arrive in Ireland on Valentines. We have concerts, workshops and will get to participate in the first Old-Time Music Gathering www.irisholdtime.com. So looking forward to all that!

Carl and I are teaching online fiddle, guitar, mando and banjo workshops on Concert Window.com. The fee is "pay what you want" (You must make a minimum $2 donation on Concert Window to get access to their platform. Tips are appreciated!) and you can communicate with us during these live online workshops by asking questions or making comments in the text box provided. It's fun, a great deal and you don't have to leave your house!

Here's the schedule for our upcoming lessons on ConcertWindow.com

SAT Jan 6th, 2018 - 10:30am EST Erynn Marshall Fiddle Lesson. Tune: a cool version of Eighth of January (with extra parts) by great, late VA fiddler John Ashby.

SAT Jan 6th, 2018 - 1pm EST - Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop. Tune: Pigeon on the Gate

SUN Feb 4, 2018 - 1pm EST - Erynn Marshall Fiddle Workshop. Tune: tba

SUN Feb 4, 2018 - 3:30pm EST - Carl Jones Guitar Workshop. Tune/song: tba

SUN Feb 11, 2018 - 1pm EST - Erynn Marshall Fiddle Workshop. Tune: tba

SUN Feb 11, 2018 - 3:30pm EST - Carl Jones Banjo Workshop. Tune/song: tba

Go to ConcertWindow.com to watch and please click the heart beside our name to follow us and hear about our future workshops. Thanks.

Our Holiday Sales on our website www.dittyville.com has been extended through Jan 6 "Old Christmas."

Thanks for your support everyone and we hope you and yours have a bright, happy, and musical New Year!

Sincerely, Carl Jones & Erynn Marshall

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    by , Mar-02-2024 at 1:27pm (Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST)
    Hey everyone!
    Hope you are well and picking lots.
    I encourage you to make up your own musical mando exercises often. Combining moveable chord shapes or right hand pick patterns w/ various string combinations might be a start.
    Then repetition... Your exercise noodle might turn into a nifty tune ... you never know!

    I'd like you to also encourage you to join Erynn and I as we are are offering one more Zoom music class this spring before we take a break for the ...
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    by , Feb-05-2024 at 5:57pm (Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST)
    I am excited to be back at Swannanoa Old time and Dance Week teaching Guitar and Uke this time around with fellow guitar teachers Chas Justus, Rina Rossi & Phil Jamison.
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    by , Jan-04-2024 at 7:52pm (Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST)
    Sun, Jan 7th, 2024
    10:00 AM to 3:00 PM EST
    Mandolin
    Old Time Mandolin - Tunes & Tips


    This class is presented in collaboration with John C. Campbell Folk School and Lessonface. Class capacity is 30 students. Registration closes on January 6, 2024

    Hey everyone,
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    by , Sep-04-2023 at 5:41pm (Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST)
    Hello to all string ticklers out there,
    Just like you I am always trying to improve my playing and one common denominator we all have is using and selecting a pick.
    Nowadays there are so many choices it's hard to choose. Does the pick make that much difference?
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  5. Carl Jones and Erynn Marshall Online Classes starts Feb 26, 2023

    by , Feb-20-2023 at 10:43am (Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST)
    Where does a song or tune come from? That is a bit of a mystery which we all discover in different ways. Feel free to join me in my songwriting online classes (starting Feb 26 April 9… 2 - 3 pm Eastern Standard Time) where we will spark each other into songdom and unravel a bit of life’s mysteries along the way. Or you can get some mando insights
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    by , Nov-05-2022 at 10:01am (Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST)
    I send a hearty howdy to everyone seeing this and hope you and your mandolins, mandolas, octave mandolins and beyond are doing well as the seasons change.
    I am excited to be doing an online Songwriting Class via Zoom starting soon.
    I have an old H-2 Mandola - Gibson 1915 that seems to make words roll out every time I play it.
    On that note (so to speak) I invite you to consider joining me and the class in a creative pursuit.

    Here are the class details:
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    by , Oct-17-2020 at 2:14pm (Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST)
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    by , Apr-23-2020 at 10:57am (Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST)
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  9. Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST

    by , Jan-05-2018 at 10:22pm (Carl Jones Mandolin Workshop: Concert Window Jan 6, 1 PM EST)
    Happy New Year everyone!

    My wife Erynn Marshall and and I hope you all made some good resolutions and they last as long as you want them to. For 2018 I am going to give these a whirl...

    1. Start the day learning something-- anything that gets the creative spirit sparked

    2. Handwrite more letters and send them more often.

    3. Do more creative cooking and eating-- they go hand in hand don't you think?

    We are off to the westcoast ...