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I think I'll go for the record for mediocrity. So far I suck at electric bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, uke, square neck resonator, steel, pedal steel, shaker, tambourine, and now mandolin....

Being able to play up to speed on your own and playing up to speed in a session are two different things I find. Once you add the new variable of other players (and the distraction of other players!)...

These people are not your spouse, so of course you are free to blow them off. For example, when somebody asks what I do for a living I say "something to do with computers".

For your spouse, or...

I have compiled a small booklet looking at twelve different Scottish composers from the past 300 years, giving musical examples and a brief biography of each. I have chosen musicians who have,...

I was going to post this in folk, but then, he covered so much more I couldn't find just one category to share it in, so it's in the General section.
Alan Lomax recorded a huge amount of music on...

What a Northfield Model M sounds like in the hands of mere mortals...

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Mandolin, tenor uke, and soprano recorder perform the very old Irish air Pastheen Fionn. 1 track of mandolin; 2 tracks of uke; and 1 track of recorder. I like how this uke (made by Makai) sounds like...

Hi. Howard Morris made me a custom build with wood choices and a K and K pickup installed. I do not have a flattop, but it is an oval hole. These are great mandolins with wonderful tone, sustain...

It could well be that you are not getting worse but your discernment is getting better.

Try not to overthink it. You can think yourself into a corner. Just play. And then play some more later....

Tell you what, I have a deal for you.
I have a Rover RM100 that was dropped off by Café member Tobin. It was given to him by a frustrated would be mandolin player. The mandolin has a hard shell...

Well let me be the first. :)

I don't disagree, if you are Alan Jackson, or Glen Campbell. But for the majority of us, we ain't-a-gonna master anything at that level. Ever. Regardless of our...

Actually, the Fiddler's Fakebook is one of the best, most economical collections of folk tunes out there -- nearly 500 tunes in at least a dozen styles for ~$25 -- hard to go wrong. You need to keep...

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I used to enjoy the articles Bill Graham wrote for MC.
This is about playing mandolin round a campfire.

Next Saturday the Old 78s will be performing free in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Rag monsters. Mostly fiddle and banjo, they'll have some friends along and may have a mandolin in the mix. If you're...