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Hop on eBay and find yourself an old 50s/60s Mel Bay chord book. Then either cut out the photos and paste on index cards or scan and print then cut out and paste.

The attached photo is of an old...

A jewel from the past:

"On Raglan Road." Peter Rowan with vocals and guitar, Jerry Douglas on dobro, and Mark O'Connor with very tasteful mandolin.


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Many folks here may not be old enough to remember her, but Bobbie Gentry also played a Martin 5-18. I can’t remember the source, but I read in an article that the original release of “Ode to Billy...

We have a 1971 Martin 5-35. Yes, I know. People don’t believe that there was ever a 5-35 produced by Martin. But they made at least one. We’ve even got the original factory hang tag; Martin listed...

I don’t think a price-range can be assigned to a “lifelong keeper,” regardless of “tier.”

Many folks find joy and pleasure and their keeper in entry-level/budget instruments. Others are on a never...

I grew up in rural north Louisiana. I’m just a simple country boy. Always have been, always will be. While I now live in Denver, memories of whippoorwills calling at twilight and the aroma of...

"Love Is On A Roll" really is a great song, but, like you, I thought that the line "I'm a songwriter, a professional dreamer" is one of the best lines ever penned. I pretty much adopted it as a...

I've always enjoyed this song. It was recently re-released on his "Songs You Don't Know By Heart" album. This morning I stumbled across this video with Jimmy Buffett talking about it.

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The Caleb Klauder Interview (mandolincafe.com) https://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001737.shtml

Kate Wolf was another talent that was taken from us all too soon. She’s a staple in my music library and “Like A River” (the studio version) came up this morning. Thought I’d share a live version...

Received the following broadcast email from The Mandolin Store this morning. Text as follows as an FYI for those who may not have received it:

Hello Friends,

I'd like to start off by saying...

This has been a difficult time for many folks; probably more than many of us realize. I’m glad that you reached out. To reach out can take a lot of strength.

Isolation comes in many forms:...

Mark, in an earlier post, I said I was envious. There’s a reason.

Closest I’ve ever been RVing was in July of 1982 courtesy of a very close friend. I had gone through a stressful couple of years....

I’m envious, Mark. Keep it between the lines. And be sure to spread your talent around.

May the gasoline be plentiful and cheap.
May your tires always be round and rolling.
May the sun never...

From Bluegrass Today, June 16, 2020

Live From Here with Chris Thile another casualty of COVID-19

Excerpt from the article:

In a message to fans this afternoon, Chris expressed his sorrow...

At the risk of derailing this thread, that era introduced us to some truly excellent groups with some truly excellent music.

We have several fine builders of exceptional mandolins at our disposal these days. And we should consider ourselves very fortunate for having such unprecedented choices.

That said, I think we...

With only a quick visit to your YT channel, I came away quite impressed. Heroes of Longhope was beautiful. As was Over The Waterfall with mandolin and octave mandolin. I do believe I'll be visiting...

I’m not sure I know what to ask for or whether I know what I’m asking for, but…

I’m primarily an acoustic guitar player with some mandolin and banjo on the side. I have a 2011 Weber Gallatin A...

Some still with us, some, sadly, are not:

Fiddle: Vassar Clements
Resonator: Tut Taylor
Banjo: John Hartford
Guitar: Norman Blake, Del McCoury
Mandolin: David Grisman
Bass: Barry Bales, Edgar...

Congratulations on the purchase! I've been dedicated fan of Ome Banjos for quite a while. I'm thinking that you probably became immediate friends with Chuck and Tanya Ogsbury if you dealt with one or...

Yes, my claim to fame is being a simple Louisiana boy. Home was a very small town – not much more than a crossroads – in north Louisiana. I’m just a bit older than you, but it sounds like we have...

Go to this Mandolin Café thread.

https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/82884-Survival-Mandolin-Chords-for-Beginners

Post #1 has a PDF of 3-string chords


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