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Workshops are open for registration at no charge with support from a grant from the City of Wilsonville. Wilsonville is just south of Portland.
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Workshops are open for registration at no charge with support from a grant from the City of Wilsonville. Wilsonville is just south of Portland.
If the tunes are just 65 years old they're younger than me!
Hey everyone! Thanks to all of you who have watched my interview with the Dawg. It's gotten nearly 5,000 views in four days. Sweet!
https://youtu.be/nMQxNvoDlDY?si=LN5lnxSuzQ3jgeuD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_aqhiV2V8w
There is this wonderful in-depth article about The Mandolin That Changed The World. Lots of info, insights, and photos. :mandosmiley:
Not sure if I got a thumbs up emoji, here, but now I see where you are coming from.
More than a few blues ideas right here:
https://youtu.be/fsx5s8diIiA
And
https://youtu.be/t62VYtY47J8
Caught an old movie the other night that may be of interest to fans of the jazz and also the mandolin!
It's "Second Chorus", from 1940, starring Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, and Burgess...
I was a bit hesitant as to whether or not to post this. Is this a mandolin video or a guitar video? Maybe a bit of both?? Anyways, slowing way down to 85 bpm on this one. This was a good...
Fascinating, on many levels
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Rather than knowing the theory first and then learning the instrument, it's quite common to learn the theory as you go along, using actual tunes or songs you're learning as vehicles to solidify what...
More data. This is a screen shot from Wayback Machine of the classifieds from February 2020. 628 mandolins for sale in the Classifieds. Right now, 440 and a lot of that is easy to spot as retailers...
Supply and demand, or market forces are important, but when we get into the "higher end" market, especially hand built mandolins, branding becomes much more important for determining prices.
We've...
Per Adam Steffey: "A man can never have enough mandolins". Watch out.
That Ellis at The Mandolin Store was on the classifieds for something like 2 hours before it sold and there were multiple inquiries. I'd like to say the retail outlook has improved since that article...
What works for me is breaking it down into sections. Play a phrase, a length you can easily memorize, and repeat it until you absolutely have it. Then add the next phrase and do the same. Next step...
She was a Mandolin Mondays feature back in 2018. Exceptionally talented musician. She can really crank out a lot of music when she plays. Always wondered if she was in Russian banya when she recorded...
blew my doors right off the hinges
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New York Times profile of 40-year old mandolinist, C.T. HERE
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Well I glad I have my Weber Yellowstone. It is awesome.
Hi everyone, I just posted a quick lesson about playing walking bass lines on the mando, something I love to do when I back up someone in jazz music. Enjoy!
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Well, I guess I just can't keep quiet any longer. In a few weeks, I will receive my third addition to the mandolin stable.
I'm getting a flattop guitar-bodied octave mandolin--with a resonator....
After seeing the tip for string change, about winding around the tuner post a few times, I went straight to the mandolin that needed new strings BUT it had a slotted head and the method didn't really...
I assume they are over priced.
Peter could play anything on the mandolin(also fiddle and guitar)and play it at master level. He did an awful lot to showcase and popularize the mandolin, his versatility and virtuosity showing us...