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Just saw this sad news on CBC. RIP.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-musician-youtube-jesse-stewart-1.6282048

My first thought was "Darn, I'm already paying for Mike Marshall, isn't there a way I can add this and not pay twice as much?"
My second thought was, "Mike's content would be a deal at twice the...

https://youtu.be/soT4_FZqtiw

I just picked one up. It needs new strings, and I am wondering what Seagull puts on, or what others use. I am thinking a light gauge, not my usual J74s.

A really nice tune I heard on Outlaw Country today. I found the chorus particularly evocative, even if it runs contrary to the conventional wisdom around here.

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The Mandolin Store just sent out an email about these a few days ago: https://themandolinstore.com/product/eastman-md305-a-octave-mandolin/

And there is also the Trinity College:...

Oh, and +1 on mandolessons.com. Baron is amazing, and a huge part of my fiddle tune repertoire is from his site. And, finally, Mike Marshall's artistworks.com lessons are pretty amazing. Mike devotes...

A month old post? 'Round here people routinely revive decade old threads. It is quite funny when they don't even realize that the cafe member they think they are talking to has not posted for years...

As my mortified with embarrassment kids will tell you, I routinely blare Bluegrass Junction, or my favorite CDs, like Skaggs and Rice or Hold On, We're Strummin', with the windows down!

On my local kijiji (Canada's Craig's List) I regularly see listings for instruments where people want their money back plus taxes. It is usually on a cheap Epiphone or Fender. Or, just as often, they...

But then in 20 years the 2039 equivalent of hipsters will embrace the passe-ness of the F5 and bring it right back. Circle of life.

This just popped up this morning in my Youtube recommendations. Looks like I was the first view!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI3-CwB2XpI

I am confused. Was Mike receiving his mandolin as ordered part of the scam? Was UPS in on it, and just reported delivery to an address so that pops1 would think there was a mandolin? Or does this...

For those who are interested in what a $50 mandolin sounds like


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr8IB5rQXps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr8IB5rQXps

Just listened to a bunch of it on YouTube. Nice. Lots to be proud of indeed. Thanks for the pointer. The first few tracks reminded me of early Modest Mouse stuff. But other tracks go in a very...

Just noticed this while playing The Pausteen Fawn (I have Ryan's Mammoth on my music stand right now and I randomly play tunes as I flip through). It struck me as kinda funny when I imagined the type...

Google tells me that one primary English translation of 'sul tasto' is 'on the button.' Which makes me think it is actually equivalent to 'sweet spot.' But I also imagine that the 'sweet spot' on...

This is one of those threads that, when it first appeared, I thought, 'well, I'll never contribute to that.' (Haven't owned or even played an electric guitar in 20 years.) Ten days later and I just...

There ought to be a permanent link to this video on the Cafe main page! Still one of the best videos out there for beginner mandolinists. Here it is embedded:

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This gig bag looks great! NFI
https://themandolinstore.com/product/gig-bag-f-or-a-style-mandolin/

A very interesting podcast: https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/retropod/the-oldest-surviving-banjo-recording/?utm_term=.6ca5895ed7e7

You should start a change.org petition and collect signatures for your suggestion that Sam Bush be excluded from the Telluride Festival. Maybe he is what has been holding the event back for the past...

This is on the Cafe main page right now. Lots of info about the current models: https://webermandolins.com/images/uploads/main/18_WEBER_CATALOG_LR.pdf

Well, I finally pulled the trigger. That CT 55 was in the case as a nice little bonus. From the serial number I believe this Yellowstone was made in January 2013, just before the move to Bend. So it...

Cafe member Jordan Riehm has some very nice videos that really show what a KM-150 can do. For example


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NX9niD2_Z4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqNLuGRqbIc