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Probably no MC, but I thought there might be some interest - though not enough to warrant starting a thread on the topic - and this does relate to 4/5 of the words in the thread title. ;)
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What did the trombone player say at his first gig?
"Do you want fries with that?"

Did you hear the one about the bass player who tried to commit suicide because he couldn't keep time? Yep, threw...

I often travel with a Seagull mandolin which is small and ideal for travelling with.
It is small enough to fit in my hand luggage along with my clothes etc, so I don't have any check in stuff.

I...

I've always liked the sound of harp with mandolin and actually feel it's not a sound we hear enough.

I am finding some healing and maybe even some callous-building by recording myself often and listening with headphones so there is no escaping the reality of my own voice. I will get desensitized to...

On the Journey to Excellence, Enjoy Mediocrity.

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When paring down my instrument collection I always set aside one or two instruments to GIVE to another musician or aspiring musician. I had no such benefactor when I was without an instrument to play...

I've just published my new tunebook, May Frost: 64 Original Mandolin Tunes (with harmony parts and guitar chords) and it's available as a free download from my Mandotopia site.

Here's the link:...

Rode RAGBRAI in 1985 and 1988. Great experience ! Was not playing mandolin at the time. I highly recommend this venture. Iowa is a very interesting state, and you don't realize that until you...

I won't be riding the RAGBRAI but I will be riding the Tour Du Wyoming. Because of the nature of transportation of gear, I don't bring any instruments.

Badgermin. You don't even have to touch it.

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What kind of music do you play?

What ever they pay me to play.

Hello everyone,

A while back I posted about being in the market for a new mandolin. Big Muddy was recommended by a few of you, and after I emailed Mike, who is great guy to communicate with and...

After I learned about intonation, even my first mando (Alvarez A100) sounds pretty darn good. Such things like finding the right strings for the instrument (and then a decent pick) also can take...

A few weeks ago I asked about few friends and on the forums (including here) who their favourite "Celtic" players were. I’ve since asked some of these players their opinions about the instrument. The...

In that case, a short-term (and cheap) fix would be a 1/4" extension cable with a right-angle plug on one end for the mandolin, and a jack on the other end, for whatever cable the sound guy provides....

Thank you for posting that, it's good to know that its not just me that has this problem. Not being cursed by perfect pitch, but having "learned" relative pitch (I can recognize the pitch of a note...

$200 spent now for a year or so experience beats the daylights out of saving until 201X for something "better." Music unplayed is opportunity missed. Enjoy!

I help run a "Fiddlers' Fair" at Genesee Country Village every year, with a "sign up and play" main stage, and we originally said we'd charge everyone admission, musicians and non-musicians, and...

Well, every band is different, and there are so many stuations you can run into. Just in terms of "who pays for the PA," here are a few things I've found that work well for small-sized groups that...

1. Effective communication--as in all relationships

...easier said than done (as in all relationships)

The best mandolin is the one I have in my hands at the time, if it happens to be yours, then yes, yours is best!! :)

Attaboy from the goat rodeo sessions

I have been ridiculed in one way or another for just about every decision I have made. It is just part of life. Folks get threatened when they see you having the courage to do something you really...

This attachment, from the historical NYTimes, may be relevant :)

My family has never said one supportive word about my playing music in general. I am the only member of my family who has any...