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  1. Mike Marshall & Darol Anger show on 2/9/24

    My DH and I went to this concert Friday night at the Groton Hill Music Center in Groton, Mass. (This is the second show I've seen at this venue, the sound is superb).

    Here's a few pictures from...
  2. Re: Learning a Ronnie McCoury solo everyday for the month of Janu

    Ronnie McCoury Month (BONUS) | Day 29: Barefoot Nellie

    I believe this one was requested in this thread! What a great straight ahead bluegrass break, love it. I thought I'd challenge my core and...
  3. Re: Getting Started in 2024 - What's The Move?

    Interesting paradigms. Never envisioned these Northfield owners playing their builds on international stages as "entry level" musicians: Mike Marshall, Sierra Hull, Emory Lester, Adam Steffey, Sarah...
  4. Learning a Ronnie McCoury solo everyday for the month of January

    Trying a fun little exercise of learning a Ronnie McCoury solo a day. Maybe I underestimated how difficult this would be but let's find out :))

    I usually post majority of my videos on social media...
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    Re: Is anyone else scared of Bill Monroe?

    So... Did anyone ever determine if we're all responding to a robot?
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    Re: Tremolo...Which player...

    a vote for Evan J Marshall...
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    Re: 90% of us can’t do this.

    I take a lot of photos of musicians and jams. Bluegrass circles are the hardest because mostly everyone looks miserable in every photo. While we know its not true its hard to refute.

    I heard...
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    Re: VERY quiet mandolin for practicing?

    WHERE do all these people work that allows mandolin playing? Next thing ya know people will be playing with their phones at work! :grin:
  9. Re: I forgot to use the "sideways" tines on the tailpiece - ?

    Turn in your mandolin player card.
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    Re: Post a pic of your cat sleeping in your case

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    I said goodbye to sweet Randy last night. She was a good girl. I believe that she truly liked my mandolin playing in addition the comfy place to curl up. RIP Randall Jean
  11. Poll: Re: Just starting out -- Should I really learn to "read music"?

    If you are doing a style of folk music such as bluegrass or old time and hope to be able to play by ear I would try to stay away from paper. I started on tab and if I could do it all over again would...
  12. Poll: Re: Just starting out -- Should I really learn to "read music"?

    Not too dissimilar to folks that can speak a language but can't read / write in that language. You can become a pretty good and get your ideas across, but you're limiting yourself significantly. ...
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    Re: Chop chords help

    I've been playing mandolin seriously for only a couple of years, although I dabbled a bit now and then over my life. I am just now getting comfortable with doing I-IV-V transitions with 4 course chop...
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    Re: Am I Alone in This?

    Just gotta find the song that suits your voice. If one doesn't exist, you can write it.
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    Re: Am I Alone in This?

    I was like you but the longer I go to bluegrass jams, the more I find myself wanting to learn to sing. I gave it a go at my jam last night, sang Red Rocking Chair, and I think it went OK.
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    Re: Am I Alone in This?

    When someone asks if I can sing, I say “No, but I never let it stop me.”

    Joe B
  17. Re: I've owned an A-style for 72 hours and already hate the shape

    I can't relate to this "problem." It's like complaining that it requires effort to learn how to press your fingers correctly to get clear tone or complaining about having to hold a pick.

    The key...
  18. Re: I've owned an A-style for 72 hours and already hate the shape

    Use a strap.
  19. Chord melody chat: Aaron Weinstein & David Benedict

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYQZu7izCpE
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    Re: How Good of a Player

    I think it was Monroe himself that said to develop your own style , you should learn EVERYTHING that anyone else does snd then DO NONR OF IT!! I love Monroe mandolin, have played mandolin for almost...
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    Re: New to Mandolin...What next?

    I'm a novice who started from scratch with the mandolin. I've explored MandoLessons.com, bought a stack of books, signed up for Mike M on Artistworks, and taken a group online course with Matt...
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    Re: Reasons to avoid practicing

    Surely reading very long threads about how to avoid practising is the most valid reason? I am doing it now when I could be playing instead! :mandosmiley:
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    Re: Post a pic of your cat sleeping in your case

    Thanks so much for your kind thoughts. I'm sorry for your loss of Gabe. I am sure you miss him terribly. I hope you are healing to the point, though, that your memories of him bring you joy as...
  24. Ronnie McCoury transcriptions on 'Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny..'

    Another day and another book for everyone. Life's short so I am releasing another Ronnie McCoury transcription book today. This time it is Ronnie's playing off of the album 'Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny...
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    Re: Thomastick Light Strings

    I have TI lights on a flat top Northfield Calhoun and they work fine. Not as much volume as regular light gauge strings, but I don’t need max volume for playing at home. I don’t think I’ll keep...
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