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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
So... Did anyone ever determine if we're all responding to a robot?
a vote for Evan J Marshall...
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...
WHERE do all these people work that allows mandolin playing? Next thing ya know people will be playing with their phones at work! :grin:
Turn in your mandolin player card.
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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
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...
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. ...
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...
Just gotta find the song that suits your voice. If one doesn't exist, you can write it.
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.
When someone asks if I can sing, I say “No, but I never let it stop me.”
Joe B
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...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYQZu7izCpE
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...
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...
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:
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...
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...
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...