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Doing my third Chanukah program with long-time partner Bonnie Abrams today.

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I'm on mandolin (3-point Gibson F-2, if I remember correctly).

I'm just sticking my nose in to wish our friends who are celebrating Hanukkah a happy one!

Also, I haven't ghosted all y'all.

Hey Friends, hope you all are well. New vids and a brand new youtube page for my local swing band here in Boulder. We currently have three subscribers:), so any yt love you could throw our way...

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Here's Maiden’s Prayer, with John David Williams on button accordion.

This is a favourite jam tune of mine, especially since slow numbers that aren't waltzes are a bit of a bluegrass...

Dave: Please check out the David Grisman/Jerry Garcia albums “Not For Kids Only.” They are exactly what you are looking for! In fact you should have a listen just to make sure you don’t...

For "sparse" guitar and mandolin accompaniment. I can't find anyone better than Bill & Earl Bolick, the Blue Sky Boys. Here's a YouTube channel with 38 of their songs, and here's an example:
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I've always liked Peter Ostroushko's sublime riffing on Greg Brown's rendition of William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and of Experience" set to folk music

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Here’s another Foghorn-related recording: Reeb Willms and Caleb Klauder, Oh Do You Remember; very tasteful guitar and mandolin accompaniment to lots of great songs. It has the old time feel.

Mandolin Orange, although they switch up instruments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqWBth_rLgw&t=1714s

Well... not always mando & guitar, but one of my alltime favourites is "Lonesome Song" by the Foghorn Duo, Sammy Lind & Caleb Klauder. A great CD project

Perhaps you are thinking of this sound? The Blue Sky Boys were minimalists with the vocals out front.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lvuQc8Dges

Worth checking out some of Simon Mayor & Hilary James arrangements, very tasteful...

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While somewhat in the bluegrass realm, Skaggs and Rice, has some beautiful arrangements. Bury Me Beneath the Willow is to me sublime.

I had a great talk with mandolin maestro Andy Statman last week and I suggested that he might think about offering online mandolin lessons during these challenging times.

His first response was...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR45qxR197o

I once owned a 30's National steel mandolin with single spun cone and biscuit bridge. It would be necessary to remove the resonator cover to access the bridge. In my case, I made a duplicate biscuit...

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Starting this Friday afternoon at approximately 3:00 p.m. Central Time we will begin installing the next generation version of our Forum software. As a result, the Forum will be off-line for between...

box player John Whelan was talking about a music-based ireland tour via bus, i think. Cherish the Ladies does a cruise, but i vaguely remember something about a land tour in Ireland at some point. If...

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https://webanjo3.com/fan-tour/

Irish group We Banjo 3 do a tour each year. See link attached, although I see 2020 is waiting list only for cancellation. We Banjo 3 may suit you as it's Irish with a mix of bluegrass, Americana etc...

Mick Moloney does tours. Legendary Irish mandolin player himself.
http://mickmoloney.com/

Ye might check out Wild Atlantic Music Tours - aside from the fact that the Wild Atlantic Way winds through a beautiful part of the country, their roster of musicians who lead the tours is pretty...

Dave,

I went on a southwest Ireland music tour with Inishfree last year and had a fabulous time. We toured quaint villages and countryside by day and caught intimate ITM in the pubs every evening....

1. Nothing wrong with Little Beggarman (Red-Haired Boy, Soldier With a Wooden Leg), whatever you call it.

2. Where are you located –– anywhere within shouting distance of Rochester NY? The Dady...