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Quick list of folks that come to mind that haven't been mentioned:

Haas Kowert Tice
Matt Flinner Trio
Jayme Stone's music
Mr. Sun
Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge

Not quite in the same vein,...

Awesome topic! I love progressive bluegrass compositions. My favorite is strength in numbers. What I love about it, is there are sing-able melodies and intense improvisations. A lot of progressive...

I don't think the OP meant newgrass; more the melding of bluegrass & chamber music. Bill Monroe meets Ludwig van Beethoven. Something like Chris Thile's The Blind Leaving the Blind, which still...

It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that my dear friend and musical colleague for nearly 60 years, Fred Weisz, passed away this past Wednesday, March 16, in Everett, Washington. Fred was...

Zak Borden's videos opened up a whole new way to construct chords for me.
Bill

Hey Guys,

I was thinking today how I can remember various years (13 years of playing) where I learned "something" that took me off a plateau and entered a new realm of my playing. For guitar, it...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my fellow mandolin pickers, with special thanks to Scot for this wonderful site!!!!!:mandosmiley:

Wow, I feel sorry for people who went through those kinds of experiences, but it is hard for me to relate. When I was 8, I heard a violinist for the first time, and that was it - he played...

I can't believe how many people I meet who spent 8, 10, 15 years taking music lessons they didn't want counting the minutes till they could quit. Sometimes they find a way to enjoy music, often with...

my brother and I...... we both let our own children do it if they wanted, and never monitored practice time. My daughter now has a master's in music

http://youtu.be/IdhVC0DzfFY

I've been working on this tune lately, Willow Weep for Me.

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At this time of year, Christmas carols work really well on solo mandolin. I also like to play John Reischman's jazzy version of Over The Rainbow, and am working on The Prelude from Bach's First Solo...

When I'm done playing my pick always goes under the strings at the first fret. Always. I don't ever lose a pick.

Steve

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOY9MED5_i0

Hope you guys like it!

Mr. Frank Zappa posed the eternal question, "Does Humor Belong In Music?"

My answer, "Why yes, yes it most certainly does."

I find music able to access the full range of human emotions: Love,...

The thing that stands out to me about Chris in those pickathon daytime performances is his complete self abandon and joy of playing. Most of the folks I grew up with that quit playing music when...

If you love Chris Thile, this video will make you love him more.
If you hate Chris Thile, this video will make you hate him with a passion.

Britney Spears TOXIC, by Nickel Creek at Pickathon.
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Jesse Brock of the gibson brothers only does a bit of harmony-- don't think he sings any lead.

Thank you for the great testimonials. Right now I'm way behind in production and to top things off I'm fighting a tough upper respiratory infection. I hope to get back in the shop some tomorrow but...

I mean non-obvious changes you would not have predicted that took you by surprise.

A couple of big ones for me:

1-Mandolin has entirely taken over my social life. Outside of work, there is not...

Gotta be Cousin Jake from Flatt and Scruggs. On their Live from Carnegie Hall he does a duet with Earl on "Little Darlin Pal of Mine" and "You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming"

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This has got to be in there... Bass solo starts at 2:53, but watch the whole thing. Pete Rowan on mandola and Sharon Gilchrist on her Gilchrist. And then there's Tony Rice tearing it up to boot....

I would never do this, but I have been tempted to fabricate info. "It's a raphoon, ma'am. You know, the smallest member of the trombone family."

The mandolin is not alone in this by any means. As a retired public school music teacher and a former university adjunct professor, I can honestly say that very little is taught to children about...