Love when the bass mandolin kicks in! Are you using the D'Addario mandobass string set? Nice round sound.
Love when the bass mandolin kicks in! Are you using the D'Addario mandobass string set? Nice round sound.
The Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra includes a similarly complete set of 'cylinder-back' instruments by VEGA. Several seen in this photo.
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So in theory, we could see a Boston vs Chicago vs...
Or check out this profile of Sarah for the Cafe!
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/content/172-Looking-Forward-with-Sarah-Jarosz
Sarah's pursuing her musical vision, and I love watching her...
Here's Sarah Jarosz playing a pressed-top Harmony made vintage mandolin. It's the Shutt designed two 'shoulder' design that was made from the teens through at least the 1950's. It's a pressed-top and...
The recording academy has now released the complete song and original audio. HERE
https://www.grammy.com/videos/tracy-chapman-luke-combs-fast-car-2024-grammys-performance-66th-annual-grammy-awards
If you were watching the Grammys this year, maybe you were as taken as I was by the duet between Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs. There's a good quality clip here:
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Well I called Gil a 'dealer' but I don't know if that's exactly correct. But he certainly was well collected on the state of vintage prices during his time as editor. Seems like a nice guy who loves...
Just a note that the Stairway to Heaven of bluegrass is ... Stairway to Heaven by the Stanley Brothers. Always welcome at a BG Jam.
https://youtu.be/ZX_-3PMWPoQ?si=9smqdVvT87o902xs
Douzat in the Charente departement. He's active on FB.
Amazing post from Deke Dickerson on FB. (It's public, worthwhile, and easily searchable)
My favorite bit:
"He reveled in telling us great stories of the old days (“Elvis called me his ‘little...
As we approach the centennial of this photo, I thought I'd post for archival purposes.
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One of the players was the late grandmother of a friend of mine.That's her at the right hand of the...
When Jimi tossed this empty can of Ronsonol my way in the Summer of '67 I didn't think anything of it. Just slid it into the pocket of my 501s and hitched back home and resumed my quiet life as a...
Well, I'm stumped, Drew C. If it's something that you're interested in selling, I'd post exact inside measurements, and hope to find someone with an instrument that fits. One additional possibility...
I get that some folks may want to speak about their experiences playing guitar or watching videos of others playing guitar... but I am NOT ready to move on from that performance by Thile and Lau...
Definitely not Gibson. And not Shutt either. So the only other symmetrical two point mandolin from that period was made by Lyon&Healy/Washburn. If it does indeed fit, it would be a valuable...
"I love my Blue Chip picks, but sometimes I envy violinists. Hell, I envy violinists all the time — what with the amount of sound they can produce — but those bows... the amount of work that has gone...
From the NY Times on Frank Wakefield, 1973: Timothy Crouse of Rolling Stone has described his playing, in an inspired phrase, as a mixture of “bouzouki plate‐smashing music, bluegrass runs and...
Yes. Frank's mandolin is indeed tuned down 1 1/2 steps. No problem for the other two when Frank's playing in 'Bb', although Daves is one of the few guitar players who normally play that tune in open...
Agree. I believe that Frank will be 90 next Summer. There's a lot of joy in all three players in the recent video I posted above. No doubt that TT and Michael are enjoying showing Frank what they can...
Here's a new recording that even the old time Frank Wakefield fans may not have seen yet. Just shared in the last few days after a visit from Michael Daves and Tony Trischka.
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I think there are more practical and useful mics for a jam session/band than the Ear Trumpet microphones where you must be paying a fair amount for the 'old-timey' aesthetic. I'd suggest the Audio...
It's really fun to have a matching vintage guitar and mandolin pair. I used to have a sunburst Martin 00-18H and a lovely sunburst Martin mandolin, similar vintage, materials, and sunbursts. They...
As far as I'm concerned, SJ will always be 'one of us' with a special place here at the Cafe. What a privilege to watch a talented and groundbreaking young musician mature and grow musically, try new...
Looks like a new sound for SJ. But she still has that Fletcher Brock OM out front!
https://youtu.be/w8SuGm1aD-A?si=FGWL3IeE0BZh448g
To be fair, she did warn us - at the mid-point of her pro...
^^^Exaggerating for effect.^^^^
Obviously tons of bands use instrument mics. And lots of performers can go either way depending on the room, and the sound they're trying to achieve, and how much...