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It's a great tune. I'm more familiar with Leadbelly's version, which uses more minor chords and slightly unusual chord progressions. It's dark, and maybe a tad creepy. I really like Doc and Dawg's...

A letter or email, maybe. I had a similar experience with a bike shop and how they badmouthed my road bike. Not rude, just telling me every time I brought my bike there what a POS it was. I just...

Congratulations!

I have been payed a tad for a few gigs I've done, but the groupies so far have eluded me. Oh well.

I really like the column. And I totally agree. I practice my music so I can have more fun with...

A zydeco/Cajun band out of Galena, Illinois, now defunct: "We're Late and Smell Like Beer".

Welp:
-Having a variety of mando-family instruments (m'cello, bouzouki, tenor banjo, mando, electric slide mando) and having difficulty deciding which one to play.
-Deciding which instrument to...

That's very pretty, Andy!

All three great tunes. I was tempted to go with "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" because I know it to sing and accompany myself on ukulele (emulating George Harrison). But I dig the bluesy...

Yup. I would amend that a bit, though, to add Howard Armstrong. Yank Rachell and Rich Del Grosso--Yes!

Yes, I think so. Some of the syncopation comes through on a few tunes, especially on tunes that were commonly played by black strings bands and are in the old-time book. One I like is "Colored...

Very pretty!

That's likely.

Yea, I know what you mean, thecelloronin. But I like Wish--cool guy, fun to talk with--and I do like my m'cello. It sounds really nice. I have a friend who's a really good...

Tasty! I like your lead/soloing. You say what you need to say without cluttering it up with all sorts of unnecessary notes. I'm told Miles Davis said that knowing what not to play is more...

164654 My just-finished Flying V (Solid Body) Electric Scrapolin. Glued-together wood scraps, neck from an old mando (painted by my daughter), tuners cobbled together from Lord knows what,...

All great tunes. And I LOVE me some Joe Pass--arguably the best chord melody jazz guitarist ever. But "On Green Dolphin Street" is my favorite of the three. My favorite is Miles Davis's recording...

Very nice--Sweet!

Thanks so much for the great advice. I will do that: record the first session I go to then keep learning.

I have a copy of The Fiddler's Fakebook, and I was culling it for Celtic tunes and...

I got a really cool compliment yesterday!

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So, I'm the pastor of a small yet awesome church in Illinois. We had our church Christmas program yesterday. I played along with the...

Frets and Keys? Nah.

Harmonium.

Sunrise.

That's beautiful!

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It's here! It arrived Wednesday. I was out of town for work until last (Thursday) night. I opened the box, tuned it up and started getting acquainted with it last night. BIG, deep sound,...

Thanks for your thoughts. I'll bear them in mind.

Wish offered to build another with 10 strings; I decided to go with the 8-string. I appreciate your concerns also, Explorer.

The instrument...

I found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRyp32bKhqY

A-Flippin'-Mazing! WOW!!

Hamilton de Holanda. He plays it on bandolin, and absolutely kills it.

Mandolin? Couldn't find...

VERY nice. +1 on the mandocello line.

Very nice!