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    It's very short notice, but Heart of the...

    It's very short notice, but Heart of the Alleganies Folk Fest starts Fri Aug 8 at Pitt Bradford campus. More info at hotafest.com.

    Lots of jamming 'till the wee hours, contra dancin' and fun...
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    Good topic. Guitar now seems clumsy and...

    Good topic.

    Guitar now seems clumsy and illogical. I think it's just tuned that way to make pentatonic scales easy to remember.

    Trying to learn fiddle. It should be easy, 'cause it's tuned the...
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    No financial interest in this event, other than...

    No financial interest in this event, other than as a past participant.

    This year they are featuring Creaking Tree String Quartet, and Scott Ainslee, besides host band Simple Gifts and just A TON...
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    Huh? Not much going on in Bradford? Look up the...

    Huh? Not much going on in Bradford? Look up the Blumenthals, ask to get put on their email list. Look up the folks at Crook Farm contra dances. Bradford is also the site of the annual Hota fest....
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    This is like, the 8th (?) annual HOTA fest at the...

    This is like, the 8th (?) annual HOTA fest at the U Pitt campus in Bradford. The campus is absolutely beatutiful, food's good, and jamming around the clock. More info at hotafest.org

    No financial...
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    Father's day weekend the place to be in...

    Father's day weekend the place to be in Chautauqua County is the shores of beautiful lake Chautauqua at the annual bg fest in Mayville. Lots of big name performers, and jammin' down by the lake can't...
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    Absolutely love Josephine's Dopfels. It was...

    Absolutely love Josephine's Dopfels. It was composed for a child's baptism.
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    Anybody on the board attending the annual folk...

    Anybody on the board attending the annual folk college in Huntingdon PA near Penn State? I see that Hickory Project is the headliner this year, along with the Wiyo's who were thoroughly fun &...
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    Wish it was a little closer... say, Buffalo?

    Wish it was a little closer... say, Buffalo?
  10. Thread: What's a weymon?

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    A shop near here says they have one. Anyone heard...

    A shop near here says they have one. Anyone heard of? Or played?
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    We do with Hewlitt or Irwin.

    We do with Hewlitt or Irwin.
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    Anybody have a place to go for these strings? I...

    Anybody have a place to go for these strings? I tuned it GDAE, with the lower two courses in octaves, which I really like.

    Any clues?
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    Got to take some workshops from Barry this past...

    Got to take some workshops from Barry this past summer. It seemed he had the ability to pinpoint where each of us needed to improve, and what we needed to work on. Like the others said, a genuinely...
  14. Thread: Flatwounds

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    I loved the flatwounds, both the TI's and the...

    I loved the flatwounds, both the TI's and the Jazz kind, but found that they lost a lot in volume and didn't cut through in a jam situation at all.
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    Yes, the Silk City "Time" is worth many a listen-...

    Yes, the Silk City "Time" is worth many a listen- each piece is a slightly different style or genre, but the album hangs together as a whole, too.

    Had the privilege of taking a few workshops from...
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    Bought the 'zouk. Worth it.

    Bought the 'zouk. Worth it.
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    Bought the 'zouk. Worth it.

    Bought the 'zouk. Worth it.
  18. Thread: South-Central PA

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    You might look up Greenwood Furnace Folk...

    You might look up Greenwood Furnace Folk gathering, to take place early September. It's near State College PA. There's a lot of Celtic folks that attend that gathering.

    At memorial Day weekend,...
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    Bought a TC 'zouk this past spring. It is pretty...

    Bought a TC 'zouk this past spring. It is pretty addictive to play- came set up nicely, I thought.

    Never played a TC mando.
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    They say you have to practice forever....,just to...

    They say you have to practice forever....,just to be bad at it!

    Don't be discouraged...why not look into some lessons, get off on the right foot? That said, I've never been able to hold the bow.
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    Great idea for a thread. Don't think this...

    Great idea for a thread. Don't think this particular topic has been covered here, at least not in so many words.

    Our local art gallery last fall had an exhibit they called "Healing Arts". All the...
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    Tina! Eat the food! No mando content

    Tina! Eat the food!

    No mando content
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    If you ever get to take some of the workshops...

    If you ever get to take some of the workshops with Cindy Durkee & Clark Parry (hope I've spelled right) do so!

    They teach solely beginners as a living, and you should have heard what a nice job a...
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    I like mine. Just got it a few weeks ago. The...

    I like mine. Just got it a few weeks ago.

    The Celtic band from Juniata folk college said they thought the TC zouk's were a good value. I think their exact quote was "they do hold up".
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    It grows good in Chautauqua County where the...

    It grows good in Chautauqua County where the growin' season is short but intense.

    There's a mando pickin' contest every year that I never take part in 'cause there are some 8 year olds that scare...
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