I picked up a mandolin in 2008 at age 46 because the church group I was singing with had plenty of 6 string guitars. Learned 2 string G,C, D, E and B and off I went. I put the mandolin down in 2012...
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I picked up a mandolin in 2008 at age 46 because the church group I was singing with had plenty of 6 string guitars. Learned 2 string G,C, D, E and B and off I went. I put the mandolin down in 2012...
Should have read the rules...thanks!
How many times can one enter? 1? every 12 hours? once per day?
Checking back in on this thread for an update. Tonight we played at a little museum event in my town. We did an experiment and LOWERED the microphone that the banjo player and I use. It allowed me...
It makes the most sense to have an instrument mic. In a previous band, we had a mic on every instrument whenever we played in public. We used vocal mics and adjusted them on the sound board. Any...
I am in a little bluegrass gospel band. I am the new member, so I don't want to make waves. We are a 4 to 6 piece group (depending on the day) of guitar, banjo, bass and mandolin(2x) The other...
Well, I have to say that I am retracting my earlier statement about "country" songs disguised as bluegrass. I have kept my radio tuned to Bluegrass Junction for the past week and, well, the...
Further clarification - I have not listened to Bluegrass Junction regularly for the past 2 years - just occasionally and what I did catch, generally in the weekday mornings, tended to sound like what...
Sorry to have ruffled any feathers. I bought my first Sirius in 2005 and listened religiously (not just Easter and Christmas) to Sirius Bluegrass. I enjoyed Ned and Chris and their playlists. ...
I wouldn't mind if Sirius/XM played bluegrass or newgrass, but the bluegrass channel pretty much plays country music, but maybe that is the style of the current bluegrass music. I am one who loves...
http://youtu.be/Hepu8OZX9gM
This is my first attempt at anything besides chords and single string melodies. I was just running through the melody, trying to find the tune and rhythm. Be kind and...
I am installing this right now. Hmmm, we'll see
I started at age 44 - 3 years ago. One Sunday, after church, 3 of us got together to see about working up a special for an upcoming service. We had 3 acoustic guitars in the room. So, I said I...
Hmmm, this is an interesting download process. First I have downloaded music and now it is in the Amazon Cloud
But, does the "quick link" enhance my creativity? My signature is soooo boring! ;)
Sorry, couldn't resist be a little of a smart aleck ;)
I have one Dawg pick and a couple of Golden Gates. My main issue with the Dawg is the size. With my technique, both the Dawg and the GGs are more mellow sounding than when I use a Dunlop Big...
Every song you hear on the radio becomes a candidate to be "grassed"!
Thank you! And she did not look lost! That's the way I play most of the time!
I am on week 2 of a new solid top, carved mandolin - it sounds virtually the same as my flat-top solid mandolin. It gets a little more volume the more more I play and the tone clears up. I think it...
Probably talking about Loars;)
Good luck to you. I have taken a total of 7 lessons (3 banjo - 4 fingerstyle guitar) so understand a bit of your excitement. My banjo teacher played along with me and we normally just worked...
I just received a Saga Golden Gate and a Dawg in the case of a mandolin I recently purchased. I had been using the same Jim Dunlop Big Stubby for mando and guitar. I turned it around and used the...
44 - August of 2008
In our band, we line up (south to north ;) ) bass, mando, fiddle, banjo, guitar, guitar
New here, but like the idea. Please change countrydirt to Troy Mayfield