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Thank you, Jim.

I worked up several Willie Nelson numbers on mandolin earlier this year, Crazy, Funny How Time Slips Away, and Night Life. The intention was to play them in gigs with my guitar duo buddy, but our...

I posted this video earlier in the year, during the first "stay home" episodes. Jim Kweskin put it out at that time. Just posting again under a more telling title. Enjoy.
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The one on Jake's site looks awesome. I'd like to have one, but not such a project as the one on the 'bay.

Although I don't "read rhythm" I do count it. In practice (which I do a great deal more of than performing these days) I dissect my playing as though I were preparing to teach it to others, that...

By the way, I see this is your first post! Welcome to the forum!

Man, I wish I could help you. I can't. I haven't actually "read rhythm" since playing drums in the marching band in elementary school.

I am a proponent of feeling rhythm, and imitating what others...

My older brother gave me his '64 Corvair when he got his GTO. I was too young to legally drive at the time, 14 years old, he was 21. My cousin and I had a blast in the woods and on the backroads in...

When buying diagonal pliers from HF (really, from any hardware or home improvement store), look through the closed plier jaws closely to see if there is light coming through - IOW check that the...

I remember when I was a kid somebody asked me if I could yoke (or yolk?) the guitar. They said that means to play without watching your hands. Anybody here ever heard that term?

That would be 1.2775 millimeters thick.





Just kidding, of course. If you really want to dive into these waters, see here: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/search.php?searchid=13837651

Congrats Zach! Ill always think of you as the guy who won the great mandolin giveaway that time :mandosmiley: you know, the one we all wanted <green with envy, lol>

You are well on your way to...

Thanks Ranald, I hadn't seen that one, I love it. I always liked the way Canned Heat used Henry Thomas' Quills melody and played it on flute for Going Up The Country, and I really like the way that...

Their take on the oft covered Blind Lemon Jefferson tune, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean, aka One Kind Favor:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsTd-SjxMX8

Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Everybody loves Earl Scruggs! Whether or not they even know his name.

I agree, and I stick with my original answer - nope, there's not one.

Died-in-the-wool Bluegrassers (of which there are always many here, to the extent that some of them sometimes seem to assume...

Nope - not for the general populace anyway - most people will not know a mandolin when they see it, much less associate a specific song with it.

I did say "most people" ... "Some people" I've met...

That Mike Marshall set is a great one, IMO. I've often thought that it should be included with new mandolin purchases for any beginning player! That's how well-rounded it is IMO. Since Mike goes...

Absolutely will pay off! Great that you are tackling this. The groove is in your right hand. Alternating with the beat is the key, regardless of note duration, you can set a relaxed or hyperdrive...

Im with bigskygirl: For D to D7, 7-4-5-x to 5-4-5-x is usually my choice. Use that all the time. The note at fret 7 is the root (D) and when you lower it a full step you get the flatted 7 (C note)....

This looks great, thanks for sharing!

One of a few videos (For What It's Worth, With A Little Help From My Friends) that Ricky Skaggs recorded in his studio for fun. I think it was done during festival season, when these all stars were...

NFI, just a heads up for anyone interested. Homespun is offering Mike Marshall's Arpeggio Workout series as an instant download on sale for $12.50 right now.

Check it out at their site to see if...

Wegen TF120 pick, JTsPix triangle pick, another pick (can’t remember), strobe clip tuner, nail clippers, Emory board

It’s really a non-issue for me personally. I buy them to play rather than to look at them. Not that good looks don’t count, but a flawless finish to me is just icing on the cake. Also, I never buy...