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Some Mahalia Jackson and a little Perry Como, so we can all get weepy remembering Grandma.

I want to get me the Blind Boys' holiday disc. I'm sure a cut or two from there would be worthy of any...

Why not Kate Wolf's Carolina Pines?

It's a little early for me to be thinking about Solsice or Chrischannukwanzamas. Maybe that's why my favorite is that last-minute classic...

At Last I'm Ready for Christmas -- Stan Rogers


I...

I guess Grateful Dawg is an obvious one.

A couple of Danny Carnahan's albums are nice duets, octave mando with Robin Petrie's hammered dulcimer. Here he is:...

Here's notation to Union Maid (same tune, different lyrics)
http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickhe....NG.html
and here's a place with mando tabs for a bunch of stuff, including red wing....

Sidesaddle ... they played at my sister's wedding ... the mando player is also a DJ at KPIG.

Oops. Oops. I've been out of the loop. Blame distractions, flu, or typical pickles silliness. I kept checking the main mando cafe page to look for details. So is what I'm supposed to do, add a post...

The oud is the ancestor of the European lute: l'oud = lute.

It's got double strings like the mando, no frets like the violin.

There are a variety of tunings.

Yesterday NPR had a story on...

Recently started saving strings & beer bottle tops for wind chimes. I don't play or drink near enough, I could have had lots of chimes by now.

Yeah. Stinkin' green-haired punks and their Black Flag Motorhead Sex Pistols Violent Femmes Clash and Joan Baez noise. Would somebody kick these pin-ears out of here and play me some real music,...

Haven't got a program or the skills to do this myself, so would one of you gents please be so kind as to give the lady a mandolin?

Still sneezing here so I guess it's a good thing I stayed out of those freezy breezes. Wouldn't want to end up too sick to pick. Sounds like it was a great time; thanks for sharing your notes on it,...

Thanks, Bill! Got 'em bookmarked and am enjoying a beautiful taqsim courtesy of Mike.

Got sick. Couldn't go. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

Oh, yes! I think that's the one, and even if it isn't the one, it's wonderful. Thanks, Jacob.

What do you mean, not a chick magnet? My mandolins attracted me very strongly.

There used to be a thread somewhere in the cafe, called something like "Gypsy Scales," and in that thread someone posted a link to a middle eastern music theory site. I've been searching for, and...

My sister just gave me an oud for my birthday! #To try to repay her faith in me, I'll be spending the next 10 years in the woodshed.

Another oud recommendation: the amazing Mr. John Bilezikjian.
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I gave him a guitar for Yule, and now I simmer and feel jealous as he gets more time on the guitar than I get on my mando. He's not sounding too great yet but he has so much fun, I'm happy for him. I...

Amazing how cold it can get there once the sun goes down. Musn't forget the snuggling gear.

So, any surprises? What I've loved about past Millponds is "discovering" people I hadn't heard before...

Diamonds? Not for me. My husband better just make sure that I get as much time to practice as he does.

Thanks! Great story!
To stray further off thread I'll add that that's a beautiful area, and the last time I backpacked near there I went alone (dumb) without checking the weather (dumber), got...

Yeah, there's been a thread before on animal reactions to mandolin and I must say that animals are the most honest critics.

My problem is more when than where, i find so little time. So I take my...

Thanks, I'll take a look there, and try to narrow down the particulars of this buzz.

The G string on my octave mando buzzes. I'm not great with tools so I'm afraid of messing with the bridge or anything, just been hitting it light to avoid the buzz. But I notice as my strings age the...