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I have published a book on learning mandolin through the pattern method. For more information look at the Classifieds/ Mandolin Accessories/ Learn Mandolin Through the Pattern Method

Mark

I published a book for learning to play mandolin by learning patterns that move up and down the neck. This will also work for fiddle due to the fact that fiddles and mandolins are tuned the same....

Banjo players, jeez

Although that Barbara and Ronnie can sure play. Roy and Grandpa are half bad.

Mark

With that case on the stage there wouldn't be room for the banjo player. Hey! where can I get one.

Mark

RIP George.

Go rest high on that mountain....

Mark

Not sure when you'll be in Charlotte but on the first Monday of every month there is a jam in Belmont just outside Charlotte. It's at the Scruggs Opry House. It has a good group of people there.
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Here is my favorite Roy Clark song. I'm just beginning to understand it at the age of 49

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NEY4LxORCeo

Mark

Todays Country has become the 'designated hitter rule' in music. Extending the lives of pop artists who should of step away from the game a long time ago.

Like George says 'Who's going to fill...

And when did Bon Jovi 'go country'

Great article.

Bill you should of left your picture off of this article. No offense, but you pale against pictures of Sharon. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Mark

I got to meet him and talk to him at Merlefest. In fact we talked for a long time. He is an extremely nice guy and a talented musician. He almost had me buy a Goldrush that I know I would of been in...

And my dad is still right after all these years. He'd say wait a day before you say something in anger or out of hurt "wait a day, It will feel different"

Mark

The above post shows you have a lot of character and the OP tried to clarify that in another post.

Mark

Let's see barechested and in shorts. He's ready for the festival circuit.

Mark

It's a great topic though to find out most of us have been there.

In thinking about this I'm guilty myself in last month's jam there was a banjo player who is just a beginner and everyone knew...

This very thing has happened to my twice already. I have a Fullerton Gloucester and I'm having to explain all the time it is inexpensive mandolin but not junk. And to top it off a guy asked to try it...

You could pick notes on the major or minor pentatonic scale around the chord shape.

I've tried to attached a spreadsheet that allows you to drag a pattern on to any chord root note and show which...

Dwight Yoakom

I'll be there. I got backstage passes.

Mark

Check out Anthony Hannigan's cross picking video on www.musicmoose.org. On the first video he goes through it verily slowly.

There is also Jesse McReynolds book in pdf. I have that if you need a...

You can search for yourself on the U.S. Patents office website. It is better to have a legal company do the search but you can do a general search yourself.

There are web companies that do a go...

Bob,

I really liked everything you did. I really liked the Portland Waltz. Have you written these down in sheet music? Are they available?

Mark

Great sound on the mp3. Nice looking mando too.

Mark

congratulations, how does it sound?

Mark

At the last jam I was at I had a clip on tuner on the headstock of my Gloucester which hide the Fullerton name and someone commented on my " Gibson F9...