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I'm going to be driving out to Texas from North Carolina next week. (Aug.26,27,28) I'll be spending the night in several towns along the way:
Tuesday...Auburn, Ala. Wed. Baton Rouge. Thurs. Austin,...

I've been thinking about the prices vintage instruments fetch these days.
Many acoustic instruments that were produced by the thousands are valued as if they are "rare".
(I understand supply and...

Anyone planning to be at Folk Alliance in Memphis this month?
I'd really like to meet a blues-style mandolin player to help me out on a showcase or two.
Ted

If a band is made up of friends and the group is not a full-time, money-making job it's a bunch of friends with a hobby. Should a member want to quit for whatever reason I would hope the break-up...

Hello Masatoshi from a fellow bluegrass mandolin player in North Carolina!
Good to see you post on Mandolin Cafe.

Ted

I played Prissy Polly's last night.
Had a great crowd and a lot of fun.
It's a nice place to hear/play music.
I think the owner is starting to have problems with BMI though so better check out the...

I also live in Winston and know of a few places where you can hear and watch people playing mandolin.
Email me and I'll give you more information.
Ted
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John,
I know of plenty of jam sessions around W-S; every night of the week in fact.
Contact me and I'll give you some details.
Ted in Winston-Salem

The bluegrass group I'm playing with will be doing the Merry-Go-Round live radio broadcast in Mt. Airy, N.C. in December. It looks like now our regular mandolinist might not be able to make it. If...

I'm going to be in the Baltimore/Laurel area this Monday, June 5.
Does anyone know of an open bluegrass/country jam session around there on Monday night where a traveling out-of-towner would be...

Flowerpot,
Thanks again for hosting yesterday's mandolin party. I had a wonderful time.
What a beautiful experience hearing and seeing so many great instruments and players stretching out like...

Ted in Kernersville here.
I'll bring some collards to contribute to the meal.
Another mandolin player will be coming with me so that's two for the list of participants.
Flowerpot, did you say this...

I can bring and play an electric bass if no upright players are interested in being at the get together. Just let me know if you want me to bring my electric.
Ted in Kernersville

I'd like to be at the gathering and I'm pretty sure May 7th is good for me.
I live in Kernersville just south of Oak Ridge. Later next week I'll check this message site out to verify event and get...

I'm looking for a good mandolin set-up and repair person in North Carolina. I'm in the Greensboro area.
Thanks for any help.

A few Saturdays ago my bluegrass band and I played three jobs at three different places in one day.

The first; starting at 11 a.m., was a benefit at a rural firehouse...two sets.
The second; a...

Are there any open jam sessions in the Wilmington area where a visiting mandolin player would be welcome?
Thanks for your help.

We're going to be in Boone, Wednesday and Thursday night, Oct. 26 and 27.
Any open bluegrass jams in the area?
My wife is a good singer and guitar player and I play mandolin. We live in...

I like this mandolin a lot. For the past several weeks I've entertained the idea of buying it. If I can get the cash together, I'll get it. Here in North Carolina bluegrass country I think I'd make a...

I've had a "Classic S" for about six months now and it's sounding better as time goes by. It is a 1999 model. I don't know if it was played much before I got it. The mandolin sounded to me on the...

Every time I go to Mandolin Brothers my car is ticketed by the parking meter cop. You'll notice, those cops constantly cruise up and down Forest Avenue the few blocks on either side of the store. Let...

I played "I'm and Old Cowhand" at a friends wedding once. That went over pretty good.