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Here is a little impromptu solo crosspicking on the classic "Angeline the Baker."


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Thanks for watching!

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Happy New Year, Mandolin Cafe! Ignore my Superman PJ pants- I don’t get out much anymore.

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Hello everyone,

It seems like I got an early Christmas gift! Through shared friends (Lluís Gómez and Maribel Rivero) I got to play online with two of my bluegrass heroes: Chris Luquette and Jake...

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I was honored to have Libby and Lucy Lindblom of Headin Home join me on this tune I wrote, as well as my friend and excellent banjoist Michael Mark, and Dave Long on...

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Here's a really fun tune that I got to play with some really fun guys.
I hope you find it entertaining!

This is the 1st tune this Pava A4 has given up and while not all "that" original this is what she wanted to say... " Squirrellian : Having all the tools and none of the brains " Me :mandosmiley:...

I just watched the new documentary "Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind," which I highly recommend. It is excellent.

He says something that really grabbed me about the guitar sound he goes...

Anyone ever try to make casein picks from scratch? I decided to try after learning about it being a fairly simple process of adding vinegar to warm milk. Took a while to dry and harden (over two...

From French mandolinist Annick Robergeau-Bonnet.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Amx-QQAlw&feature=youtu.be

I love this video of this cellist explaining why this piece is so very iconic and brilliantly composed.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIge2mYdTtM

Hey all!

I nearly broke out in tears watching this video of Sierra last night, everything about it just screams perfection to me..


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Every video...

Hey Folks!

Here's Maiden’s Prayer, with John David Williams on button accordion.

This is a favourite jam tune of mine, especially since slow numbers that aren't waltzes are a bit of a bluegrass...

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watch the violin player :-)

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Last night the CMHF aired their fundraiser that showcased some of the historical instruments they care for. So great to hear them in the hands of some modern day masters. Monroe’s old F5 sounded...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P0PNmFPcPY

Bit of gloomy looking film, apt for these gloomy days without any live music, but the Springwell is developing and maturing beautifully, to my ears.

Katy Hill
John Reischman (mandolin) with the Jaybirds and a bunch of Chinese instruments (pipa, ...)


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This is one of the great American novels.
In an early chapter Miss Lonelyhearts (his personal name is never mentioned) ruminates on how mandolins are tuned.
"Man has a tropism for order. Keys in...

My pick for "offensive weapon" is the bombarde:



Oboe on diatonic steroids!

Too bad the MC members have been provoked into going down this particular rabbit hole again. Sigh. But if you are going to discuss this topic, I urge folks to please try to be clear about what they...

Tuttle recorded a full-band version of this Rancid song from last century on her new album, but this is a great duo version. Scroggins rocks the rhythm backing her up, and then both of them totally...

Just wanted to share this project I was fortunate to be a part of. My best buddy, Brian 'Willie' Williams figured the three mandolin parts to Ricochet, one of the tunes I've dreamed of playing since...

Kate Wolf was another talent that was taken from us all too soon. She’s a staple in my music library and “Like A River” (the studio version) came up this morning. Thought I’d share a live version...