In case you haven't otherwise come across this news: The well-known British mandolin virtuoso, Simon Mayor, is holding a one-day mandolin workshop in Lewes (Sussex, England) on Saturday 26 October. The workshop fee is £35, and there is an opportunity to see Simon Mayor and Hilary James in concert in the evening. More information: http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org...WS183desc.html
It was great, by the way! I wasn't well prepared because I only (luckily) got a place after somebody else dropped out at short notice. But I learnt a lot about tone, decoration, and ensemble playing. I had never before witnessed 20 mandolins playing together in one room. What a sound!
