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Today, 1:34pm

journeybear replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Yes, indeed. It is well to keep her memory alive. She's been on my mind since I happened to watch "Fantastic Mr. Fox" about a month ago. And just...

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Today, 11:52am

journeybear replied to a thread listing of rock songs w/mando in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

I'm not familiar with that section, but I'll take a look. One of the problems with the current list is its size - it's way over the character limit...

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Today, 11:34am

journeybear replied to a thread New Mandolin day! Help IDing vintage Gibson mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Yeah, I'm pretty much from RI, too. I used to be able to pull in a station from NYC with an incredible blues show on Saturday nights, and the DJ, Mae...

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Today, 11:12am

JeffD replied to a thread "Noodling" at Sessions in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I understand. One thing that bonds musicians together, I believe, is we have all found ways of getting past the discouragement. This particular...

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Today, 7:11am

jaycat started a thread New look. in General Mandolin Discussions

I see the typeface here has been changed. Looks nice and clean.

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Today, 4:40am

journeybear replied to a thread New Mandolin day! Help IDing vintage Gibson mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I thought A's had plain headstocks. Did that change in the later years? :confused: Oh, and - where and when in southern NE were you? That's my old...

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Yesterday, 6:01pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread "Noodling" at Sessions in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

It is a discouraging thing - when you have someone like the OP who defines noodling like that. Noodling, as I understand it in 50+ years of playing,...

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Yesterday, 4:40pm

journeybear replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Well, the seasonal country-cajun-bluegrass band does "Mama Tried," and even though the drummer sings lead on that one, the band is led by the rhythm...

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Yesterday, 4:22pm

journeybear replied to a thread listing of rock songs w/mando in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

John Jackson. So sayeth the wiki. They're usually right about these things. I don't know him, so if they say so. Not everybody knows ... :whistling:

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Yesterday, 4:16pm

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

It's alright Ranald, I'm sure your mama would be proud of you despite grammatical errors. If you have a photo of her playing a mandolin we can get...

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Yesterday, 3:45pm

JeffD replied to a thread old timey challenge in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

Check it out. Simple dare I say boring tune: Found something in its incessant lyric that makes it. Sometimes all that takes is to play it like you...

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Yesterday, 3:38pm

JeffD replied to a thread Favorite stand? in General Mandolin Discussions

I use this a lot.

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Yesterday, 11:44am

JeffD replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Yes yes YES.

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Yesterday, 11:40am

JeffD replied to a thread Picking up a Big Muddy M4 soon - what to look for? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The only "gotcha" might be if you have only played carved top mandolins before, and have carved top bluegrassy expectations. Flat tops are wonderful...

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Yesterday, 10:25am

journeybear replied to a thread Lloyd Loar was a time traveler? in General Mandolin Discussions

You'd be surprised how many well-known personages have played or at least dabbled in playing mandolin. There are several threads devoted to this...

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Yesterday, 6:37am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Women with Mandolins in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Again, subjective case of those pronouns, should have been “Georgie and I … !”

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Yesterday, 6:26am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Hangin' Dog (Nancy Blake cover) in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

The original, for reference https://youtu.be/_I_hmwUMHzE _I_hmwUMHzE

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Yesterday, 5:57am

Mark Gunter replied to a thread Porcupine Tree - Trains - chord Dadd4add9 in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Ralph if only you had read the OP and the thread with a little interest, you’d find that the context has been given by way of a YouTube video in OP,...

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May-23-2022, 3:15pm

Timbofood replied to a thread Frank Wakefield in General Mandolin Discussions

The shoe thing sounds like Wake Frankfield! Great beginning on that band lineup, who’s the banjo player?

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May-23-2022, 2:24pm

journeybear replied to a thread Lloyd Loar was a time traveler? in General Mandolin Discussions

If you'll permit a bit of not-necessarily-sage advice, try to determine whether your basil metabolic rate affects this perception. :whistling:

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May-23-2022, 1:52pm

journeybear replied to a thread Lloyd Loar was a time traveler? in General Mandolin Discussions

There are wind speeds associated with the ratings, hence the range mentioned earlier. After all, a tornado ranked on this scale will do more damage...

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May-23-2022, 1:25pm

journeybear replied to a thread Got A Problem: Too Many Cucarachas! in General Mandolin Discussions

Yessirree. In this egocentric, anthropomorphic culture, people are prone to believe whatever they have believed for however long they have believed...

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May-23-2022, 1:23pm

JeffD replied to a thread Estate sale oddity in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I have heard them sometimes called a trichordia but I believe mandriola is the more accepted term. I have one, here, and I play it now and again....

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May-23-2022, 12:31pm

JeffD replied to a thread What's in public domain these days? in General Mandolin Discussions

This is all based on my memory of way back in the way back. I fought this out with ASCAP BMI many several years ago, when I ran a coffee house....

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May-23-2022, 12:17pm

journeybear replied to a thread Got A Problem: Too Many Cucarachas! in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks. Yes, I was afraid that would be the case at mudcat. I see my trepidation was justified. :crying:

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May-23-2022, 12:08pm

journeybear replied to a thread Lloyd Loar was a time traveler? in General Mandolin Discussions

Fascinating dissertation on the differentiation of diatonic dynamics. His computations are a bit off around the 3:00 mark, but he gets an A for...

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May-23-2022, 11:58am

JeffD replied to a thread Lloyd Loar was a time traveler? in General Mandolin Discussions

They said it, I believe it, that settles it.

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May-22-2022, 6:20pm

journeybear replied to a thread Hello from Oregon in Looking for Information About Mandolins

You might consider going to this jam, if it's not too far. You may not be ready to join in yet, but you can listen, watch, and learn, and surely meet...

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