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This came up in my feed today.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0Da0-cZuA

Hey!

While my participation in the festival scene is rather limited, I strongly recommend the French festival in La Roche: (http://www.larochebluegrass.org/).
The European World Of Bluegrass...

It would help if you had a timeframe for when you will visit Europe.

To check the Brits go to https://britishbluegrass.org/ which will give you an overview about the british bluegrass situation.
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This is a list that I partly compiled in 2009 or so. I think that some festivals may not exist any more. You have to google them. Covid has upset the applecart somewhat. I have made notes in brackets...

These come to mind instantly, must be more, also in UK and Ireland, but don't know about them.

https://ewob.eu/ewob/

https://grevengrass.de/nl/grevengrass-nl/
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I attended a 4 day wokshop with Radim Zenkl in 2013 and he is a wonderful teacher and nice guy. He is very systematic and was well prepared. The level of the class was ranging from beginner to...

I am glad to have been of help.

Bluegrass in Germany has to do with Germany´s history (as western Germany had the three western allied forces stationed in different parts of the country and...

Here´s some feedback.

I have attended Adiaha´s Camp pre pandemic (once). I live a couple of miles/kilometers down the road, so I didn´t stay at the hotel.

I know many regular attendees...

I used to check the R F Charle website every so often and, one day, found it had changed to Cassanova - I suspect they simply sold out.

Interestingly enough RF Charles has become Galerie Casanova. So M. Charles has been last active (on facebook) in 2020. Is there any information, if he just retired (presumably) or what became of him?...

Charle ... R/

https://www.vintageandrare.com/dealer/R-F-CHARLE-277

They are playing it in 5/4 time. There's a live video where Thile counts it off in 5. Live video and discussion here....

My setup is pretty low-tech. I record audio in GarageBand on my iPad with a Samson goMic ($35 at Staples), then do some very basic mixing in GarageBand on my computer. I'm really early on the...

Quick follow-up ... I noticed today while watching Sarah's performance that in measures 19 and 51 she doesn't keep the 2nd fret barre and use the 2nd string, 7th fret to get the E. She actually lifts...

I respect what Chris Thile has done with his talents, both in developing his gift, and supporting other musicians. He got a nice kick in the teeth at the start of the pandemic when Live From Here...

It's really nice and refreshing to read a discussion of music on the internet that is respectful of different folks personal tastes and opinions! I've yet to listen to the full album yet, but having...

It was a livestream of the ACL taping. Guess it didn't stay up very long.

Pickathon does the same thing - puts up each entire day's worth of performances for a few days then takes them down.

I was listening to this song today and decided to do a full transcription in both standard notation (which I find easier to read) and tab. The recorded versions differ (minorly) in different spots,...

Over the last six or so years, including the ones I lost in a house fire a few years ago, I have personally owned three Eastman mandolins, one guitar, two mandocellos, two mandolas, and an octave...

I purchased an APC last summer from Moloney Music in Ireland. It was a very nice instrument, but after a few months I realized it wasn't for me. I didn't like the scale length (21-1/2") so I sold...

Gives it a much fuller sound, way more bass. Gave it some authority. I’ve tried the ‘blue’ EJ72 lights and the ‘orange’ EJ76 mediums. The 76’s definitely gave it a fuller sound but the difference...

Does that work? Why do it?

2 kinds of 'octaves'..

Long Scale octaves are Irish Zouks .. (they fit in a Banjo case) light , long strings ..

the other type will have have heavier strings and a Shorter scale ..

My youngest son bought a Trinity College last year, and it’s a very nice Octave mandolin. We also tried a Gold Tone but were both very underwhelmed with it.

Eastman MDO 305, get a set of mandola strings with it. Elderly has one on the way. Have them hold it for you.
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