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In Friday's Travel section of the NY Times, they ran an article on Appalachian music in the TN/VA region, which I found pretty interesting. I wasn't sure if it belonged in the Bluegrass or Old-Time...

Nobody is saying don't make new music, what is said is that it isn't bluegrass.

We've given this thread an unarguably long leash. For the most part it's been cordial. However, we have strict guidelines about not talking religion and politics, and although most of the...

I have a background in radiation physics and can conceptualize and quantitate chains of energy-matter interactions in three dimensions but I also get a little "headache" when I try to conceptualize...

I used to get so frustrated with Mr Cohen's posts. Then after a breath or two, a beer or two and re-re-re-read them He is a treasure to the community. I also played around with low mass bridges and...

I had a question I had wanted to ask Steve for a while and I am so thankful that he took the time to answer it as thoroughly as he did. I believe he has studied this subject and provides as much...

After hemming and hawing, the deal at theMandolin Store on a preowned Loar LM 600 was too good to pass up. Excited to finally own an F and a real solid wood mandolin.
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A few weeks ago I asked about few friends and on the forums (including here) who their favourite "Celtic" players were. I’ve since asked some of these players their opinions about the instrument. The...

Mike performed a fun two-set show Saturday night at the Carrboro Arts Center with plenty of technical skill, good tunes, audience interaction, and a mix of (mainly) F5 and (occasional) F4 Gilchrist....

http://www.holliseaster.com/p/making-new-mandolin-bridge/

A lengthy read to be sure and I apologize if this has already been posted but I thought folks here might take an interest in the content...