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Ronnie McCoury Month | Day 16: I Haven’t Seen Mary In Years

If I could play back up mando parts the rest of my career I’d be happy. Free sheet music/tab here:...

Ronnie McCoury Month | Day 15: Dig A Little Deeper (In The Well)

My kitty (Ella) loves hearing the mandolin. I guess she’s a fan of Ronnie too. Free sheet music/tab can be found here:...

Hey all

I just posted another free song breakdown on my site today for Big Mon. The lesson features a few voicing options for the standard melody, harmony, and chords.
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Astroturf Cacophany is a pretty good name too! Though we'd lose the rhyme with "Bluegrass Boys" :mandosmiley:

Yes, our violinist Sana often uses sheet music when we play. Though there is certainly...

Hey, this is Sam from Astroturf Noise -- just stumbling on this thread now! I'm enjoying the spirited discussion of our music and experimental music generally :)

Thanks to those who had nice...

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"Korobeiniki" Коробе́йники (traditional Russian song, AKA Tetris theme):

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From our gig at The Green Parrot, December 2015, maybe? Three members of the Norwegian band Berserk Bastards came to visit, loot, and pillage the town and its inhabitants, and three of us local...

When the bluegrass guys call for a paid gig, I'm a bluegrass musician.

When the jazz guys call for paid gig, I'm a jazz musician.

When the Irish guys call for a paid gig, I'm an Irish...

New video by Uli Bösking from Bremen, Germany
Uli Bösking plays his own compositions on an electric e-mandola

13.11.2021
KUNST.HAFEN.WALLE
ABK: "Klangräume"
Musikschule Bremen


Musikfolge...

Hi there, mandolin lovers. Many moons ago I wrote an ebook on how to set up a mandolin. Mandolins are finicky little beasts and very slight adjustments can make a very big difference. I've been...

Greetings mando peoples. Things have settled down sufficiently that I'm starting to touch mandolins again. I'm just outside of Old Town Alexandria, VA. After fits and starts, my shop is fully up...

The Stern Studios family is deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved Arthur Issac Stern who passed peacefully on September 22, 2021. His impressive 45-year career as an architectural glass and...

I haven't seen it mentioned here, but Arthur was a friend to everyone in the mandolin world and a brilliant artist. He was a long time forum contributor and a fountain of knowledge and experience...

Hello fellow Electric Mandolin lovers!

I've prepared a video lesson for those interested in learning how to play major chords on the 5 string Electric Mandolin. I hope you enjoy it!
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The decision as to whether to use tremolo on an electric mandolin and how much is entirely the player's decision to make. If it sounds good to you, then it is good. Listeners, even mandolinists,...

general tips that might move things along:

No matter what you're working on(scales/arppegios, melodies, transcriptions, chords, chord-melodies) try to keep track of how it sounds, how it feels,...

Hi David,
Your version of China Cat Sunflower/I know you Rider came up on my youtube options a few days ago. I've been really into this track since then and love the interplay of mando/guitar, the...

I have not seen this interview posted here before...


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I wonder what year it was done?

Hi Guys,
Hope that you’re all keeping well and safe. The chambered body electric mandolin is now complete and here’s the final video. There are some nice photos and a demo to show how it all works....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfDh704Q4mw

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Nothing Shaking on Shakedown Street

Love any excuse to play these D minor 9 chords. Thought I'd share them.

I didn't include the C or dominant 7th but you can throw them in there but I like...

Here is another one man jam (boy I can't wait to pick with my band again...) on Fisher's Hornpipe. Hope y'all are staying safe and warm out there!


https://youtu.be/TCmL0X6OCMc