Search:

Very nice. I`m a big fan of your style of music. Be well.

I had Larry build me one back 2006. It's a wonderful mandolin. Larry used to have property in Chilliwack, BC where he spent his winters. He was a neighbor of Michael Heiden. They spent a lot of time...

I have been using Snark tuners for years and have found no particular accuracy problems. I purchased a Peterson Strobe tuner about five years ago and rarely use it. In my opinion the Peterson and...

For those of you who love Apitius mandolins, the good news is that he's back and building after a ten-year break.

http://www.apitiusmandolins.com/

Went to see Chris and Edgar last night. The Chan Centre at the University of British Columbia is a wonderful venue for such a performance. My wife and I had third row centre seats, which enabled us...

It's all about chord substitutions. A common "jazzy" way of playing a 12 bar blues is to take a simple G7 - C7 - D7 (1-4-5) progression, and substitute this way, for example: G7-E7- Am7-D7-G7...

Jason, a few years ago I picked up a set of Sennheiser HD 477 phones. I got them at Future Shop for around $100. They are excellent phones for not a lot of money. The 477's don't seem to be around...

Thanks for posting this. Great pickin' and singin'.

Great looking mandolin. Well done.

I use Pearse strings and like them a lot. They do seem to be susceptible to early death, depending on one's body chemistry. I'm fortunate in that I don't seem to have string-killing sweat. I have...

Wayne Fugate's "Mastering Mandolin" covers pretty well everything you are asking about....

Bravo Andy. Very nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q27KfIt8HAI think it's a great song. I like the original, I enjoy the McCoury version and I enjoy Grandpa Banana's version as well.

Hey Mike, check out Fran Guidry's blogs. There is a lot of excellent information on home recording, including how to make your own reflection panels for not much money. There are lots of demos. I've...

From the Red Bear Trading Company's Facebook page:
Ok, so here's what we are up to, and what we've just been through. Starting in late May and through out June, my wife has had to endure chemo...

I saw this profile of Tom Ellis posted on the Fretboard Journal site. I don't think anyone has posted this on the Cafe.

http://vimeo.com/67614414

For Oliver Apitius fans:
http://www.folkwaymusic.com/vintage-instruments/mandolins-banjos-ukuleles/apitius-f-0413/

If you want the real deal: http://www.russbarenberg.com/digstore.cfm

My wife and I drove across town to see the Punch Brothers last night. It was a long drive, but well worth it. The venue was the Chan Centre at the University of British Columbia. It's a wonderful...

Great stuff! I've been a NGR fan for years. It's too bad that Pat's guitar solos didn't come through a little better in the mix.
Google just bought You Tube, by the way.

More driftwood and ocean:

In keeping with the driftwood theme, here's a pic of my Muth on the beach at Qualicum, BC on Vancouver Island.

I, too, have just been working my way through the book. Prior to getting the book, I just kind of looked to "discover" patterns up the neck that work -- a kind of haphazard method. Brad's book has...