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Isa Burke here, daughter of Mandolin Cafe hero David Surette, to spread the word about this year's David Surette Mandolin Festival! As many of you know, over 20 years ago my dad...

I was going through a few boxes of LPs that I hadn’t looked at for a few decades, and found a real jewel - Back To Back, by Jethro Burns and Tiny Moore. It was unopened for some reason. What an...

For whatever reason, this song popped into my head last night, so I decided to work up a simple little solo arrangement of it on my mandola this morning. As absolutely gorgeous as this melody is, it...

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Another bouzouki heading off to the USA in a couple of days. Video to follow...
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“Anything played wrong twice in a row is the beginning of an arrangement”

I must be an arranging master by now! :mandosmiley::mandosmiley::mandosmiley:

I've had a full day with it now and man, what an instrument.

I'm not as storied or worldly as some other Cafe members, and I do not have a myriad of experience with other high end mandolins....

Going to California


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I first recorded by arrangement of Jimi Hendrix's Angel in 2006. This is setting the stage for multiple YouTube lessons on how to play it. It will also be central to some of the instruction I will...

I just happened across this brief youtube video thanks to their autosuggestion function. It's only a couple of years old and includes some interesting information. For one thing, it mentions plans by...

This is an interesting concept that a few people here have alluded to, and so it bears consideration. I have always heard previously that one should start slow and that if you try to speed up before...

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Workshops are open for registration at no charge with support from a grant from the City of Wilsonville. Wilsonville is just south of Portland.

I went to a talk W. Eugene Smith gave in Louisville KY on his documentary photo work of the effects of industrial pollution in Japan just before he died. I had no idea of his connection to the jazz...

This is mainly a guitar page, but he has recorded several very good bluegrass backing tracks.
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Sadly, this is one of those tunes that is probably getting a bit tired and worn, but only because it's one of the most rocking reels ever written. If Led Zeppelin would have composed a reel, this...

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Several different styles will be explored for mandolin, fiddle, guitar, and other string instruments at this small town venue in southern Oregon. Workshops, jams, and performances will be...

Glad to have it back
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Here's a tune I picked up from the guitar playing of Dónal Clancy on his album Close to Home. I decided to play the tune in D minor on the mandola and overdub an accompaniment part (also with the...

I've imaged the mandolin body modes both with and without a bridge and strings in place. I found no difference in either mode shapes or modal. frequencies, with only one exception. One mandolin had...

I thought folks on this board might be interested in this video I made of the classic western swing fiddle tune Red Wing. I like exercises that force you to be creative within specific parameters - I...

Caught this on Bluegrass Junction this morning for the first time and quite enjoyed it - thought I'd share for those who may not have heard it:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq7TWFUsJns

Czech song by Petr Skoumal: Tigr for ukulele and mandola
music: Petr Skoumal
Son: ukulele
I play: CGDA mandola

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As some will know, Aidan Crossey has had some major health issues recently. Today he was taken into hospital for tests and possible surgery. (Not confidential information - he announced it on the...