A few names I haven't seen yet:
Carlo Aonzo
Radim Zenkl
Jordan Ramsey
A few names I haven't seen yet:
Carlo Aonzo
Radim Zenkl
Jordan Ramsey
If Mandolin Cafe were ever to offer t-shirts for sale V-Neck should certainly be an option.
She's amazing and so is her band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spHoixofvso
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The tone when you tune your mandolin to A-G-E-D?
Like all Mandobasses, it suffers in overall volume and projection relative to an double bass, but among mandobasses, it is far superior: both in sound and playability. You can hear it pretty clearly...
Yesterday evening the sky over my house looked just like the quilted maple on the back of a mandolin. Snapped a quick pic and wanted to share.
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We could public name over a dozen people on Facebook marketplace that will take you to the cleaners so to speak in a heartbeat and have been permanently banned from this site for engaging in that...
My DH and I went to this concert Friday night at the Groton Hill Music Center in Groton, Mass. (This is the second show I've seen at this venue, the sound is superb).
Here's a few pictures from...
Mostly it's origins - there's a lot of articles on this.
My take is here - https://mattcbruno.com/why-i-dont-play-turkey-in-the-straw/
Here's a few others.
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I've just noticed that some kind soul ("E.J. Tromp" -- are they a Cafe member?) has uploaded Musescore transcriptions of the four Beethoven pieces for mandolin and harpsichord on Musescore. Even...
Not mine, NFI, just thought it gorgeous and y'all might enjoy some eye candy:
https://reverb.com/item/77750501-banjo-mandoline-banjoline-b-busato-decore-art-deco-1930-s-1940-s
I am at an age where I can’t play all the instruments I have collected. I have sold a number of them and given each of my three sons various Martins, Nationals and others. It gives me happiness. ...
I am over the moon for this Morris A4! It's so beautiful to look at and listen to... the tone is sweet and warm... sparkle-y highs.
Mr. Howard Morris really does build a wonderful Mandolin :)
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Interesting set of threads from this user. With all due respect, it reminds me of AI generated content.
Thoughts on the Newgrass Revival?
Has anyone heard about a crazy mandolinist named Frank...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSqwpIKRGJQ
Here’s a video of my buddy Bruce Carveth on English Concertina and me on my Northfield Octave Mandolin playing ‘Monkey on a dog cart’ on the downtown mall...
I have a gig tomorrow at an art gallery. Playing with friends, banjo, dulcimer, guitar, penny whistle, bones. We are doing Christmas carols interspersed with great fiddle tunes.
Easy gig as we are...
RIP Shane. You became part of the holiday season around here.
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I saw it in The Irish Times this morning that Shane MacGowan has passed away. He had a fine voice, was a great interpreter of songs and a fine song writer to my way of thinking.I’ll pull out the...
Here's my latest instrumental mandolin holiday offering: O Holy Night. I thought it would be a fun challenge to try and come up with a solo version of this song that captures the beautiful melody and...
Here is my performance on mandola in G (a.k.a octave) of Victor Kioulaphides, "Suite For Ali" at the open mic event (November 9, 2023) at the recent CMSA convention in Kansas City. Repeats are...
Here's wishing a super, fun, healthy, and family-centric Thanksgiving to all my friends here on MandolinCafe!
Roger
After floundering around for a few years, I dipped into savings and bought a custom mandolin from Michael Heiden in 2017. Other specialty builders had wait times of at least a year, and he told me...
The Pickelhaube is the way to go.
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Nice work on this one. I am not sure it's worth $4K given the replacement parts, but it sure looks beautiful!
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GREAT NEWS! Silas' mandolin has been recovered in Lafayette. It is now there with friends and Silas will have it back very soon. Thank you so much for your help everyone!