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Thanks so much, Mark! MandAlone is available as CD or download on my website, www.timconnellmusic.com

And for the original poster, I just received Caterina's new album Solo and it's excellent....

I even have a few tunes where I play all four fingers on the first four frets. Whatever fingering makes me play more dependably, that's the one I stick with, no matter what the position is called.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJl1Xm3W-ug&feature=youtu.be

Thanks for asking, Nick, great question. Loads of great responses. Here is a video of me playing nothing but the 5 notes of G...

I use either 3 or 4 finger to play 6th frets of all strings, depending on what I have to do next.

Love it, thanks for posting! I learned so much about tremolo from Danilo, I'll be forever grateful!

I'm not going anywhere, Jim!!

Hello, this is Tim Connell -

I'm very happy to let you know about a brand new opportunity to study choro with the masters here in North America.

Choro Camp New England (June 25-29, 2019) is...

Don Julin and I just played an impromptu mandolin-duet benefit concert here in Portland Oregon last night. It was a beautiful evening of music, and the ticket sales and extra audience donations to...

I love the Beatles and I love the mandolin! I've arranged three songs for solo mandolin, Here Comes the Sun, Yesterday and Something - all three are available on CD, download and sheet music with...

Thanks so much Dr. James - & don't worry, I'm not goin' anywhere!

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Thank you so much, Kathy as well, that feedback means a lot to me!

Yes, the Alvord lake was the car shots, but the "stage" was to the west a bit on the way to the Antelope preserve. My 13-year-old son shot and edited the whole thing; I'm very proud of that guy. ...

Thanks so much, Mitch - this is Tim writing back, I really appreciate the notice and praise. Actually, the video is indeed a few years old, but June Apple, the CD, is currently in pre-release, hot...

I'm going - and a newbie faculty member this year, really looking forward to meeting new folks and I'm bringing all my workshop materials, handouts, etc... I'll be bringing the A-game I promise! ...

Hello everybody out there in Mando-Land!

I just wanted to let you know swingers and gypsy-jazzers, even you folks who are swing-curious - I will be teaching a mandolin track at the best Gypsy Jazz...

Here's my Here Comes the Sun - I'd be curious to see some another take on this. I have Yesterday and Something as well.

I'm sad about both of these too! I do still have a plane ticket booked for the Spokane Congress - I would be happy to come and teach a workshop and private lessons and lead a jam if I get enough...

Hello MC Forum - this is Tim Connell (www.timconnellmusic.com). I'll be touring the Northeast with Mando Planet, a great mandolin duo with Jack Dwyer. We're almost fully booked, but have two open...

I'm lazy and just play it in tenor guitar fingering on the mandolin - transposing it from Dm to Am. I go down in flames when I have to play it in Dm!

Hey choro mando (bando?) brothers & sisters - just writing to tell you how excited I am for the upcoming Centrum choro week April 30-May 1. I missed the last two years but will be back with bells on...

What a lovely evening it was with all of you in the PME - a million thank yous from Jack and me for so generously hosting us - it was a true pleasure to meet all of you and to share a stage. Looking...

Best fretshop for mandolins is Portland Fretworks on Alberta St. ask for Mike, he does superb mandolin set-up and intonation.

Best acoustic (really, I mean no electricity) place in town is Abbie...

I'll be there this year, psyched!!!

Just soundchecked with the Ger Mandolin Orchestra at the Toronto Centre for the Arts - sold out show tonight - fun!!

We've been in Toronto for the last two days rehearsing, what a bunch of great...

Hello East Coast mando folks - thanks for reading -

I'm Tim Connell, a touring mandolinist from Portland, OR. I'm writing to you because I will be touring the East Coast in late March and am...

I'll be playing sets Thurs and Fri nights with Jack Dwyer (www.jackandtim.com) and teaching two workshops on Saturday - "Gyspy Jazz/Swing Chords for Mandolin" and "The Art of the Mandolin Duo". ...