Oho minun virheeni my mistake.. Al and Ralph look like they could be brothers when I look at the old Finn Hall LPs I have, good catch Eric. It's nice that they reissued all their albums on CD. I...
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Oho minun virheeni my mistake.. Al and Ralph look like they could be brothers when I look at the old Finn Hall LPs I have, good catch Eric. It's nice that they reissued all their albums on CD. I...
FinnFest is in Duluth again this summer so I'm assuming Ralph and the band will be there like last year. Oren Tikanen is quite the Finnish Mando picker too, I have shared the stage many times in the...
Does it come with a Virzi option?
A possible Vassar Clements quote I heard was "If you play a wrong note, repeat it again and it's jazz" or something like that.. my favorite quote from Zappa was "You can't write a chord ugly enough...
When Jethro was in Duluth he was playing a Gibson F5, mentioned that they were too expensive at the workshop he did for my students...(referencing the " I did not know he played an F") also, I got to...
Hei Erik! Hyvää mandoliinia ja hyvää joulua!
I remember when Jethro did the workshop here in Duluth years ago he was playing a Gibson F5 (not sure what model) and when he was talking about mandolins and what to look for he pointed to his F5 and...
It seemed like the wind here on the unsalted sea they call Superior was just a little colder today after hearing of Gordon's passing. He passed through here many times and caught every show, he was...
The exact same Harmony mandolin was my first back in 1970. Bought it for $49.95 and the store threw in Mel Bay's "Fun with Strums" to boot. Had a cardboard case. It got me through til I could afford...
Always loved his recordings. He and Sylvia were up there as singer/songwriters along with Gordon Lightfoot. One album that is a favorite that he put out in the 90's or so was 18" of Rain... where Sam...
Ok, while we're all waiting for the foot and a half or more of snow that's coming up north here next to the unsalted sea... here is the "Bee's Wing Hornpipe" tab I found from Inside Bluegrass that...
Another Minnesota mandolin lost, Ufdah! He was a very generous soul and shared his music with all he met. He used to contribute to the early MBOTMA magazine every month with tasty tunes. One that I...
Just wanted to thank Scott and everyone with MandolinCafe for the opportunity to share this interview with everyone. Continued success and everyone - get that mando out of the case and make some...
Here's an old photo that was in my uncle's wallet that was pretty beat up by the time I got to see it. He wouldn't let me borrow it to scan so I did my best with a point and shoot. He died a number...
Appreciate the April Fools joke... but I did go to the link for Gibson site and right off the top - "Olive Drab" as a custom colour? What - no camo sunburst, or is Gibson playing along with the humor...
Jethro Burns of course - Reischman, Baldassari and Steffey are tonemasters. My current favorite Eva Scow
After learning and listening to a number of versions, I still like the version from Jethro Burns and his Mel Bay book Mandolin Player. You get a hi and low version to work with and the pull-off notes...
Last night on CBS's "Ghosts" in the last scene there was a mandolin in the background... I wish one of the ghosts had the ability to play like the blues singer can hum a melody to haunt the mansion.
It should be noted that Alan Jesperson, founder of the Middle Spunk Creek Boys passed away last week. Peter played mandolin with them in the early 70's as well as other midwest bluegrassers. His...
We lost a gentle soul. He was generous every time he visited the northland here by the unsalted sea. I remember over 30 years ago he performed at the Northshore Music Festival that was on the shore...
I'm posting these photos again as they fit better with this thread. Here are a few photos I took in the summer of 1976 when I went to the 2nd Annual Winnepeg Folk Festival in Bird's Hill Park....
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I'm still pounding on two Lloyd LaPlant mandolins. One A-style Lloyd built for me in the early 80's. Custom cedar top and asked him to finish the fret board like a J-200. The F-style is my...
I like it when someone tries a different colour in the box of musical crayons and dares to colour outside the lines so to speak. In someways Astroturf Noise reminds me of John Cage. The Mother's of...
I love the paragraph that states:
We want these items to go to people who will appreciate and care for the items. We would prefer to not deal with extra picky or difficult buyers for these items....
Ry Cooder has been a favorite of mine since the 70's Not only as a performer in his own right but also as an instrumentalist with many artists of the time. He was on Gordon Lightfoot's album Don...