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That’s where I got my Passernig A5 years ago , STILL love it !!!

Exactly . The music is alive and it breathes. It's not machine like , but it is human , warts and all . As someone who plays five string banjo , I believe that Garcia's missing middle right hand...

I think my favorite version ( at least of the covers by people who are not John Hartford ) is the one by Jamie Hartford on "Part Of Your History : The Songs Of John Hartford "

I really like the...

I have been kinda partial to Emmylou Harris's " Light Of The Stable " for a couple of decades now . Gets a pretty heavy rotation this time of year . But I am extremely biased !

I heard strains of Stephen F. Foster's " Hard Times " ( or something AMAZINGLY reminiscent of it ) repeated as background music in there a number of times .

Not bluegrass , but Tim O'Brien ( disguised as Red Knuckles ) did one heckuva killer version of " Nowhere Man " on the album Shades of the Past .

The difference between a banjo player and a harmonica player ? The harmonica player only sucks half of the time ......

In June of '10 , I was in the market for a new mandolin , and I dropped in to Fiddler's Green here in Austin since they had the biggest variety that I could make an " A to B" comparison side to side...

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If you knocked mine off and damaged it, you wouldnt be writing this post feeling not responsible trying to get others to say you are in the right....because I would...

I would not be here in the Cafe had it not been for Earl . His banjo playing was my " gateway drug " to that intoxicating concoction known as bluegrass music . My first stringed instrument was the...

Continental Club is going strong !!

Saw a lot of great music there !!!

Stefan Passernig is between Austin and Dripping Springs as well . I would be willing to bet that being from down around Wimberley that Billy Bright could be found playing somewhere during SXSW . He...

Last October , Mike Marshall had a workshop at the Cactus Cafe , and I called in advance and got clearance to video it . I showed up early , got a table in front , and used a "Flip" camera on a mini...

She is a smart and tough business woman too. Col.Parker wanted her to give up the rights to " I Will Always Love You " in return for Elvis to record it and she said " No thanks " . Just stubborn , or...

We must be almost neighbors ! ( and I saw the Ellis inlay on the big screen HD too !)

Looks like with the events of the last weekend that Dolly's accountant will have more to keep him/her occupied . The way folks rush to buy up the music of a deceased star in the wake of their passing...

I couldn't see what the guy w/ Taylor Swift was playing , but at least you could hear it in the mix !

That was Glen Campbells daughter Ashley . WAY cuter than Taylor Swift IMHO , and yes she can play . Of course with her dad , her "pickin" genes come from the deep end of the pool !!!

LOL !! You gotta be a hockey player to get that one ! The guys I skate with are the most superstitious bunch I have ever known, and we don't even wanna start talking about goalies !

Ok , I'm still waiting for one with a ToneGard on it. ....

You'll never get a decent chop with that grip.......
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You busted me Mandobart ! I figured that someone along the way would recognize Ray's lyric. That story of his , and the lesson in it , is something he has given to me ( and countless others ) that...

Oh , I thought you were asking about Mike , sorry .............. carry on. .......

Our fears are like dragons , guarding our most precious treasures . The only thing that keeps most people from succeeding at a particular endeavor is the fear of failure , which prohibits them from...