I go to an OT Fiddle Jam every couple of weeks and try to play mostly rhythm & backup because I find it hard to keep up or be heard among a bunch of fiddles. We do have a few guitars and my daughter is now playing bass(she also plays fiddle).
I've tried chop chords but find it doen't seem to go to well with OT. I'm still in the learning stage here. I usually reserve this for the slow jam session which begins an hour before the regular jam session.
I understand most of what the mandolin does in a bluegrass jam (chops for percussion, lead or tasty fills) but what is the role of the mandolin in an OT setting?
Thanks,
Glenn Nelson
Las Vegas, NV
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