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    • 9 Items to Keep in Your Mandolin Case

      9 Items to Keep in Your Mandolin Case

      These are the nine essential items to keep in your mandolin case so that you are prepared for any situation. Read more

    • Backyard Jam: Hartford’s Reel

      Backyard Jam: Hartford’s Reel

      First time I heard the Sam Bush and David Grisman album Hold On, We’re Strummin’ I must have had Hartford’s Reel on repeat no less than 5 times. It’s such a great tune, capturing the essences of Hartford, Bush, Grisman, as well as the mandolin itself. It’s quick, playful, exploring. That’s the mandolin, isn’t it? Read more

    • 19 Invaluable Mandolin Stretches

      19 Invaluable Mandolin Stretches

      Discover great stretches which will aid your long term and short term mandolin playing. Read more

    • Best Mandolin Straps 2023

      Best Mandolin Straps 2023

      Here are the best mandolin, mandola, mandocello, and octave mandolin straps. Read more

    • Backyard Jam: Whiskey Before Breakfast

      Backyard Jam: Whiskey Before Breakfast

      Little jam out in my North Carolina backyard. Dogs barking along and the sun high in the sky. Not a scorcher however. Gorgeous day. These are the best days in NC. The times were uncertain. The beginning of 2020’s quarantine is when this was filmed. Perhaps my self haircut is proof of the era. I Read more

    • How to Play Melody Between Chords

      How to Play Melody Between Chords

      How to play melody between chord progressions on the mandolin in the key of D major. Read more