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From the FB page - "You don't want to miss the first Bluegrass Band and Solo/Duo Contest at Steve's Live Music! Cash Prize for 1st place in Band and solo category. Registration is open! Please contact Jason by e-mail at [email protected] to reserve your spot. Solo/duos will perform from...

Come on down for some Bluegrass / Rootsy stuff. Link Removed

I imagine that this is the time when the spring and summer festivals are booking. But damned if I can find a cohesive list of BG / BG-friendly festivals. Does such an animal exist?

Do you tend to go to the high side of the bass or the low side? Why? It occurred to me a few weeks ago that I could damn near cut the G string off the bass and be unaffected. If I'm playing a G, 90%+ of the time, it's on the E string. A's are almost always open A string. Etc. Then I...

Worked one day. Didn't work the next. I get nothing from it. Do they just die?

Played out for the first time in years last night, and someone happened to shoot video. Just ignore the part about not a single video capturing an entire song... :) But I figured I'd put it up here and let you guys throw out suggestions. Mostly thinking bass, but other is appreciated as...

In the past I've played in bands with percussion, so I've typically not been the one responsible for setting the tempo. Now in a string band, folks are looking to me. The catch is that our mandolin player has a tendency to drag and my brain keeps hearing the mandolin chop as a snare drum and...

My bass - Palatino 3/4 that sounds pretty decent unplugged. Has an adjustable bridge. Has some kind of bridge piezo pickup. I think it's a Fishman BP100, but it came with the bass so could be a copy. Dunno if those exist. My rig - Hartke 7000 Head and Boogie 2x10 cabinet that sounds...

Hi all - First time caller, long time listener... I recently picked up a Palatino (yeah yeah yeah, I know...) 3/4 upright used. Despite the name, it sounds decent, has nice volume, and plays pretty good. Since it is a relatively cheap instrument, I also have less issue dragging it into bars...