Greetings Fellow Pickers! I really should be doing something constructive right now but here I am scrolling through the forum…
I am about to enter a extended period of string withdrawal…heading back to Italy for about 6 weeks. Better play when I can this week!
I recently attended a local “bluegrass jam class” hosted by a local music teacher. This was a very beginner level class (and even included ukelele’s…hmm…) but my objective was to find some other beginner-level types like me who want to get together and jam every once in a while. And what happened? SUCCESS! A fiddle player, bass, two banjos and the instructor (guitar, mandolin) have agreed to start jammin’ sometime in October. First one could be a trick for me since I will be coming back from Italy for a few days to drop my wife off and then heading back solo…but I’m hoping the timing works. I’m hoping we can do this a couple times a month, especially in the warm months. I have volunteered our patio; my wife says she’ll go to a hotel. (She’s not a bluegrass fan.) Anyway, the class was fun and I met my objective.
Well, best bet back to something productive. Hey, isn’t it time for some “string therapy” Yep…time for mandolin practice!