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Entering a café in Stamsund a poster caught the attention. A giant phallic wooden log with a mandolin mounted, was handled by a man dressed in an oversize diaper.
Fabio Gallucci is Italian and found a more exciting mandolin environment in France. He thinks it's an illusion that Italy still is the country of the mandolin.
He is as big as the carnival to the Brazilians. In fact he is a main feature of the carnival in Bahia.
Mandolin Picks
JazzMando.com has a review of the new Stonewood mandolin case from Protec Music
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Sam Bush, rocker Jackie Greene and guitarist Jimmy Vivino will join the Levon Helm Band in September for Midnight Rambles.
Poughkeepsiejournal.com
New section: Mandolin Picks. See bottom left.
It's named the Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival because the city has a rose festival running at the same time.
Top mandolin players come together and compete in the National Mandolin Championship in US. Walnut Valley Festival is the host.
Chris Acquavella
Golf cart parade, Mt. Bluegrass Queen Contest, jamming and concerts. Arbuckle Mountain Bluegrass Festival is running September 12-19.
The UK festival is taking place September 2-5 at Kemble Airfield, near Cirencester.
Two major artifacts, Uncle Pen's fiddle and the famous headstock veneer, will be on display during the Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration.
Duo Gallucci-Pilato: Dal Vesuvio All' America LatinaSiar Hashimi (tabla) and Snehasish Mozumder (Mandolin)