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MANDOLIN TUNES & SONGS

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Here is a partial list of material I know how to play on the 8-stringer (The ones marked with * are originals):

Rawhide
Amanda Lynn
Gold Rush
Bill Cheatum
Billy in the Low Ground
The Handmade Vase*
Jay Mountain*
Cuttin' Timber*
Monroe Chilson*
Body and Soul
Walk Softly On This Heart of Mine
Fire on the Mountain
Wheel Hoss
The Wabash Cannonball
Daybreak in Dixie / Ralph's Banjo Special

(Many of the fiddle tunes I play, I can also play a mandy version)
(I know the mandy breaks to many traditional bluegrass songs)

1923 Lloyd Loar Gibson Mandolins Are The Most Sought After.

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Bill Monroe & his 1923 Lloyd Loar Gibson

Twin Ferns for Sale.

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Ricky will sell his twin 1926 Ferns for $165,000.00.

New York and Northern States

Here's a partial list (see Musician's List for more) of mandolin players I've met and picked with:
Mary Warner
Dave Nichols
Steve Walker
Terry Kithcart
Ray Martin
Earl Belile
Donnie Perkins
Harry Ralph
Brian Jiguere
Rick Moon
Butch Ryan
Kenny Meyer
Sandy Cormier
Chad Cormier
Dan Stewart
Dick Burdo
Harold Burdo
Pete Richardson

Heather Lamb
Tom Wallace
Rick Payro
Wilkie Bashaw
Paul Bowden
Sam Tidwell
Dick Staber
Dave Vinipaul
Jim Pepper

Rollie Swinton
Jimmy Gaudreau
Frank Wakefield
Brian Mason
Charlie Bennett
Steve Mougin
Wayne Bouskey

Tennessee and Southern States

Here's a partial list (see Musician's List for more) of mandolinists I've met and picked with:
Ron Duncan
Jim Hady
Ed Dance
Eddy Ray
Terry Barnes
Randy Carrier
Frank Rogers
Ron Lewis
Mike Laws
Adam Larkey
Tom Harrald
Tom Caldwell
Roger Messer
Terry Tester
Zayn Skinner
Jason Skinner
Tim Decker
Caleb Rogers
Gordon Hoyle
Teddy Morton
Kyle Murphy
Terry Nelson
Ryan Henard
Niles Onks
Lonny Finley