Our good friend Mark Kurkowski owns Frank's Violins in Indianapolis. He is a great mandolin player and instructor, and sells mandolins and mandolin supplies (and violins, as you may have guessed.)
For a special, full mandolin orchestra sound, check out the Dayton Mandolin Orchestra. DMO's founder and conductor, and our good friend, Allen Richmond, has on occasion instructed us in ensemble playing, and allows us to play his arrangements ! Thanks so much Allen !
A great site on the web for mandolin related information, music, instrument sale and trade, and more, is Mandolin Cafe. Thanks Scott!
Another great mandolin site is MandoZine, with great recources for mandolin players and fans, including the awesome MandoZine Radio, where you can hear mandolin music over the Internet 24/7 ! Thanks John!
A Great store in Nashville, Indiana, for acoustic musical instruments is the Weed Patch Music Company.
One of our favorite regional festivals, all acoustic and family friendly, is the Indiana Fiddler's Gathering - we hope to see you there !
Mandolindy member Dave Slates also plays with the Slates Family Band, "Down Home Music Served Up Family Style". Check out the Slates Family Band web site.
The Indy Folk Series, put on by Dan Henkle, provides a wonderful concert series in an intimate venue in Indianapolis, for both local and national acoustic music talent.
If you live in the central Indiana area and are in need of expert instrument setup or repair, professional work for reasonable prices, we highly recommend Mark Wallace, owner of Mark's Fret Shop.
Several of us also belong to the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society. Click here to find out more about that group!
Cary Allen Fields is a good friend and supporter of the MSCI, and host of the radio program "Fields of Bluegrass" on WICR Radio, 88.7 FM, Friday nights at 9:00, broadcast from the University of Indianapolis. Hear it on the Internet.
Enjoy ragtime music? We do! Following are a couple of great ragtime links:
There is a wonderful group of people who enjoy listening to, promoting and performing this music in Central Indiana - The Classical Ragtime Society.
For some great instructional materials and other information, visit Ragtime Resource.
A Spanish ensemble playing Spanish classical music with a beautiful sound, containing members of the bandurria family of plucked string instruments (closely related to the mandolin) is the Trio ASSAI.
A mandolin-based ensemble highly recommended, based in the Eastern US, with a wide repertoire and great players is the Mandolin Mafia.
Like bluegrass music? Check out the International Bluegrass Music Museum.
Music Moose is a VERY cool web site, with FREE online mandolin lessons! Click the link below to check them out!
Check out the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Here is a link to their extensive listing of regional jams.
A local Indiana mandolin builder, check him out: John Saxon
Mandolindy instrument links:
Jerry plays a Minstrel octave mandolin. Click here to see a photo and specs. No current web site, but Minstrel octave mandolins are hand-crafted by Canadian Daunt Lee.
If you are interested in buying a mandolin at a great price with great customer service, The Mandolin Store is an excellent place to look. Jerry bought his Eastman mandolin there, and is VERY happy with it. Contact Dennis at The Mandolin Store.
Steve is also very happy with his Eastman Mandocello, which he purchased through Franks Violins.
James plays a Kimble mandolin, (to see a photo of David Long playing James' Kimble mandolin click here ). James also plays a Collings mandolin, and on occasion, a Santa Cruz Guitar.
Dave plays a BRW mandolin, and a Ratliff mandola.
Barry plays a Collings mandolin.
Mario plays lots of guitars, but most generally a Martin. He also plays a 1920's Lyon & Healy mandolin.
Tim plays a Michael Kelly mandolin.
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