Photos and information from past performances and workshops, in chronological order from most recent back to the first public Mandolindy performance:

Mandolindy performed at the Indianapolis International Airport on December 19, 2009:




Mandolindy performed November 13, 2009 in Indianapolis at "A Taste of Tuscany", an Italian themed charitable event held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel to benefit the Ronald McDonald House.  Left to right:  Dave Bagdade, Jerry Chapman, Steve Kessinger, Mario Joven, Ryan Grondahl, and Barry Titus.




Mandolindy performed at the Eagle Creek Park Fall Festival on October 3, 2009 (it was cold and windy, the audience was small, but a good time was had by all).  Note the blonde, beautiful, and borrowed BRW mandolin (no dot markers) Ryan is playing (second from left):



Mandolindy performed at the Fountain Square Arts Fair in Indianapolis on September 19, 2009:



Mandolindy performed at the 35th Annual Eagle Creek Folk Festival, sponsored by the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society, on June 20, 2009:




Mandolindy performed at and presented the Fifth Annual Midwest Mandolin Festival, at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, June 6, 2009:




Mandolindy performed and taught a mandolin ensemble workshop at the 2009 Ohio Valley Gathering March 27 - 29, 2009, in Lexington Kentucky - what a great time!  The first photo is from our performance, L - R:  Barry Titus (mandolin), Dave Slates (mandola), Mario Joven (guitar), Jerry Chapman (octave mandolin), Steve Kessinger (mandocello and mandolin), Katie Kessinger (string bass), Ryan Grondahl (mandolin), and Dave Bagdade (mandolin).  A photo from the workshop follows:






Mandolindy performed at the March 2009 meeting of the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society meeting:





Mandolindy performed at the February 2009 meeting of the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society meeting:




Mandolindy performed at the January 2009 meeting of the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society meeting, a short set of Italian tunes:



Mandolindy performed a set of Christmas songs at the December 2008 meeting of the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society meeting on December 14, 2008.  Performing with us for the first time was Ryan Grondahl (age 14), second from the right:



Mandolindy performed in the lobby of the Hilbert Theater on the Circle in Indianapolis prior to a concert by Mike Marshall and the New World Youth Symphony Orchestra, November 16, 2008!  The day before, Mike Marshall gave a mandolin workshop in Indianapolis, click here for photos.



Mandolindy performed November 7, 2008 in Indianapolis at "A Taste of Tuscany", a charitable event held at the Columbia Club to benefit the Ronald McDonald House.  We played on the third floor between 7:15 and 10:00.  L - R:  Jerry Chapman, octave mandolin;  Dave Slates, mandola;  Steve Kessinger, mandocello;  Mario Joven, mandolin;  Dave Bagdade, mandolin;  Barry Titus, mandolin:




Mandolindy performed on the Indianapolis WISH TV Channel 8 live television program, Daybreak, Saturday morning, November 1, 2008, in a segment promoting the upcoming "Taste of Tuscany" event at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis, where we will be performing!  Below is a photo of us taken in the TV studio - Click here to see a video of that segment of the program.




Mandolindy performed at the Indianapolis International Airport Community Days on October 11, 2008:




Mandolindy performed as part of the Eagle Creek Park "In Concert with Nature" music series, on August 13, 2008, at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, with special guest Katie Kessinger on bass:




Jerry Chapman and Dave Bagdade teach a mandolin ensemble workshop at the 36th Annual Indiana Fiddler's Gathering, June 28th, 2008:



Mandolindy performed at the 34th Annual Eagle Creek Folk Music Festival on June 21, 2008, at Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis.  From left to right:  James Todd (mandolin), Dave Slates (mandola), Myra Dworski (mandola), Jerry Chapman (octave mandolin), special guest Katie Kessinger (string bass), Barry Titus (mandolin), Mario Joven (guitar), and Steve Kessinger (mandocello):



Mandolindy sponsored and performed at the Fourth Annual Midwest Mandolin Festival, June 7, 2008, at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis.  It was held indoors due to record rains and flooding, but was still a great time.  Unfortunately we did not get a photo - but thanks to Linda Talley who did get one and sent it to us!




Mandolindy performed and taught mandolin workshops at the Ohio Valley Gathering sponsored by the Louisville Dulcimer Society, in March, 2008.  From left to right:  James Todd (mandolin), Dave Slates (mandola), special guest Katie Kessinger (string bass), Jerry Chapman (octave mandolin), Mario Joven (guitar), Steve Kessinger (mandocello), and Barry Titus (mandolin).  Click here for a newspaper article.  Click here for a video.




Mandolindy performed at the Sheena Rachell Benefit Concert, at Mugshots, in Indianapolis, on January 27, 2008:




Mandolindy was honored to open for Peter Ostroushko and Danny Gotham on October 13, 2007, in Indianapolis as part of the Indy Folk Series:



Mandolindy performed on August 25, 2007 at the 13th Annual Ragtime Music Festival, sponsored by the Classic Ragtime Society of Central Indiana;  below is a posed photo, L - R:  Dave Slates, Steve Kessinger, Myra Dworski, Barry Titus, Jerry Chapman, James Todd, Tim Hamilton;  and a photo on the stage:






Mandolindy performed on July 21, 2007, opening for Mandolindy member Mario Joven at his "Mario and Friends" concert, at Circle Fellowship in Indianapolis.  Circle Fellowship is a supporter of the Indy Folk Series concert series in Indianapolis:



Mandolindy performed at the 33rd Annual Eagle Creek Folk Festival on June 30, 2007, sponsored by the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society:



Mandolindy performed at the 35th Annual Indiana Fiddler's Gathering during the "Spotlight on Regional Talent" concert on June 24, 2007, L - R:  James Todd, Jerry Chapman, Dave Bagdade, Myra Dworski, Barry Titus:



Mandolindy presented and performed at the Third Annual Midwest Mandolin Festival in Indianapolis on June 2, 2007:



Mandolindy performed at Indiana University Cancer Center in Indianapolis as part of their "First Mondays" program, on April 2, 2007.  Note the "Oncology on Canvas" art in the background.  Left to Right:  James Todd, Mario Joven, Steve Kessinger, Dave Slates, Jerry Chapman, Myra Dworski, Tim Hamilton, and Barry Titus:



Mandolindy performed at the January meeting of the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society, January 14, 2007.  

L - R:  James Todd, Caleb Chapman, Dave Slates, Jerry Chapman, Mario Joven, Steve Kessinger, Barry Titus:



Mandolindy performed at a private party on December 26, 2006:


Mandolindy performed at the Indy Folk series on November 11, 2006.  L - R:  James Todd, Jerry Chapman, Mario Joven, Dave Slates, Tim Hamilton:


Mandolindy performed on October 28, 2006, in Carthage, Indiana, at their fall festival at the Community Harvest Marketplace:



Another photo, below, L to R:  Dave Bagdade (new member), James Todd, Jerry Chapman, Mike Power (returning after a hiatus), Mario Joven, Dave Slates, Tim Hamilton (new member), and Barry Titus.

Mandolindy was honored to be invited to perform as part of the 12th Annual Ragtime Music Festival, August 26, 2006, at the Indiana Historical Society:



Mandolindy performed at the Eagle Creek Folk Festival, presented by the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society, on July 15, 2006:



Mandolindy presented and performed at the Second Annual Midwest Mandolin Festival at Summit Lake State Park June 3 and 4, 2006:



Mandolindy performed a house concert at our good friend's home, Cary Fields, host of the Fields of Bluegrass Radio Hour on WICR radio, on April 9.  A good time was had by all !  Here are two photos, taken by Caleb Chapman:







James Todd and Dave Slates, MSCI members, attended a workshop taught by Mike Compton, in Bloomington, Indiana, on March 18, 2006:



Mandolindy performed Allen Richmond's arrangement of "Chatanooga Choo Choo" at the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society's March 12, 2006, meeting:



Mandolin and Guitar Workshop in January

Homer Pass and Daryl Jones gave a combined guitar/mandolin workshop on January 21.  Homer is a 2004 inductee into America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame and has been performing and teaching for most of his 79 years.  His special guest, Daryl Jones, performs with the bluegrass band Birch Creek and the gypsy swing band Blue Django.  They are both excellent guitar and mandolin players and teachers.  The workshop was great fun and we all benefited from Homer's decades of knowledge and experience, and Daryl's great talent.  If you missed it and wish you had not, or went and would like to do it again, contact Mike Butler at 317-846-9610 or e-mail at mrbmando@sbcglobal.net

Sponsored by The Mandolin Society of Central Indiana, and Frank's Violins.  Here's a photo, including Daryl Jones (2nd from left), Mike Butler (4th from left) and Homer (at the microphone).  You can't tell from this photo, but there were over 20 people who attended:

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On December 11, 2005, world class mandolin players Mike Compton and David Long were in Indianapolis for a mandolin workshop and concert.  Several of us attended the workshop which was sponsored by Mark Kurkowski, Frank's Violins, and The Mandolin Society of Central Indiana.  Mandolindy performed a short opening set of three mandolin orchestra pieces (and an encore) at the evening concert, sponsored by Cary Allen Fields !  We had a great time !  Below is a photo of Mandolindy (we're the ones in the white shirts, some with ties) with Mike Compton (posing, hands on hips in overalls) and David Long (holding the mandolin) taken just after the December 11, 2005 concert, photo by Caleb Chapman:

Below is a photo of Mandolindy opening for Mike Compton and David Long that evening, with 3 mandolins, a mandola, an octave mandolin, and a guitar:


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Mandolindy performed as the opening act for Radim Zenkl at his November 12, 2005 concert in Indianapolis, sponsored by the Mandolin Society of Central Indiana and Frank's Violins, playing mandolin orchestra arrangements by Allen Richmond, with mandolins, mandolas, an octave mandolin, and a guitar, creating a turn-of-the-last-century acoustic sound not heard in Central Indiana for many decades  !   We had a great time !  Here are a few photos, taken by Caleb Chapman:



Above, Mandolindy performing as the opening act for Radim Zenkl.




Above, Mandolindy members with Mark Kurkowski and Radim Zenkl.  L - R:  Mark Kurkowski, Mike Power, Allen Richmond, Jerry Chapman, Ellen Spencer, Radim Zenkl, James Todd, Mario Joven, and Dave Slates.  (Mandolindy member Barry Titus performed with us [far right in previous photo], but was not available for this group photo).




Above, Mark, Radim, Mario, and Dan performing "Jethro's Tune".
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October 15, 2005 was Mandolindy's second annual performance at Billie Creek Village, near Rockville Indiana, with four mandolins, a mandola, and an octave mandolin.  We performed for the second year in a row as the opening act on the opening Saturday of the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival, at Noon and 4:00.  Thanks to Cindy and Marsha for inviting and welcoming us, and to Frosty for help broadcasting us throughout the Village.  We had a great time and everyone else seemed to as well.  Thanks to Dave and Phil Slates for setting up and running the sound system!  Here is a photo taken by Caleb Chapman:



Below, Mandolindy at the Eagle Creek Folk Festival, sponsored by the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society, in Indianapolis, July 2005, with 3 mandolins, a mandola, an octave mandolin, and a guitar, photo by Caleb Chapman:

Below, Mandolindy at the First Annual Midwest Mandolin Festival, June 11, 2005, an event we conceived and co-sponsored, photo by recording engineer Joshua Chapman:

When Frank's Violins moved to a new location, Mandolindy performed at the Grand Opening:

Mandolindy at the Grand Opening of Frank's Violins, Indianapolis, April 30, 2005.

Above, performing, and below posing with local artist Jeri Cannon , who creates art work with music and musical instrument themes, and who has a studio in Frank's Violins store.

Below, left to right:

Dave Slates, Jerry Chapman, Mike Power, Jeri Cannon, Barry Titus, James Todd, Mario Joven

Mandolindy performed at the 2nd Annual Indianapolis Book Fest at Glendale Mall, April 23, 2005:

Mandolindy's third public performance was at the "Indy Folk Series" open microphone night,  November 20, 2004:

On March 28, 2004, James Todd convened the first meeting of the Mandolin Society of Central Indiana.  By July of 2004, we had formed a performing ensemble now called "Mandolindy", and our first public performance was at the Eagle Creek Folk Festival, at Eagle Creek Park, in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 17, 2004, with 5 mandolins, a guitar, and a string bass:




The first known picture of what is now called "Mandolindy", then called the "Mandolin Club", taken in 1910,  including the original 4 members, still with the ensemble:

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