MONSTER MANDOLIN WEEKEND

COLLIERVILLE TN VFW POST 5066

February 24, 2018

 

     THE MANDOLIN WAS KING (OR QUEEN) for one monster weekend of demonstrating, teaching, a little lecturing, and practicing! All sorts of people showed up at Collierville VFW Post 5066 with all kinds of mandolins.

     The skilled artisans who pitched in to instruct were as follows:  DAVID PIERCE (organizer of the event), from the bands Tennessee Gentlemen, 2 Mule Plow, Tennessee Boltsmokers, and Tennessee Ripple; JAMES KEE, from the bands Hamilton County Ramblers and the Kati Penn Band; HARRY CLARK, from the bands Volume Five and the Jenni Lynn Band; and ANDY RATLIFF, from the creative Memphis duo of Eric Lewis and Andy Ratliff.

     We want to share some photos with you from that very special day!

     Look for more workshops soon! We want everyone to know their instruments better so that they can really enjoy playing bluegrass and old-time music!

     Special thanks to all participants who attended the workshop! Extra special thanks to the instructors who gave their time to help folks learn more about their mandolins.

L to R: David Pierce, James Kee, Harry Clark, Andy Ratliff

 

 

 

Posey Hedges

 

Harry Clark and Andy Ratliff

 

David Pierce and James Kee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructors' Jam at the end of the workshop
David Pierce, Andy Ratliff, James Kee, Harry Clark

 

David Pierce

 

Andy Ratliff

 

James Kee

 

Harry Clark

 

Instructors' Jam L to R: David Pierce, guitar; Andy Ratliff, old-time banjo;
James Kee, mandolin; Harry Clark, mandolin

 

David Pierce and Andy Ratliff

 

James Kee and Harry Clark