Thanks everyone. I was a little nervous because I had never played any instrument in that type of situation but I had practiced the four songs to death, so I felt confident that I knew them pretty well.

Plus, I am probably more relaxed playing the mandolin even though I haven't been playing it very long because it's so much like playing guitar and, thanks to the frets, I don't have to worry about intonation like on the fiddle.

Thanks for all the nice comments, folks. (I've be trying to reply to this for a few days, but had some troubles posting in the forum.)

@Ferret John: sorry to hear about your mando troubles, but congrats on buying a new one. Best of luck with it. I hope to see a Ferret Brothers video sometime soon!

@Fiddlestix Ken: yeah, this pizza place is really more of a bar, too.

It was so much fun, I hope I can do it again sometime. My teacher was thrilled with the performance and said that he'd have me play with him again.

Now, after my detour into rock 'n roll mando, back to traditional fiddle tunes.

pky said
Diane, you rock!

I am in a fiddle class, and have been wondering about giving mandolin a try

 

Go for it, Kim! The tuning is the same as a fiddle, so it's a no brainer. You'll pick it up in no time. It's a fun instrument and it's helping me learn fiddle tunes faster.