Northfield Mandolins has been gathering the eight-string faithful in the town of Marshall, Michigan every non-pandemic year for the Marshall Mandolin Summit, a weekend of amazing concerts and workshops with some of the finest mandolinists in the world. In this video, shot at the 2017 event, Tim O’Brien plays his song “Grandma’s Hands” with Jan Fabricius and Mike Marshall.

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