Great thread, folks. I just signed up here so I could ask some questions and put in my 2 bits.

First a question for all of you experts out there: In flatpicking bluegrass-style (fiddle tunes, etc.) do you actually try to stroke each note in a full-on "stop" stroke? (I hope I have my jargon right here.) Or do you play some of the notes on the "up" stroke? A jazz guitarist once showed me how he played through the scales and every other note was an up stroke. I find that I want to play the notes on a down stroke whenever possible, like in moving to the next higher string, but some times I gotta hit an up stroke. Any ideas? Also, do you try to play every note, or are hammer-ons and pull-offs OK in playing lead?

Also, this might not be the right place to ask, but anyone know any good jam sessions in Northern Mississippi?

Well, this is already too long, so I won't put in my 2 bits after all.