John Adams is one of the most important composers in the USA today. On the CBC concert on demand site I discovered a new string quartet that has been played in a concert by the St. Lawrence String Quartet I have seen several works by John Adams, and liked all of it. Some years ago …
John Adams – Gnarly Buttons – With Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo … and a Cow Read More »
On the CBC concerts on demand page currently a concert with Canadian singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk was featured. I was immediatly fascinated by the performance of Chantal Kreviazuk. She has a great voice and sings the songs with a lot of power and feeling. The concert was recorded on Jun. 27, 2009 at the Jackson-Triggs Amphitheatre, …
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I discovered Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer some time ago when I found a concert titled A Banjo Extravaganza in the concerts on demand section of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The concert featured different artists, all playing a special style on the banjo. Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer are two very versatile and creative …
Alex Kofanov is a singer, guitarist and composer from St. Petersburg in Russia. He is also a writer and has published in the “Newa” magazine. Alex Kofanov has also published two books for the guitar. Those books should serve to learn to play the guitar from the basics, to play in many different styles and …
Alexei Kofanov – Great Pieces for Mandolin, Guitar or Domra Read More »