I have just discovered an article published in the Windsor Magazine Vol. XVII in 1903 about a mandolin workshop in the UK. The author describes the steps used for making a mandolin in the workshop of J. G. Winder. Winder had started the making of mandolins in the UK. He is also known as a […]
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I have compiled a playlist with performances from the Celtic Connections 2018 in Glasgow. The Playlist starts with some great videos from the Bothy Culture concert with the Danny MacAskill and the GRIT Orchestra. First video: Danny MacAskill (mountain bike) recreates some of his ‘Ridge’ film at the concert. Other bands included are: The String
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Francesco Mammola is a young mandolin player from Italy. He has studied in Aquila and has passed with distinction in 2015. His favorite instrument is the mandolin, but he plays the piano and the accordion as well. During the last years he has given many concerts in Italy and whole Europe. Last year he gave
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I am currently reviewing a list of songs and tunes that I have collected for my band Blackberry Jam. A beautiful instrumental for the mandolin is A Prairie Jewel by John Reischman. John Reischman is one of the best sounding mandolin players that I know. His album North of the Border belongs to my all
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Fernando Barroso has just released his new CD ‘Silence Lovers Club – Mandolin Pieces’. He is promoting this new CD with concerts and radio interviews. Today I have listened to the Lume na palleira podcast by Radio Galega. The second hour of this podcast is completely dedicated to the interview with Fernando Barroso and it includes seven
Luis Peixoto and Fernando Barroso have taken part in the Madeira Mandolin Festivals of the last years. Fernando Barroso has just recorded a new album which will be available on January 16. Luis Peixoto was born in 1980 in Coimbra in Portugal, Fernando Barroso is from Galicia in the Northwest of Spain. Both share the
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The complete concert from the Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2017 with Sarah Jarosz is available in the youtube channel of the Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Sarah Jarosz is one of my favorite young American mandolin players. Sarah plays her octave mandolin, mandolin, banjo and guitar. The setlist included many songs from her last album “Undercurrent”. I enjoyed
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I have recently started to collect videos with the mandolin orchestras from Madeira. Madeira has a long tradition of mandolin orchestras. In 2016 the first Madeira Mandolin Festival took place. I have found several great videos made during this festival with the Edu Miranda Trio, Luís Peixoto and Norberto Cruz. Edu Miranda Trio is playing
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For the forth edition of Ciao Philadelphia a big mandolin orchestra played a concert dedicated to the music of classic Italian films. Videos form this concert are now available at youtube. The following video is a compilation of the best melodies from the concert: Members from 10 mandolin and guitar orchestras from across Pennsylvania, New
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Last year I have discovered the christmas music by Pentatonix. The songs by Pentatonix have been played on the radio last year quite often, and I am sure that those songs will be played agin this year. I have compiled a playlist with Christmas songs and other great songs performed by Pentatonix. Playlist Pentatonix Additional
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