aa mandolin guitar

The Washington Balalaika Orchestra – Concerts with Balalaika, Domra, Flute and other Russian Folk Instruments

Today I want to present the Washington Balalaika Orchestra. The concert given on Oct. 9 has been recorded and is available in five youtube videos. The orchestra was founded more than 20 years ago and is directed by Svetlana Nikonova since 2003. Today the Washington Balalika Society has the biggest balalaika orchestra in the USA, …

The Washington Balalaika Orchestra – Concerts with Balalaika, Domra, Flute and other Russian Folk Instruments Read More »

The Deadly Gentlemen – Bluegrass, Americana – Free Download “Carry Me To Home”

The Deadly Gentlemen have recorded their first album “Carry Me To Home” – it was be released in January 2011. The complete album was available as a pre-release for free download from the bandcamp homepage – the only thing you had to do is to register for the band newsletter with your email address. I …

The Deadly Gentlemen – Bluegrass, Americana – Free Download “Carry Me To Home” Read More »

Elton John And Leon Russell, Live From The Beacon Theatre – Great Free NPR Concert

Now available at NPR: Elton John And Leon Russell, Live From The Beacon Theatre Earlier this year, Elton John and his piano-playing idol, Leon Russell, released an album together, aptly titled The Union. It’s a gruff but gorgeous collaboration that sounds better than anything either living legend has recorded in at least a decade. The …

Elton John And Leon Russell, Live From The Beacon Theatre – Great Free NPR Concert Read More »

Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers – Great Country Musik from Seattle – with Ethan Lawton (Mandolin)

Recently I have listened to a Country radio show by Bob Harris from the BBC. The second song of this show was the song Wasting my Time by Zoe Muth, a nice song which also includes a great mandolin part. This song is also available on Zoe Muth’s myspace page (see below). In the meantime …

Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers – Great Country Musik from Seattle – with Ethan Lawton (Mandolin) Read More »

Scroll to Top