The Musikforum Schweinfurt e.V. is a community of musicians, music lovers and teachers. They have selected the following motto for their activities: FREUDE MUSIK BEGEGNUNG Im Mittelpunkt steht die Musik. My translation (if you have a better translation please let me know): JOY MUSIC MEETING In the center there is the music. The Musikforum Schweinfurt […]
Some years ago I have already made some research about the tunas and estudiantinas. Tunas are groups of students who play mandolin, bandurria or guitar and sing. Many universities in Spain, Portugal and in South and Middel America have tunas. But even in the Netherlands and Germany you can find some tunas. A tuna from
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Some time ago I have discovered three new videos with the Zupforchester Ötzingen, the mandolin orchestra from Ötzingen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. They have played pieces by Edvard Grieg, Fred Witt and Jose Antonio Zambrano during a festival of music in the city of Koblenz. This orchestra belongs to the best mandolin orchestras in Rhineland-Palatinate. I
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Alison Krauss has just released her latest CD Paper Aiplane. I have recently listened to the title track and I have just found the complete album at grooveshark and created a widget so that you can listen to it easily (see below). This album has many great songs! And there are some nice videos too:
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The koto ist the national instrument of Japan. The koto is a kind of a zither played with three fingers bearing finger picks. The koto has movable bridges for each string that can be used to change the tuning quickly. The left hand can press down the strings to change the pitch and create some
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Another interesting ensemble with Marcelo Fortuna is the Ensemble BARBACUTE. This group plays Klezmer music and Brasilian Choro music. Marcelo Fortuna plays the cavaquinho, the other instruments are clarinet, recorde, violoncello and bass. Enjoy the ensemble BARBACUTE! BARBACUTE Antonio Carrilho (Recorder) Fausto Corneo (Clarinet) Marcelo Fortuna (Cavaquinho – “Brazilian ukulele”) Edoardo Sbaffi (Cello) Miguel Leiria
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Yesterday I have discovered the youtube chanel of Marcelo Fortuna. In this youtube channel you can discover many interesting videos. Marcelo Fortuna has studied guitar in Brazil and Portugal. He lives in Portugaql now and teaches guitar. This is the information from his homepage: He studied composition at the School of Music of the Federal
Marcelo Fortuna (Guitar) – Orquestra de Cordas Brasileiras – Choro with Flute and Guitar Read More »
The banjo player of my bluegrass band sung this song when we met last time – Farewell to Nova Scotia. She grew up in Canada and moved back to Germany, and used to sing this song when she felt homesick. This is a nice folk song, and there are many nice versions at youtube. My
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Pierangelo Fevola Pierangelo Fevola has studied the mandolin at the conservatorio Pietro a Majella in Napoli. He does also play the violin and viola. Pierangelo obviously tries to bring back the mandolin to its hometown. He uses every occasions to play the mandolin in Napoli in concerts and other events. In his programs he plays
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Hotel California by the Eagles belongs to the best and most played rock songs of our time. So it is no wonder that there are many videos of this song, including videos with guitars, mandolins and other interesting instruments. Last week I found this video with a great version of Hotel California played by four
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