Some time ago I have discovered a site with a collection of free sheet music for the fisarmonca – the accordeon. Its mainly a collection of Italian tunes, folk songs, folk dances and also some opera melodies. When I visited this site again I looked at some Tarantellas and decided to write a post about …
The Tarantella – A Famous Italian Folk Dance Tune Read More »
Giovanni Gioviale was a famous Italian mandolin player during the beginning of the 20th century. A detailed biography of Giovanni Gioviale can be found on the site of the Federazione Mandolinistica Italiana. Between 1926 and 1929 Gioviale stayed in New York, and during this stay he recorded many of his pieces. David Grisman has compiled …
Giovanni Gioviale – A Great Italian Mandolinist of the Past Read More »
Bill Monroe has composed many classic bluegrass tunes. One of his best bluegrass instrumentals is Jerusalem Ridge. Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Band with Kenny Baker on fiddle played this tune in a fantastic way, but there are also great versions on mandolin and flatpicking guitar. Im am just learning this tune as we started …
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One of the tunes in the long list of songs that I have downloaded from David Grismans Acoustic Oasis is John Stenson’s #2 played by the Aaron O’Rourke Trio. Today I have listened to videos with this tune. I was lucky to find the following video with the Aaron O’Rourke Trio – played on mountain …
John Stenson’s #2 – A great tune for dulcimer and mandolin – Aaron O’Rourke Trio Read More »