Olivier Metra has composed some famous and often played pieces. La Serenade – a Spanish Waltz – is one of his big successes I had previously heard the name Metra because some of his compositions are played by mandolin orchestras. But I haqve never played or really recognized one of Metras compositions. But some time …
La Serenade – Valse Espagnole – A Famous Spanish Waltz by Olivier Metra Read More »
On the border between Germany and Poland, in the city of Zgorzelec the mandolin orchestra Zgorzelecka Orkiestra Mandolinistów has been founded in 1989. Zgorzelec is the neighbor city to the German city Gorlitz. You can find information about this mandolin orchestra on its homepage – if you understand the Polish language, or if you use …
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Today I have listened to another choro from the Songbook Choro – Remexendo – a happy choro by Radamés Gnatalli . On my homepage MandoIsland I am working on a projec twhere I try to find videos and additional information about the 97 choros contained in the Songbook Choro. The Songbook Choro project pages can …
Just found this nice Video with Norman and Nancy Blake. The talk about their music and about their guitars and play and sing two tunes: Norman and Nancy Blake “My Dear Old Southern Home” and “New Money” Playlist Norman and Nancy Blake Playlist – Blind Dog Additional Infos Wikipedia about Norman Blake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Blake_%28American_musician%29