Almost one year has passed since Butch Baldassari died on January 10. In his latest BBC broadcast Mike Harding played a piece from the CD Travellers with Butch Baldassari, John Reischman and Robin Bullock, a very nice medley composed of the following three tunes: The Old French / The Wise Maid / Swinging On A …
Remembering Butch Baldassari – The Fantastic Sound of the Mandolin Read More »
If you need a break from the holiday music at the moment, maybe it is a good idea to listen to some music of a completely different culture. I have collected some videos with an instrument that is used in Persia, Azerbaijan and Armenia – the tar. There are many more interesting videos, including some …
The Tar – An Important Long Neck Lute from Persia, Azerbaijan and Armenia Read More »
Since 1990 the Early Music Freiburg (Freiburger Spielleyt) have successfully played music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance with instruments like mediaval lute, barock lute, viola da gamba, harp, flute, hurdy gurdy, krummhorn, frame drum and many others. The members of the ensemble have met at the music university of Freiburg and the Schola …
A Minstrel Christmas – New Christmas-CD by the Freiburger Spielleyt Read More »
NPR has added two interesting Christmas playlists to their program. The forst one has been compiled from the favorite holiday songs from 10 different partner stations and includes all kind of music, from classical, pop, rap, bluegrass, jazz, folk, … It’s a seasonal tradition to gripe miserably about the ubiquity of holiday music — about …
Jingle Jams: A Holiday Mix From NPR Music * Christmas Joy and Christmas Blues Read More »