I have just read a tweet about the new CD of a band with the rare name Zapf Dingabats on twitter. This sounded interesting and I visited their homepage and listened to the five tracks there. Drawing on influences such as Jelly Roll Morton, Bob Wills, Louis Armstrong, and the black string bands from the …
I have first heard the Avett Brothers in a recording from the Merlefest 2008, and I liked their music very much. The Avett Brothers have a very special style which is mainly composed of their unique singing style and the instruments guitar, a banjo, a violoncello (played in a standing position) and a double bass. …
Madeira must be a good place for mandolins – at the moment there are 17 mandolin orchestras and tunas on Madeira. Activities of those orchestras can be found on the website of the Associacion de Bandolins de Madeira http://www.bandolins-madeira.net/ A group of four players with mandolin, mandola (octave mandolin), guitar and bass has arranged some …
Metallica – Toto – REM – on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Bass – Bandolins de Madeira Read More »
A mix of mainly bluegrass and some other styles is available as a concert on demand of the CBC: Concert on Demand: Lickin’ Good Fried with Andrew Collins (mandolin) (concert no more available) The band describes itsself on their homepage http://www.lickingoodfried.com/ as The Scrappiest Country Band in Toronto and plays tasty country music. Singer Alex …
Lickin’ Good Fried – Bluegrass from Toronto / Kanada – With Andrew Collins, Mandolin Read More »