I have recently heard a great song by the Dillards – Hey Boys. In this song you can hear the fantastic harmony-singing of the Dillards. I would like to take the chance to present the Dillards in this blog. You can find detailed information about the Dillards in the wikipedia article (see below). The Dillards …
The Dillards – Great Harmony Singing and a lot of Humor – Bluegrass of the 1960s Read More »
Today I have played some tunes from Butch Baldassari’s book 30 Fiddle Tunes for Mandolin Taught by Butch Baldassari – including a tune named “Sugar in the Gourd” which was fun to play. I have looked for some youtube videos and found some great performances of this tune as well as some very old recordings …
Claudio Mandonico is a composer from Italy. He has composed some of the most played modern pieces for mandolin orchestra. Especially his suite “Music for Play” is a great work that’s fun to play and also great to listen to. The “Suite Spagnola” includes typical Spanish music like the Habanera and the Pelota. The Jazz …
Music for Play – Claudio Mandonico – Compositions for Mandolin Orchestra Read More »
In the Songbook Choro you can find 97 of the best known and mostly played choros from Brazil. On my website www.mandoisland.de I have compiled youtube videos of many of the 97 choros and also some information. I have recently started to check and update my youtube playlists with choros and will post more choro …
Songbook Choro – Murmurando by Otaviano Romeiro Monteiro – Fon-Fon (61) Read More »