Basic Movement of the Hand This is an exercise for learning the right movement of the hand: Lay your forearm and hand onto a desk. You can use a book to raise your forearm a little bit, which produces an even more relaxed position of the hand. Now move your hand from the wrist to …
Stary Olsa is a medieval band from Minsk, Belarus that has played throughout Europe. As an experiment they have played classic rock songs by Metallica, Deep Purple or The Beatles using their medieval instruments – and they had a big success with their performances and their youtube videos. Now thay have just started a kickstarter …
I have recently discovered the videos with Heikki Lahti. Heikki Lahti is a mandolin player from Finland who plays polkas, waltzes, marches and other folk tunes from Finland. He plays mostly in a group together with guitar, double bass and accordion. But he does also play with a bigger group with fiddle players – or …
Heikki Lahti – Folk Music with Mandolin from Finland Read More »
Some years ago I have discovered a band from Finland named Band’o. I liked the sound of this trio immediatly, a mix of bluegrass, country, american roots and traditional folk music from the north of Europe. Seppo, Jemina and Selina Sillanpä have played together since they were childs, and began to play as a trio …
Seppo, Jemina and Selina Sillanpä – Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar and Scandinavian Fiddle Read More »