The Gibson Mandolin and Guitar Company has very much influenced the history of the mandolin in the USA. Orville Gibson had developed his very special mandolin models during the last decades of the 19th century. In 1902 he sold the patents for his mandolins to some businessmen who then founded the Gibson mandolin and guitar …
The Mazurka Op. 141 by Raffaele Calace is a piece that is being played quite often. I have collected a playlist with the best videos of this piece. You can hear: The Duo 14 strings from Italy (mandolin & guitar) http://www.14strings.it Tiziano Palladino al Mandolino e Isidoro Nugnes alla Chitarra (14strings Duo) eseguono la MAZURKA …
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Stephen Lalor is a mandolin player and composer who lives in Australia. I have met Stephen during the Eurofestival Zupfmusik 2014 in Bruchsal. Many of Stephen’s compositions are available as youtube videos. One of my favorite compositions – Kolo Kolo – is available in two different versions. The first recording is played by the Volatinsky …
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By a picture from the Kaustinen Festival in Finland I have discovered the band Curly Strings. Curly Strings are Eeva Talsi – fiddle Villu Talsi – mandolin Jalmar Vabarna – guitar Taavet Niller – double bass This band is very popular in Estonia, and their song Kauges Külas is one of the songs that were …
Curly Strings – Fantastic Bluegrass and Folk from Estonia – With Villu Talsi (Mandolin) Read More »