Some days ago my father in law told me, that he had seen a woman playing an instrument without touching it, just by moving her hands through the air. For me it was clear, that he talked about a theremin. I had visited several profiles in myspace of players of the theremin, and so I […]
Discovery Channel: The Theremin Read More »
This morning I listened to the latest CBC Live podcast. In this podcast Harry Manx presents his unique blend of “Mystic-ssippi” blues, in an intimate solo show recorded in Kelowna, BC. The complete concert was also availabe on the CBC Concert on Demand site. There I have found the following description: Harry Manx’s touring has
Harry Manx – Slide Guitar, Lowebow and Mohan Veena Read More »
The Waldzither is an instrument that is mainly known in the north of Germany. The Waldzither belogs to the family of citterns, which includes the Swiss Halszither, as well as the Portuguese guitar used in the Fado music of Portugal. Citterns are also used in the folk music of England and Ireland. The Waldzither has
The Waldzither – A cittern Read More »
Ukuleles and mandolins are small instruments, and they behave similar to the clubs used for juggling. So it is no surprise, that ukuleles and mandolins are used for juggling tricks. Warning: Do not try those tricks with your expensive vintage koa ukulele – if you want to learn this you should try to get some
Juggling with Musical Instruments – Ukulele and Mandolin Read More »
Hornby Blues Odyssey – with Doug Cox and Dave Harris The concert is no longer available – check for other Blues and Jazz concerts on the CBC site! Some time ago I have found another fantastic concert on the CBC concerts on demand site. Its the final concert of the Hornby Island Blues Workshops, the
Hornby Blues Odyssey – with Doug Cox and Dave Harris (Mandoline/Dobro/Fotdella) Read More »
my name is Julia, and I love the ukulele…. well it started off as just me playing and singing with the uke…. then things got out of control Julia Nunes has a very successful youtube channel. She has started about two years ago to sing songs with her ukulele and make videos. She has used
Julia Nunes – Youtube Ukulele Queen Read More »
During my search of videos with Jim Hall I found the following video with Emily Remler. Emily Remler was a young American guitarist who died in 1990 at the age of only 32. In this instructional video (Hot Licks – Bebop and Swing Guitar) Emily explains her way to use the metronome for practicing. The
Emily Remler – Practicing with a Metronome – Bebop, Swing, Jazz & Latin Improvisation Read More »
Some days ago I listened to a CD with Jim Hall, guitar, that I have bought some years ago. I am not sure if I ever had listened to this CD, I had heard the name Jim Hall now and the, but was not really aware what kind of music he is playing. During the
Jim Hall – One of the great Jazz Guitar Players Read More »
In my recent post about Ferenc Sebö the tambura (also known as tamburitza, tamburica, ….) was used in some videos. I wanted to find some more information and videos about this instrument. Today I have found the videos of the Tamburitza Orchestra Dobrec, an orchestra similar to a mandolin orchestra but composed from tamburitza instruments.
Tamburitza Orchestra Dobrec – Slovenia Read More »
The Japanese mandolin orchestra meets has recently played a concert together with the mixed choir VoxMEA. The videos of this concert are now available at youtube. The program was composed of four pieces for mandolin orchestra, a set of international folk songs for mandolin orchestra and choir and pieces for the choir. The folksongs included
Japanese mandolin orchestra “meets” and choir “VoxMEA” – Sakura and O Sole Mio Read More »
