Some years ago I have already made some research about the tunas and estudiantinas. Tunas are groups of students who play mandolin, bandurria or guitar and sing. Many universities in Spain, Portugal and in South and Middel America have tunas. But even in the Netherlands and Germany you can find some tunas. A tuna from …
Azeituna – The Tuna of the University do Minho in Braga, Portugal Read More »
Sarah Jarosh has just released her new album Follow me Down, a fantastic album with many great songs. I cannot stop listening to this great album! In the following video Sarah Jarosz talks about some of the songs and about the other great musicians that sing and played with her – Chris Thile and the …
Sarah Jarosz – New Album “Follow me Down” – Great Songs!!! Read More »
In France there has been a very positive developement of the mandolin music during the last years. Like in Germany regional mandolin orchestras have been organized to improve the skills of the players of the local mandolin orchstras. In 2011 there was a workshop for a national mandolin orchestra with Florentino Calvo and Vincent Beer-Demander …
The “Orchestre à Plectres du Sud-Ouest” conducted by Florentino Calvo Read More »
Some time ago I have discovered three new videos with the Zupforchester Ötzingen, the mandolin orchestra from Ötzingen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. They have played pieces by Edvard Grieg, Fred Witt and Jose Antonio Zambrano during a festival of music in the city of Koblenz. This orchestra belongs to the best mandolin orchestras in Rhineland-Palatinate. I …
New Videos with the Mandolin Orchestra “Zupforchester Ötzingen” (Rhineland-Palatinate) Read More »