Recently I have listened to a Country radio show by Bob Harris from the BBC. The second song of this show was the song Wasting my Time by Zoe Muth, a nice song which also includes a great mandolin part. This song is also available on Zoe Muth’s myspace page (see below). In the meantime …
Accidentally I have found a drawing of Wu Man, the chinese pipa player and some other musicians from a concert of the Silk Road Project, by Cindy Woods. Cindy Woods died from cancer in Nov. 2008. In her last years she has published almost 2000 drawings in her flickr photo strean and in her blog …
Cindy Woods – Drawings of Musicians – Bluegrass, Mandolin, Guitar, … Read More »
Some time ago I read about two players with a handicap who despite this have become professional players in a band. Jarred Albright Jarred has been playing the violin since he was seven, and has taken it upon himself to learn other instruments including the mandolin and guitar. For 9 years, Jarred was involved with …
Bluegrass with a Handicap – Jarred Albright (Fiddle, Mandolin) – Barry Abernathy (Banjo) Read More »
I have just found the album River Boy on the airplaydirect site and listened to the complete album. River Boy plays great bluegrass music, with great harmony singing, great mandolin solos by Bob Sachs, great songs and instrumentals. From airplaydirect: The band River Boy has released their self-titled debut album chocked full of fresh, original …
“Caroline” by River Boy – Acoustic, Bluegrassy Music Read More »