I am currently reworking some fiddle tunes which I want to play with my duo partner with two mandolins. So I decided that I should present those tunes, togehter with sheet music links and additional information here in my blog. Fiddle Tune Medley Over the Waterfall Michelle Shocked has used the two melodies Over the […]
Three Easy Fiddle Tunes – Over the Waterfall * St. Anne’s Reel * Fisher’s Hornpipe 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 »
Takashi Ochi (jap. 越智 敬, Ochi Takashi; * 30. Oktober 1934 in Imabari; † 14. November 2010 in Heppenheim, Hessen[1]) was a German-Japanese mandolinist, mandolin teacher, composer and editor. German text and translation to English from the German Wikipedia article about Takashi Ochi with the most important information: Takashi Ochi wurde am 30. Oktober 1934
Takashi Ochi – The great Japanese-German Mandolinist died at 76 Read More »
Sfida was founded in March 2004. The members of the group are playing solo- and chambermusic for mandolin, mandola, mandoloncello and guitar The name of the group “Sfida” is Italian and means “challenge”. The group has organized concerts every year, the last concert was the 14th concert and was given on Sept. 5th, 2010. Sfida
I Solisti Mandolinistici di SFIDA – Chambermusic for Mandolin, Mandola and Mandoloncello Read More »
After I have listened to Giocondas Smile by Manos Hadjidakis I want to present another famous work by this composer. In the late 1960s Hadjidakis lived in New York and made a recording of some of his compositions with a group named the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble. This LP was titled Reflections and
New York Rock & Roll Ensemble – Reflections – Manos Hadjidakis – Kemal Read More »
I have recently found some interesting videos of guitarists from Greece, and so I decided it was time to find some interesting music from Greece with guitar and mandolin. Today i want to present a work by Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis which is performed by a big orchestra including two mandolins and two guitars. It
Manos Hadjidakis – Gioconda’s Smile – Greece – With Mandolins and Guitars Read More »
Some time ago I bought a copy of the sheetmusic for Leading Off, Chris Thile‘s first CD. This CD has been published in 1994 when Chris Thile was just 13! It is fantastic what Chris Thile was able to play with 13! Leading Off is the debut solo album by American newgrass mandolinist Chris Thile,
Chris Thile – Shadow Ridge – A Great Bluegrass Tune Read More »
On David Grismans Acoustic Oasis site there is a free download of a song every day. From each album available at Acoustic Oasis you can downlod two or more free songs. Recently I have downloaded some songs from Emory Lesters album Reminiscing Today that impressed me very much. I had not kown Emory Lester before,
Emory Lester – A Master of the Bluegrass Mandolin – Album “Reminiscing Today” Read More »
The great British mandolinist Alison Stephens has died on October 10, 2010. She was only 40 years old. Alison Stephens was the leading British mandolinist. She has played the mandolin part for many performances in Britain and all over the world and appeared in many BBC broadcasts. Alison has recorded several great CDs with different
Alison Stephens – Mandolinist, Composer, Teacher – A Great Loss for the Mandolin World Read More »
I have a very old mandolin record by Phil Beer that I have bought many years ago, but I did not hear anything about Phil Beer since I bought this record. Now a just found a note about Show of Hands who are touring through the north of Germany, and found out, that Show of
