I am just searching for traditional Italian music with mandolin. I have just discovered this video with a musical commedy aboutthe Tarantella Siciliana which was performed in Buonos Aires. It begins with a guitar solo, then the mandolin player arrives late and describes without words why he comes late. He plays a difficult Italian solo …
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I found a note about the french composer Tristan Murail in a twitter notice, and I tried to find some information about this composer. I found that he composed also music for guitar, and that at least two works for guitar / electric guitar are available at youtube. Tellur composed in 1977 is an interesting …
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During the last days I have listened to a concert with blues singer Rita Chiarelli that was available as concert on demand at the CBC (link no more valid) Rita Chiarelli at the Empress Theatre Rita Chiarelli uses her amazing 3-octave voice to belt, to croon and to tell stories. She’s won multiple Maple Blues …
Today I found a tweet about the following video of of the Steep Canyon Rangers. Steep Canyon Rangers – Knob Creek One of SCR’s signature songs. Written by mandolinist Mike Guggino it’s a tour de force for the entire band. A hauntingly beautiful melody which flows through many tempo and mood changes SCR really shines. …