On David Grismans Acoustic Oasis site there is a free downlod for every day. The download of today is a recording of the jazz title Perdido played by George Barnes. This download will only be available until tomorrow morning, but the videos of this song that I have found on youtube and the videos with …
I am currently working on a tune that I think everybody knows well – Sweet Georgia Brown. I have tried to play this every now and then, but now I am playing this together with a friend on two mandolins – so it’s time to learn it really good. Before I begin with the mandolin …
I have just read a tweet about the new CD of a band with the rare name Zapf Dingabats on twitter. This sounded interesting and I visited their homepage and listened to the five tracks there. Drawing on influences such as Jelly Roll Morton, Bob Wills, Louis Armstrong, and the black string bands from the …
I have first heard the Avett Brothers in a recording from the Merlefest 2008, and I liked their music very much. The Avett Brothers have a very special style which is mainly composed of their unique singing style and the instruments guitar, a banjo, a violoncello (played in a standing position) and a double bass. …