The Purple Hulls is the name of a young trio with Ben Clark and his sisters Penny and Katy. I enjoyed the videos of this group very much. The Purple Hulls are playing traditional bluegrass and own compositions in the traditional bluegrass style. Ben Clark lives in Nashville and has already played with stars like […]
The Purple Hulls – Great Bluegrass Trio – BanjoBen Read More »
I have just found an article on LaGuitare.com with the presentation of a mandolin built by luthier Hervé Coufleau. This mandolin is highly decorated with mother of pearl inlays – a very special and beautiful instrument. The mandolin is is also shown on the myspace page of Hervé Coufleau: More picures and an article about
Hervé Coufleau – Beautiful Mandolins and Guitars made in France Read More »
Today I have found an article about a recent concert with Eliot Fisk in New York: Guitarist, in Charge, Plays Well With Others So I decided to collect some videos and information about this great guitar virtuoso of our time. Here is my playlist with some videos including pieces like Aria detta la Frescobalda by
Eliot Fisk – Guitar Virtuoso (Boston / Salzburg) Read More »
A picture of Scott DuBois with a beautiful guitar by D’Angelico was printed in my newspaper today. Scott DuBois will play in Freiburg tonight. He is currently on tour through Germany and Austria. Information taken from Sctt’s homepage: In addition to being part of the New York City jazz/improvised music scene for the past fifteen
Scott DuBois – New York Jazz Guitar Read More »
On the Virtual Gramophone site I found a recording of El Choclo – the famous tango written by Ángel Villoldo at the beginning of the 20th century – probably the most famous tango at all. This tango has a long history, and many artists have created their very special versions – it is fascinating to
El Choclo – Discover the Famous Tango by Ángel Villoldo Read More »
Today i have selected some videos of the concerto for lute, violins and basso continuo in d major by Antonio Vivaldi. This concerto is played quite often by different ensembles. I have played this many years ago together with the mandolin orchestra of Baden (Badisches Zupforchester). The first video has just been added to youtube.
Antonio Vivaldi – The Famous Guitar Concerto / Lute Concerto Read More »
Some time ago I have presented the group Vishtén from Acadia / Canada who plays great fiddle music with powerfull step dance. In the meantime I have discovered two other bands from the same region, Acadia and the St. Edward Islands in Canada. Today I want to present Gadelle – four energized women with fiddle,
Gadelle – Power Fiddle from Acadia Read More »
Plectro Trio – Colombian Andean Music The Plectro Trio was founded in 2001. It plays typical Colombian Andean Music with bandola, tiple and guitar. There are many videos with great music by the Plectro Trio. The colombian bandola is similar to the bandurria of Spain. it has 6 courses with each two or three strings,
The Plectro Trio from Colombia – Bandola, Tiple and Guitar Read More »
Today I want to present an orchestra from Kolombia – the Estudiantina de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira. In the spanish speaking countries most universities have tunas or estudiantinas – music ensembles that play plucked instruments like bandola, bandurria, mandolin and guitars and sing. The videos by the Estudiantina de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
Estudiantina de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira – Bandola Ensemble from Colombia Read More »
The Duo Steffen Trekel (mandolin) and Michael Tröster (guitar) ist definitivly one of the most importand duos for mandolin and guitar in Germany and all over the world. When they travelled to Japan and Korea in 2009 a set of videos has been recorded showing the most importand pieces the duo plays. This includes several
The Duo TnT – Steffen Trekel and Michael Tröster – Guitar and Mandolin Read More »
