Sierra Hull – New Album “A Tip Toe High Wire”
A great new album by Sierra Hull
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Bluegrass
John Reischman – New Time & Old Acoustic
John Reischman has published his new CD “New Time & Old Acoustic” recently. John Reischman has always impressed me with his soft and clear sound. On his new album John has compiled a set of new original compositions together with covers of traditional tunes. Youtube playlist: You can also listen to the CD and buy
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Red Allen und Frank Wakefield – Bluegrass 1964
I have recently found an interview with David Grisman (Live on the Jake Feinberg Show) where he talked about the recording of the Bluegrass Album with Red Allen and Frank Wakefield in 1964. He later talks about his projects with Jerry Garcia. This interview inspired me to look back to the early 1960s and how
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Tunefox – Learn to Play Bluegrass Tunes
Tunefox is a new web and app based learning tool for bluegrass instruments. I was asked by Bennett Sullivan to present tunefox in my blog. Tunefox is primaily a web and app based learning tool for banjo, mandolin, guitar and bass. To use all the features of tunefox you need to subscribe. As a subscriber
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Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike – Bluegrass
Valerie Smith and her Band Liberty Pike have played in Germany for several times. Valerie Smith has written several great Bluegrass songs, and she has played with many great Bluegrass musicians. Her discography lists currently 14 albums, the latest album “Small Town Heroes” will be published soon. This year she played again at the IBMA
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Andrew Collins Trio – A musical fusion of classical to bluegrass, folk with jazz, swing with Celtic
I have first discovered Andrew Collins on the coolmandolin website where he had allowed his music to be played for the visitors. He belongs to the most interesting mandolin players that I know. Andrew Collins founded his Andrew Collins Trio some years ago. Each of the three musicians plays several instruments. Andrew Collins plays mandolin,
John Reischman: A Prairie Jewel – A Beautiful Tune for Mandolin
I am currently reviewing a list of songs and tunes that I have collected for my band Blackberry Jam. A beautiful instrumental for the mandolin is A Prairie Jewel by John Reischman. John Reischman is one of the best sounding mandolin players that I know. His album North of the Border belongs to my all
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Henrik Luurtsema – Mandolin Player from the Netherlands – Free Sheet Music
Hendrik Luurtsema is a mandolin player from the Netherlands. I have recently discovered his mandolin videos when I was looking for other recordings of Midnight on the Water which I had just recorded for my youtube channel. When I was looking for more information about Hendrik I found his new blog where he is sharing
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Bobby Osborne “Original” – A Great Bluegrass CD by the 85 year old Bluegrass Mandolin Player
Bobby Osborne has recorded his new CD “Original” at an age of 85. When I listened to this album I was immediatly fascinated by the songs and arrangements. The album has been made available as streaming on the website The Bluegrass Situation. The CD was produced by Alison Brown. The project has been supported by the FreshGrass
David Naiditch – Bluegrass that Swings – Bluegrass, Jazz & Blues and a Chromatic Harmonica
I have recently discovered a CD titled Bluegrass that Swings by David Naiditch on the Airplay Direct Website. David Naiditch is a harmonica player who plays Bluegrass music, Western Swing, Jazz, Klezmer, Ragtime and more. The harmonica is not the typical Bluegrass instrument, it was the first time that I found Bluegrass recordings with a