9 Pieces for Mandolin
9 Pieces for Mandolin have been published in 2024 by Edition 49. I have now started to make videos of all 9 pieces.
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Michael Guggino and Barrett Smith – Mia Dolce Farfalla – Italian Night
Michael Guggino is well known as the mandolin player with the Steep Canyon Rangers. But his Italian-American background has led him to play traditional Italian music on the mandolin. Barret Smith has spent a lot of time in Italy teaching guitar, but also experiencing the musical tradition with folk songs, tarantellas and mandolins. For years
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Iona Fyfe – Scots Singer of the Year
In one of the recent episodes of the Folk Radio Podcast – Folk Radio Episode 51 – I have discovered a song that I did like immediately – especially because I could recognize a nicely played mandolin. This way I have discovered the music of Scottish singer Iona Fyfe. The song Swing and Turn is taken from the new
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Sutari & Dead Rat Orchestra – Free Folk in Brexit Britain Tour – Great Music from Poland and the UK
In one of the past newesletter from Folk Radio UK I found the interview with two folk bands who had joined for the Free Folk in Brexit Britain tour this summer. Sutari is the name of a trio composed of three women from Poland, Dead Rat Orchestra is a male trio from the UK. The
Mattanza – Music from Calabria – South of Italy
I have recently followed a discussion about the music of Calabria in the South of Italy. This has brought me to look for more sources of Calabrian music. In the discussion a blog about the folk music of Italy has been mentioned. In the blog italianfolkmusic you can find a presentation of many albums with
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Trio Dhoore – Endless Dancing
I have discovered the Trio Dhoore from a mixcloud podcast about the Celtic Connections 2018 in Glasgow. Trio Dhoore is composed of three brothers: Koen Dhoore: electro-acoustic hurdy gurdy Hartwin Dhoore: diatonic box Ward Dhoore: acoustic guitar Trio Dhoore has played at the important folk festivals and has just finished a tour in Austria. Endless
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Nordic Mandolin – A Great New CD by Jarmo Romppanen
Jarmo Romppanen is one of the few mandolin players from Finland. For more than 25 years Jarmo has played the traditional folk music od his country, classical music and Brazilian Choro music. He has published several CDs as a soloist and with his group Nordic Choro. Jarmo is playing a 10 string mandolin. His new
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Celtic Connections 2017 – A Great Festival for Celtic Music in Glasgow
Celtic Connections is one of the biggest festival for Celtic Music. This year more than 2000 artists took part in the festival from 21 Jan – 5 Feb 2017 Many of my favorite artists and bands were part of the festival: Kathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Derek Gripper Tommy Emmanuel Maro O’Connor with his Family
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Jayme Stone’s Folklife – Sea Island spirituals, Creole calypsos and stomp-down Appalachian dance tunes
Jayme Stone has started a new project at kickstarter. The funding will end on Februray 7th, 2017. Jayme Stone’s Folklife With spellbinding singing and virtuosic playing, this album blows the dust off of old songs and remakes them for modern ears. “Jayme Stone’s Folklife” follows the bends and bayous through the deep river of song,
Hasapiko and Hasaposerviko – Two Greek Folk Dances – Free Sheet Music for Mandolin and Guitar
Some time ago I have discovered a great recording by Christina Pluhar, the Hasapiko from the CD Mediterraneo: Hasapiko – Christina Pluhar und L’Arpeggiata – CD Mediterraneo The ensemble L’Arpeggiata plays a long version with many improvisations. You can hear many different instruments like hammered dulcimer, plucked instruments like saz or the Kretian laouto, stringed