Charlotte Kaiser – Poems for Mandolin
Mandolin solo album by Charlotte Kaiser 2021
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Videos for the CMSA Convention in the Clouds 2021
The 2021 Connvention of the Classical Mandolin Society of America (CMSA) was held as an online event. Several artists were invited to send videos of performances and workshops. After the convention nunberous videos have been uploaded to youtube and are now available. I have compiled the videos that I have found in this post. Enjoy!
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The Sound of the American Mandolin
The following video has recently been uploaded to youtube. 2018 North Carolina Heritage Award recipient Tony Williamson is a visionary musician, composer, musical instrument expert, teacher and mentor. He has played stringed instruments, most famously mandolin, for six decades and has been receiving awards and honors for his music for nearly 50 of those years.
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Don Julin – Electric Mandolin & Mandola – Mandolins Heal The World – Mandolin Lessons
Recently I have listened to some videos with Don Julin on electric mandola and electric mandolin, and I have compiled a Don Julin playlist. Don Julin is the author of Mandolin for Dummies / Mandolin Exercises for Dummies, and he has a online instruction website “Mandolins heal the World” where he teaches how to play
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Mandolin Lovers Club Competition – Japan
The Mandolin Lovers Club (MLC) is a group of leading mandolin players in Japan. The MLC has organized a competition for solo mandolin / mandola / mandoloncello performances. There was no limitation, everybody could make a video and take part in the competition. All videos were added to a playlist and everybody could vote for
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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,
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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The Hooters – Great Songs with Mandolins, Accordion, Recorder and Melodica
The Hooters are one of the bands that have been playing their music since the 1980s and who are still very active and successful with their music. And the Hooters are one of the bands who make use of the mandolin in their songs. Eric Bazilian plays the mandolin or mandola, John Lilly plays mandolin
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Stary Olsa – Medieval Classic Rock! – Metallica, Beatles and Deep Purple played with Medieval Instruments
Stary Olsa is a medieval band from Minsk, Belarus that has played throughout Europe. As an experiment they have played classic rock songs by Metallica, Deep Purple or The Beatles using their medieval instruments – and they had a big success with their performances and their youtube videos. Now thay have just started a kickstarter
Chloe and Jason Roweth – Folk Music and Poetry from Australia with Mandolin, Mandola and Guitar
Chloe and Jason Roweth are two Australian musicians. I first discovered a video where they played an instrumental version of the old tune Just as the sun went down when I did some research about the composer Lyn Udall. They are playing many interesting traditional tunes from Australia with mandolin, mandola and guitar. Sometimes they