Australia

Enoggera Ensemble

I have just discovered the videos with the Enoggera Ensemble from Brisbane, Australia. This Classical Folk Quartet is composed of four instrumentalists playing different kind of guitars, ukuleles, banjos and also mandolin. The repertoir includes music that was popular and has been played in Australia at the end of the 19th century, including Ragtimes, Dances, …

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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 …

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Discover Some Great Mandolin Resources in Australia – Sheet Music and Photos

I have recently discovered some great resources for the mandolin in Australia. Federation of Australasian Mandolin Ensembles http://www.fame.asn.au/ On the website  of the Federation of Australasian Mandolin Ensembles you can find information about the mandolin orchestras in Australia. Most interesting is the FAME newsletter “Plucked Strings” which is published quartely. All the newsletters beginning with …

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