Archive for October, 2010

The Best Guitar Quartets – CDs and Videos

The German guitar and luth magazine Gitarre und Laute has been published since 1979, for many years as a printed magazine but beginning with this year it is published as a blog. So you can find interesting information about the guitar and luth, editions, players or CDs. Gitarre & Laute … seit 1979! 28 Jahrgänge [...]

Chris Thile – Shadow Ridge – A Great Bluegrass Tune

Some time ago I bought a copy of the sheetmusic for Leading Off, Chris Thile‘s first CD. This CD has been published in 1994 when Chris Thile was just 13! It is fantastic what Chris Thile was able to play with 13! Leading Off is the debut solo album by American newgrass mandolinist Chris Thile, [...]

Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer – Banjo, Tabla, Double-Bass – The Melody of Rhythm

Three very interesting musicians have formed a very interesting trio: Bela Fleck, five string banjo Edgar Meyer – double bass Zakir Hussain – Tabla I have discovered this music from a broadcast at the public radio station WBUR, and I was immediately hooked by this great music. This is an excerpt from a broadcast with [...]

Bluegrass and Art – Drawings, Paintings and more

From time to time I like to visit exhibitions and galleries to see some great works of art, but I do also search for drawings and paintings online. As a musician and Bluegrass fan I especially like to watch paintings and drawings of musicians and instruments. Today I want to present five websites with pictures [...]

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