Some days ago I have discovered two very interesting mandolin methods in the digital archive of the University of Rochester. The mandolin methods can be downloaded for free. In this archive I have also discovered a collection of Neapolitan Songs from the 19th century collected by Vincenzo De Meglio. The first method is C. Fischer’s [...]
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia Some years ago I found this recording by accident. This has been recorded right on my birthday Nov. 23, 1955. I have bought the CDs and listened to this great recordings very often since then, especially every year in the days before and after my [...]
The 2nd European Mandolin and Guitar Academy took place in Trossingen from Nov. 7th – 11th, 2011. I had to work on Monday and Tuesday and missed the first one and a half days. When I arrived on Wednesday morning at the Bundesakademie in Trossingen Don Stiernberg was just talking about his musical biography and [...]
During one of the sessions at the European Mandolin and Guitar Academy in Trossingen a great slow waltz was played – Josefin’s Waltz. This tune has been composed by Roger Tallroth who plays guitar and bouzouki in the Swedish folk rock band Väsen. Mike Marshall told that he has played this tune very often when [...]