I have recently discovered a new archive with digitized sheet music, the archive of the Dutch broadcasting corporation http://www.muziekschatten.nl/ In this archive I found the Serenade by Riccardo Drigo and I have searched for information about this composition and its composer. I have not found a very detailed biography of Riccardo Drigo, but the article [...]
My friend Eric likes to play this tune, so I thought that I should listen to some recordings of it and learn topplay it right. I have found many interesting videos and compiled thos in my playlist. This tune goes back to the 1930s when it has been recorded by the Mississippi Sheiks: Mississippi Sheiks [...]
Today I have listened to the music of LIFE GOES ON -Musicians Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) at Airplay Direct. I did especially like the second song form this CD - GOODBYE TO THE BLUES – Johnson Mountain Boys. I have found a nice playlist with a concert by the Johnson Mountain Boys at youtube which [...]
I am currently reading about the history of the English Guitar or Guittar, a kind of Cittern. Some time ago I have written a post about this instrument in my German blog www.gezupftes.de. The guittar was developed after 1753 in Great Britain. According to the very detailed paper by Jürgen Kloss it has first been [...]