MandoIsland Blog

The mandolin is not as often used for accompaniment of songs as the ukulele. So I am always happy when I find examples for a mandolin used by singers for accompaniment. Bonnie Sims has made a set of videos where she sings and accompanies herself with the mandolin. You can also find a set of [...]

In my latest post I have written about the Christmas Dinner with Dala concert of the CBC. In this concert I have discovered the Huron Carol, an ancient Christmas carol that is very popular in Canada. I have found many youtube videos of this song, unfortunately the version by Dala is not available as a [...]

On twitter I have found a tweet about an online exhibition about Songs of Virginia Tragedies which can be found on the homepage of the Blueridge Institute: Deathly Lyrics: Songs of Virginia Tragedies A story told in song, the ballad has for centuries been a means for passing history from one generation to the next. [...]

Ikimono Gakari is a very successfull Japanese pop trio, the songs by this group are very popular in Japan. During the last days the song Yell by Ikomono Gakari has sticked to my mind – and I have listened to many videos with different versions of this song. I have first found a version of [...]