I have recently found a nice compilation of historical recordings with banjo, mandolin and other instruments. Most of those recordings are available in other sources like i archive.org or the Antique Phonograph Music Program http://wfmu.org/playlists/AP But it is much more easy to listen to those recordings on the following page: Banjo Bands, Mandolin Orchestras, Accordion, […]
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
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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
Recently I have discovered a nice piece for the mandolin – the cakewalk South Car’lina Tickle by Adam Geibel. I found this when I played through a collection of mandolin pieces that was published as the Majestic Collection at the beginning of the 20th century. Adam Geibel lived from 1855 until 1933, so the copyright
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Sweet Melancholy Op. 235 is part of a collection of four pieces by Carlo Munier. This collection can be found as Nelly Album in the Nakano library. The first two pieces have the main titles in English, with subtitles in French and Italian. The four pieces are: Sweet Melancholy ❉ Douce Mélancoli ❉ Dolce Mestizia,
Some days ago I found a CD of Beatles Songs played by a Koto-Ensemble. Unfortunately I did not find information about this recording. But this CD contains very interesting arrangements of some of the most popular songs by the Beatles for a koto ensemble. The koto is the national instrument of Japan. The typical sound
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The Luteduo with Anna Kowalska and Anton Birula plays works on two lutes and also on baroque guitar and theorbo, a combination that sounds very well together. This is the famous Canarios by Gaspar Sanz played on baroque guitar and theorbo: CANARIOS www.luteduo.com BIALYSTOK EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL, POLAND 17.07.2009 Anna KOWALSKA baroque guitarAnton BIRULA theorbo
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Enrico Marucelli (1877 – 1907) was a bass player, guitarist, mandolin player, conductor and successfull composer. He was born in Florence and played in the Reale Circolo Mandolinistico Regina Margherita where he met several other famous mandolin players like Bianchi, Graziani-Walter, Matini and Carlo Munier. During the 1890s he went to London as a popular
