Todays free download from David Grismans Acoustic Oasis site is El Cumbanchero played by the David Grisman Quintet. El Cumbanchero was made popular as a bluegrass tune by Jesse McReynolds if I am right. I have learned this tune from a Jesse McReynolds book and a Jesse McReynolds recording long time ago. I have found […]
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The banjo player of my bluegrass band sung this song when we met last time – Farewell to Nova Scotia. She grew up in Canada and moved back to Germany, and used to sing this song when she felt homesick. This is a nice folk song, and there are many nice versions at youtube. My
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I am just playing the Golden Eagle Hornpipe, a nice tune that works well on the mandolin. So here are some videos of this tune, played on fidddle, mandolin and some other instruments. Golden Eagle Hornpipe – Mandolin Pretty tune. Also works well slowed down and played ‘straight’ Playlist with more versions – with banjo,
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Kris Kehr has just added another hour with music by Bill Monroe to his blog Black Mountain Underground. In December 2010 Kris Kehr has already compiled five one hour broadcasts with music by Bill Monroe. You can download all six podcast and listen to Bill Monroe and study his style and especially his mandolin playing.
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Eddie Kirkland – known as the Gypsy of the Blues – has died in a car accident. He was 87 years old. He was still performing 40 weeks every year and just came from a concert when the accident happened. Eddie Kirkland started playing the guitar and performing at an early age of 12 years
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The Red Sarafan is a well known Russian song that I have found a long time ago in the mandolin method by Ernesto Köhler published in 1887 by the Zimmermann publishing company. I have looked through this method recently and thought that I should watch some videos of this song. So I found this video
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Martin Seeliger has started to build steelstring guitars in Germany in the earl 1980s. Today his brand Lakewood Guitars is known as a source for great guitars for fingerpickers, and many great artists are playing Lakewood guitars. On the website of the German guitar magazine Akustik Gitarre you can find a very interesting video with
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Pierangelo Fevola Pierangelo Fevola has studied the mandolin at the conservatorio Pietro a Majella in Napoli. He does also play the violin and viola. Pierangelo obviously tries to bring back the mandolin to its hometown. He uses every occasions to play the mandolin in Napoli in concerts and other events. In his programs he plays
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When I was looking for videos of Hotel Califormia I did also find some videos by Earl Klugh which made me curious. So I have looked for more information about Earl Klugh and collected interesting youtube videos. At first I have listened to the following short interview with three live pieces played by Earl Klugh
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Robert Crumb who plays ocasionally with the East River String Band had his own band The Cheap Suit Serenaders.I have compiled a playlist with videos by Robert Crumb and his band, this includes a nice selection of pieces from the 20s and 30s and original compositions by Robert Crumb, with mandolin, banjo, guitar, kazoo, and
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