Author name: Michael Reichenbach

Andrew Collins Trio – A musical fusion of classical to bluegrass, folk with jazz, swing with Celtic

I have first discovered Andrew Collins on the coolmandolin website where he had allowed his music to be played for the visitors. He belongs to the most interesting mandolin players that I know. Andrew Collins founded his Andrew Collins Trio some years ago. Each of the three musicians plays several instruments. Andrew Collins plays mandolin, …

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Eurofestival Zupfmusik Bruchsal 2018 – The Worlds biggest Festival of Mandolin Orchestras

The Eurofestival Zupfmusik 2018 in Bruchsal will take place May 10 – May 13 2018 This is a big event for mandolin orchestras, mandolin ensembles and soloists from all over the World. I will collect the most important information about the festival on this page. Officiel website of the festival with information in German and …

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Strolling Mandolins – Raoul Meynard His Mandolins and Orchestra – A magnificent serenade to lovers around the world

I was searching for videos of Mattinata by Amedeo Amadei today and did also find some videos of Mattinata by Leoncavallo. Those videos included a video by an orchestra named Raoul Meynard His Mandolins and Orchestra which made me curious. Obviously the LP Strolling Mandolins  with 12 tracks was published by Warner Brothers Records in …

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Jackie Venson – Bluesguitar – “Lots of guitar shredding, and smiling, and dancing around”

Jackie Vension is a young blues guitarist from Austin, Texas. She started with the classical piano and studied at Berklee College, but then decided to learn to play the electric guitar. In a short time she has developed her own style. Jackie Vension can perform solo using loopers, but she mostly plays with a trio …

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