Giacomo Sartori is one of the important Italian composers of mandolin orchestra music. The works by Sartori have become public domain in 2017 – 70 years after his death in 1946. Some works by Sartori have belonged to the repertoir of almost every mandolin orchestra, especially the waltz Tramonto and the Potpourri Popolare are great …
Jayme Stone has started a new project at kickstarter. The funding will end on Februray 7th, 2017. Jayme Stone’s Folklife With spellbinding singing and virtuosic playing, this album blows the dust off of old songs and remakes them for modern ears. “Jayme Stone’s Folklife” follows the bends and bayous through the deep river of song, …
Last summer the EGMYO (European Guitar and Mandolin Youth Orchestra) has met in Germany for a workshop and two concerts. The workshop was organized by the Bund Deutscher Zupfmusiker (German plucked strings association). Now a set of videos about the workshop and the concerts is available. The workshop took place from July 30 to August …
European Guitar and Mandolin Youth Orchestra (EGMYO) – Workshop and Concerts 2016 Read More »
The Bluegrass Jamboree 2016 is just over. The Bluegrass Jamboree is organized every year by Rainer Zellner who is a mandolin player by himself and who joins the bands during the session at the end of each show with his Gibson F4. During three weeks the three bands made a tour through Germany, Austria, the …
The best videos from the German Bluegrass Jamboree 2016 Read More »