The Berkeley Mandolin Ensemble was a classical mandolin ensemble. The ensemble travelled to Germany for the German Zupfmusikfest in Bonn in 1978. It was also part of the production of the CD “Rudy Cipolla – Mandolin Maestro”. It did travel again to Germany in 1982 for another Zupfmusikfest. Kennet Frankel who played mandolin, mandola and …
In February 2020 the 4th mando-fest of India took place in Goa. This made me very curious about the situation of the mandolin in India. I have tried to collect information about the mando-fest and the most important mandolin players in India. I have got the following information from Pradipto Sengupta who is one of …
I have compiled a playlist with performances from the Celtic Connections 2018 in Glasgow. The Playlist starts with some great videos from the Bothy Culture concert with the Danny MacAskill and the GRIT Orchestra. First video: Danny MacAskill (mountain bike) recreates some of his ‘Ridge’ film at the concert. Other bands included are: The String …
I have recently started to collect videos with the mandolin orchestras from Madeira. Madeira has a long tradition of mandolin orchestras. In 2016 the first Madeira Mandolin Festival took place. I have found several great videos made during this festival with the Edu Miranda Trio, Luís Peixoto and Norberto Cruz. Edu Miranda Trio is playing …
Madeira Mandolin Festival – Festival Internacional de Bandolins da Madeira Read More »