{"id":2249,"date":"2010-12-21T12:42:23","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T10:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2011-10-14T19:32:34","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T17:32:34","slug":"remembering-butch-baldassari-the-fantastic-sound-of-the-mandolin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=2249","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Butch Baldassari &#8211; The Fantastic Sound of the Mandolin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Almost one year has passed since Butch Baldassari died on January 10. In his latest BBC broadcast Mike Harding played a piece from the CD <strong>Travellers <\/strong>with Butch Baldassari, John Reischman and Robin Bullock, a very nice medley composed of the following three tunes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Old French \/ The Wise Maid \/ Swinging On A Gate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"250\" height=\"40\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"window\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&amp;songIDs=30780057&amp;style=metal&amp;p=0\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/grooveshark.com\/songWidget.swf\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Butch Baldassari was a mandolin player who could play different styles from classical mandolin to folk and bluegrass. He built up the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble that plays great ensemble music. Here an example of a piece played by the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble with Butch Baldassari on lead mandolin with a very smooth tremolo:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"watch-headline-title\">Frangenti by Nashville Mandolin Ensemble<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Filmed at Cafe Milano Nashville TN, Nashville Mandolin Ensemble performs this dynamic piece with Paul Martin Zonn conducting. Butch Baldassari plays lead Mandolin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frangenti by Nashville Mandolin Ensemble\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ll-I-csJyzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I have compiled a playlist with several videos with Butch Baldassari, a nice selection by a great mandolin player with a fantastic sound. This playlist starts with another medley of some nice tunes played on mandolin, dulcimer and guitar.<\/p>\n<h2>Playlist Butch Baldassari<\/h2>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/p\/F450D52104F98916?hl=de_DE&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<h2>More Information<\/h2>\n<p>Homepage: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.butchbaldassari.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.butchbaldassari.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interview with Butch Baldassari: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandozine.com\/resources\/CGOW\/baldassari.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mandozine.com\/resources\/CGOW\/baldassari.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Obituary Butch Baldassari: <a href=\"http:\/\/doppelstopp.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/13\/butch-lehrt-weiter\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/doppelstopp.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/13\/butch-lehrt-weiter\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Obituary Butch Baldassari: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluegrassjournal.com\/2009\/01\/13\/noted-mandolinist-butch-baldassari-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.bluegrassjournal.com\/2009\/01\/13\/noted-mandolinist-butch-baldassari-dies\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The three tunes from the medley from the\u00a0 CD <strong>Travellers at <\/strong>www.thesession.org:<\/p>\n<p>The Old French: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesession.org\/tunes\/display\/1296\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.thesession.org\/tunes\/display\/1296<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Wise Maid: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesession.org\/tunes\/display\/118\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.thesession.org\/tunes\/display\/118<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swinging on a Gate: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesession.org\/tunes\/display\/236\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.thesession.org\/tunes\/display\/236<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Videos with the <strong>Nashville Mandolin Ensemble<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=%22nashville+mandolin+ensemble%22&amp;aq=f\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=%22nashville+mandolin+ensemble%22&amp;aq=f<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost one year has passed since Butch Baldassari died on January 10. In his latest BBC broadcast Mike Harding played a piece from the CD Travellers with Butch Baldassari, John Reischman and Robin Bullock, a very nice medley composed of the following three tunes: The Old French \/ The Wise Maid \/ Swinging On A 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