{"id":4254,"date":"2012-06-02T23:04:44","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T21:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=4254"},"modified":"2018-06-18T14:41:53","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T12:41:53","slug":"merlefest-2012-mando-mania-a-great-concert-with-5-mandolins-and-a-banjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=4254","title":{"rendered":"Merlefest 2012 &#8211; Mando Mania &#8211; A Great Concert with 5 Mandolins and a Banjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month the yearly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.merlefest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merlefest<\/a> took place in Wilkesboro. One of the shows is named <strong>Mando Mania<\/strong> &#8211; an all mandolin performance where some of the best mandolin players join to show that it is possible to play great music just with mandolins.<\/p>\n<p>Mando Mania has first been organized by <strong>Tony Williamson<\/strong> in 1994 and has become a very popular mandolin event at the yearly Merlefest. Every year some of the best mandolin players take part in a concert with at least five mandolins.<\/p>\n<p>This year the following players took part in this concert:<\/p>\n<p>Sam Bush, Chris Thile, Sierra Hull, Joe Walsh, Tony Williamson<\/p>\n<p>This is the <strong>Lonesome Fiddle Blues<\/strong> by Bill Monroe from the Mando Mania concert:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Thile- Sam Bush - and more- Lonesome Moonlight Waltz- Merlefest 2012.mpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H04mNw0L8oQ?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>The program did also contain the following pieces:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earl Scruggs Tribute &#8211; Foggy Mountain Breakdown<\/li>\n<li>Brilliancy &#8211; Sam Bush und Chris Thile asl Duo<\/li>\n<li>Ookpik Waltz &#8211; Solo von Chris Thile<\/li>\n<li>Celtic Medley &#8211; Sierra Hull Solo<\/li>\n<li>Chick that went hunting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I find it very interesting to watch and compare the different playing styles, techniques and sounds of the five players. Each of them has its own style, and together they make a great performance.<\/p>\n<h4>Playlist Mando Mania &#8211; Merlefest 2012<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mando Mania - Merlefest 2012\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLBF18A37420EAA1A0\" 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>One year ago the <strong>Mando Mania<\/strong> concert was given by the following six mandolin players:<\/p>\n<p>Nick Keen, Tim O&#8217;Brien, Tony Williamson, Sam Bush, Sarah Jarosz, Jesse Brock<\/p>\n<p>This is the <strong>Bluegrass Stomp<\/strong> played with six mandolins:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bluegrass Stomp - Mando Mania\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aquE9qYuVMA?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<h4>Playlist Mando Mania &#8211; Merlfest 2011<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mando Mania - Merlefest 2011\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLD4C51609ED93F4F9\" 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>Read more about Tony Williamson in the follown article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=8701\">Tony Williamson \u2013 Mandolin Virtuoso \u2013 Musical Instrument Expert \u2013 2018 North Carolina Heritage Award<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month the yearly Merlefest took place in Wilkesboro. One of the shows is named Mando Mania &#8211; an all mandolin performance where some of the best mandolin players join to show that it is possible to play great music just with mandolins. Mando Mania has first been organized by Tony Williamson in 1994 and 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