{"id":9177,"date":"2019-05-10T17:56:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T15:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=9177"},"modified":"2019-05-15T18:29:10","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T16:29:10","slug":"the-visconsin-vega-project-exploring-americas-forgotten-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=9177","title":{"rendered":"The Wisconsin \/ Vega Project &#8211; Exploring America&#8217;s Forgotten Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The New Vintage Frets is an American mandolin ensemble based in Wisconsin.  In 2018 this ensemble produced a CD titled:  <br><strong>The Wisconsin\/Vega Project&nbsp;CD<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> <br>This unique CD offers present day recordings of century-old mandolin ensemble arrangements thoughtfully selected from Wisconsin-based mandolin orchestra libraries. Pieces in the collection were published in either the 1890s or early 1900s. The recordings were made in 2017 and 2018 with string parts played on antique, Vega brand mandolin-family instruments. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fencing Master (Jas Harper) &#8211; Life Performance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Fencing Master&quot; Jas Harper - Wisconsin\/Vega Project -\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KPw4AzS0JhY?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<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about this CD can be found on the website of the New Vintage Frets:  <br><a href=\"https:\/\/newvintagefrets.com\/cds\/\">https:\/\/newvintagefrets.com\/cds\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playlist The Wisconsin\/Vega Project<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hall&#039;s Blue Ribbon March\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_RK7B6oz3rk?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<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Review:  <br><a href=\"https:\/\/shepherdexpress.com\/music\/album-reviews\/the-wisconsinvega-project-by\/\">https:\/\/shepherdexpress.com\/music\/album-reviews\/the-wisconsinvega-project-by\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Review:  <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/post\/new-vintage-frets-friends-combine-antique-mandolins-vintage-wisconsin-compositions#stream\/0\">https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/post\/new-vintage-frets-friends-combine-antique-mandolins-vintage-wisconsin-compositions#stream\/0<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website New Vintage Frets:  <br><a href=\"https:\/\/newvintagefrets.com\/\">https:\/\/newvintagefrets.com\/<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Vintage Frets is an American mandolin ensemble based in Wisconsin. 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