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Back with a vengeance! This week Brazilian mandolinst Ian Coury returns to Mandolin Mondays with this virtousic original composition called "Solando no Limbo" (Soloing in Limbo) played on his powerful 10-string bandolim built by Pedro Santos.



If you're unfamiliar with Ian's work, he's one of the most respected virtuosos of the 10-string bandolim and the Choro genre. Since last on the series, Ian has been busy teaching ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined by Maine multi-instrumentalist Noah Fishman and his Campanella Dué mandolin playing this moving original tune entitled "The Way Home" from his recent album.



Noah Fishman is a performer, composer, and educator. Rooted in Maine, Noah ventures to make bold, playful statements by bending lines between folk, chamber, and jazz. At home on a number of stringed instruments including ...

Wow, another huge milestone for Mandolin Mondays--400 consecutive weeks! In celebration, I'm so excited to be with you all this week to play a little music with this 1923 Gibson A model snakehead mandolin that I recently acquired. Been loving the way that Bach's music sounds on this thing, so I thought I'd share my take on the beautiful Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1.



Can't thank you all enough for watching these 8 years! ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined by Belgian multi-instrumentalist Ward Dhoore playing an absolutely beautiful original composition called "Bobby" on his Shippey Axe Octave Mandolin.



Born in Sint-Lievens-Houtem in the Flemish part of Belgium Ward Dhoore grew up in a musical family. Early on he started touring all over Europe, the UK, the US, and Canada with his two brothers Koen & ...

Returning to Mandolin Mondays this week, we're joined by The Appalachian Mandolin Trio Featuring Owen Parker playing an original composition called "Seventh Tune" off of their brand new album that's out today. Mandolins used on the recording include a Kimble A, Dearstone F-5, Ellis F5 Reserve, Derrington Gibson Master Model (formally owned by Hershel Sizemore).



The Appalachian Mandolin Trio has announced an August ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays, we're joined by The Mountain Grass Unit bluegrass band featuring mandolinist Drury Anderson playing an original tune called "Boundary Waters" on his Gibson mandolin.



The Mountain Grass Unit consists of three Birmingham pickers, Drury Anderson (mandolin and vocals), Luke Black (acoustic guitar and banjo), and Sam Wilson (upright bass). The Mountain Grass Unit has ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined by Megan and Maddie of the Colorado acoustic band The Cody Sisters. This is an original composition composed for Mandolin Mondays and played on a Collings mandolin and Fletcher Brock octave mandolin.



The Cody Sisters Band is the very heart of contemporary acoustic music in Colorado, the United States and UK. Their propulsive instrumental solos and warm harmonies combine to grip the ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined by renowned mandolinist Tony Williamson playing a rendition of the swing standard "Moonglow" on his July 9th 1923 Lloyd Loar Gibson F5 mandolin.



2018 North Carolina Heritage Award recipient Tony Williamson is a visionary musician, composer, musical instrument expert, teacher and mentor. He has played stringed instruments, most famously mandolin, for six decades and has ...

Returning to Mandolin Mondays this week, we're joined by Scottish mandolinist Callum Morton with this stunning arrangement of Tom Paxton's "Last Thing on My Mind" played on his J.J. Ryan mandolin. And Callum needs our help to support his forthcoming debut mandolin album--read below!



Callum is a mandolinist living in Glasgow, UK. He is a graduate of the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined by the incredibly talented, 16 year-old, South Carolina classical mandolinist Carrera Stamile and her Carlo Mazzaccara mandolin for a performance of the “Obsession” movement from Sonata No. 2 by Eugène Ysaÿe. And she needs your help to raise support for a special mandolin further education opportunity--check out her GoFundMe page below:



Carrera’s interest in mandolin started when ...