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This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined by mandolin luthier and player Scott Liebers from Minnesota playing an original tune called "Sawdust in the Frying Pan" on his very first octave mandolin build.



Scott became a mandolin player via violin and guitar from an early age. "Mandolin seemed like the logical next step," he says. He was a recording engineer for Minnesota Public Radio for 10 years and spent ...

Returning to Mandolin Mondays this week, we're joined by mandolinist Caleb Edwards playing and singing this Elizabeth Cotten classic "Freight Train" on his 2017 Northfield Big Mon Mandolin.



Caleb Christopher Edwards mixes his folksy tenor, ringing melodies, and melodic poetry in a glass to toast as an earthy, American cocktail. Lyrics of hope, doubt, and wonder ground his songs like muddled sugar while his swift, ...

Back on Mandolin Mondays this week, we have Mile Twelve mandolinist Korey Brodsky with us playing a beautiful rendition of "Moonlight in Vermont" by Karl Suessdorf and John Blackburn, performed on Korey's J. Brentrup mandolin.



Korey Brodsky is a Boston-based mandolinist and guitarist. Growing up in Connecticut, he built strong roots in bluegrass music. Since then, his musical explorations have ranged from old time ...

Returning to Mandolin Mondays this week we have Thomas Cassell with us playing an original tune called "Diggs the Bounty Hunter" on his beautiful new Duff F5 mandolin.



Originally from Virginia, Thomas Cassell is now a highly decorated mandolinist. In 2021 he was named the National Mandolin Champion. He was also named the 2020 Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association, ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined by guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Luquette from Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen playing an original tune called "Riding To Ventura" on his custom Steve Hinde mandolin.



Chris is a Seattle native guitarist for the 2-time Grammy-Nominated band Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen. But as evidenced in this video, he's an amazing mandolinist and plays regularly in NYC ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined my Montana mandolinist Chad Fadely of the instrument shop Music Villa playing an original tune called "Woodford Downs" on his 2001 Gilchrist mandolin.



Chad was born in Hot Springs Arkansas, but currently lives in Kalispell, MT. He's been playing mandolin and guitar since he was in his teens and has made his profession in the instrument shop business for many years, starting ...

The great Joe K. Walsh was our very first special guest on this Mandolin Mondays series over 5 years ago, and it's so great to have him back on this week to play a tune from his brand new album If Not Now, Who?. The composition is called "Madison," a cowrite between Joe and John Mailander, and it's played here on Joe's 2000 Gilchrist F5.



Joe continues to make the mandolin world a better place. Whether it be through ...

Turns out that We Banjo 3 tenor banjo virtuoso Enda Scahill also slays on the mandolin! So happy to have Enda with us this week on Mandolin Mondays for an incredible performance of the trad tune "Banish Misfortune" played on his Dave Shapiro mandolin.



In addition to his expansive work with We Banjo 3, Enda has made a name for himself as one of the most innovative and accomplished tenor banjo players on the scene ...

Returning to Mandolin Mondays this week we have renowned classical mandolinist Caterina Lichtenberg playing an incredible interpretation of the "Passacaglia for Solo Violin" from the Rosenkranz Sonatas (1676) by composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber.



One of the premier classical mandolinists in the world today, Caterina holds the only position in the world for Classical Mandolin at the Music Conservatory in Cologne, ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined by bluegmulti-instrumentalist Anthony Howell. Check out this original tune of his called "Mark's Reel" played on his 2019 Weber Gallatin mandolin.



Anthony is a multi-instrumentalist originally from a small town in central Mississippi called Zama. He started taking mandolin lessons at the age of 11 from a man named Alan Sibley, and soon after went on to learn guitar and ...