New Music

BOLOGNA, ITALY — Tactus Records, The Italian classical music label, has announced the release of Giovanni Battista Gervasio - 6 Duets for Two Mandolins, Op. 5, performed by the ensemble De bon parole: Marco Giacintucci (1st mandolin), Francesco Marranzino and Luca Dragani ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA. — Andy Statman's 1986 recording Nashville Mornings, New York Nights, long out of print, has been was rereleased by Rounder Records last month on a number of streaming platforms. Originally released in LP format, it was never made available ...

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the release of The Tony Rice Unit Live at the Birchmere in download format.

On October 13, 1987 the legendary master of acoustic guitar, Tony Rice, played two inspired sets with his band at the Birchmere, one of the country's premiere intimate ...

BRUSSELS — Raffaele La Ragione and Arcana Music have announced the release of Mandolin On Stage, an album containing the four best-known mandolin concertos, which appear in a new light here thanks to the use of three different period mandolins.
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LONDON — Hyperion Records and mandolinist Jacob Reuven have announced a May 6 release for The Mandolin Seasons, Reuven's most ambitious project to date.

With the supporting cast that includes accordion, harpsichord and eighteen string players from the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducted by Reuven's close friend and musical ally ...

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the release of Tiny Moore Live! Recorded at Larry Blake's 12/20/80 in download format only. Moore, on electric mandolin and fiddle is accompanied by Dick Whittington on piano, Robb Fisher on bass and Vince Lateano on drums in a collection that is perhaps the ...

TORONTO — Andrew Collins has announced an April 5 release date for his new solo recording Love Away The Hate, a collection of 10 original compositions. The project will be available in CD format and as a download along with the sale of ...

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Dominick Leslie & Ric Robertson have announced the released today of their mandolin and mandola themed duet recording Impromptu Sessions No. 2 on Padiddle Records.

From the liner notes: "Walking the high-wire, dancing on a razor's edge — such is ...

VENTURA, CALIF. — The mandolin & accordion duo Sam 'n Ash (Samantha Harvey and Ashley Hoyer) have announced a March 4 release for their new recording Echo Summit on Bandcamp. The album is available for pre-order now.

Although the recording brings classic melodies to the table, their treatment of them is anything ...

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Set for release on Friday, March 4, Mike Compton and some of Nashville's finest acoustic musicians are bringing to life a set of 13 rarely heard and unreleased instrumentals by the Father of Bluegrass in a groundbreaking recording entitled Rare & Fine - Uncommon ...

Brazilian bandolim master Danilo Brito and Brazilian guitarist João Luiz, Director of Chamber Music at CUNY Hunter College in New York City, have announced the release of Esquina de São Paulo ("São Paulo street corner") on Zoho Music, a collection of original compositions and ...

Grant Gordy and Jacob Jolliff have announced a February 18 release for their duet recording of jazz standards entitled Our Delight, available for pre-order now.

About the new project Jacob Jolliff told us: "It's an honor to be putting out a record with ...

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Set for release on Friday, March 4, Mike Compton and some of Nashville's finest acoustic musicians bring to life a set of 13 rarely heard and unreleased instrumentals by the Father of Bluegrass in a groundbreaking recording entitled Rare & Fine - Uncommon Tunes ...

KOLKATA, INDIA — Diptanshu Roy, AKA "Dolinman" as he's known on social media, internet music forums and much of the acoustic music community, one of the leading proponents of acoustic mandolin in India, has announced a January 23 release of his new single entitled "Firefly Waltz." ...

PORT TOWNSEND, WA. — Acoustic Disc has announced the rerelease of Early Dawg, Deluxe Edition, hi-definition, in digital format.

Originally released on LP by Sugar Hill Records in 1980, this deluxe edition includes the original 16 tracks, combined with 13 previously unpublished ...

BOSTON — Jazz mandolinist Simon Dunson has announced the December 22 release of his project of all original compositions entitled Chicken Bridge. He holds the distinction of being the first mandolin player admitted into the Jazz Department at the New England Conservatory where ...

BOSTON — East Coast acoustic and electric mandolin mainstay Jimmy Ryan returns with a new project fronting his longtime band Wooden Leg on a new collection entitled Woolly Mammoth Sessions 2021, an EP of music and lyrics of which he crafted the music and lyrics on 4 of the ...

Brooklyn, N.Y. — Jacob Jolliff has announced a December 17 release date for his new solo album entitled Standards, Volume 1, a collection of jazz standards with a quartet featuring mandolin, piano, bass and drums.

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DEKALB, ILL. — 2019 National Mandolin Champion R. Wesley Carr has announced a November 20 release of his new solo recording entitled Restless Wanderer, available for pre-order from his web site.

With five original songs and two original instrumentals contributed, Carr is joined on the recording by Greg Cahill on banjo, Becky Buller on fiddle ("Move," "Half a Mind," and "Cry Me a River"), Clint Morgan on guitar, and Danny Lopatka on Bass ("Indiana Fisher").

About the new project, Carr told us, "Working on these tunes was such an incredible experience. I'm so proud of how it turned out. Everyone did such incredible work. Greg, Becky, Clint, and Danny shine on every note they play. They're incredible musicians and generous people."
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The Appalachian Mandolin Trio has announced the release of their debut album, Live in Blowing Rock. Based out of North Carolina, the goal of the trio is to create new takes on old music with mandolin being in the forefront.

The first release is an attempt to recreate some of the jazz that has inspired so many musicians ...

PORT TOWNSEND, WA. — Acoustic Disc has announced the long-awaited digital release of David Grisman's Dawg Jazz / Dawg Grass, the critically acclaimed 1983 Warner Brothers LP, out of print for over three decades.

This Deluxe Edition of classic studio performances features David with Tony Rice and Martin Taylor on guitars, Darol ...

PORT TOWNSEND, WA. — Acoustic Disc has announced the release of The Gasoline Brothers - David Grisman and Tony Rice, from David's extensive musical collection, and the re-release of Dawgwood, by the David Grisman Quintet.

The Gasoline Brothers is a treasure trove collection of 15 previously unissued traditional bluegrass ...

HARRISBURG, PA. — The Harrisburg Mandolin Ensemble has announced the release of their first recording, an EP entitled Moonflowers.

The four tracks were produced and recorded by HME mandolinist Kevin Neidig during a hiatus resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the release of David Grisman's compositions and recordings that made up the sound track for the movie Capone, from 1975. Capone told the story of the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city ...