PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the release of Eastern Grass in download format by Radim Zenkl, master musician from the Czech Republic, returning this time to Acoustic Disc with his fellow countryman Ondra Kozák.
PORTLAND, MAINE — Ethan Setiawan has announced a March 31 release date for his new album of all original music entitled Gambit, being released on Adhyâropa Records.
About the new recording Ethan told us, "Gambit is a collection of my tunes with a group of friends and heroes I was lucky to
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BOSTON — East Coast acoustic and electric mandolin mainstay Jimmy Ryan returns with a new project from his band The Nocturnal Adoration Society entitled All The Time in The World.
About the recording, Ryan told us, "We recorded the entire record remotely.
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PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the release of David Grisman Dawg Works Volume 4.
This fourth volume of the collected original compositions of David "Dawg" Grisman is comprised of works written between 1991 and 1999, compiled chronologically in the order in which
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PORTLAND, MAINE — Adhyâropa Records has announced the release of the highly anticipated Joe K. Walsh recording entitled If Not Now, Who?
Joined by fellow acoustic music greats Grant Gordy, Matt Flinner (on banjo!), John Mailander, Ella Jordan and Karl Doty, the music on If Not Now, Who? showcases Joe's lyrical gift not only
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WUPPERTAL, GERMANY — Mike Marshall has announced the release of Mike Marshall Mandocello Solo Bach Cello Suite #3 BWV 1009, available for purchase from the artist on Bandcamp.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the release of David Grisman Dawg Works Volume 3.
This third volume of the collected original compositions of David "Dawg" Grisman is comprised of works written between 1982 and 1991, compiled chronologically in the order in
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TRAVELERS REST, S.C. — Transatlantic folk and bluegrass duo The Foreign Landers announce their debut full-length album Travelers Rest, out November 12, featuring award-winning special guests and a compelling collection of bittersweet original songs all about searching for home.
The Foreign Landers are a new project featuring banjo and guitar
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PORTLAND, ME. — Maddie Witler has announced the release of her debut solo recording entitled Astronaut, a collection of original compositions, available for purchase from Bandcamp.
On the project Maddie plays mandolin, guitar, bass, banjo, fiddle, and random percussion. Mike Robinson adds support
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Slovakian based mandolinist Jozef Scheiner has announced a November 10 release for his new album entitled MOMENTO. 14 musicians participated in the album, including three mandolinists and one mandola player.
About the new project Jozef told us: "Fourteen musicians, a painter and a graphic designer. These
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PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the release of Dave Apollon Complete Recordings 1960-1965 in download formats.
The music on this second volume of recordings by mandolin genius Dave Apollon was originally released on three Coral LPs, Mandolins! Mandolins! (1960), Magic of the Mandolin (1963) and
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BRISTOL, MAINE — Mandolinist Marilynn Mair has announced the release of her new recording entitled Silver Lining of a Quiet Year, 29 original compositions composed during the coronavirus pandemic that shut down all possibility of live performance. Quirky, funny, and lovely by turn, this renowned mandolinist captures the joy of creativity in the face of an unexpectedly
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İZMIR, TURKEY — Bulent Yazici has announced the release of his new recording, Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-3 on Baroque Mandolin, now available on many prominent streaming platforms.
JOHNSON CITY, TENN. — The East Tennessee State University Mandolin Orchestra has announced the released of their self-titled album. The ETSU Mandolin Orchestra, founded in 2014, is a course offered through the program in Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies (BLUE) that is housed in the
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MONTREAL — Jonathan Bélanger has announced an October 7 released and September 16 pre-release of his new EP recording Le Passe-Temps.
Founder of Mando Montreal, Bélanger sheds light on a musical style that originated in 1895 in Montreal with Le Passe-Temps, a musical periodical that published compositions
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FINLAND — Petri Hakala on mandolin and Timo Alakotila on piano, have announced the release of Mandolin Concerto along with a cast of greats that includes Roger Tallroth, guitar; Siiri Virkkala, 1st violin; Esko Järvelä, 2nd violin; Mauno Järvelä, viola and Marion Göbel, cello.
"Rhythm Twist," a new recording featuring Don Stiernberg on mandolin, Greg Ruby on guitar, Evan Price on violin and Kevin Kehrberg on bass is set for a September 2 release date.
About the recording, guitarist Greg Ruby told us, "This project was created while 'sheltering in place' during
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PUYALLUP, WASH. — Daniel Ullom has announced the release of The Swannanoa Sessions, his debut recording featuring an all-star cast of bluegrass and old-time musicians from North Carolina.
About the recording, Ullom said, "As a mandolin player, not knowing the difference
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İZMIR, TURKEY — Bulent Yazici (mandolins) & Ender Bilge (guitar) have announced a July 22 release of Carlo Munier: Works for Mandolin and Guitar, at which time the recording will be available on many prominent streaming platforms.
The Tom Wright Trio has announced an August 1 release date for Why Not?, an album recorded as a live set at Blue House Productions, Kensington, Maryland. On the album Wright plays a 10-string electric mandolin in a trio setting with Blake Meister on bass and Leland Nakamura
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The Appalachian Mandolin Trio has announced a July 26 release of their second album, Let's Swaaaaaaang!!. On the recording, the Trio tackles swing style with the mandolin family instruments being paramount.
This western and swing based project features a more "song-like" format than their first jazz based album,
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HAMBURG, GERMANY — Florian Klaus Rumpf has announced the release of his newest recording, A Mandolin's Guide to Hamburg. The project showcases music as lively and impressive as the port city in northern Germany.
About the new recording Rumpf told us, "A Mandolin's Guide to Hamburg
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