I've been listening again to "Between Worlds" by Israeli (now living in Berlin) Avi Avital, and his tremolo is really good.
I've been listening again to "Between Worlds" by Israeli (now living in Berlin) Avi Avital, and his tremolo is really good.
I just learned that Chris Strachwitz died at the age of 91. He started Arhoolie Records and Downhome Music in El Cerrito, CA. He came to the US as a child after WWII from Germany. While learning...
I never met Dix Bruce but I knew of his many instruction books and materials. In fact I had a really nice collection of tunes, in various keys, with a cd which I
enjoyed playing along with. Sorry...
I never met Peter but have a recording of his waltzes and his book of waltzes: "The Neighborhood Waltz."
I have played lots of them and really love "Upper Valley Waltz" and Will Patton's version of...
I am sad to hear about Ginny. I made a lot of use of the Mandolin Magazine over the years. I had issue one except the first one...I told that
to Ginny, and she sent me a copy of the first issue! I...
Another great interview on the Cafe. Tristan Scroggins did a really good job, and John covered a lot about his mandolin playing and approach to music.
Like those above, I too loved the playing of Peter and enjoyed the several times I could interact with him. Eg. the workshop at the Classical Mandolin convention, mentioned by Doug and John. Years...
Bach cello suites - A cd I like a lot is by Robin Bullock and called "Suites for Mandolin - Volume One."
On the album are Suites 1, 2, and 3. We hear #1 lot, but not the other Cello Suites played...
I thought the Virtual Convention was really good! I saw some great concerts; and helpful workshops; etc. What I would like to see is a way that
some of the presentations could be shared with...
I had to go to my mandolin collection (all over the place) and select some cds I really like. Here you go:
Cafe Brasil - wonderful choro music and a really nice booklet
Contratopia: "Smitten" - the...
Eva's brother ran for U.S. State Representative fr. CA. Didn't win; maybe next time.
I think you'll have a great time! I usually seem to make it about every other year. I have made friends there; played at Open Mike; and love the orchestra.
working with Jim Bates, the conductor,...
Another interesting jazz player is Will Patton who lives in Vermont. He plays an old Gibson A mandolin & does a lot of
arranging of jazz tunes, plus presenting his own compositions.
I too am very bad about knowing the names of the notes up the neck. (I can play scales up the neck.)
Don Julin has a YouTube about learning the notes on the mandolin neck. Basically, taking a note...
Mandolin and Bass - I love the combination. I have been collecting a few recordings of those two instruments. Along with the first Thile/Meyer cd, I have two more to recommend. Not so interested in...
One of my favorite versions of People Get Ready is by the late Eva Cassidy.
Another great version of the song is by the late Eva Cassidy.
Alex Ross' column on classical music, p. 77, in the April 17th New Yorker magazine mentions the performance of Jeff Midkiff's mandolin concerto, "From the Blue Ridge" performed with the Boulder...
I see that Mandolin Cafe is listing all the issues of Mandolin Magazine and info on
articles. I'd love to see another similar magazine, though maybe in this day and age, print magazines are hard to...
I too really enjoyed the Convention. Some very good workshops, and hearing the various Mando Orchestras was great. Eg. When the Philadelphia Ensemble played Vivaldi's "Gloria," there was a chorus of...
I am working on a piece that calls for Fmaj6. Can't find it in any chord book.
Does it exist?
Thanks,
Nick
If you can, go to a concert by Caterina Lichtenberg and Mike Marshall and you'll hear both kinds of music....and other styles too.
There are lots of classical cds of mandolin now. Let me list two I am enjoying by Avi Avital:
Avi Avital - Vivaldi
&
Between Worlds - A wonderful cd with Avital playing with a variety of...
Scale patterns done by Don Julin -- I watched the video cited above and worked thru the scales in the key of G, that Don Julin
presented. I did them all, but after #1, I couldn't do them well at...
Exploring Classical mandolin: Technique & Repertoire, by August Watters (Berklee Press) is another new book to check
out.