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Peter was a wonderful musician and human being; I am very grateful I got to know him a bit. He was one of my very first big mandolin influences, along with the Dawg. My wife Susie and I got to meet...

He made me want to play the mandolin, and then later he helped show me how. Listening back tonight, i'm in awe once again at his depth and breadth. He could play every style!! and bring musicality...

I too am very saddened to receive this news. Peter was a master musician and a gentle soul. Rest in peace.

It's Sad Day. One of our good ones has passed. Thank you Peter for all you've given. A shining light in the mando world. Beautiful tunes. Beautiful tones. He opened up many doors with that great big...

this takes you to the Discography and Podcast page on Peter's site

https://www.peterostroushko.com/?fbclid=IwAR3P6RdmrwdBpolg-BRBA3FCFX8Lge5WWXRHM02JTSX5W_ll0fPuPEF-GBQ

Since inception this site has attempted to serve as an oasis, a respite from the rest of the world, a place to relax, let down and get away from a lot of complicated news, hot button topics, and many...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIuAc6yfRA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdzbo9hoxuY

played on an acoustic mandolin tuned like a mandola.

Charlie Parker meets Dave Peters.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLE3nJASKQQ

Greetings fellow lovers of Loar lore. I borrowed this unique instrument from it's very knowledgeable custodian (at the time) to see how it would sound on a recording. I tuned the instrument (as I...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1-o1jlPHEA

Hey Folks! Here's some videos of my latest project, Blue Hat, Yeah! We're starting to play some around New England, so come check us out!

http://http://www.bluehatyeah.com/

Also, since it's...

When I tell people it's a mandolin, the usual response is "Cool Dude!"...
Of course this is SoCal where everything is "Cool Dude!"...

Here is The Andy Statman Trio performing The Arkansas Traveler for the WAMU's Bluegrass Country YouTube channel.

That's Andy Statman on mandolin, Jim Whitney on bass, and Larry Eagle on...

The most versatile instrument, period...

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Nice stuff Ethan, I like your Bowl of Bula & the Don Stiernberg stuff. I subbed !

I found this song last night and thought it was pretty funny. I haven't seen this one from Thile before.

Because there's not many folks that can play too many notes on the...

Best by far is to transcribe and learn them on your own. You will learn a LOT MORE that way!

It amuses me that it took a banjo player with a Ph.D. from MIT in Molecular Biology (guy in the video) to realize that you could actually use the ring finger on your right hand. It's like he's the...

Very fun video featuring Jake Joliff and other local musicians. The video was inspired by the viral video featuring Lake Street Dive that catapulted them to wider attention.

There's some great...

I'm not sure, but this might be the first time that the mandolin has had a (small) role in a Google Doodle--the little animations that Google puts on their home page for special occasions.

The...

Ethan you sound great! Can't go wrong with Donnie.

I’m constantly traveling around town with my Gibson mandolin. With my music lessons and jam sessions, I have to bring my mandolin to work a few times each week.

I don’t like the stock Gibson...

Part Deux:

The Guide says that the best mandolin in existence is the Schmergel Devastator. It says that the tone of a Schmergel Devastator is like having your brains smashed out by a slice of...

A bit of a mandolin-themed spoof:

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Cafe is a wholly remarkable book. Perhaps the most remarkable, certainly the most successful book ever to come out of the great...