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Bob (and Lee and others in this thread)
"The correlation between mandolin playing in the early 20th century and social class is an example of a topic that needs more research. People often point to...

Jo, I know you had the world music radio program, but I still wonder where and how you find so much varied and interesting music. Recordings? Travel? Printed sheet music?

Lee, glad to see you were able to pursue this project; I remember talking with you about a symposium-like event about MO's. But regarding your article/notes, I was surprised not to see any mention of...

Lively and interesting piece and performance. I had suggested this Hartford selection for our local group, we'll see what happens. But I am especially intrigued by the use of wind and other...

We talked the last couple years about mandocellos at CMSA. I'm not doing a workshop this year, but you will be meeting and playing with a bunch of enthusiastic bass cleffers, and Klaus Rumpf is going...

"Molk-e Del" with a huge choir & orchestra!
Wish I knew of this music when I was still conducting choirs. Do you have notation for this one? I'm not sure my ear is as good as yours; also, any kind...

Beautiful; 6 courses I see. I know the instrument evolved and adapted in different settings but I don't think I've seen 6 on a mandolin, as opposed to lute or early guitasr. So I'm curious if you...

I like what Mike says about "What Bach wanted this music to sound like." Of course we'll never know exactly, but there is plenty of historical literature and period style documentation to guide us....

"Deep River" was always my favorite spiritual to do with my choirs; I like your flowing tremolo rendition and harmonization, slightly different from versions I have done. Hope to see some of you soon...

"Around the World in 80 Strings!"
What indigenous plucked string instruments would these have been played on originally? I'm imagining a Darwinian evolutionary/geneological/roots family tree of...

I am assuming they do not make cases for a Gibson K4 mandocello... right?
I am worried about air travel and looking at Calton. I do not want a TSA or flight attendant to say "Sorry, no carry on" and...

Looking at PDX to OHare to Kzoo; last link looks like it might be a smaller local, Eagle Air or similar. But I will check before buying tickets. THANKS!

Welcome to Cafe, DNG, and it's nice to see a few Oregon replies. I am in Independence, just across the river from Salem; I have a Stiver F5 for jamming, but my main efforts go into my classical1912...

I have a 1912 Gibson K4 which I would love to bring with me to Kalamazoo CMSA, but I am afraid to take my chances with TSA or a flight attendant on a crowded flight. "Sorry sir, that goes in cargo."...

I have a classic 1912 Gibson K4 which I am afraid to take on an airplane. To travel, I purchased a German made Thomann mandocello (at that time around $700 usd) which surprised me with its tone and...

I have some similar problems, but a very different history; I'm a retired music professor, so I have high musical standards in my mind. But I never played a string instrument with any serious intent,...

Jo,
Your selections are so interestingly out of the mandolin "mainstream" (Euro-classical, Irish, Bluegrass, etc.). I see printed sheet music in the video: what are your sources for these many...

I think you are just about the most innovative and international-intercultural musician I have encountered. This track is a nearly psychedelic blend of sounds and cultures. Was the throat singer...

Even though these compositions are quite a few decades old, they seem like "new repertoire for mandocello" material. Thank you for bringing this neglected music back to life! Looking forward to...

Great to see a symphonic ensemble all (mostly?) plucked and sounding so artfully musical. It reminds me of listening to MMQ's Dvorak New World cd and thinking "They sound like a fine string quartet,"...

Beautiful, and a very interesting list of woods used. Are these typical in Australian luthier shops?
We'd love to hear it....

Living music history! Thank you Neil, thank you 78rpm's, thank you public domain.
What grabs me most abut these recordings is the continuous tremolo portamento, the legato glide up and down the...

You were a tech wizard way ahead of your time!
When I was learning scores (to conduct) I was lousy on piano so I would record a part on a Grundig TK6L, one of the first high quality battery-powered...

Good point; I'm a retired choral musician and I get annoyed with people talking about "African music" as if there's no difference between a cappella Zulu isychatamiya and township jive or Malian jazz...

I have heard from different master players from both sides of the Atlantic (might hear from someone across the Pacific from my Oregon home) about this. Fabio Giudice, Chris Aquavella, August Watters,...