Hey everyone! Thanks so much for the kind words! It is pretty great being married to an amazing musician--even if she plays the banjo... ;) Excited to be sharing more music from the two of us very...
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Hey everyone! Thanks so much for the kind words! It is pretty great being married to an amazing musician--even if she plays the banjo... ;) Excited to be sharing more music from the two of us very...
This is such awful news. Radim is one of the kindest and most talented people in the mandolin business. Just sent in my support.
Hello friends! This year I'm doing a weekly mandolin music video series called Mandolin Mondays. Check out my latest video--it's a chord melody medley of 3 of my favorite Beatles tunes: "Day...
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Wow! Thanks so much for the kind words, Ivan! John Reischman is definitely one of my many mandolin heroes, and I'm flattered that my playing reminds you of him.
I play a 2000 Flatiron...
Hi Ivan! So glad you liked the tune on the video. The CD definitely maintains a similar tone all the way through, but we also venture into some different styles such as Celtic, hard-driving...
Hey Dan! Thanks so much for your interest in the project. I'm not much of a tech savvy guy, but I believe the mics I used were from the Neumann Series 180. You can read about them here if you're...
Hey everyone! The album is finished and set for official release on March 11th. I'm so pleased with how everything came together, and I am thankful for all of your support and interest in the...
Thanks for the suggestions! Sorry to raise any controversy or frustration with my question. Perhaps it is an unfair question to ask. I realize that there can't be a true "core" repertoire of...
Hey M.Marmot, just trying to expand my repertoire in different genres and be exposed to the experience of the many awesome players on this site. I also hope to find a common ground of core tunes in...
Hey, thanks so much for these suggestions! Good questions too. Mostly, I'm putting together these lists for my own benefit. I love learning new tunes and I want to learn tunes in many genres that...
I'd like to use this list of fundamental tunes for my teaching methods and as a resource for those wanting to learn bluegrass mandolin. I'm sure that you're right that all bluegrass mandolinists...
I'm trying to put together a list of classical compositions that should be the essential core repertoire for all classical mandolinists. I want this list to be a broad sampling of all the different...
I'm trying to put together a list of 20 tunes that should be the essential core repertoire for all Celtic mandolinists. I want this list of tunes to be a broad sampling of all the different Celtic...
I'm trying to put together a list of 20 tunes that should be the essential core repertoire for all Jazz mandolinists. I want this list of tunes to be a broad sampling of all the different Jazz...
I'm trying to put together a list of 20 tunes that should be the essential core repertoire for all Oldtime mandolinists. I want this list of tunes to be a broad sampling of all the different Oldtime...
I'm trying to put together a list of 20 tunes that should be the essential core repertoire for all bluegrass mandolinists. I want this list of tunes to be a broad sampling of all the different...
I am trying to put together a survey of some of the best mandolin method books out there, and I was wondering if anyone had favorites that I should look into. I'd like to find method books for all...
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We did it!!!! Our Kickstarter Campaign ended successfully last night! Thanks to all who supported and promoted the project, we were able to raise $10,835 for the album! We are so grateful to all...
Thank you all so much for your support! Things are really coming together thanks to your help. We're almost there!
Thanks for your comment, Rroyd. I really appreciate your input.
I think you're right. I am definitely following a different path from a lot of young players these days. If I had the privilege...
Hi Rroyd! Thanks so much for checking out my videos and my Kickstarter page. I appreciate your questions so much, and you're right to ask them! The reason that I was unspecific on the Kickstarter...
Here's one of my original tunes called The Paperclip Reel I'm hoping to record this tune on my debut solo album, if I can raise enough funds to produce the CD. If you like this, then you can...
My name is David Benedict and I am currently completing a unique degree in mandolin music performance at Bryan College in Dayton, TN, and now I’m planning to record my first full-length CD!
I...