Mandolins News

Mandolins at UCSC
Bill Monroe, the illustrious father of bluegrass, was one of the earliest musicians in the US to bring the mandolin into the mainstream. Though it never approached the ubiquity of the guitar, the gadget has grown in and more »
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Moss Bluff man strikes chord with mandolins (6/27) David Berryman said his first attempts at structure mandolins were a way to cope with his son, Chris, who was serving nine months in the conflict in Iraq. “A whole lot of that was like therapy,” he said. |
10 Questions for Dan Beimborn
By It's the winter of 1994 and I'm spending a Saturday attaching a 14.4K modem to my individual computer with the goal of paying my first visit to something called a web site. My lumbering Mosaic browser finally connects with the internet.
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Tim Weed and the Modern Mandolin Quartet Tim Weed and The Up to the minute Mandolin Quartet join forces to present an evening of unforgettable Crossover Classical music. Remind emphasize Reyes resident Tim Weed is praised internationally for his original classical compositions for the 5-string banjo - his limber up is |
The School of Mandolin with Mike Marshall
The ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass has formally announced the shoot of their School of Mandolin with Mike Marshall, now accepting students. For those looking for a way to learn and grow as a mandolin performer all year long, look no further – this is
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Foot stomping good time at Bluegrass Festival (Amanda Friar/MCTT shaft) It was a foot stomping, hand slapping good time at the Bluegrass Festival as the sound of banjos, mandolins, and guitars rose from the Elkview Campground in Sturgis this weekend. Bluegrass fans gathered on the green to enjoy and more » |
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Student Takes 40 Years to Earn Degree; Best Mandolins in the BIz David Grisman and Mike Marshall headline mandolin courses next week. No, UCSC's Peter Miller, 66, didn't smooth out his thesis at the rate of one word a day, spending four decades getting his Ph.D. in the History of Consciousness. |
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Mandolin 'nerd' Marshall revels in wide variety of styles Mandolin 'nerd' Marshall revels in widespread off the mark variety of stylesToday, Marshall, of Piedmont, is a cool, international 50-something mandolin virtuoso, widely recognized for his capability faculty to play technically demanding work on several instruments and for his extensive collaborations with other artists, including Bay |
Woodworking passion: Bennett tries hand at building mandolin
After a 30-year art teaching craft and an affinity for woodworking, Bennett decided to build a mandolin and become a luthier, a maker of stringed instruments like violins and guitars. Bennett's first endeavour at making a mandolin was
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Learn to Play Irish Tenor Banjo and Mandolin
By Pacific, Mo. — Mel Bay, Inc. has announced the book of a new instructional DVD entitled , by Seamus Egan from the Lark In The Morning series. Tuning, basic melody, techniques
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Bill Monroe, the illustrious father of bluegrass, was one of the earliest musicians in the US to bring the mandolin into the mainstream. Though it never approached the ubiquity of the guitar, the gadget has grown in and more »
By It's the winter of 1994 and I'm spending a Saturday attaching a 14.4K modem to my individual computer with the goal of paying my first visit to something called a web site. My lumbering Mosaic browser finally connects with the internet.
The ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass has formally announced the shoot of their School of Mandolin with Mike Marshall, now accepting students. For those looking for a way to learn and grow as a mandolin performer all year long, look no further – this is
After a 30-year art teaching craft and an affinity for woodworking, Bennett decided to build a mandolin and become a luthier, a maker of stringed instruments like violins and guitars. Bennett's first endeavour at making a mandolin was
By Pacific, Mo. — Mel Bay, Inc. has announced the book of a new instructional DVD entitled , by Seamus Egan from the Lark In The Morning series. Tuning, basic melody, techniques