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Hi David: I play a 1912 Gibson F2 mandolin. That's really the only instrument I use. It has a rich tone, especially in the lower range. On my CD the harmonies are played on the same instrument,...

Well, my newest CD is arriving tomorrow and it's all Italian music. I play twin mandolins in harmony and I play the rhythm guitar also. My friend Eddie Guthman plays upright bass. The CD is called...

It's almost "out." I'm finishing the graphic design tonight and then I'll upload the music files for printing and digital distribution on CDBaby.
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I'm putting the artwork and cover design together tonight. It will take a few days to make sure its exactly to spec. I mastered the recording last Monday evening. When the artwork is complete I'll...

I have a nice recording of this tune I am about to publish in the next few weeks on my new CD "Echoes of the Silent Fountain". I overdubbed my mandolins and my guitar. There is a wonderful bass...

This revival of The Silent Fountain Project is almost complete now. I have a bass player coming in this week to add the final tracks. I'm very happy so far with the results. I tried to reproduce...

Hi Bill: This summer I was inspired to reproduce "The Silent Fountain" as a homage to our friends Gino and Matteo and to my Italian ancestry. I've recorded all the tunes on Gino and Matteo's LP...

My radio show, “Mandolins, Cabbages, and Kings”, on KOWS FM 107.3 from 6- 8 PM July 3 will feature an appearance in the studio by Almir Côrtes, Brazilian mandolinist and guitarist, as well as...

My new radio show is this evening, Tuesday, May 15, from 6-8 PM on KOWS FM 107.3. "Mandolins, Cabbages, and Kings" will feature some very cool mandolin tunes. Streams online. On the air every first,...

The first, third, and fifth Tuesdays of each month you are all invited to listen to my new radio show, "Mandolins, Cabbages, and Kings", on KOWS 107.3 FM from 6-8 PM PT. The show streams online, so...

Just uploaded this new recording with cello and piano of one of my original tunes, "Elegy". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krAJ-5oTO6k Hope you enjoy.

Phil Lawrence

The raga idea was part of a project I completed last winter called Mandolin Ragas in which I take American fiddle tunes and play them as if they were ragas with tabla accompaniment and tanpura drone....

Hi: David LaFlamme has been playing in my hot swing band for about two years at a local venue in Sebastopol, Northern California. In his honor I recorded an experimental version of White Bird,...

Well done. The recordings and the photos are illuminating and delightful.

Very true. I listen to Ravi Shankar quite a bit. He's the ideal.

I posted shortened versions of tracks that are longer and they usually pick up in tempo after 3 to six minutes of rubato non rhythmic floating. I like to float and I like to have intense rhythms...

I love Joe Craven. He's an inspiration. Camptown is a favorite of mine, especially "Ol Joe's Deli", which I kinda had in mind, though I knew I could never attain the level of intensity he put into...

Have you heard Chris Thile's version of Angeline the Baker with David Grier? That's my ideal. But I can't do what he does, so I did a version that suited my abilities. But Thile plays the best...

The drone I used on my first Mandala project was a computer program. I like it because you can change keys, so you have choices. Before I discovered this program I was hesitant to try blending...

I heard New Monsoon once and I liked them very much. I also toy around with the tenor banjo and I think it works equally well with the Raga Grass thing.

Thanks for the feedback Jim. I'll look into those tunes you suggested. I'm not using Protools. I'm using Samplitude/Sequoia. I rerecorded the Mandala project with a real live tabla player last...

Thanks Jim. The tunes can launch. The potential is there. The samples I put up are shortened versions. So they evolve a lot more. Whether they actually launch or not I'm not sure. But do they...

I've been experimenting with a new style of world fusion music playing fiddle tunes to tabla and tanpura accompaniment. They are free improvisations based on old time melodies and original...