Mandolin Cafe News

Artist to Artist - 10 Minutes with Carlo Aonzo
Joseph Brent meets up with Italian mandolin legend Carlo Aonzo for his second Artist-to-Artist interview in advance of Carlo's 12th Annual New York City Mandolin Workshop.
January 22, 2012 - 6:00 pm

The Lafferty Mandolin Giveaway
The Mandolin Store is combining efforts with the Mandolin Cafe to give away a copy of The Lafferty A Model, their new house brand mandolin family line of instruments, hand-crafted in the U.S. One lucky individual to be chosen the winner on the Mandolin Cafe web site February 15, 2012.
January 10, 2012 - 6:30 am

Punch Brothers - Who's Feeling Young Now?
Punch Brothers release their new album, Who's Feeling Young Now?, February 14, 2012, on Nonesuch Records. Completed over three weeks at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, the record was produced by Grammy Award winner Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, Modest Mouse).
January 5, 2012 - 10:00 am

Matt Flinner Trio - Winter Harvest
Building on their Music du Jour release of 2009, the Matt Flinner Trio is set to release Winter Harvest on January 31.
January 4, 2012 - 12:45 pm

Two New Releases from Tim Connell and Rio Con Brio
Mandolinist Tim Connell has just released two new CDs with his Brazilian choro ensemble Rio Con Brio including Caprice, and Fado/Fate, Rio Con Brio accompanying the stunning Portuguese vocalist Alexandra Coutinho in her debut release.
December 30, 2011 - 2:45 pm

Mike Marshall in Concert at Mandolicious
New Music Works (NMW) is proud to welcome Mike Marshall as a featured guest artist for their Mandolicious concert, Friday, January 13, 2012 at 8 p.m. in the Cabrillo College Music Recital Hall.
December 28, 2011 - 9:00 am

Bean Blossom and Winfield, pitching tents on the old campgrounds
Writer Bill Graham reflects on two great American music festivals and what you might find at each, with inspiration gleaned from Thomas A. Adler's new book on Bean Blossom.
December 20, 2011 - 12:05 pm

Mike Compton - Rotten Taters
Mike Compton has completed his first solo mandolin recording, a compilation of original and traditional selections entitled Rotten Taters. The project was spontaneously conceived and recorded in Australia this past summer while on a solo tour.
December 8, 2011 - 11:30 pm

Brian Oberlin - Solo Swing Christmas
Solo Swing Christmas is a the latest project from Brian Oberlin, Music Director of the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra and host and founder of the River of the West Mandolin Camp.
December 8, 2011 - 8:45 am

March Mandolin Festival 2012
The Tenth Annual March Mandolin Festival will be held March 2-4, 2012, at the Concord Community Music School in Concord, New Hampshire. This year, the festival features Jesse Brock, Claudine Langille, Skip Gorman, and David Surette, with special guests Susie Burke and Baron Collins-Hill.
December 4, 2011 - 7:15 pm

A Mandolin Christmas with Karen Mal and Will Taylor
A Mandolin Christmas with Karen Mal and Will Taylor is a collection of fresh arrangements for guitar and mandolin just out in time for the holidays.
December 2, 2011 - 10:30 am

Bobby Westfall - Pop Classics For Mandolin
Hal Leonard Corporation has announced the publication of Pop Classics For Mandolin, which includes 20 pop selections familiar to the general public, arranged for mandolin.
November 25, 2011 - 8:30 am

Joseph Brent Interview
We interview Joseph Brent, a mandolin faculty member at Mannes College The New School For Music and a frequent touring band member for several pop icons.
November 20, 2011 - 5:00 pm

John Goodin - Mandolin Tunes
John Goodin has announced the publication of a new solo work entitled Mandolin Tunes, now available from iTunes, amazon.com and CDBaby.
November 17, 2011 - 6:45 pm

Joe Carr - School of Bluegrass Mandolin Book/CD
Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the publication of another Joe Carr collection, his fifth of 2011, with School of Bluegrass Mandolin.
November 14, 2011 - 6:15 am