New Music

Renowned musicians and folk historians Mike Compton and Norman Blake join forces to introduce listeners to the repertoire of the Mississippi duo Narmour & Smith with Gallop To Georgia. This special project features the sounds of blues, rags, shuffles and country waltzes, and even a hint of Tex-Mex flavor.

"Lyrical and melodic, filled with buoyant rhythms and clever rhythmic patterns, Gallop To Georgia captures a bygone era in American string music, now reintroduced ...

Long-time friends Gregg Daigle and Don Grieser announce the release of Palatable to a Goat, a recording of guitar and mandolin instrumentals. The CD features six original tunes and six tunes and melodies they have enjoyed and played together for years.

Gregg and Don first met at RockyGrass in 2000 and immediately ...

Kanaalstraat, Utrecht, Netherlands — Brilliant Classics has announced a December 19 release for Raffaele La Ragione's new recording Margola: Music for Mandolin and other Chamber Music.

Composer Franco Margola was a Brescian ...

Brazilian mandolin force Danilo Brito has announced the release of his newest project entitled Da Natureza das Coisas, (About the nature of things) which includes six original compositions.

On Da Natureza das Coisas Brito ...

Bologna, Italy — Tactus, the Italian classical music recording label has announced the release and availability of Gervasio: Mandolin Sonatas, by Marco Giacintucci (mandolin) and Walter D’Arcangelo (harpsichord).

Giovanni ...

Los Angeles — Alex Heflin has announced the release of Retro, a 20-track recording on which he plays most instruments.

About the project, Heflin said, "This record is simply a compilation of instrumental covers put together over the past couple of years; songs from TV, pop culture, ...

David Grisman, Danny Barnes and Samson Grisman launch first recording of Dawg Trio.

San Rafael, Calif. — Acoustic Disc has announced an October 11 release of Dawg Trio Plays Tunes & Sings Songs, a collaboration between David Grisman, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Danny Barnes and Samson Grisman on bass.

Their debut recording features nine brand new Dawg compositions and three original songs by Barnes, recorded live in Grisman's Dawg Studios. This unique ensemble displays an incredibly wide range of styles, from swing to bluegrass and old time to Dawg.
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India — The duo Two Macha, a creative collaboration between India's Bluegrass mandolin exponent "Dolinman" (Diptanshu Roy) and singer-songwriter and guitarist Suren Vikhash have announced a September 21 release for their first self-titled EP.

The duo's web site notes their influence is rooted to India, with a fresh contemporary twist. They believe that music is a powerful medium to bring about a positive change in a society riddled with negativity and their ...

Victor, Idaho — Ben Winship has announced the release of two recordings after a considerable haitus since his last solo project. Two brilliant new albums packed with original compositions feature his considerable talents as mandolininst, singer, songwriter and band leader.

On Acorns, Winship wades deeply into his love of of ...

New York City — John Anello Jr., (aka "Johnny Mandolin") has announced the release of his newest recording on Cexton Records entitled Tonight. The project has Johnny playing great classic songs and show tunes on mandolin, backed by both orchestra and bands.

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Savona, Italy — Carlo Aonzo has announced the release of the new Carlo Aonzo Trio recording Mandolitaly.

On the project the band presents an interesting repertoire of Italian music chosen among the evergreens of the Italian national tradition, arranged with the unique personal 'Carlo Aonzo Trio' style.

The Trio, featuring Aonzo on Italian mandolin, Lorenzo Piccone on guitar and Luciano Puppo on double bass, made a real trip around the world musical genres last year with the release of their first album, A Mandolin Journey. ...

Andrew Hendryx's hot new project Deep River drops today and we have a premier cut from the album entitled "Redtail Reel," featuring Michael Cleveland of Flame Keepers on fiddle, Andy Falco of Infamous String Dusters on guitar, Matt Zeiner of The Weight Band on organ, Ryan Montbleau and Dave Butler ...

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — Old-time and bluegrass mandolin player Mike Klein has announced the June 17 release of his debut album entitled Over the Waves.

Produced and mixed by five-time JUNO nominee and seven time Canadian Folk Award winner Andrew Collins, the album is a ...

Brussels, Belgium — Outhere Music has announced the release of Domenico Scarlatti Mandolin Sonatas by the ensemble Pizzicar Galante.

The Pizzicar Galante ensemble was founded in Paris in 2012 by mandolinist Anna Schivazappa and harpsichordist ...

Tom Wright has announced the release of Tailwind, a collection of 10-string electric mandolin music except for one 10-string acoustic track. Seven tunes are original compositions with one cover.

About the project, Wright told us, "This is somewhat unusual, in that I was playing jazz on violin and viola long ago, but have left it behind and now play ...

Sebastopol, Calif. — The Gravenstein Mandolin Ensemble has announced the release of their new recording, Sweet Harvest, a collection of mandolin music from classical and modern composers, and Latin and Jewish traditional music.

The Ensemble, based in Sonoma County, has been California's ...

San Rafael, Calif. — Acoustic Disc has announced the release of Doc & Dawg Live at Acoustic Stage.

The music on this live recording features a complete 1997 concert performance by the legendary Arthel "Doc" Watson and David "Dawg" Grisman along with guitarist ...

Wimberley, Tex. — Mandolinist Billy Bright and banjo legend Alan Munde have announced the release of Es Mi Suerte, the first new recording since their 2014 acoustic duet project Bright Munde.

Es Mi Suerte showcases a wide variety of instrumental mastery of Munde and Bright's years in acoustic roots music. Eight of the ten songs are originals, capturing the spirit of traditional and progressive bluegrass, 1950s folk, Texas waltzes, a blend of "Tex-Mex-Cajun" ...

Jeff Midkiff has announced the release of his newest project, Music for Mandolin and String Quartet, by the Carpe Diem String Quartet & Jeff Midkiff.

The three-part "From the Blue Ridge" is the signature feature of the recording and reflects Midkiff's roots and love of bluegrass ...

Arden, NC — A living legend recently inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, master mandolin player and singer Roland White is celebrating a trailblazing period of his storied career with new recordings of songs he helped make classic.
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Boston — David Benedict has announced the official release of his new solo recording, The Golden Angle, for Friday, October 26.

Already receiving glowing reviews ahead of its official release, The Golden Angle is poised to be one of the premier mandolin albums of the year and should in the Mandolin Cafe's opinion become a clear candidate for Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year for the International Bluegrass Music Association. ...

Classical mandolinist Julien Martineau has announced the pending release of his newest recording, Come Una Volta - Vivaldi, Calace, Caudioso.

Two of the famous concertos by Vivaldi appear here on this intensely romantic album. Martineau, one of today's greatest figureheads of classical mandolin, has recorded for Naïve. We also finally get to hear, thanks to the world premiere recording, the legendary, virtuosic and poetic second concerto (of which the manuscript was lost) by Raffaele Calace (1863-1934).

Extensive liner notes including an interview with ...

Asheville, N.C. — Veteran bluegrass mandolinist Rudi Ekstein has announced the release of his new solo recording, Carolina Chimes - Rudi Ekstein's All Original Bluegrass Instrumental Showcase, on the Foxfire Recording label.

With Carolina Chimes, a collection of a dozen hot bluegrass instrumentals, Ekstein ...

Thomas Cassell has announced the release of his newest solo project, Voyager, original compositions for string band featuring his brilliant mandolin playing along with a host of equally talented musicians.

About the new release Cassell told us, "This album was a whole lot of fun to make. ...