"Stephen Oliver, mandolinist for the psych-folk band Brother Oliver, broke the Guinness World Record for the ‘longest marathon playing mandolin’ on December 18th. It was a 27 hour affair (27 hours, 8...
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"Stephen Oliver, mandolinist for the psych-folk band Brother Oliver, broke the Guinness World Record for the ‘longest marathon playing mandolin’ on December 18th. It was a 27 hour affair (27 hours, 8...
Thank you for compiling this list. The later volumes of the Bickford method are around and available – this outfit, for instance, sells volume 2 for $10. And there are countless other older mandolin...
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra has a rare and weird octobass, lower than a standard upright bass, that is played using bow, levers and foot pedals. Fascinating article and video are here.
Fantastic article – thanks much.
There will be a free live stream available of the tribute concert for Peter Ostroushko at 7 pm tonight, September 19, 2022, in Minneapolis. Details here. (The concert is sold out for in-person...
I noticed an appraisal of a c. 1910 Larson Brothers harp mandolin on this episode of Antiques Roadshow from 2019. The discussion of the instrument begins around 35:00.
Regarding the interesting topic of mandolins as investments, I was recently the beneficiary of one such investment decision.
A man in my area advertised to sell a super-blingy old bowlback on...
This sad event reminds me of an article I wrote 25 years ago about the USPS dead letter office in St. Paul, which collected lost postal items from the entire eastern US. It was an enormous warehouse...
The Internet Archive just posted a recording of Cambria's "Invocation."
https://archive.org/details/78_invocation_stellario-cambria-stellario-cambria_gbia0422387a
It must be in the public domain...
Imagine the humidity problems.
I've never before seen a scratch plate with a person's portrait on it.
On January 1, tens of thousands of pre-1923 music recordings entered the public domain in the US. A quick search on archive.com shows that at least 108 of them include mandolin players in...
I've been happy with the Winix Ultrasonic Humidifier that Costco carries. 2 gallon capacity, humidity gauge, warm and cool mist options....
I met Misha a couple of times because he was a friend of my parents around the late-1970s to early '80s. He was performing a lot in Southern California during that time. I dimly recall him as...
Updating this old thread.
Here's new info on Al Capone and his fretted-instrument talents: "Before long, Capone traded his banjo for a different instrument. Some biographers say it was a mandolin,...
I've never heard anyone say the mandolin isn't a legitimate classical instrument, but I do recall reading an entry on the mandolin in an old music reference book that described it as a folk...
Here's an old but good one, freely available online:
https://archive.org/details/guitarmandolinbi00bone
Sorry, wrong link. Try this one. https://www.stringsbymail.com/beethoven-adagio-ma-non-troppo-arr-by-kindle-for-guitar-mandolin-11173.html
Photo was taken on the set of The Godfather.
https://www.abaa.org/book/1411760909
Ervan Coleman, a mandolinist and guitarist who performed with the Baja Marimba Band and Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, was born on July 7, 1921. He would have been 100 today.
Coleman is featured in...
John Goodin: https://www.mandotopia.com/mandolinorchestra.htm.
There are many others. Check out the Classical Mandolin Society of America: https://classicalmandolinsociety.org
Plucked String Disc in 1984 released an album titled Howard Frye: A Memorial Album 1920-1967.
Most Japanese players, however, are not Bluegrassers. For a good overview of the mandolin scene in Japan, check out this video: https://youtu.be/MrEPHKRS4XM
You might try to find the Eastman MDB102-MS, which is a bowlback model. There's one listed here in the classifieds right now, within your price limit.