Mandolin Cafe

Mandolin community news from the Mandolin Cafe, focusing on builders, musicians, workshops, new recordings and other special mandolin related events.
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California Coast Music Camp 2010
California Coast Music Camp (CCMC), celebrating their 19th year in bringing the finest in quality music instruction to adults has announced the dates of their two week-long summer programs: July 11-17 and July 18-24, 2010.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
American Mandolin and Guitar 2010 Winter Seminar
The Directors of the American Mandolin and Guitar Suitcase Series (AMGuSS) are preparing for their upcoming weekend of music for mandolinists, guitarists, mandola and mandocello players to be held February 26-28, 2010 at Roger Williams University.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
Metropolis Ensemble Celebrates Avner Dorman Release
The imaginative, up-and-coming chamber orchestra, Metropolis Ensemble, will celebrate its first studio album, Avner Dorman: Concertos for Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano and Concerto Grosso, with a free concert, reception, and CD signing on February 1 at 7:30 p.m., 15 East 4th Street at Broadway.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
An Official Statement From Gibson Guitar Corp.
Gibson Guitar Corp. of Nashville makes formal statement about being named as a party to approximately 30 lawsuits that claim they conspired to artificially increase and fix the prices of musical instruments.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
Mandolin Camp North 2010 Includes All-Star Line-Up
Mandolin Camp North 2010 convenes April 16-18 in Groton, Massachusetts featuring an all-star line-up of mandolin instructors including Don Stiernberg, Sharon Gilchrist, David Harvey, David Surette, Rich DelGrosso, Skip Gorman and many more.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
Paulo Sa - Brazilian Things
Brazilian master mandolinist and composer Paulo Sa's new recording Brazilian Things has been released and is available on CD Baby.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
10 Questions for Alison Stephens
Classical mandolinist Alison Stephens drops by for an extended interview with the Mandolin Cafe. Find out why she's in demand for everything from movie soundtracks to concerts and theater work in England.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
Jacob Reuven Alon Sariel - Sources
Sources, music for two mandolins is the new recording from Israeli-based Jacob Reuven and Alon Sariel.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
Individual Mandolin Instruction with Mike Marshall
Mike Marshall has announced he will be accepting a limited number of students starting February, 2010 at his studio on Oakland, California. He will also be making Skype lessons available for those who wish to study with him over via the internet.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
The Collings MT2 Mandola
Collings Guitars and Mandolins has announced the creation of their new MT2 Mandola which will be on display at this week's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, January 14 - 17, 2010.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
The Mike Compton Interview
The Mandolin Cafe's message board members engage bluegrass and old-time master Mike Compton for an extended interview.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
MandoMorphosis - 2010
MandoMorphosis 2010 is a new mandolinistic recording made up of a number of prominent mandolin players making their home in the Seattle, Washington region.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
Pete Wernick Announces 2010 Bluegrass Jam Camps
Pete Wernick ("Dr. Banjo") has announced the schedule for his renowned Bluegrass Jam Camps to several communities across the country in 2010.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
Kentucky Announces New Master Model KM-900 Mandolin
The Kentucky Mandolin company has announced production of the new Master Model KM-900 mandolin, the design inspired by the original Gibson A5 mandolin signed and dated by Lloyd Loar on September 20, 1923.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
The Paul Glasse Interview
The Mandolin Cafe's message board members engage Austin, Texas based jazz mandolinist Paul Glasse for an extended interview.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
Mark J. McCracken - Santa's Missing Mandolin
Santa's Missing Mandolin and Other Christmas Stories, a collection of seven short stories by Mark J. McCracken has been published by McLyda Family Publishing of Spokane Valley, Washington.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
March Mandolin Festival 2010
The Eighth Annual March Mandolin Festival will be held March 5-7, 2010, at the Concord Community Music School in Concord, New Hampshire and will feature Mike Compton, Will Patton, Glen Loper, and David Surette, with special guest Susie Burke.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
International Bluegrass Music Museum Memberships
The International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM) has announced a number of incentives for individuals and professional groups interested in purchasing a museum membership, a critical part of IBMM's ability to do business.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
Joel McDermott - Wire Work
Wire Work is a new instrumental recording from UK based multi-instrumentalist Joel McDermott.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news
The Loar Introduces the LM-400 Hand Carved A Mandolin
The Loar has announced the creation of the LM-400, a tribute to classic mandolin design techniques and new hand-carved model from the luthiers at The Loar Hand Carved Workshop.
Categories: Bluegrass and folk news

