An amazing transcription of the masterpiece of Astor Piazzola, Adios Nonino. Improvisation at its best, just listen to that!
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All you need to know about mandolin picks
Mandolin picks can have as big an effect on sound and playability of your mandolin as a bow does for a violin - on the other hand if you do not know how to [...]
Mandolin Strings: a complete guide
Mandolin Strings are very important, as they have a big effect on your mandolin sound. The selection of mandolin strings is important, but also important is to know how to maintain your strings and when/how [...]
Mandolin Maintenance, Care and Cleaning
Take care of your mandolin and you will enjoy it for many years to come! Basic mandolin maintenance and care described in this article is easy and should be done regularly. These are just [...]
Online Mandolin Tuner, with microphone
[Last Update: Sep 8th, 2021] Would you like to tune your mandolin and you do not have a digital tuner at hand? Here is a free online mandolin tuner that allows you to [...]
A Farewell to Mikis Theodorakis
I look at a line on the stave in front of me and I think that it alone is enough to sweep like a paper tower the regime of brutal violence that they installed [...]
Las Abejas by Augustin Barrios performed by Hamilton Hollanda – tMt TV #32
Here is an amazing performance of Las Abejas, a composition of the Paraguayan guitarist Augustin Barrios. Agustín Barrios composed Las Abejas in 1921, the same year he wrote another famous piece of music, La Catedral. [...]
Altalena, Lino Cannavacciuolo (LIVE by MandolinARTE)
Altalena is a beautiful composition by Lino Cannavacciuolo. Recorded live during MandolinARTE, the Plucked Orchestra of Athens live concert - just before the COVID-19 pandemic, in Athens Greece (FOY Ymittos Concert Hall). We [...]
A few details about the 2nd Edition of my book – Mandolin Chords Guidebook Playing Songs
Like almost everybody else, I am in quarantine at home due to COVID-19, so I have started some of the projects I have been postponing for a loooooong time. One of these projects, is [...]
