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After the Navy, Solivan decided to form his own band. Besides Solivan (mandolin), the current lineup of Dirty Kitchen includes Mike Munford (banjo), Chris Luquette (guitar), and Jeremy Middleton (bass). [8] The band name is a reference to the gourmet meals Solivan prepares for friends and family (and the title of one of Solivan's instrumental ...
This used to be the common picture of the mandolin, an obscure instrument of romance in the hands of a Spanish nobleman. [1] The mandolin is a modern member of the lute family, dating back to Italy in the 18th century. The instrument was played across Europe but then disappeared after the Napoleonic Wars. Credit for creating the modern bowlback ...
A mandolin (Italian: mandolino, pronounced [mandoˈliːno]; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of eight strings. A variety of string types are used, with steel strings being ...
Mandolins in North America. 1916 Gibson F4 with arched and carved top, curled scroll and oval soundhole. The mandolin has had a place in North American culture since the 1880s, when a "mandolin craze" began. [ 1][ 2] The continent was a land of immigrants, including Italian immigrants, some of whom brought their mandolins with them. In spite of ...
Peter Ostroushko (August 12, 1953 – February 24, 2021) was an American violinist and mandolinist. He performed regularly on the radio program A Prairie Home Companion and with a variety of bands and orchestras in Minneapolis–Saint Paul and nationally. He won a regional Emmy Award for the soundtrack he composed for the documentary series ...
Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) is an Americana / folk duo based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group was formed in 2009 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and consists of songwriter Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz (vocals, violin, guitar), who are married to each other. Watchhouse has produced six albums ...
Ugo Orlandi (born in Brescia, 1958) is a musicologist, a specialist in the history of music, a university professor and internationally renowned mandolinist virtuoso. [1] [2] Among worldwide musicians, professional classical musicians are a small group; among them is an even smaller group of classical mandolinists. [3]
5-Ingredient Zucchini-Feta Roll-Ups. Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food Stylist: Annie Probst. These zucchini-feta roll-ups are a quick and easy appetizer to pull together, and the recipe is easily ...