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Article: Album Review

Tommy "GCP" Emanuel & David "Dawg" Grisman: Pickin'

Read "Pickin'" reviewed by Matt Hooke

by Matt Hooke

Listening to Pickin' begs why it took so long for guitarist Tommy Emmanuel and mandolinist David Grisman to collaborate. The album is not a mere showcase for the duo's considerable technical abilities but is a showcase for Grisman's phenomenal songwriting. Grisman wrote every song on the album except the standard “Sweet Georgia Brown," and the Australian ...

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Pickin'

By David Grisman

Label: Acoustic Disc
Released: 2017
Track listing: Zorro’s Last Ride; Cinderella’s Fella; CGP & Dawg; Farm & Fun Time; Newly Wedding; Sweet Georgia Brown; Rock; Dawg’s Waltz; Tipsy Gypsy; Tracy’s Tune; Port Townsend Blues; Waltzing Matilda.

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Article: Live Review

David Grisman Sextet at Chautauqua Auditorium

Read "David Grisman Sextet at Chautauqua Auditorium" reviewed by Geoff Anderson

by Geoff Anderson

David Grisman Sextet Chautauqua Auditorium Boulder, Colorado August 12, 2016 Wag More, Bark Less. That's a popular bumper sticker, but it could also be a theme, a motto, a catch phrase or even the guiding philosophy for the David Grisman Sextet whenever it unleashes its very own “Dawg Music." Friday night ...

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Article: Live Review

Del & Dawg at the Ryman Auditorium

Read "Del & Dawg at the Ryman Auditorium" reviewed by William Levine

by William Levine

Del & Dawg Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN June 30, 2016 When the old-school country DJ Eddie Stubbs introduced the concert's starring duo, he acknowledged the lack of a suitable category, especially for David Grisman's career, which from the beginning grew well beyond classic bluegrass mandolin and steadily embraced ...

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George Cole LIVE!

By George Cole

Label: Acoustic Disc
Released: 2015
Track listing: Riverside Drive; Samois Faire; The One That Got Away; Sheila's Waltz; Avalon; Limehouse Blues; La Vie En Rose; Caravan; Tres Vite; The Crooner

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Article: Album Review

Noam Lemish / George Marsh: Nightfall

Read "Nightfall" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

Nightfall is the second recording of Israeli, Toronto-based, pianist Noam Lemish and veteran Bay Area drummer and educator George Marsh (after Yes And, 2008). The set of original compositions and improvisations feature the breadth of their musical universes. Lemish studied classical music and jazz in Israel, and continued his studies under the tutelage of composer W.A. ...

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Article: Album Review

Chris Biesterfeldt: Urban Mandolin

Read "Urban Mandolin" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

Bluegrass instruments like the mandolin, banjo, and fiddle have long been associated genres outside of the high lonesome. This instrumentation has also permeated the jazz and classical worlds as evidenced by the lifetimes of David Grisman, Chris Thile, Bela Fleck, Vassar Clements, Joe Venuti, Bob Wills and on and on. Mandolinist Chris Biesterfeldt places himself in ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The New Gary Burton Quartet: Guided Tour

Read "The New Gary Burton Quartet: Guided Tour" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

For some, retirement means winding down and enjoying what life has to offer, after a lifetime spent with the daily grind of making a living. With most musicians, however, while making a living has been a not insignificant challenge, making music can hardly be called a daily grind; it's work, to be sure, but it's also ...

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Article: Interview

Bela Fleck (BEY-Lah Fleck): See Curious, Creative Mind

Read "Bela Fleck (BEY-Lah Fleck): See Curious, Creative Mind" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

Béla Fleck has taken his instrument--the banjo--to heights that seemed unimaginable prior to couple decades ago. There have been virtuoso players in its long history, but the sounds Fleck elicits through electronics, and the musical landscapes he treads upon, are groundbreaking. He's got all that in his pocket. But as a twenty-something musician whose ...


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