Mandolin Links

Orchestras

• Classical Mandolin Society of America
• The Fretful Federation - Brighton's innovative ensemble
• Fingers and Frets - Bristol's contribution to the great Mandolin revival
• DaCapoAlba - Lanarkshire Guitar and Mandolin Association
• Sydney Mandolins - they even play Mandolins in Oz
• Orquesta de Pulso y Púa de la ERSM de Requena Spanish Mandolins??
• NMBOF the Norwegian Mandolin and Balalaika Society.
• The Australian federation of mandolins
• Camerata Aguilar (Spain)
• Estudiantina-argenteuil. The Estudiantina is a mandolin orchestra based in France
• Magiba
• MFO Midlands Fretted Orchestra

Mandolin sites

• Mandolin Cafe a brilliant source of music, information, CDs and chat
• Mandozine
• The Scottish mandolin
• Brilliant mandolin site full of links
• Brazilian Choro
• The Acoustic Music Co  Brighton music shop
• Great new UK mandolin site www.mandolin.org.uk.
• Marco Onorati - Italian Mandolins
• Arte Mandoline
• Cool Mandolin
  

Sheet Music

• BDZ_Online The home of Mandolin and Guitar music
• Musicnotes
• net4music
• Trekel, Sheet Music (in German)
• Music Room
• Free Score
• Just Strings
• Sheet Music Hound
• Edition Corvus
• Astute Music
  
  

Suppliers, Luthiers and instrument makers

• Phil Davidson Luthier
• Dave Freshwater, Instrument maker
• Mike Vandan Instrument maker
• Thomas Buchanan Instrument maker
• John Alvey Turner Shop and string supplier
• KaiToenjes Instrument maker
• Carlo Mazzaccara, Naples
• Matthew John Bascetta - Port Sunlight, Wirral
• Andy Manson Instrument maker
• Pickard Acoustics - Handbuilt Guitars, Mandolins
• Dave Webster - Guitar Repairs
• The Music Room
• Helmut Rheingans Luthier and maker of banjos, also repairs & restorations

 

 

Record and CD Sources

• Acoustic Disc Label specialising in acoustic music with many mandolin titles
• Kuarup Discos Brazilian Record company - Choro music including Jacob do Bandolim
• Belmando Mandolin Music Label
• Chitarrata directory of composers, performers and recordings of Western instrumental concert music performed on lutes and guitars
• www.guitarcds.net

Artistes

• Frances Taylor Mandolin
• Simon Mayor Mandolin
• Radim Zenkl Mandolin
• David Price Banjo
• Alison Stephens Mandolin
• Craig Ogden, Guitar
• Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Stage show
• Neil Smith Guitar
• Ian Harris Mandolin
• Danielle Saxon Reeves Classical Banjo and Clasical Guitar
• Trio Assai from Spain - bandurria, Spanish lute and guitar
• David Griffiths, Mandolin Express and Brejeiro
• Duo Ahlert & Schwab
• Andy Eastwood - ukelele banjo
• John Dowling - banjo
• Matt Norman -mandolin
• Chris Acquavella -mandolin and guitar

Banjo Links

• American Banjo Fraternity
• Mugwamps
• John Bullard
• Clifford Essex
• Joe Morley
• Classic Banjo Resource
• Banjo Wizard
• Sibley Music
• Heftone Banjo Orchestra
• Jazz Banjo
• Zither-Banjo

Guitar Links

• Guitar Plus International Database
• www.classicalguitarist.co.uk
• Acoustic guitar tablature
• Louis Gallo
• Áureo Herrero - disciple of Andres Segovia. Concerts, conferences and Guitar Masterclass