Press

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News

Marilynn joins 2018 Mandolin Mondays

Thanks to Scott Tichenor’s Mandolin Cafe, and David Benedict, creator of the “Mandolin Mondays” series, here’s my solo-mandolin arrangement and performance of Chiquinha Gonzaga’s “Gaucho.”… Read More »

Posted January 15th, 2018

Of Note

Interview with Marilynn

A local paper came to campus to interview Marilynn in May, and the article came out in print and online. Brazil, rock & roll, even the forgotten pop classic, “Tootsie Roll”. You can read it here.Read More »

Posted May 5th, 2012

Interviews

Marilynn’s interview on “The Feed”

Watch this 3 minute video interview of Marilynn, made by her students at Roger Williams University, for a glimpse into her life as a musician.

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Posted October 2nd, 2010

Interviews

ComunidadeNews artigo sobre Marilynn em português

30/12/2009
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Faça o download do pdf: Norte-americana encontra no bandolim paixão pela música brasileiraRead More »

Posted July 25th, 2010

Interviews

CoMando Q&A on Mandozine – 2nd session

Celebrity Guest of the Week
This article is a 2nd week of questions from Co-Mando listserv members from November 2003, answered by Marilynn while she was snowed in. Questions include technique– especially tremolo– repertoire, and all things mando.

Read it on Mandozine.
Or download a pdf: CoMando Guest of the Week- mm2Read More »

Posted July 25th, 2010

Interviews

CoMando Q&A on Mandozine – 1st session

Celebrity Guest of the Week
This article is actually a week of questions from Co-Mando listserv members from July 2003, that Marilynn answered. Questions include technique– especially tremolo– repertoire, and all things mando.

Read it on Mandozine.
Or download the pdf: CoMando Guest of the Week- mm1Read More »

Posted July 25th, 2010

Interviews

Marilynn Mair – First Lady of the American Mandolin

This All_Frets_Magazine interview w/ Marilynn was published in the November/December 2005 issue. Download is a pdf.… Read More »

Posted July 25th, 2010

Featured in Comunidade News

The Portuguese-language New York newspaper Comunidade News has a nice article on Marilynn’s forays into Brazilian choro. Not Brazilian? For interviews and articles in English click here.… Read More »

Posted January 3rd, 2010

Reviews

CD review: Leave Something Unexplained

"Smudging the lines between folk and classical is an intrepid endeavor... Mair's a superb mandolin player who has brought the instrument to unexpected places..." - Jim Macnie, The Providence Phoenix (USA)
Posted July 22nd, 2008

Reviews

CD review: Leave Something Unexplained

"Marilynn Mair has always had the keen ability to balance classical mandolin traditions and repertoire, while constantly breaking new musical ground…a superb and versatile mandolinist and composer." - – Butch Baldassari, Mandolin Magazine (USA)
Posted July 22nd, 2008
  • "Stepping back to the 18th-century masterworks gave her the opportunity to highlight her technique with a fresh light... her playing is thoughtful, vibrant and a delight to listen to." -- Terence Pender, Mandolin Quarterly (USA)
    "A lovely concert! We estimate your spell-bound and enthusiastic audience at close to 1800 people…" - Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors (USA)
    "The final repeat of the melody transmitted a strong feeling of peace and tenderness that escaped no one in the audience. It is this sensitivity and subtleness that characterized the overall performance." - Brian Hodel, Guitar Review (USA)
    Bring a talented ensemble of gifted musicians together playing some of the great concertos and chamber music pieces of the 1700s, present the extraordinary classical mandolinist Marilynn Mair front and center, and you have a rare combination of the right musicians performing the right music at the right time. – David McCarty, Mandolin Magazine (USA)
    "Marilynn Mair performs Brazilian mandolin music... she plays the mandolin as an instrument for all occasions." – Vaughn Watson, The Providence Journal (USA)
    "Marilynn Mair lives up to her reputation as an excellent mandolinist, with clear tone, a beautiful tremolo, and creative expressiveness." – Zupfmusik Magazin (Germany)
    "Mair travels by mandolin to Brazil and brilliance... her commitment to the music shines through." - Rick Massimo, The Providence Journal
    "A brilliant concert from beginning to end…The performance was extraordinary." – La Rioja (Spain)
    "Marilynn Mair é uma bandolinista americana de formação erudita" -- Paulo Eduardo Neves, Agenda do Samba Choro (Brasil)
    "Smudging the lines between folk and classical is an intrepid endeavor... Mair's a superb mandolin player who has brought the instrument to unexpected places..." - Jim Macnie, The Providence Phoenix (USA)
    "Mair is unstoppable… capable of evoking any landscape, past or present, you’d care to conjure." – Mike Caito, Providence Phoenix (USA)
    "Mair displays an exceptionally gifted approach to this music, using her formidable mandolin technique with grace and sensitivity… It’s the next best thing to a trip to Rio." – David McCarty, Mandolin Magazine (USA)
    Marilynn Mair on mandolin...touches the deepest and most engaging reaches of the ancient and passionate 'Latin soul'. - Carlos Agudelo, Billboard Magazine
    "Marilynn Mair has always had the keen ability to balance classical mandolin traditions and repertoire, while constantly breaking new musical ground…a superb and versatile mandolinist and composer." - – Butch Baldassari, Mandolin Magazine (USA)
    "A sparkling concert… absolutely brilliant!" – Guitar Magazine (England)
    "She’s a fabulous player with a wonderfully clear and lyrical sound." – The Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
    "Marilynn Mair acquits herself very well indeed, a most accomplished player, able to deal with the many intricacies the repertoire demands of her." - Chris Kilvington, Classical Guitar (England)