My new CD, Silver Lining of a Quiet Year, is up on Bandcamp, where you can listen, purchase and download a single track or the entire CD, or order an actual physical CD with all the photos and info. You can also stream it on Spotify. More places to purchase coming soon!
Mel Bay has published my 4th book! It’s 288 pages with 100+ scores and 2 dozen essays adding historical perspective. I am so psyched to be able to release this book that combines wisdom from my long careers as a performer and professor of music. It’s available from the Mel Bay website in book and download form. A print-to-order version, a slightly smaller size, is also available on Amazon. Check it out!
Hi all– Luiz has released a compilation concert video with lots of interesting collaborations, including mine. Free admission!
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.”
The October 2017 issue of Bossa Brazilian Music online focused on Choro music, and included an interview with Marilynn about her involvement with Choro, and an article she wrote, “The French Connection: From Chopin to Choro.” Click the links above to download the articles, or click on the magazine’s title to read the whole issue online.
You can now buy all of Marilynn’s CDs and books on Amazon. They are listed by many sellers, including Marilynn’s own company, Uncommon Strings. Amazon ships worldwide so they are the convenient choice if you live outside the USA or Canada.
I’ve come across a great 21-page wonderfully illustrated article on the history of mandolin playing in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, written by Amy Kreizer. I thank the Minnesota Historical Society, who hold the copyright, for giving me permission to share it with you HERE. Enjoy!
Marilynn wrote 6 articles for Mel Bay’s “Mandolin Session” before the online publication ceased, and though they are not still up on the Mel Bay webpage they were saved by the “Wayback Machine”. Each article is written about one of the exercises from her two method books, and each includes a pdf of the exercise, and an mp3 of Marilynn playing it. All 6 direct links work again, and are listed below– enjoy!
Luiz Simas has posted a video of our duo playing at the Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham MA. We are performing his cool new composition “Baiao da Siriema”. Check it out!
Hooray– the long-awaited CDs have arrived and are available for sale on this page, CDBaby, Amazon, and other astute venues.
Buy a CD directly from Marilynn on this page, or download mp3s from CDBaby right now! International fans can buy a CD from Elderly Instruments or Amazon.
