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This "mandolin craze" was fading by the 1930s, but just as this practice was falling into disuse, the mandolin found a new niche in American country, old-time music, bluegrass and folk music. More recently, the Baroque and Classical mandolin repertory and styles have benefited from the raised awareness of and interest in Early music .
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One of his students at this time was a young David Grisman. In the mid-1960s Wakefield began playing mandolin with the Greenbriar Boys as well as appearing with Ralph Stanley. Also in this period he began turning to new influences, composing classical mandolin sonatas and arranging classical pieces for traditional bluegrass instruments.
A native of Mississippi, Compton began playing mandolin in his teens, influenced by the region's blues, old-time country, and bluegrass traditions. His musical background was influenced by his great-grandfather, who was an old-time fiddler. Compton initially played trombone, then switched to guitar, and later to mandolin, playing old-time music ...
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Crosspicking is a technique for playing the mandolin or guitar using a plectrum or flatpick in a rolling, syncopated style across three strings. This style is probably best known as one element of the flatpicking style in bluegrass music, and it closely resembles a banjo roll, the main difference being that the banjo roll is fingerpicked rather than flatpicked.
Mandolin orchestras were popular in the early 20th century, and many cities and schools had one. [citation needed] Tulane Mandolin Club in New Orleans, 1896. A considerable body of music was created, much of which was simple or popular marches and foxtrots that were easy and fun to play.
Video of this show was released by Sierra Records in 1998 as Together Again For the Last Time (later reissued on DVD as Clarence White: The Video). [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Note: most Country Gazette members released solo and collaborative recordings which featured other Country Gazette members.