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This is a list of mandolinists, people who have specifically furthered the mandolin by composing for it, by playing it, or by teaching it. They are identified by their affiliation to the instrument. They are identified by their affiliation to the instrument.
Stephens was born in Bickley, Kent, and educated at James Allen's Girls' School and Haileybury and began playing the mandolin at the age of seven, inspired by her father, who had played the instrument during the Second World War. [2] She was the first graduate in the instrument from Trinity College of Music in London. [3]
Clara Louisa Ross Ricci (1 July 1858 - 1954) was a British composer, mandolinist, and singer.She is best known for her compositions for mandolin and her songs, which she published as Clara Ross or Clara Ross-Ricci.
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Started composing at age 7. Wrote cantata and first ballet, ‘Der Schneemann’ at age 11. Piano sonata no.2 played by [Artur Schnabel] at 13; opera at 17. Franz Liszt: 1811 Composer, pianist, conductor, teacher 9? Was the only child composer to write for a set of Diabelli variations at age 11, and composed opera at age 13. André Mathieu: 1929
John Sheahan and the late Barney McKenna, respectively fiddle player and tenor banjo player with the Dubliners, are also accomplished Irish mandolin players. The instruments used are either flat-backed, oval hole examples as described above (made by UK luthier Roger Bucknall of Fylde Guitars), or carved-top, oval hole instruments with an arched ...
The Blue Night Express band lasted for nearly seven years and Sharon played with the band from age nine to sixteen. Eventually, the Erwin sisters teamed up with Robin Lynn Macy and Laura Lynch, two women they had met over the years, forming the first lineup of a new band playing predominantly bluegrass, named the Dixie Chicks. Sharon and Troy ...
In 1920 the brothers performed under the name Les Marchantes, still playing mandolin and guitar. This group also had two female performers, who sang and played instruments. [23] Sometime between 1920 and 1930, the brothers began to perform separately. By 1930, Nicolas was living in Queens, working as a musician in a theater. [24]