It’s a sick display of brilliance and ability and a joy to listen to. It’s like breathing and looks effortless but you have to believe they have combined for 6 figures of hours of playing and practice to get to this point.
Could some folks correct me/help fill this in for us all? 00:30 Shoulda Seen It Coming 6:15 Harvest Time 10:48 Carpathian Mountain Breakdown 18:22 "A Chris Thile love song" 22:04 Desvairada - Garoto 28:02 Two of Bach's Goldberg variations 31:37 [something] 38:10 What A Blast! 44:30 Bach: gigue from partita #2 in d minor (with Bass "continuo" - no! entire 2nd part! - by Marshall) 50:58 [something] 56:05 Byron's 59:10 end of that 1:02:00 Sedi Donka (in 25/16 time) 1:04:46 end of that 1:05:55 Fisher's Hornpipe
Who's better? The answer is the one that plays the mandocello in the background! Oh, they both do? Ok the one that plays the mandobass, seldom seen in public but beautiful to hear.
I am surprised that this channel doesn't have more subscribers - You are such a great guy and you have made my life a bit better - just by being in it - in a small way. I was your online student (Peter from China) about 6 or 7 years ago. Playing the mandolin and everything I learned from you has allowed me to spend hundreds of hours learning to play - setting up my own guitar octave mando - experimenting with tunings and different styles of music. I have also shared this with my friends, family and students. I am not a musician - but I still benefit so much from all of this. Thanks! Also, no commenting is possible on the Bach video - not sure why - Amazing job on that. Really enjoy - and it's funny that I should stumble on that just as I am working hard to learn this whole suite.
Wonderful music. Great skill. No question about that. I just feel very very bad that mandolinists always have have difficulty holding the mandolin. They have to slouch forward and bend their knees in some weird way. Particularly if they happen to be a tall person. I mean can't someone give them a support frame for holding the Mandolin like the ones sometimes can be seen for classical guitars? its basically a frame one side of which is shaped to sit on your knee, then raises the mandolin to the height you want. I mean, music is enjoyable but I don't think the musicians have to suffer back pain and or develop a hunchback just for music . Can someone get to it before we start calling some kind of Mandolin musicians rights professional union? Its a joke, but come on.
8 years later, May 18, 2021 I wonder where they are now? I heard that Chris took a M.C, job with a radio company, maybe - maybe not - Mike not a word for several years. I truly enjoy both of them, together or apart. I'm hoping both are happy campers wherever they are and whatever they are doing. Talent like this is hard to put into a box and leave behind. The spotlight beckons even if the dollars are not needed anymore. Wish they would have come to New Mexico, I understand that we only have 1 1/2 venues here, Albuquerque is one and Santa Fe or las Cruces are the halves (?) but we do love music, the Indios, the Hispanics and the Anglos plus a few from other nationalities. We are a fine mix of music lovers, one and all!
Mike Marshall was in David Grisman’s group at Seventeen. The thing that’s sweet about the mandolin world is that all the elite players are pals who are so happy to get the opportunity to perform with each other.
What an amazing show. Don't forget you can join Mike Marshall's ArtistWorks school of mandolin. He's a great teacher and will really help you progress as a player. What a combination these two make - just brilliant.
