Mandolin Archives

Rock Mandolin: Ten Years Gone-Zeppelin Revisited

History of My Arrangement After 15 years I revisited one of my favorite Zeppelin tunes and one of my earliest Zeppelin YouTube

The Jackson Stomp by the Mississippi Mudsteppers is one of the most memorable of Charlie McCoy’s tunes. Recorded on Okeh Records 45504,

Venture on over to the JimRichter.com Shop to learn more about a wonderful Gibson A Snakehead for sale.

“Papa” Charlie McCoy reigns as one of the greatest of the pre-war blues mandolinists. Whether on his own or with Bo Carter,

YouTube is rife with individuals who think they know how to play and can teach you Led Zeppelin’s The Battle of Evermore.

Many moons ago I endeavored to bring a variety of mandolinists to Bloomington Indiana/Central Indiana for concerts, workshops, and camps. This was

Like many, I’ve loved Brilliancy since I first heard Sam Bush do it almost 40 years ago. This of course led to

I’m not the first to proclaim their love of Kenny Baker. I have all those County LPs and love each of them.

I’m very privileged to teach again at Mandolin Camp North. I deeply love this camp and the spirit that permeates it. It’s

One of my favorite bluegrass groups growing up was Country Gazette. Loved all their albums and Alan Munde remains one of my