Cantiga 292

Ose Sete Does (Cantiga 418)

I got a new mandolin today, a bowl back!

If you’re on facebook, you can go to my page and view it/become a fan:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pete-Riesett/97794497979

Otherwise you can view it from youtube below.

Be sure to comment and let me know what you think!

Pete’s Summer Concert Series

I’m doing a little summer concert on facebook right now, so if you enjoy medieval/renassaince music, head over to http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Pete-Riesett/97794497979 and become a fan!

Schiarazula Marazula

A little mandolin love…

Aequinoctium

Taking a break from my grandmother’s things today, here’s me doing a cover of German medieval rock band Schelmish’s song, ‘Aequinoctium’.  Feel free to leave your comments here, or on the youtube page, which is here.

Bär Tanz

I’ve been meddling with a few different variations of the Bear Dance (a medieval german sone) on my mandolin, and decided to tab out the variation that I kept returning to.  So for those interested, here’s a PDF copy of the tab/sheet music: Bär Tanz

I’ll probably do a video or recording of myself playing it at some point in time, so now you have something to ook forward to in the future. Isn’t it nice to finally have a reason to live?

More mandolin love…

A Que Avondou do Vinno:

Swallowtail Jig:

A little more mandolin love…

This time, it’s a traditional Russian tune called ‘Alexandrovski’. Enjoy:

Meie, din Liehter Schin

A little more mandolin love…

I hate to say it, but it’s becoming more fun to play around with than the banjo…

Metsäkukkia

I’ve had a couple of people ask me to show them the mandolin, so I uploaded me playing a song I started learning two days ago called Metsäkukkia. It’s a finnish folk song, a waltz. I’m not fast enough for the second part yet (although I’m a little faster that recorded…I always make more mistakes when a camera is on).

So here it is…