• BLUEGRASS MUSIC IN THE WORLD OF CLASSICAL
    Künstlerhaus Boswil (Switzerland) is a wonderful place usually reserved for classical music. It is a series of major Swiss chalets amid which stands a former church converted into a concert venue. The sound is totally unique, so that regular classical music recordings are recorded. This is [...]
  • GILLES APAP & BLUEGRASS ENSEMBLE IN SWITZERLAND
    Gilles Apap will be in concert with a chamber orchestra, the Rastrelli Cello Quartet, Monday, June 28 at Boswil (Switzerland). But the concert would be incomplete without a note to bluegrass, with an ensemble of Thierry Lecocq (mandolin), Jean-Marie Redon (banjo) and Sharon Lombardi (bass), all three members of the BRT (Blue Railroad [...]
  • BANJO WORKSHOP - VIRTON 2010
    Jean-Marie and Sharon returned from Belgium, where Jean-Marie animated banjo workshop internship international acoustic music from Virton. The atmosphere was warm as ever and the music quality. More details: http://actionbanjo.fr/ [...]
  • CONCERT FOR SUPPORT FOR HAITI
    BRT David Rolland attend a charity concert for victims of Haiti. You can also listen to the Fabulous All String Band and Gospel Choir Chantespoir, which is the origin of this concert. Friday, April 2, 2010 - 20H hall of Magny en Vexin Europe Square Magny en Vexin [...]
  • COUP DE PUB FOR AN EXCELLENT MANDOLIN
    Rubner-Petersen Jesper is a Danish mandolinist who lives in Germany. We meet every year with the internship Virton in Belgium where he leads the class of his favorite instrument. Over time, we were able to appreciate his openness, his kindness, his entrepreneurial spirit and musicality. In short, his professionalism. It is [...]
  • BLUE RAILROAD TRAIN IN CONCERT - BLUEGRASS
    Acoustic Bazaar welcomes BRT (Blue Railroad Train) to its monthly musical event: Tuesday, March 2 - 21 pm SATELLIT CAFE 44 rue de la Folie Mericourt - PARIS (M ° Oberkampf or Parmentier St Ambrose) free admission www.acoustic-bazaar . com www.myspace.com / bluerailroadtrain [...]
  • CONCERTS AND COUNTRY 5 February 6, 2010
    Friday, February 5, 2010 at Nemours SWOMP David Holland (vocals, guitar, Cajun accordion), Jean-Marie Redon (banjo, baritone guitar, vocals), Sharon Lombardi (bass, vocals) Special guest: Thierry Lecocq (mandolin, fiddle, vocals) ECU DE FRANCE - 5-7rue of Paris 77140 NEMOURS Dinner 7:30 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Concert Bookings: 01 64 78 98 34 Saturday, February 6, 2010 [...]
  • BANJO WORKSHOP - April 2010 - BELGIUM
    Who will hide behind his banjo course 2010? Registration for the workshop banjo in the international course of acoustic music from Virton are open! It will be held from 5 to 10 April 2010. Ruez you on the site, as places are rare http://www.musiqueacoustique.org/ ... [...]
  • RAS AL FESTIVAL, The Return
    We have arrived at Barcelona airport, and, surprise, everything is translated into a foreign language! The first word we learn is "nada para declarar" ... we soon discover that the language one is required to use is Catalan. Lluis Gomez, the great banjoist and organizer of this wonderful festival, came to fetch us. A [...]
  • GILLES APAP, BLUEGRASS ENSEMBLE, ORCHESTRA PICARDIE
    It's confirmed! After their concert at the Theatre du Chatelet, Thierry Lecocq, Jean-Marie Redon Lombardi and Sharon will have the small pleasure of playing again with Gilles Apap and the Picardy Orchestra in December 2009. Here are the dates and places together: December 13, December 15 Hirson, Creil December 17, Amiens [...]

SPOTLIGHT ON A VERY banjoist CATALAN

There are a number of European banjo players who are noted for their virtuosity and dynamism to promote and promote the music of banjo.
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Among them, we had the chance to meet recently banjoïste Catalan Lluis Gomez.

Based in Barcelona, he runs a successful music centered on the banjo bluegrass and other music evolving.

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He has recorded several albums, either solo or in groups.

He organized a festival of bluegrass, old-time music and Celtic, which takes place near Barcelona.

He hosts a jam bluegrass and Celtic every fortnight in different places of Barcelona.
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Currently, he is preparing a method of banjo in Spanish and working on a new cd.
If you want more information, check out his myspace and that of his group .

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