Category: Mandolin Project 2026 (Page 2 of 2)

”Kingfishers” Written by: Bruno Garreau (mandolin: F5 PERRIN), accompagned by: Hervé Lelou (fiddle) William Garreau (guitar)

Bruno Garreau became a professional musician in 1997. At the time he was the mandolin player in the bluegrass quartet led by banjo player Philippe Bourgeois with whom he worked five years (festivals and gigs all over France and Europe, album “Uncle Sam Down The Road”).

In 2009, Bruno created a new recital, designed around music he composed for mandolin to be given as a duo, a trio, or a quartet.

”Kingfishers” is one such creation, born upon the banks of the river “Loire” (France), so dearly cherished by Bruno.

• Bruno Garreau YouTube Channel

• “American Mandolin & Jazz Guitar” (with Jean-Christophe Renvoyer (guitar), recorded & mixed by: Jean-Christophe Renvoyer) – Record Union 2014

• “Lady Brighton” (with Willam Gareau (guitar), Produced, recorded & mixed by: Jean-Christophe Renvoyer) – Record Union 2018

• “Another Grass” (with Thierry Loyer (dobro), William Garreau (guitar), Produced, recorded & mixed by: Jean-Christophe Renvoyer) – Record Union 2020

• “Red Moon” (with Thierry Lecocq (fiddle), William Garreau (guitar), Produced, recorded & mixed by: Jean-Christophe Renvoyer) – Record Union 2024

personal website:
https://www.brunogarreau.com
Bruno Garreau on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/05QAKesffnfFX2Lafs5cnz
Bruno Garreau on bandcamp
https://brunogarreau.bandcamp.com/
Bruno Garreau on Apple.music
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bruno-garreau/953112803

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Mandolin Project 2026

The “Mandolin Project 2026” aims to create a YouTube playlist of unreleased videos featuring European mandolinists who are actively contributing to the growth of the American (or Celtic) mandolin. Videos from this project will be posted online from mid-September through the end of 2026 on the “fretdreamer” YouTube channel.

Fifty years ago, the “Paris Banjo Session” project brought together leading French banjo players alongside American banjoist Bill Keith to record an album at the “Acousti” studios in Paris.

Upon the album’s release, the project participants gave a special concert at the Théâtre Présent (Paris), which drew a crowd of nearly a thousand people.

Half a century has passed, and we have decided to launch a new project centered on the American mandolin, to promote this unique instrument and its players. Influenced by David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Sam Bush, John Reischman, Tim O’Brien, and a few others, the American mandolin (bluegrass, dawg, Celtic, or other styles) has grown significantly in Europe since the 1970s.

A project steering committee has been formed, under the patronage of Christian Séguret. It includes Denis Phan, organizer of the 1975 “banjo” project, and mandolinists who have agreed to contribute to the project: Philippe Bony, Jean Marie Daviaud, Bruno Garreau, and Bernard Minari (Mando Duo)

This project is open to French mandolinists as well as our friends from neighboring European countries. Its immediate goal is not to produce an album but, initially, to create a YouTube playlist featuring videos of original compositions submitted by the participants.

Twenty-four mandolinists have already expressed interest in the project, and eight videos are already awaiting publication. If you are not part of this initial group, you can still contact us and request to join the Facebook group “Mandolin Project 2026” if you have an original project—preferably one of your own compositions.

The first publications have been posted online:

• Saturday, September 12, “Murmures des ombres”(“Whispers of the Shadows”), written by Bernard Minari, performed by Anouman.
  Description (in English) on this blog

This first video will be followed by:

• Tuesday, September 15: “Kingfishers” by Bruno Garreau.
  Description of this video in this blog

• Saturday, September 19: “Chopping In The Boondocks” by Jesper Rübner-Petersen.
  Description of this video in this blog

• Tuesday, September 22: “Le Beausset” by Jean-Marie Daviaud, featuring Philippe Colleu.
• Description of this video in this blog

• Saturday, September 26: “Fridee” by Frédéric Bourgeois.
• Description of this video in this blog

• Tuesday, September 29: “Compote de TOF,” de et par Christophe Constantin (mandolin) Description of this video in this blog

• Friday 2/10: “New Spirit of Suwannee 2” – Waltz, Christian Seguret

Friday 9/10 : “Phosphene – Oh’ Jamais Trop Trad” – by Jean-Marie Redon & Sharon Lombardi”. Description of this video in this blog

• M13/10 Table for two (Signe Borch & Thierry Schoysman) “The Carrotts Retreat” Description of this video in this blog

• V16/10 Catch the goat : “Rêverie matinale” (Morning Reverie)
  Description of this video in this blog

• M20/10 Musique Du Jour (Marie Clemence & Dorian Ricaux): “Diffraction”
• V23/10 Mando Duo (Bernard Minari & Daniel Portalès) “Gouttelettes/candide” (Droplets/candida)