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RoadHomeCDCover

The Road Home
Some of the world's greatest acoustic performers pay homage to the late Butch Baldassari, mandolin master and friend. 

Price: $12.00



VictorianChristmasCDCover

A Victorian Christmas
It's filled with artwork and inscriptions from postcards and Christmas cards, poems and prose from the early twentieth century. The accompanying CD add soft, beautiful Christmas songs performed by acclaimed mandolinist Butch Baladassari.

Price: $15.00




Appalachian Mandolin & Dulcimer
This new CD brings together mandolinist Butch Baldassari and dulcimer legend David Schnauffer in a collection of 14 duets showcasing traditional music of the Appalachian Mountains

Price: $12.00



A Day in the Country
Butch Baldassari and a bounty of Nashville's finest musicians pay homage to some beautiful traditional tunes and introduce some original tunes destined to become classics. Players include Mike Bub, Robert Bowlin, Kathy Chiavola, Larry Cordle, Glen Duncan,Ellsworth Dye, the late Randy Howard, Alissa Jones, and Mark Schatz
Price: $12.00



Mandolin Hymns
Mandolin Hymns features Butch Baldassari - mandolin, mandola and octave mandolin in an instrumental program of 15 traditional gospel songs. Aubrey Haynie and Andrea Zonn-fiddle, Robert Bowlin-guitar, Stuart Duncan-banjo, along with Dennis Crouch and Mike Bub on bass bring a fresh string band sound to these classic melodies.

Price: $12.00



Cantabile: Duets for Mandolin and Guitar
Classical guitarist John Mock teams up with Butch Baldassari on mandolin for an all-classical program. This unique instrumental combination puts a fresh new sound on material that ranges from Bach and Scarlatti to Beethoven, Sor and Satie.
CD Price: $12.00

Accompanying Book Sold Separately

Cantabile
Standard notation for mandolin and guitar. From Bach and Scarlatti to Beethoven and Sor. 40 pages.
Book Price: $14.95 (plus $3.00 shipping)



New Classics for Bluegrass Mandolin
Butch Baldassari's second CD of all instrumental bluegrass features original tunes destined to become part of the bluegrass repertoire. This new music features stellar performances by bluegrass greats Glen Duncan, Richard Greene, David Grier, Sonya Isaacs and Mark Schatz The eight-minute "It's Rainin' the Blues for Bill Monroe" must be heard to be believed!
CD Price: $12.00

Accompanying Book Sold Separately

New Classics for Bluegrass Mandolin
This collection contains notation and tablature for 12 bluegrass mandolin tunes as recorded by Butch Baldassari. Intermediate to advanced in difficulty. 32 page book.
CD sold separately.
Book Price: $9.95 (plus $3.00 shipping)



American Portraits
The Nashville Mandolin Trio: Butch-mandolin, Gene Ford-guitar and John Hedgecoth-mandocello, puts their unique signature sound on a broad cross-section of American music. The musical mix includes traditional fiddle tunes, new treatments of swing-era classics and a healthy dose of original compositions.
Price: $12.00



Reflections
Butch Baldassari and John Carlini draw from their wide range of experiences to conjure up a world where the high lonesome blues from the hollows of Kentucky, syncopated string jazz from the boulevard cafes of Paris and fascinating rhythms echoing along the Broadways of uptown Manhattan all come together.
Price: $12.00



Travellers
Three of acoustic music's leading musicians- Butch Baldassari, Robin Bullock and John Reischman- create a new musical genre as they explore the common ground shared by traditional American, Irish and Latin dance music. With two mandolins, bouzouki and guitar, they bring together an incredibly wide range of styles.
Price: $12.00



Evergreen

Mandolin Music for Christmas. Butch Baldassari takes the traditional approach to seasonal music in the chamber music style.

CD Price: $12.00

Accompanying Book Sold Separately

Evergreen: Mandolin Music for Christmas
By Butch Baldassari. 13 tunes from the Evergreen album in standard notation and tablature. 32 pages.
CD sold separately.
Book Price: $7.95 (plus $3.00 shipping)