Musikalischer Stil
Bluegrass, Swing, Klassik
Land
USA
Instrument
Amerikanische Mandoline, F-Modell von Collings
Ensembles
Full Cord Bluegrass Band
Duo mit Evan Marshall
Michigan Mandolin Orchestra
Brian Oberlin hat mir folgende Antworten für meinen Fragebogen geschickt.
Fragebogen
My last name rhymes with mandolin. Just kidding. It’s the greatest instrument on the planet!!!.
Mein Name reimt sich auf "Mandolin". Im Ernst. Die Mandoline ist das großartigste Instrument auf dem Planeten!!!
FULL CORD: ANOTHER MICHIGAN BLUEGRASS POWERHOUSE
“This Michigan band has emerged as a bona fide bluegrass powerhouse with serious chops and stellar songwriting. And it’s clear that their magical journey has just scratched the surface.” – John Sinkevics, LocalSpins.com.
When it comes to movers and shakers in the bluegrass world, Full Cord is a super- group on the rise. After winning the prestigious 2022 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition in Colorado, the Michigan-based group followed that with another much-coveted honor when the International Bluegrass Music Association named Full Cord its “Momentum Award Band of the Year.”
While mandolinist Brian Oberlin notes the band’s music “is new and fresh to the ears of seasoned bluegrass fans,” the bluegrass traditions in Full Cord have deep roots.
The group’s players – Oberlin, guitarist Eric Langejans, bassist Todd Kirchner, fiddler Grant Flick and vocalist Katie Kirchner – boast decades of musical artistry, with experience in popular performing bands from Michigan to Oregon.
And with the recent addition of award-winning, Colorado-based banjoist Ricky Mier, Full Cord is poised to take the next step in its journey as a bluegrass powerhouse: The band’s debut album on Nashville’s Dark Shadow Recordings is set to drop in 2023.
Full Cord’s songwriting has reached a new “tipping point,” Katie Kirchner suggests, enhanced by the group’s vast repertoire and robust experience in numerous band projects over the years.
And Oberlin insists the band is “just hitting its stride” – ready to follow in the footsteps of fellow Michigan bluegrass icons Billy Strings and Greensky Bluegrass as yet another star in the making.
Brian Oberlin hat das folgende Video empfohlen. Es wurde beim Midwest Banjo Camp 2022 aufgenommen.
Performance by Brian Oberlin from Midwest Banjo Camp '22 faculty performance night 1, June 3rd 2022.
Accompanied by Todd Kirchner, Eric Langejans and Gabe Hirshfeld.
Come study old-time or bluegrass banjo with some of today's best players. Hands-on classes, demonstrations, two faculty concerts, and lots of great jams. Also tracks in guitar, fiddle, mandolin and bass. www.midwestbanjocamp.com