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COVER STORY Kym Warner - Music From Down Under
For years, Australia's most successful bluegrass export wasn't even known best as a musician, but as a bluegrass luthier - the lanky Steve Gilchrist, builder of superb mandolins praised by the likes to Mike Compton, David Long and Ronnie McCoury as among the great bluegrass instruments ever created (and Steve's a fine player in his own right). MORE... REVIEWS (April, 2004)
ARTICLE Builder James Condino - Mandolins That Make You Smile
Most mandolin makers arrive at their career in luthiery by a less than straight path. Lynn Dudenbostel was downsized out of a position as a safety engineer. Will Kimble chose to build mandolins over a promising career in public relations. Bill Davis was a machinist in the aerospace industry. But few in my experience have pursued employment on the opposite end of the planet in one of the highest, wildest places on Earth while on their trek to mandolin building. James Condino has a restless energy and the wild streak of outdoor extreme sports passion that could have led him into any number of professions less sedate than crafting elegant, modern mandolin family instruments, guitars and double basses. He has, in fact, excelled at outdoor pursuits. He has years of experience guiding expeditions to the highest mountain range on the planet, the beautifully foreboding Himalayas, spending half the year outdoors before returning to Oregon to craft mandolins and other stringed instruments. MORE... Back IssuesOur Back Issues section includes a searchable database of all previous Mandolin Magazine articles. MORE... |
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You literally cannot get any farther from the traditional roots of bluegrass anywhere on the planet, at least geographically speaking, than the sunny, south coast of the Australian continent. The distance alone has proven a major barrier to Australia making much of a lasting impact on bluegrass, despite the fact that the musical style has made a foothold Down Under.
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