Holiday music from

Butch Baldassari & Friends

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Mandolin Hymns	Mandolin Hymns	A Victorian Christmas
Butch Baldassari, mandolins, mandola, octave mandolin, nylon string guitar; Sam Bacco, percussion; Mike Bub, bass; Shawn Camp, fiddle; John Catchings,  cello; Mark Horwitz, flute; Randy Howard,   fiddle, guitars; Mark Schatz, bass; Tim Stafford, guitar; Gene Wooten, Dobro; Andrea Zonn, viola	Butch Baldassari - mandolin, mandola and octave mandolin; in an instrumental program of 15 traditional gospel songs. But is joined by Aubrey Haynie and Andrea Zonn-fiddle, Robert Bowlin-guitar, Stuart Duncan-banjo, along with Dennis Crouch and Mike Bub, bass.	Christmas music by Butch Baldassari and friends. Artwork and inscriptions from postcards and Christmas cards, poems and prose from the early twentieth century. The combination is an experience of Christmas from a bygone era, a unique way to say "Merry Christmas" to a loved one - or to yourself!
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BUTCH BALDASSARI SCHOLARSHIP AT BLAIR SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Butch created new interest in the mandolin in a wide variety of musical genres. He was an inspiration to people who loved his music and who knew him as a friend.  He performed and recorded with many of the top names in bluegrass, Celtic, classical, jazz and other genres.

He moved between bluegrass festivals and symphony halls with ease and grace, earning respect and admiration in these seemingly disparate worlds. He was the driving force behind the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble and was an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music.

A scholarship in Butch's name for Folk Instrument Instruction has been endowed at Blair School of Music. The scholarship will formally be announced and introduced at the Appalachian Concert at Blair in the Spring of 2011...date to be announced.

Contributions, which may be tax-deductible, can be made to the scholarship at:

Blair School of Music
Attention: Butch Baldassari Scholarship
2400 Blakemore Avenue
Nashville, TN 37209

Four Tribute CDs produced by Butch Baldassari
Dawg Tales: The Acoustic Tribute to David Grisman	Pickin' on the Alman Brothers	Mandolin Tribute to Andrea Bocelli	Open Road Tribute to James Taylor

Click here for a full list of mandolin CDs from Butch Baldassari & Friends   All CD's are $15, including shipping and handling. Our secure shopping cart accepts Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal payments. The ensemble is not active. You can still buy Nashville Mandolin Ensemble CDs!