Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet
The Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet is a quartetto classico version of the mandolin quartet; we play 2 mandolins, mandola, and mandocello. Our repertoire is diver
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Sailors_Dream_WMQ_eq
Sailors_Dream_WMQ_eq
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SoundClick artist Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet presents "Sailors_Dream_WMQ_eq", a remarkable release in the Acoustic genre. Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet demonstrates a clear artistic voice throughout. The track delivers a memorable listening experience in this genre, and effortlessly connects with the listener. "Sailors_Dream_WMQ_eq" has peaked at #19 in the Acoustic General category on SoundClick. Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet continues to build an Acoustic catalog on SoundClick, one of the longest-running platforms for independent artists.
Put Your Money In a Tango
Put Your Money In a Tango
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"Put Your Money In a Tango" is an Acoustic track by Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet on SoundClick. The production choices feel intentional, giving the track a distinct character. The track delivers a memorable listening experience in this genre, and effortlessly connects with the listener. It has reached the top 10 on the SoundClick Acoustic General chart, peaking at #8. Explore the full Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet catalog on SoundClick and discover more Acoustic music from independent creators.
Angus's Caribbean Holiday
Angus's Caribbean Holiday
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Independent artist Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet drops "Angus's Caribbean Holiday", an Acoustic track on SoundClick. Every element serves the song, creating a cohesive listening experience from start to finish. This is a remarkable offering in this genre from this independent artist. Find more from Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet on SoundClick, a platform built for independent music discovery.
Maserati Polka
Maserati Polka
A malapropism-inspired polka for mandolin quartet...
"Maserati Polka" by Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet is an Acoustic production available on SoundClick. It provides textures that deepen the overall emotional resonance. The arrangement unfolds with a natural ease, guiding the listener through a more immersive experience. SoundClick gives artists like Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet a platform to share original Acoustic music with listeners around the world.
O'Carolan's Draught
O'Carolan's Draught
Composed by the venerable Irish harper.
"O'Carolan's Draught" is an Acoustic track by Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet on SoundClick. There is an authenticity to the performance that draws the listener in. The arrangement unfolds with a natural ease, guiding the listener through a more immersive experience. "O'Carolan's Draught" is part of the Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet catalog on SoundClick, where independent artists connect with a global audience.
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WMQ was founded at the turn of the century (um, the most-recent one) to apply the quartetto classico version of the mandolin quartet to a completely new repertoire. Whatever your preconceptions are about what a mandolin quartet is like, forget them.
We are thrilled to be offering our first CD, "The Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet." Please contact gary_wikfors@hotmail.com for more info.
Band/artist history
The current, and founding, members of WMQ are: Ellen Cohn, mandolin; Colin Healy, mandola; Betsy Rome, mandolin; and Gary Wikfors, mandocello.
Gary had acquired a chronic itch to arrange music for mandolin quartet, and eventually a mandocello and mandola to do so. After experimenting with multitrack recordings, Gary felt the need to impose this affliction on some musical friends. Betsy likes to joke that this is the first band she was invited to join by email.
All WMQ members are playing out of their normal elements in this group: Betsy is a well-known flatpick guitarist anchoring the bluegrass-swing quartet "Too Blue," Colin is a fiddler and multi-instrumentalist at the center of the "Ash Creek String Band," Ellen is a sought-after accompaniest of traditional Irish and Quebecois tunes on piano and guitar, and Gary usually plays the wee-little mandolin with "The Fiddleheads" and others.
WMQ made its public debut in 1999 at the NOMAD festival in Newtown, CT. Since then, we have played other folk and traditional-music festivals, coffeehouses, concerts, apple orchards (?), and private events. To be honest, we have some trouble getting past the "Mandolin quartet? No, we don't do THAT kind of music!" reaction. So, we hope this site helps people re-define what "THAT kind of music" is and consider including this in their events.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
WMQ very-much enjoys entertaining at private events and at festivals and coffeehouses. We infuse our arrangements with a healthy dose of humor and especially appreciate it when audience members leap to their feet to "sing along" with our instrumentals!
Your musical influences
Not classical. Motown, TV themes, surf, O'Carolan, hard rock, traditional Swedish... A common response is "I can't believe you can play that on mandolins!"
Woodbridge, CT
USA
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646319
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