Immigrant Instrument: The Mandolin | Music Arts Toolkit

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Keywords
mandolin folk music Appalachian traditional music
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The Arts
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Immigrant Instrument: The Mandolin | Music Arts Toolkit

Chris Mullins, resident artist at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, discusses the background and tuning of the mandolin. Then he plays a traditional tune, “The Lost Indian,” followed by an original medley of three traditional tunes, “Red Rocking Chair,” “Cluck Old Hen,” and “Shady Grove.”

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PBS Learning Media

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