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MANDOLIN ORANGE – ” Golden Embers “

Posted: November 10, 2018 in MUSIC
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Bluegrass/Americana duo Mandolin Orange perform “Golden Embers” Live at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts in Boone, North Carolina

Watch the performance of “Golden Embers” by the North Carolina duo Mandolin Orange, from their forthcoming album Tides of a Teardrop, due out February 1st on Yep Roc Records.

Andrew Marlin says, “Golden Embers” is a song I wrote to my Dad about my Mom’s passing. I love how the arrangement begins very stripped down to hit home the intimacy of the subject and then explodes with weight as the band comes in later.”

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Andrew Marlin & Emily Frantz

MANDOLIN ORANGE – ” Echo “

Posted: January 1, 2017 in MUSIC
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The North Carolina duo made the most beautiful album of the year; songs that can be listened to over and over and over without need for a break. The perfect mix of vocal harmonies, instrumental bliss and clever lyricism leaves you weak in the knees and reaching for your whiskey. Mandolin Orange has been quietly gathering local and faraway fans since its debut album was released back in 2010. The North Carolina duo’s music — laced with bluegrass, country and folk — is often wistful and contemplative without being somber, and always firmly grounded in the South.

MANDOLIN ORANGE – ” Hey Stranger “

Posted: December 12, 2016 in MUSIC
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The voices of Emily Frantz and Andrew Marlin, the two members of North Carolina acoustic duo Mandolin Orange, are a study in contrasts. Frantz’s vocals are lilting, floating above the instrumentation, whereas Marlin’s are understated. Contemplative and pretty can only get you so far on best end lists, but Mandolin Orange have molded poignant lyrics and awe-strucking melodies rekindling the finest of Gillian Welch and Neko Case. Themes of loss, love and mortality are usually the driving points of thought provoking folk, but this North Carolina duo creates a uniquely elegant sparse acoustic meal.