Mandolin Mondays Featuring Radim Zenkl /// "First Flight of the Phoenix"

Mandolin Mondays #213: Make way for the Czech Republic Mandolin Legend Radim Zenkl! Check out this jaw dropping original composition played on his Custom Capek wide-neck F5 mandolin. Radim uses his own unique technique here, the "Zenkl style," in which he uses two fingerpicks, enabling him to play both the tremolo melody and crosspicking accompaniment. Hard to believe all that sound is coming from one guy!
Radim comes from the former Czechoslovakia, where he had a classical upbringing, in his teens he discovered bluegrass and moved to USA in 1989. He released his US debut CD Galactic Mandolin on David Grisman's label Acoustic Disc in 1992. The same year he won the Winfield Mandolin Championship. During the last 30 years, he has collaborated on stage or in studio with the top players of the acoustic music scene and has recorded number of solo CDs, each focusing on a different theme or style of music. He is a current member of the Modern Mandolin Quartet (mandola) and the Ger Mandolin Orchestra (mandolin and mandola).
Radim also tours solo and his worldwide performing and teaching credentials include guest appearances at prestigious musical institutions such as the Berklee College of Music in Boston and Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. His instructional DVD Mandolin Primer was released on Homespun in 2015. Besides the mandolin he also plays a variety of ethnic flutes and the didgeridoo.
Many of you will know that Radim had lost his house of 15 years, along with many musical instruments, hand written manuscripts of original music, and much more in the Paradise, CA "Camp Fire" (November 8, 2018). Radim says: "The response of the music community was amazing, thank you all again for your support and care! 'First Flight of the Phoenix' was written soon after the fire, reflecting on the process of starting out again, rising from the ashes like the mythical bird phoenix."
Be sure to connect with Radim at the following links below for more information about his music:
www.zenkl.com
www.savannahmu...
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And as always, tune in next week for more Mandolin Mondays! Until then...
Happy Picking!
David

[@si1v3rbullets]

This is incredible

[@kungfuasgaeilge]

I've never played the Zelda games, but having heard quite a few songs from the various soundtracks, I feel this would fit right in! Cool right hand technique, I'll have to fiddle around with that.

[@MarkMcCluney]

Radim is a phenomenon. Just amazing. Thanks for posting.

[@muhrvis]

This is a great composition! Awesome.

[@carolginsburg3132]

Thank you Radim for your beautiful composition and for your generosity. I sent a donation to you for the fire and I saw that you also contributed to fire donations.

[@ioanniskostoulas3843]

Outstanding!!!

[@lmrecorders]

That is a W I D E neck! Holy moly. Great playing!

[@turnstyles7485]

Wow!!!

[@GunnarSalyer]

WOW!!! This is amazing!

[@teratism143]

superb

[@nomber1president]

Amazing... He is the best mandolinist I know.