The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #255 Emily Wilson (Karasik Mandolin Project)

Episode Notes

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My guest this week is Emily Wilson. Emily is a great mandolin player and instructor, who also happens to be the caretaker of Lloyd Loar mandolin #71839 also known as the Karasik Mandolin. There’s a good chance you may have seen Emily at a festival or gathering with this instrument. She has started up The Karasik Mandolin Project. The Karasik Mandolin Project’s goal is to preserve Ely Karasik’s January 5th, 1923 Lloyd Loar-Signed F5 Gibson #71839. While doing this, I also wish to to share the instrument with a variety of mandolinists that would otherwise not have access to a Lloyd Loar. This has been done by taking the mandolin to festivals, events and concerts, and getting video footage of the mandolin being played. The videos have been released on a weekly basis since January 2022. 

To learn more about the project, or, to become an investor in the project, head over to the website HERE!

You will find all the info you need as well as links to the Youtube and Facebook page and more!

Songs featured in this episode: Old Grimes by Emily Wilson (Youtube) Katie Bar the Door by Roadside Distraction (S/T) Land’s End by Tim O’Brien (Youtube)

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