Mandolin Orange

Something for the weekend: Watchhouse “Nightbird (Duo Version)”

August 12, 2022 Mark Whitfield 1

That’s it for another dry and hot week dear reader. The rain is coming but cool down in the meantime with a new stripped back version of a song from an album we glowingly reviewed last […]

Watchhouse “Watchhouse”

September 23, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0

Top drawer New Appalachian Folk. Formerly known as Mandolin Orange. Better known to their friends and families as Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. Irrespective of the name change, New Appalachian Folk is still their stock in […]

Video: Watchhouse “New Star”

June 22, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

“Someday we’ll be older…at least we’re all in this together,” sing Watchhouse on their delicate, calming single ‘New Star’ and, after our lives have been on hold for so many months, these simple, direct lines feel […]

Mandolin Orange and Hiss Golden Messenger support new North Carolina fundraiser compilaton

July 31, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

If you were going to rank US states for their contribution to music over the years, North Carolina would be right up there and for fifty years, Carrboro’s live venue Cat’s Cradle has been at the […]

AmericanA to Z – Mandolin Orange

February 18, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

M is for Mandolin Orange, who are Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. This duo’s fresh blend of acoustic bluegrass, folk and country to tell stories of profound feelings, frequently around love and loss, pulls together many […]