Mandolin Orange is a Chapel Hill-based duo combining the talents of Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. Mixing elements of folk and traditional elements with rock n roll and country music, their music is predominantly acoustic-based featuring guitars, mandolins, fiddles mixed in with various other instruments. Both Emily and Andrew grew up in North Carolina and their roots show in their songs.
Mandolin Orange have just released their latest. It's called "This Side of Jordan."
Andrew and Emily along with bassist Jeff Crawford dropped by the WUNC studios, checked into Last Motel, and chatted with Eric Hodge for Sunday's broadcast. They play some tunes in-studio from their new album. You can hear the full interview and conversation Sunday night August 18 at 6 p.m. Here's a highlight:
Last year Mandolin Orange also checked into Last Motel and here's a little bit from that session:
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