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I am Ken Burnett, Sacramento California mandolin player/singer/songwriter. I have performed and recorded with a bunch of wonderful folks and seriously good musicians for the last twenty or so years. You can read about our exploits and who the exploiters have been over the years. Hope I remember them all and spell their names correctly.

Since the great pandemic of 2020 stopped all manner of music gatherings, I have been recording my list of tunes, many never played before, many forgotten and re-written as I record, some played in many bands and performed for years. This is where I will operate from mandolinavenue.com

Don’t know if I’ll make CDs or not, but probably some at least. There are quite a few tunes, siting at about 35 right now in various stages of doneness.

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mandolin avenue

There has been a vibrant music scene in Sacramento for years, and the bluegrass/folk scene is diverse and delectable. And for the last fifteen years off and on, mandolin avenue has been playing rocking bluegrass with some of Northern California’s best pickers.

Ken Burnett started the band back when George Junior was in the White House. He wrote most of the songs they have performed, besides the traditional and a few covers they perform. The key to the whole deal has been the players and singers over the years, (listed below).

Today in Coronaville, mandolin avenue is just Ken Burnett, in the studio recording some of his many tunes, some fan favs, many never played or heard before. It’s coming together in spite of my lack of adeptness with recording gear, mixing, and production. But it will get done.

List of pickers over the years

  • Brian Burke
  • Tyler Ragle
  • Patrick Grizzell
  • Sophia Ewing
  • Steve Byrd
  • Ann Wherry
  • Liz Ryder
  • Barry Prior
  • Ricky Berger
  • Holly Harrison
  • Joyce Leary
  • Sinjin Frazier
  • Tom Shewmake
  • Sandra Dolores
  • Andy Zembo
  • Holly Holt
  • Kevin Sakamoto
  • Lisa Bond

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