New music video from Mandolin Orange - "Morphine Girl"

Local folk rising stars Mandolin Orange released their acclaimed Yep Roc debut This Side of Jordan last year and now they've released a new music video from the album for the song "Morphine Girl." Check out the beautifully shot video below.

Mandolin Orange will head west to play Merlefest in Wilkesboro on Sunday, April 27, alongside acts including Jim Lauderdale, Donna the Buffalo, The Kruger

Album Review: Mandolin Orange - This Side of Jordan

Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz’s work together as Mandolin Orange has been a treat for listeners and it only gets better on their latest release, This Side of Jordan.

Their previous release, the double album Haste Make/Hard Hearted Stranger, proved that they can be prolific and that their beautiful bluegrass rarely wears thin. This Side of Jordan elevates the duo above their peers with

Video: Mandolin Orange performs "House of Stone" for CMT

Triangle rising stars Mandolin Orange have been working hard touring and promoting their new album This Side of Jordan since it was released in August and the band garnered the favor of CMT and they recorded a performance for the site.

The band talked about the song "House of Stone" and performed it for CMT Edge, which you can watch below.

Mandolin Orange will play a big show at the Fletcher

Mandolin Orange releasing 'This Side of Jordan' in August

Triangle folk duo Mandolin Orange signed with local label Yep Roc Records earlier this year and are gearing up for the release of a new album titled This Side of Jordan.

The album will be released on August 20 and you can check out the album's opening track, "House of Stone," below along with the full 11-song track list.

The band will celebrate the release of This Side of Jordan with a big show

Mandolin Orange to play MS benefit in Durham

Local folk/Americana rising stars Mandolin Orange will play a big local show this Friday to raise money for the Eastern NC Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Mandolin Orange, Magnolia Collective, The Dogwoods, and Django Haskins (of The Old Ceremony) will play Motorco Music Hall in Durham on Friday, November 30. Advance tickets are available HERE for $10.

Mandolin Orange played Motorco this summer as

Tift Merritt, Megafaun & Mandolin Orange to play free show in Carrboro

Three of the Triangle's favorite artists, Tift Merritt, Megafaun, and Mandolin Orange are teaming up for a free show this fall that will certainly be the talk of the town.



The three acts will play Carrboro Town Commons from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, September 21. Tickets are free with a voucher which you'll be able to get at the Cat's Cradle as well as other local businesses starting on

Mandolin Orange plays to wall-to-wall crowd at Motorco

All photos by Kevin Norris

Wednesday brought more rain to the Triangle, which led to another Music in the Gardens show being relocated to Motorco Music Hall. Fans flocked to venue to welcome local folk band Mandolin Orange back from a midwestern tour in droves, packing the venue slightly beyond comfort.

The band played the show as a quartet and sounded fantastic as they made their way through

Win tickets to Mandolin Orange at Duke Gardens

Mandolin Orange has been on the road and working their way across the country and back to their North Carolina home. The band will play Duke Gardens as part of Duke Performance's Music in the Gardens series this Wednesday.

For a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show, email trianglemusiccontests at gmail dot com with "Mandolin Orange tickets" in the subject line no later than noon

Duke Performances unveils Music in the Gardens lineup

Duke Performances has announced the lineup for what is arguably the best summer concert series around and, as usual, it's end-to-end with stellar local acts.

The Music in the Gardens series kicks off Wednesday, June 6, with The Beast and Big Band and includes The Old Ceremony, Dex Romweber & The New Romans, Bombadil, Mandolin Orange, Midtown Dickens and Megafaun.

Tickets go on sale May 15 and

Bombadil, Mandolin Orange, Midtown Dickens & more to play spring Shakori festival

With spring in full effect, it's almost time for the bi-annual Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in Chatham County. The 2012 spring event will be on April 19-22 and feature an array of fantastic local and national acts.

Some acts on that caught our eyes include The Beast, Big Fat Gap, Bombadil, Donna the Buffalo, Greg Humphreys & The Hobex Allstars, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Justin Robinson & the

New music video from Mandolin Orange - "Clover Tune"

Triangle duo Mandolin Orange have been earning more regional and national attention since the release of their sophomore album Haste Make / Hard Hearted Stranger last year. The band has now released a music video for the song "Clover Tune," found on the latter half of the double album.

The video is a simple yet effective performance filmed at The Station in Carrboro and Memorial Hall on UNC's