Mandolin Orange

Mandolin Orange is an Americana/folk duo based out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group was formed in 2009 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and consists of the group's songwriter Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz (vocals, violin, guitar). Mandolin Orange has produced six albums of Marlin's original works of American roots music. In the last three years, the group has toured throughout the U.S and Europe, including appearances at Austin City Limits, South by Southwest, Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Pickathon, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Rooster Walk, and MerleFest and the Omagh Bluegrass Festival. Mandolin Orange was the featured artist on CBS This Morning's Saturday Morning Sessions on December 7, 2019.[2]

Mandolin Orange
Mandolin Orange at the Folk sur le canal Festival, Montreal, Quebec, 2018
Background information
OriginChapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Genres
Years active2009–present
LabelsYep Roc
Associated actsKate Rhudy
WebsiteMandolinOrange.com
MembersAndrew Marlin
Emily Frantz

They signed to Yep Roc Records in 2013[3] and have produced four albums under their umbrella, This Side Of Jordan, Such Jubilee, Blindfaller and Tides of a Teardrop.

Discography

Albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[4]		 US
Country
[5]		 US
Folk
[6]		 US
Heat
[7]		 US
Rock
[8]
Quiet Little Room
  • Release date: April 10, 2010
  • Label: Mandolin Orange
 — — — — —
Haste Make / Hard Hearted Stranger
  • Release date: November 8, 2011
  • Label: Mandolin Orange LLC
 — — — — —
This Side of Jordan — — — — —
Such Jubilee
  • Release date: May 5, 2015
  • Label: Yep Roc Records
 — — 17 21 —
Blindfaller
  • Release date: September 30, 2016
  • Label: Yep Roc Records
 — — 16 7 42
Tides of a Teardrop
  • Release date: February 1, 2019
  • Label: Yep Roc Records
 164 13 2 1 31
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References
  1. Linda Fahey (2015-02-24). "Songs We Love: Mandolin Orange, 'Old Ties And Companions'". NPR. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. "Saturday Sessions: Mandolin Orange performs "Paper Mountain"". www.msn.com. Microsoft News. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  3. Lawrence, Jordan. "Mandolin Orange's third album, This Side of Jordan, out on Aug. 6 via Yep Roc Records". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  4. "Mandolin Orange Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. "Mandolin Orange Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  6. "Mandolin Orange Chart History (Americana / Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  7. "Mandolin Orange Chart History (Heatseerkers Albums)". Billboard.
  8. "Mandolin Orange Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  9. Bjorke, Matt (March 5, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: March 5, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved April 13, 2019.


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