New and Recent Publications
- New tunebook: Stumbling On (47 Original Mandolin Tunes, 2018-Summer 2021) by John Goodin now available from this site.
- My recordings of my Seasonal Suites (for Octave Mandolin) are now available as a digital-only album, presently available to stream and purchase only from my Bandcamp site.
- Telemann: Menuets for Two Mandolins (1728) by John Goodin was released on May 1, 2021 and is a digital-only album, presently available to stream and purchase only from my Bandcamp site.
- My recordings of Postcards From the Crater and 18 Duettinos by William Bates, previously available only from my Bandcamp site are now available for streaming on all of the major streaming services; Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Tidal, etc. Try your favorite music service and see how they sound.
- Seasonal Suites for Octave Mandolin or Mandocello: 21 Original Easy to Intermediate Original Tunes, Arranged into Suites for Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn, December 2020
- Point Loma Sunset, for mandolin orchestra (commissioned by the San Diego Mandolin Orchestra, completed in early 2021)
- Schroeder's Idea (for mandolin orchestra)(newly available in Winter 2021, originally composed in 2013)
- Poets in Time (for mandolin orchestra)(newly available in Winter 2021, originally composed in 2010)
- Oregonia, for mandolin orchestra (commissioned by the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra in November 2019, completed in 2020)
- Halfway Home (for mandolin orchestra)(Summer 2020)
- Mandolin Tunes 2 Tunebook: 21 Original Mandolin Tunes (with harmony parts and guitar chords) by John Goodin (PDF ebook)(2020)
- Telemann for Two Mandolins by John Goodin (published by Mel Bay, either print or ebook)(2019)
- A Baroque Sampler for Octave Mandolin by John Goodin (published by Mel Bay, either print or ebook)(2019)
- Spring Suite, May 2019 (for Octave Mandolin or Mandocello) by John Goodin. Recording also available at Bandcamp. (Oct. 2019)
- Postcards From the Crater: Easy to Intermediate Divertimentos for solo Mandolin or Violin (digital-only CD release at Bandcamp)
- Land of Living Skies , for mandolin orchestra (commissioned by the Regina Mandolin Orchestra in November 2018, completed in early 2019)
- Winter Suite, February 2019 (for Octave Mandolin or Mandocello) by John Goodin. Sheet music available here. Recording also available at Bandcamp. (Feb. 2019)
- Mandolin Tunes 2 Twenty-one tunes chosen from the 2017 tune-a-week project of my So Many Tunes blog. (Oct. 2018)(Available for download and streaming at Bandcamp; streaming available from Amazon music, Spotify and most other streaming services.)
- It's All Goodin (Original Compositions for Mandolin Orchestra by John Goodin newly recorded by the Louisville Mandolin Orchestra.)(Oct. 2018, available at Bandcamp)
- Airs for the Seasons by James Oswald, arranged for Solo Mandolin by John Goodin (published by Mel Bay, either print or ebook)(2018)
- Waitin' On the Julia Belle for mandolin orchestra by John Goodin (dedicated to the memory of John Hartford and the Julia Belle Swain)(2018)
- St. Francis and the Birds for mandolin quartet or ensemble by John Goodin (2018)
- May Frost: 64 Original Mandolin Tunes (with harmony parts and guitar chords) by John Goodin (2018)
- James Oswald on the Ohio for mandolin quartet or ensemble by John Goodin (2018)
- Mandolin Books by John Goodin: a new page on this site that gathers together links for my various mandolin music books including my self-published items and those published by Mel Bay, Inc.
- Driftless for mandolin orchestra by John Goodin (commissioned by the 2017 Carlo Aonzo Mandolin Workshop)
- Playford for Mandolin: 121 Tunes from the Playford Dancing Masters (1651-1728) adapted for Mandolin by John Goodin - (published by Mel Bay, either print or ebook)
- 18 Duettinos by William Bates (adapted for two mandolins by John Goodin) (recording available at Bandcamp, PDF score available here)
- Bibliography of Classical Mandolin articles in the Mandolin World News (1976-1984) (February 2004, vol. XIX, no. 1)
Original compositions
- Compositions for mandolin orchestra or other mandolin ensembles
- Deer Tracks (for solo mandolin) (mp3 recordings and sheet music : 2013 studio recording download and streaming available at Bandcamp), streaming available from Amazon music, Spotify and most other streaming services.
- Midwestern Mandolin Duos
- Contratopia Tunebook: Original Reels, Jigs, Waltzes and Airs by John Goodin & Erik Sessions
- 31 Waltzes
- So Many Tunes blog (mp3 recordings mostly featuring mandolin with pdf sheet music) (alphabetical list of the tunes)
- Mandolin and Strings (music for mandolins and bowed strings)
Mandolin music and materials from the Public Domain
Articles written for the Mandolin Journal (official newsletter of the Classical Mandolin Society of America)
- Digital Mando (XXV.4): News from Long Ago (November 2008, vol. XXV, no. 4)
- The Guitar in America: Victorian Era to Jazz Age by Jeffrey J. Noonan (book review) (August 2008, vol. XXV, no. 3)
- Digital Mando (XXV.3): marilynn mair mandolin (August 2008, vol. XXV, no. 3)
- Digital Mando (XXV.2): Vivaldi, Mandolin & YouTube (May 2008, vol. XXV, no. 2)
- Digital Mando (XXIV.1): S.S. Stewart Banjo and Guitar Journal (February 2008, vol. XXIV, no. 1)
- Mandolin-oriented content in digital issues of the S.S. Stewart Banjo and Guitar Journal available from the University of Rochester Sibley Music Library website (bibliography) (February 2008, vol. XXIV, no. 1)
- Bibliography of Classical Mandolin articles in the Mandolin World News (1976-1984) (February 2004, vol. XIX, no. 1)
- James Oswald and the Eighteen Divertimento?s for two Guitars or two Mandelins (May 2003, vol. XVII, no. 2)
- Twenty Years of Solo Bach (May 2001, vol. XV, no. 2)
- Telemann and the Mandolin (November 2000, vol. XIV, no. 4)
- Sam Bush, 1969-1985: a partial discography (May 1992, vol. VI, no. 2)