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	EASTERN GRASS (2023) Radim Zenkl & Ondra Kozák. This collection features their original compositions, along with a few covers and traditional songs from both sides of the Atlantic, all with distinctive arrangements. Typical bluegrass instruments are used, plus a few others, played in the style that has influenced both players the most - bluegrass - while weaving in influences from their roots, hence Eastern Grass.
	PROJECT BLUE MOSS (2017) Radim Zenkl & Albert Parrish. The first nine tracks on this CD feature original compositions by Albert Parrish for solo fingerstyle guitar. The next nine tracks feature the same tunes with Radim's improvised mandolin parts, thus featuring each composition as a solo and as a duet. The poetic music crosses the tracks of genres such as folk, new age, blues and more.
	MANDOLIN PRIMER (2015) Mandolin fundamentals that even accomplished musicians can benefit from. Tuning, proper playing positions, instrument set-up, warm-ups, four right hand picking techniques, two left hand positions, tone production, tremolo, speed development, several styles of strumming, cross-picking, muting, pizzicato, detailed insights into developing coordination between the picking and fretting hands and how to practice it. All the techniques can be also applied to guitar and other plucked string instruments.
	TROUBADOUR TOUR (2010) Radim Zenkl & Jaroslav Samson Lenk. Jaroslav is a Czech award winning singer songwriter. Their collaboration started about 15 years ago. The Troubadour Tour concept was inspired by a set of performances in medieval castles and other historical sites in Europe. Besides their contemporary repertoire, they prepared a collection of Renaissance and Celtic tunes for this project. See video from a live show.
	EUROPICK (2009) Radim Zenkl & Leo Chern. After about a decade of playing together as a duo they released their first collaborative CD, bringing fresh approach to the traditional music from around Europe. Radim plays the mandolin, nylon string mandolin and variety of whistles, Leo is on the keyboards. They are accompanied by bass and drums on most selections. This project is also Radim's recording debut as a lead singer. See video from a live show.
	WORLD OF MUSIC (2005) Radim Zenkl with the 'Festival of Four' quartet. Featuring classical, flamenco and world and original music. Besides quartets the CD also includes various duets and a solo piece of each member. Viviana Guzman - flute, Richard Patterson - classical guitar, Guillermo Rios - flamenco guitar, Radim - mandolin.
	RESTLESS JOY (1999) Features original solo pieces and group projects. Radim plays mandolin, mandola, Irish bouzouki, nylon string mandolin and slide mandolin on the CD. Music style corresponds with bluegrass, new age, Irish, classical and other. The techniques include finger picking and a duo-style. The guest musicians are Michael Manring, Leo Chern, Suzanne Teng, Richard Mandel, Paul Donnelly and John Hanes.
	STRINGS & WINGS (1996) Duets of mandolin with 20 different acoustic string instruments played by Zenkl with 20 guest artists including Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Tony Rice and Rob Wasserman among others. The instruments feature Paraguayan harp, sitar, koto, balalaika, bouzouki, cymbalom, hurdy gurdy and others. The music is entirely free improvisation, a soulful exchange between two musicians at a moment in time.
	CZECH IT OUT (1994) A musical palette of eight Zenkl's originals along with three Czech and Slovak traditional pieces arranged for solo mandolin, mandocello and mandolin banjo. Zenkl's own version of the "duo-style" technique allows him to sound like two mandolins simultaneously on several cuts. Other techniques feature slide mandolin, finger picking and hammering with a pencil.
	GALACTIC MANDOLIN (1992) This recording is possibly the first album of original mandolin solos ever made. The mandolin is tuned differently for each of the 13 compositions. The first piece is written in regular tuning (ee-aa-dd-gg). In each piece that follows, every other single string is tuned down a half tone (eeb-aab-ddb-ggb, ed-ag-dc-gf, etc.), thereby using all intervals from unison to octave.
	MANDOLIN PARADE (1989) A true parade of ten different mandolin family instruments and several music genres, covering bluegrass, blues, new age, Czech traditional, classical, rock, and other. Six of the twelve pieces are Zenkl's originals. The arrangements featuring solos, duets, trios and a quartet are overdubbed mostly by Zenkl, with guest musicians contributing the second mandolin, harpsichord, piano, bass and drums.

Radim is also featured on these recordings:

ARTIST	TITLE	YEAR	INSTRUMENT	LABEL	INDEX
Pozdni sber	K narozeninam	2018	mandolin, tin whistle	Good Day Records	GD 125-2
Kim Doolittle	Into the Blue	2017	mandolin	DK Records	718042
Jaroslav Samson Lenk	60 + 6	2016	mandolin, flute, didgeridoo	Studio Jumbo	JU-35
Jan Hruby	Kukulin 7	2015	tin whistle, low whistle, Irish bouzouki	Indies Happy Trails	MAM709-2
Various Artists	Meritage Acoustic: Tomorrow's Stories	2013	pennywhistle	Meritage Music/SUGO Music Group	B00GQ5RUCO
Petr Vrobel, Manor, Ger Mandolin Orchestra	Early Songs of Pilsen Mandolins	2012	mandolin	Avik	AV 035212-2
Mary McLauglin	Storybook	2012	mandolin, guitar, Irish bouzouki, pennywhistle, low whistle	Gourd Music	GM 2012
Vodopad	Carovny den	2012	pennywhistle	N333	0014-2-331
Zhasni	Na druhem nadvori	2012	mandolin	Zhasni	2012
Bohemia Cantat	Liberec 2011	2011	mandolin, mandola, voice, pennywhistle, Chinese flute (dizi), didgeridoo	BC	2011
Various Artists	Meritage Relaxation: Centered Being	2011	pennywhistle	Meritage Music	B004QTYHRS
Kim Doolittle	Live at Heather's	2010	low whistle	DaL Music	2010
Petr Vrobel	Mandolin in Time (3)	2009	mandolin	Avik	AV 030809-2
Karel Ruzicka	A 23	2009	mandolin	BIEM	2009
Zhasni	Je to tak nutny...	2009	wooden whistle	Zhasni	2009
Joe Ross	Bluegrass Alphabet	2008	pennywhistle	Zephyr Records	ZR0431
Allette Brooks	Blaze	2008	mandolin, low whistle	LAB	004
Nada Urbankova a Bokomara	Pout na Zeliv	2007	low whistle	Areca Multimedia	2007
New England Mandolin Ensemble	Sip a Little New	2007	nylon string mandolin	Neme	2007
Michael Irwin & Friends	Backroads	2007	mandolin	Prince Street	PSP-CD-04
Docuku	Domrte!	2007	wooden whistle	Indies Happy Trails	MAM 602-2
Joe Ross	The Spirit of St. Louis	2007	pennywhistle	Zephyr Records	ZR0430
Skip Henderson	The Poet and Pirate Overtures	2007	mandolin, pennywhistle	Canyon Studios	Skip 2
Richard Gilewitz	Live at the 2nd Street Theatre	2006	mandola	GillaZilla	GZ7069
Marilynn Mair	Leave Something Unexplained	2006	mandolin	QORO Productions	QP
Joe Ross	Festival Time Again	2006	pennywhistle	Zephyr Records	ZR0429
Various Artists	Tone Poets	2005	mandolin	Acoustic Disc	ACD-62
Trilogy	Far Morning	2005	pennywhistle, low whistle	Trilogy	TR1001
Havel, Sverak, Jirous, Sabach, Goldflam	Pohadky pro male i velke	2005	mandolin	Radioservis	CR0309-2-801
Various Artists	Acoustic Cheer	2005	mandolin	Acoustic Disc(digital download)	ACCD-2
Jiri Vondrak	Jiri Vondrak zpiva pisne Bulata Okudzavy	2004	mandolin, pennywhistle	Areca Multimedia	AM 80250-2
Vlasta Redl & KDJ	Dopisy z kvetin	2004	mandolin	BMG Ariola	82876558712
Mary McLauglin	Crystal Shoe	2004	mandolin, guitar, Irish bouzouki, pennywhistle, low whistle, bass recorder, Native American flute, bamboo flute (bansuri)	Gourd Music	GM 402
Jayme Kelly Curtis	Sugar & Sand	2004	mandolin, pennywhistle, fujara, didgeridoo	PurrGirl Records	PGR 002
Buty	Butykvariat	2003	mandolin, nylon string mandolin	BMG Ariola	82876558682
Charlie Cutten	Basic Transportation	2003	mandolin	CuttenGems	CG001
Sean Hutchinson	Mockingbird Mandolins	2003	mandolin	Tuza Records	Tuza-1
Jiri Pavlica, Hradistan a hoste	Sesli se IV.	2003	mandolin, mandola	Lotos	LT 0129-2331
Michael Chiarello's Sampler	Music for Casual Cooking & Dining	2003	mandolin	Sugo	SR0340
Michael Chiarello's Sampler	Seasons of Napa	2003	mandolin	Sugo	SR0339
Gypsygrass	Serendipity	2003	mandolin	Hanko Enterprises	2003
Benita Kenn	Roads	2003	mandolin, nylon string mandolin	BenKenn Music	001
Samson a jeho parta	Demaaaczech	2002	mandolin	Popron
Chuck McCabe	Bad Gravity Day	2002	mandolin	Woodshed Prod.	WS 7602
Petr Vrobel	Mandolin in Time (2)	2002	mandolin	Avik	AV 019902-2
Beppe Gambetta, Carlo Aonzo, David Grisman	Traversata	2001	mandocello	Acoustic Disc	ACD-47
Clarridge Fiddlers & Friends	My Lily	2001	mandolin	The Clarridge Family	CF 0002
Hana Joova & the Bandshees a hoste	Obdobi	2001	mandolin	Gaelachas Coisceim	GC
Apostolis	Walking	2001	mandolin	Petrovice	2001
Sampler	Best of Pupal, Radek, Marinaci & Prygal "A"	2001	mandolin	AB Studio	0002
Mel Bay Presents	Mandolin 2000	2000	mandolin	Mel Bay Publications	MB98372BCD
Sampler	Bluegrass	2000	mandolin	BMG Ariola	74321722862
Joe Ross	Crazy Zoo	2000	mandolin, Irish bouzouki, low whistle	Zephyr Records	ZR0428
Carol Denney	The Rich Will Never Be Poor	2000	mandolin	Solid Frog Productions	0001
Buty	Kapradi	1999	nylon string mandolin	BMG Ariola	74321714972
Lou Maxwell Taylor	Cheshire Tree Suite	1999	mandolin	Myshkazippy	00100
Bokomara	Hantec 3	1999	mandolin	FT Records	FT 0040
Skip Henderson	Billy Bones and Other Ditties	1999	mandolin	Canyon Studios	Skip1
Petr Hubacz a Prsten	Hance	1998	mandolin	Cesky Rozhlas	34-2311
Duo EKG-M a hoste	Pupalovy songy	1998	mandolin	AB Studio	020-2331
Dan Crary	Holiday Guitar	1997	mandolin, nylon string mandolin	Sugar Hill	SHCD-3871
Rudy Cipolla	Portrait of an American Original	1997	mandolin	Acoustic Disc	ACD-22
Buty	Rastakayakwanna	1997	mandolin, nylon string mandolin	BMG Ariola	74321483462
Mike & Lorraine McCullough	Evermore	1997	mandolin	MCCD	015
Rudolstadt Tanz & Folkfest	Sampler	1996	mandolin	Heideck	RUCD 96-1
The Young Mando Monsters	Mandolin Artistry Vol. 1	1995	mandolin	Vamp	VMP-0100
Various Artists	Sampler II	1995	mandolin	Acoustic Disc	ACDS-16
Phyllis Dunne	Joyously Dunne	1995	mandolin, mandola	Special Dunne Music	JD0995
Suzanne Holland	I Am a Mockingbird	1994	mandolin	MuscleTone	MT-02
Various Artists	Sampler	1993	mandolin	Acoustic Disc	ACDS-8
Suzanne Holland	On Dragon Wings	1993	mandolin	MuscleTone	MT-01
Secret Guide To Music	Sampler 2	1992	mandolin	Adventures in Music	AIM-67
Phil Lawrence	Mandolin Mezzotints	1991	mandolin	Mandolinimal Productions	MP-CD-003
Buzzard Song	Paul	1990	mandolin, electric mandolin	GuitarHead	GH-001
Tyrkys	Tak dost, Siesta (SP)	1988	mandolin, harmony vocal	Supraphon - Porta c.10	110275-7311

EASTERN GRASS (2023)

PROJECT BLUE MOSS (2017)

MANDOLIN PRIMER (2015)

TROUBADOUR TOUR (2010)

EUROPICK (2009)

WORLD OF MUSIC (2005)

RESTLESS JOY (1999)

STRINGS & WINGS (1996)

CZECH IT OUT (1994)

GALACTIC MANDOLIN (1992)

MANDOLIN PARADE (1989)

Radim is also featured on these recordings: