March 2026 Lindsay and Suzanne were interviewed by Latest TV and talked about the orchestra, instruments, repertoire and concerts. Striking the Right Chord: Inside Brighton’s Fretful Federation...

A Trip to Italy 2024 Five members of the Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra (FFMO) and two partners made the trip to the Le Marche region of Italy in October 2024 to meet up with members of the...

Our recent Brighton Fringe concert was videoed by William Ranieri. Some of the material is now on YouTube and there is a playlist here:-...

It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of David Hopper in January and he will be greatly missed by us all at FFMO. David grew up in Hove, and has always lived in Brighton &...

MANDOLIN WORKSHOP Chris Acquavella Masterclass comes to Town   Many of us have admired the virtuoso playing of American mandolin player Chris Acquavella, so the chance of a masterclass with...

Along with just about everyone else, the Orchestra activities in 2020 have been seriously hampered by the Covid19 pandemic. All our concerts were cancelled along with most of our rehearsals. We have...

2019 - A Busy Year The year started with the airing of our performance of 'the other ocean' on BBC Radio 3 in January. We were proud of this as the project had been a challenging undertaking for the...