Part. 1. Historical overview. The barbering tradition and the mandolin -- Ballo liscio in America -- The mandolin craze in the Bay Area -- The rosy-fingered dawn -- Aurora's sister orchestras --
pt. 2. Biographical sketches of Italian-American mandolinists. The string wizards : the Andrini brothers -- Palpito d' amore : Pete Tarzia's musical pulse -- St. Francis with a mandolin : Rudy Cipolla -- Mattinata di Matteo : Matteo Casserino -- The golden triangle : Tony Flores -- Play me a Tunzi! : Riccardo Tunzi -- The duo-style-playing Valentino : Gino Pellegrini -- App. A. Publishers' music catalogs -- App. B. Mandolin orchestra repertoire lists -- App. C. Mandolin orchestra membership -- App. D. Individual mandolin players' repertore lists -- App. E. Composition written by mandolinists -- App. F. Concert programs -- App. G. Bibliography and source material recordings -- App. H. Public domain lists.