I think I somehow always knew I liked Bluegrass, but I also think it's more varied than I knew. Check out this Bandcamp piece about Bluegrass on the Folkways label (our tax dollars at work!):
https://daily.bandcamp.com/2018/08/2...records-guide/
then listen to this kickass track! From the mid-60's:
Would love to listen to some recommendations, especially bluesy like this track.
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My favorite Bluegrass song is "Stagnation" by Genesis.
It's funny you should mention that one. I'm a big fan of an Americana/bluegrass band called The Other Favorites. One of their songs, "Saturn Rising" immediately reminded me of "Stagnation."Originally Posted by moecurlythanu
I talked to them after a gig in Denver, and they said the only prog they listen to is Pink Floyd. So any similarity is a coincidence.
Also, I've read that some of Chris Thile's "progressive bluegrass" is influenced by prog rock. I need to listen to more of his post-Nickel Creek work to hear it for myself.
^^ It was a slam dunk. Chris Thile is very talented, as are many Bluegrass artists. If I pick my buddy's brain, I could give many in the Bluegrass field. The one who straddles the most is Bela Fleck, but I'm guessing you knew that.
I read somewhere that Al DiMeola played bluegrass before RTF...
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I like it in a live setting, preferably sort of a dive where the walls are sweating and the folks are jamming. There's some individuals that push the envelope, like Chris Thile.
And then there's this:
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I own only one bluegrass album - Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band's "The Mountain". Bought it based on hearing this tune on the radio:
Turned out that I love the whole album. The last tune, "Pilgrim" is an absolute tear-jerker, helped to grieve my dad's passing back in 2003.
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For my money, the best in modern bluegrass were the Kentucky Colonels with Clarence White. The rest of the band were no slouches, either.
Year ago I saw banjoist Doug Dillard and champion fiddle player Byron Berline together. Their hands were moving at 100 mph!
Lou
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Now there's some freakin' legends - players that even proggers and jazz heads would be impressed with.Year ago I saw banjoist Doug Dillard and champion fiddle player Byron Berline together. Their hands were moving at 100 mph!
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
I didn't see them together, but saw them separately. Sounds like you were at the right place at the right time.
Some shows I saw with bluegrass people:
Third Annual Banjo Fiddle and Guitar Festival 1975 featuring Byron Berline, Doc Watson, Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band with guest Linda Ronstadt, for $2.50.
New Riders Of The Purple Sage and Flying Burrito Brothers, unknown '70s year, guests Doug Dillard & John Hartford for $5.
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It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
Yes, indeed. The right place (Jonathan Swift's in Cambridge, MA) and the right time (approx. 1979 or so). Just a couple weeks earlier to that show, at the same venue, I saw the Dillards, Doug's old band, with brother Rodney as the front man. Real Ozark Mountains bluegrass. They were slicker'n deer guts on a doorknob.
Lou
Looking forward to my day in court.
I'm supposed to save a seat for who?
Lou
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I'd recently discovered how amazing Chris Thile is on the mandolin and have been exploring both The Punch Brothers and his solo work. I'd always liked a little bluegrass (Glen Campbell/Bobbie Gentry) but have never delved too deeply into it, even though I have a banjo and can play a little. His album "Not all who wander are lost" is quite spectacular, but it's Punch Brothers who really intrigue me the most. Some incredible talent on display here.
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I'd have been more impressed if they did the whole thing.
I liked those guys on The Andy Griffith show. Soggy Bottom Blues always makes me cry.
The older I get, the better I was.
Both the Dillards (as the Darlings) and the Kentucky Colonels had been on Andy's show.I liked those guys on The Andy Griffith show. Soggy Bottom Blues always makes me cry
Lou
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For modern bluegrass, I like Bearfoot. For 70s bluegrass, there is a band out of Wisconsin called Piper Road Spring Band that had a great album called Kettle Morain.
The Seldom Scene Live At The Cellar Door is my no.1 album. They're soulful high harmony vocals always get me.
We saw Del McCoury Band in Newton, NJ last night. Dude is fucking 85 and still absolutely killing it! Even dealing with any hecklers, albeit in a respectful southern gentleman manner. The band is nuts, especially Jason Carter on fiddle and Ronnie McCoury on mando. Del told a cool Phish story too.
Cool! Del has the classic bluegrass looks too with that big pompadour! I could go for a good bluegrass show right now!
10/10 show. My wife who can sometimes have "enough" bluegrass after 3 or 4 songs was basically disappointing when it ended. It was that good and compelling. His stories with playing with Bill Monroe in the 60s were detailed like it happened yesterday. The guy is a national treasure and superhuman at the same time. This lifestyle on the road isn't easy for anybody at any age, and here he is. His guitar RH strumming is a thing of beauty, so fluent and he hits those G runs absolutely perfectly.
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