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cooper4205
Oct-03-2007, 12:45am
Anyone know of any recordings of Bluegrass in the Backwoods that have a good mando break?

swampstomper
Oct-03-2007, 1:35am
The original by KB (Frost on the Pumpkin (http://www.countysales.com/php-bin/ecomm4/products.php?category_id=&product_id=3099&prev_id=4509&next_id=4533) project) has no mando, only a dynamite banjo solo by Bob Black. It is of course the definitive version and is noted out in the Fiddler's Fakebook.

Bob then recorded it with his own band Perfect Strangers (http://www.countysales.com/php-bin/ecomm4/products.php?category_id=&product_id=3341&prev_id=4533&next_id=3148); this has a mando break by Jody Stecher which I do not care for, but YMMV.

Aubrey Haney recorded in on The Bluegrass Fiddle album (http://www.countysales.com/php-bin/ecomm4/products.php?category_id=&product_id=3325&prev_id=&next_id=4509); this has a good mando break by Sam Bush (typical Sam, great rhythm and lots of ornamentation), unfortunately only the D and E parts -- yes this is a Five-Part tune!!. Aubrey plays very close to KB style.

It's a great tune and I've been working it over for years.

AlanN
Oct-03-2007, 3:58am
Raymond Legere.