http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/ en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:26:26 GMT vBulletin 1 http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/ http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56642&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:40:20 GMT Got a chance to see my very first bluegrass show a week ago. And of all shows to see it was Rick Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. Played out here in... Got a chance to see my very first bluegrass show a week ago.
And of all shows to see it was Rick Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder.
Played out here in Connecticut at the Bushnell Hall in Hartford.
I'd bought a ticket for myself only (seeing as I've managed no converts to the music ...YET),
and finally managed to wangle a friend (a prog rock/metal devotee)
to go just to hang out (tix were cheap at 40.00 a pop).
He hadn't bought one yet, so he got his at the ticket office.
Asked if we could sit together (ticket exchange), and the girl at the window
said sure and she may be able to get us near where I was seated originally, about 6 rows up and on the end.
Tickets were procured, and the attendant brought us to our new seats.

FRONT ROW CENTER!!!!:disbelief:

My first grass show, it's Ricky Skaggs, and here I am staring up his nostrils the entire time!
Show was awesome! Went through just about everything that you'd imagine, and by the time they got to
"Simple Life", "Pig in a Pen" , and "Uncle Pen" I was in ....ahem......might as well say it........."hog heaven".:redface:
Andy Leftwich and Jim Mills did a meet and greet afterward and we ended up getting Andy's new disc and Jim's new Gibson Mastertone banjo book (a great read, even if isn't about mandos).
They played like they were on fire, for about 2 hours,
and I'm not sure, but I think I may have made a convert to the acoustic side. ]]> Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants Yellowdog http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56642 http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56589&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:03:29 GMT One of my favorites.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcD1P...eature=related ]]> Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants Dando http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56589 http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56556&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:27:15 GMT Anybody messing around with this one, off Sam's new disc Circles Around Me?

I sat down with it last night, and it didn't take long to get a pretty good start on it. Gm, Bb, and D for the most part, one spot where it might go to Cm. Really, really fun tune. There are about 3 spots where it resolves so beautifully that I could just sit and play them over and over.

I love the sweet, sad strings and harmony picking, and Scott Vestal's marvelously nuanced banjo. What an absolutely gorgeous tune - like Monroe, except with Sam' touch. ]]> Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants tree http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56556 http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56555&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:17:32 GMT Interesting essay....author constructs an analogy between the big bang theory and the birth of bluegrass. .... Interesting essay....author constructs an analogy between the big bang theory and the birth of bluegrass. .
http://www.bluegrasswest.com/ideas/bigbang_2005.htm ]]> Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants John Kasley http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56555 http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56504&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:44:55 GMT Wanted to alert all mandos out there about this interview. Hope you can tune in! Dixie Bee-Liner - Buddy Woodward, mandolinist and co-manager of... Wanted to alert all mandos out there about this interview. Hope you can tune in!

Dixie Bee-Liner - Buddy Woodward, mandolinist and co-manager of the group, will be a guest this Friday (11/13) at 11:00 am (ET) on WFDU’s “Lonesome Pine RFD” heard on 89.1 FM in the New York City metro area or via live streaming on www.wfdu.fm. Buddy will join host Carol Beaugard to discuss the band’s sophomore release on Pinecastle, ‘Susanville’.

Listeners within broadcast range can tune into 89.1 FM in the New York City metro area or online via live streaming on www.wfdu.fm. If you miss it, you can always catch it later by going to WFDU's web site for their Audio archives for the next two weeks. The show will be taped for later broadcast on WAMU’s ‘Bluegrass Country’ in Washington, D.C. Visit www.BluegrassCountry.org for broadcast times.

Each of the album’s 19 songs is a vignette about different people traveling in different cars or trucks on highways in America, all headed to or from Susanville. It’s one of several bluegrass concept records the band’s been planning and the songs center around journeys and destinations. ]]> Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants Carol Beaugard http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56504 http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56465&goto=newpost Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:42:14 GMT I was wondering if anyone had heard about some new music from her and Union Station? It seems like it's been awhile since her last album. ]]> Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants FrDNicholas http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56465 http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56446&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:03:24 GMT So Blue Highwa (http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/blue-highway-15th-anniversary/)y has been together for 15 years now, with the same group of guys that... So Blue Highway has been together for 15 years now, with the same group of guys that started the band. That is pretty cool. And Shawn Lane is definitely my favorite bluegrass mandolinist, he is just awesome! ]]> Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants Dfyngravity http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56446 http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56420&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:36:42 GMT Any recommendations for a bluegrass christmas album? I looked at Amazon and really could not tell what would be good or not. I have to be... Any recommendations for a bluegrass christmas album? I looked at Amazon and really could not tell what would be good or not.

I have to be honest and admit that I enjoy the vocals of current bluegrass groups more than I do older groups. Not bashing, they got us where we are today, but I think especially for a Christmas album I would like something more current. I am not opposed to a various artist recording either. ]]> Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants Chris Wofford http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56420 http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56413&goto=newpost Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:14:25 GMT Hi folks,
I'm haveing a heck of a time figuring out the chords to Sam Bush's "Souvenir Bottles" and I have tried all over the web and can't find a single thing. Hope someone can help. Have a great day all.'

Chris:mandosmiley: ]]> Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants rossidearstoned1a http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56413 http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56383&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:52:24 GMT Saw this over in the Rock section and thought it might be time to post our "Best of 2009" for bluegrass (yes, these should be recordings that were released in 2009). Here's mine:

The Gibson Brothers – Ring The Bell – www.gibsonbrothers.com
Jim Lauderdale – Could We Get Any Closer? – www.jimlauderdale.com
Jeremy Garrett – I Am A Stranger – www.garrettgrass.com
Johnny Williams – Last Day of Galax - http://www.jeanettewilliams.com/cd-j...ayofgalax.html
Chris Jones & The Nightdrivers – Cloud of Dust – www.chrisjonesmusic.com
Ivan Rosenberg – Clawhammer and Dobro – www.ivanrosenberg.com
Dale Ann Bradley – Don’t Turn Your Back – www.daleann.com
Adam Steffey – One More For The Road - www.myspace.com/adamsteffey
Sawmill Road – Fire On The Kettle – www.sawmillroad.net
Chris Pandolfi – Looking Glass – www.chrispandolfi.com ]]> Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants mandopete http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56383