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Punch Brothers are the best traditional bluegrass band on the circuit now. The music is in excellent hands.
Yes.
There are separate and distinct approaches but they are connected and IMO "old time" for what ever that definition is worth :)
I would think of the distinctions as..
Piano rags "Classic"...
You'd probably do just as well to pack up and head to Nashville and find your collaborators there.
I think that it is a bit surprising that there are dozens of "Hot Licks" instructional tapes and videos but almost nothing on the most important aspects of the music, rhythm and singing.
As others...
If I had to define bluegrass for a complete newcomer, I'd play them Earl Taylor and Jim McCall's LP, Blue Grass Favorites.
There it is!
Head out to Breaking Up Winter this afternoon if you're interested in old time music.
http://notsba.org/breakin-up-winter/
Otherwise, don't really know of any "ragtime" per se. There is an old...
Are you learning because you want to play bluegrass for fun or or are you trying to play professionally? The answer to that question would have an impact on how to proceed.
[QUOTE=st_brickworks;1261478]Genuine hillbilly back-porch pickers, much love to you, but this post is not for you.
I've been getting more and more into bluegrass for the last five years or so, and...
"On one hand, Southern Flavor is one of my favorite tunes to play. I play the lead very differently from Monroe's way of playing it, but the melody and chord progression of the B part are always...
Thought that Open Road fans might be interested to know that Brad Folk has a new band. Here is a video from IBMA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm9tS4YRqHQ
They have a tour planned for...
what days/nights will you be in town? (I could make suggestions that would fit with your schedule)
What are you interested in? Food? Music? History?
While not transcribed, there are some slowed down versions of Son Huasteco fiddle tunes to be found here:
http://www.oldtownschool.org/connect/fiddleclub/page/14/
You don't need to have a high voice to sing bluegrass.
ps..you mentioned that you were from the Milwaukee area. You have a bunch of great, real deal bluegrass musicians near you. The folks that play...
Bill Monroe and his sidemen were innovators of major importance. While Monroe was a key figure, I would argue that Jimmy Martin is the one that has had the greatest stylistic influence on the modern...
I think that Richard "Curly" Lambert (rather than Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert) was the mandolin player on that session but I still believe that it was indeed Ralph fingerpicking the mandolin on East...
Ralph is fingerpicking the mandolin on this cut.
Paul Williams sang tenor and played mandolin on both of those Decca recordings.
http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2012/03/28/earl-scruggs-country-music-hall-of-famer-dies-at-age-88/
As I had mentioned in my earlier post, I don't think Jimmy was telling McEuen off. Rather, I think he was giving him a a poke in fun for missing his kick.
I respectfully disagree that the "Circle" project is sub par. Perhaps another close listen would change your perspective. As to the musicians not being up to Monroe's standards...well...Ol' Bill hit...
Mercy...I know who scanned this photo. It is amazing how stuff hops around the internet from a single, initial posting.
It is a great image.
There are a handful of recordings out there of pre WWII blues mandolin that use an octave tuning on the lower (G, D) courses. To set up for that tuning, remove one of the wound strings on each...
I've been thinking about the musical value (or lack thereof) of public jams. One of the main problems of unorganized bluegrass jams is that the music (especially the rhythm) is really ragged. It is...