Thanks for these comments, OlDanTucker, Joseph5234, and John Van Zandt. We'll definitely check out Butterfly Bar, and the barn dance also sounds good. Being from the Northeast, I've had some contra...
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Thanks for these comments, OlDanTucker, Joseph5234, and John Van Zandt. We'll definitely check out Butterfly Bar, and the barn dance also sounds good. Being from the Northeast, I've had some contra...
Sweet. Thanks for the info. Looking forward to checking this out.
Thanks for these great tips. I'll look into these folks. We visited Barton Springs during a June visit to look for housing. Awesome spot. Very... aromatic. My dog will love "Barking Springs" as well....
Bumping this thread because we are, in fact, moving to Austin. I just wanted to see if anyone else might pop up with more ideas. I checked out the jam at Oscar Blues brewing on a recent visit. Nice...
Thanks for this info. Pearl seems not too far away for a monthly deal.
Yeah, this is kind of what I'm afraid of. What's rather incredible about the Boston scene is that there are a ton of pros...
Thanks. I've seen that page, and it has some good links. Curious about the inside scoop, though, if anyone would like to share.
I'm looking to get some info on the bluegrass scene in and around Austin, Texas. By the scene, I don't mean just the places to take in a professional show, although I'm into that sort of thing, of...
Thanks for these great suggestions, Allen. Is the Johnny's bluegrass night just a show, or is there picking, too?
I will be in Rochester for the month of September and possibly longer and am interested in learning about picks in the area. There are previous posts on this forum inquiring about Rochester, but it's...
He does, and very well. He knows a tremendous amount. I met through a mutual friend shortly after I began playing, and he spent two hours just showing me basics. I suggest you all check out his...
This whole album is wonderful. I love Joe's ear for space. His music breathes to an extent that mandolin playing, even really good mandolin playing, rarely does.
As good as the whole package is,...
Thanks, John, for the additional info. Is it available in brick-and-mortar stores (maybe Music Emporium, 'round these parts)? Or will a preview be available on amazon? It would be helpful to flip...
Huge fan of Andy. A wild man on the mandolin, who comes by it honestly. Steeped in every tradition, and a creator of his own.
I played Flatbush Waltz for my parents' 30th anniversary. They were in...
What has always distinguished your music in my mind is your remarkable skill as both an improviser and a songwriter. I don't think anyone in improvised acoustic music is even close to your equal when...
Wonderful news. Butch's style is inspiring, and Scott Vestal is one of my favorite five-finger players. I don't know Van Manakas's playing, but Butch would not cut a CD with just anyone; and, of...
Thanks Jeremy. Looks like whoever uploaded the video to youtube got his name wrong.
I chanced upon this video today, and I was so impressed, I immediately had to transcribe the tune. I have no idea who Tyler Abdah, the musician, is, and google isn't helping out. This video and...
Let me get this straight. Posting a mild criticism of a work of art is suddenly some kind of sin, so unsavory that it demands a public shaming on the front page of the site? Is there a rule somewhere...
That is a great pic of Dawg and Frank Wakefield.
You can hear the full version with Mike Marshall's trio here. This is as much chamber music as country, but there's no "new acoustic" category at the Grammys, so country it is.
I recently saw Mike...
There's a relevant chapter in The Bluegrass reader.
rnjl: Please do share the BU issue number, if you get a chance.
Last February I attended the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival outside Boston and had the good fortune to hear Dry Branch Fire Squad play a rousing set. Ron Thomason and Brian Aldridge also hosted a panel...
This could be The Dillards as well. They have a very fine version of it on Back Porch Bluegrass / Wheatstraw Suite (I forget which, but the discs usually come together).
I don't like most of what...
There was an excellent article on this subject in Scientific American a few years ago. At this point, if you're not a subscriber, you'll have to get it from your library, but there's also an...
A few weeks back I woke up in a cabin on a lake in Maine after a day of hiking a small but grueling portion of the Appalachian Trail. I went out onto the dock, coffee in-hand, and picked the mando as...