Mike Marshall & Edgar Meyer

**vedauwoorocks** · Nov-19-2004, 8:54pm

Has anyone caught these two in concert? I think it is quite unique and would recommend it. Marshall plays the mandolin in a fashion that seems to have a small part of most of the great mando players in his style.
Meyer plays the stand up bass like a cello at times. However, I cannot figure out the rigging he has at the headstock.
Sorry if this has been brought up before,
Fred

**SternART** · Nov-19-2004, 9:29pm

That bass rigging is common on classical players instruments......allows them to go even lower.....
I've seen this duo a coupla times.......two complete masters interacting on classical,
jazz, choro, traditional tunes, originals by both of them.. Edgar can indeed play
bass like a cello, he can even bow fiddle tunes. They play great together.
Edgar is going to be touring as a duet with Thile too. I have tickets for their SF gig.

**Greg H.** · Nov-19-2004, 9:57pm

I saw them a few years back. They played in a small church (with great acoustics) to a crowd of probably 150-200. They played it w/o any amplification and sounded great. We were about 6 rows back and could hear every note--though my impression was that even the back row could hear things quite well. One of the best shows I've seen in a long, long time!

**vedauwoorocks** · Nov-19-2004, 10:33pm

Wow...where is the tour info for the Thile and Meyer tour dates?
By the way, this concert was at the Kentucky Center for The Performing Arts in Louisville. I snagged a table down in front. This was as good as it gets.
--Fred

**Peter Hackman** · Nov-20-2004, 4:55am

Originally Posted by (SternART @ Nov. 19 2004, 22:29)

jazz, choro, traditional tunes, originals by both of them.. Edgar can indeed play
bass like a cello, he can even bow fiddle tunes. They play

Yes, he plays with great agility. However, his attempt
at playing Bach cello pieces on the bass didn't work.
Seems all the attack and tension was lost in the translation.
Apart from that I am a great admirer of his playing and composing.

**LilCreekster** · Nov-20-2004, 10:26pm

Originally Posted by

Wow...where is the tour info for the Thile and Meyer tour dates?

I've got 12 of the 13 (still missing one!) posted on Green & Gray. Here's a link:

www.greenandgray.net/ct_schedule.html

I'm not sure why the schedules never made it to Edgars site or the NC site, must be a hiccup somewhere. I did some digging on the web & these are the shows I found.

I also just updated Mike's schedule, more dates with Edgar added, definately a show worth catching!!!!

www.mikemarshall.net/concerts.html

**Christine W** · Nov-22-2004, 6:47am

vedauwoorocks, QUOTE: "his concert was at the Kentucky Center for The Performing Arts in Louisville. I snagged a table down in front. This was as good as it gets. "
--Fred

I was at that show also at a table right in front and it about blew me away. What an inspiring performance! Musicainship at it's finest.

**Tom C** · Nov-22-2004, 6:52am

About 3 years ago I saw Mike Marshall, Edgar Meyer,Sam Bush and Joshua Bell.
Pretty cool.

**AlanN** · Nov-22-2004, 6:54am

Edgar is something, the way he drapes himself over that bass, like Dracula or something

I heard him with Bobby Clark and Cathy Chiavola a long time ago; he took a well-crafted solo on ever tune they did, simply mahvelous.

**Christine W** · Nov-22-2004, 7:09am

They did a Bulgarian piece I think it was second to last -it gave me chills- Mike's playing was phenominal and the way Edgar makes that Bass sing...... ok I'll quit drooling.

**mad dawg** · Jan-20-2005, 7:21pm

They are going to be in San Francisco this Saturday. Any idea as to what pieces or genres might be on the program?

**SternART** · Jan-20-2005, 7:57pm

I though it was Meyer & Thile.......is Mike sitting in?

**mad dawg** · Jan-21-2005, 8:57am

Ooops, you are correct --- it's Thile and Meyer (I posted this in the wrong thread).

**jamman** · Jan-21-2005, 10:36am

Slightly off topic... the Edgar and Bela cd "Music for Two" is another mind blowing project. IMO no one exploits dissonance and tonic as well as Edgar.

**glauber** · Jan-21-2005, 11:24am

Originally Posted by (SternART @ Nov. 19 2004, 22:29)

That bass rigging is common on classical players instruments......allows them to go even lower.....

I think i know what you're talking about. It's a lever that changes the lowest string from E to C. Looks fugly, but i guess it's useful for playing Cello pieces or anything that might require a low C.

**violmando** · Jan-21-2005, 1:54pm

I have to disagree about Edgar Meyer and the Bach suites--I think his recording in phenominal, altho' as a bassist myself, I think they are better left to cello! Yes, his headstock has a low C extension so you can play lower--the scary part is if decide to add one to a bass that doesn't have one---major operation. I personally feel that Meyer is the best bassist out there.