Sudden Inspiration

**re simmers** · Jun-01-2012, 9:28pm

Mike Compton plays Dusty Miller on a video on his website. It is fantastic. That tune really never did much for me, even though there are many fine renditions. But Compton can really pull a good deep, rich tone with his great right hand. Just saw it. And I am inspired to learn to play it correctly, rather than my cheap jam session version.

Have you ever heard the perfect rendition of a certain tune that gave you chills...and sudden inspiration to play it right on the mandolin? Mike Compton's Dusty Miller is it today!

Bob

**Ivan Kelsall** · Jun-02-2012, 2:10am

Is it this one Bob ? - http://youtu.be/bdxLI9r-2K0 I've had that clip on my PC for a while now. It's one of my favourite tunes & i was looking for a good version.I think that Mike C's is about the best i've found on YouTube. Shad Cobb does a terrific job with the Fiddle part,
Ivan

**re simmers** · Jun-02-2012, 5:20am

Yep, That's the one.

**Bernie Daniel** · Jun-02-2012, 6:20am

I think Mike has another more recent Dusty Miller video -- I thought I saw it on the Taterbug mando facebook site -- its a solo effort? But the technique he uses is on both are same -- the density of sound that he produces is pretty remarkable.

**Gerry Hastie** · Jun-02-2012, 6:28am

Oh yes, many times have I had this! Examples being: I Am A Pilgrim from Tone Poems by Grisman & Rice; Bluegrass Stomp by Grisman & Watson - i heard that tune a whole different way and Rory Gallacher's Going To My Home Town by Luke Plumb's group Funky String Band. I heard that song and the mandolin part in a way that inspired me do something of my own with it.

**OldSausage** · Jun-02-2012, 7:00am

The same thing happenned to me back in 2009 when I made this video. I'm still trying to get it right today.

**Denny Gies** · Jun-02-2012, 7:05am

Herschel Sizemore's "Grey Eagle" did it to me.

**Ken_P** · Jun-02-2012, 7:55pm

Compton does absolutely nothing for me, but the top link on that video is to David Grier, who I could listen to for hours. Just about anything he does solo drives me right to my guitar until I realize that I will never be able to get 1/10th of his sound.

**Ivan Kelsall** · Jun-02-2012, 11:46pm

From Denny Gies - "Herschel Sizemore's "Grey Eagle" did it to me." .That's a finger buster for sure,but it was his classic tune "Rebecca" that was a 'must learn' tune for me,
Ivan