"There Is A Time"

[NursingDaBlues]

Just like this song. Here are two versions: classic and recent.

The Dillards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFU10kFu90I




John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band (aka J2B2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q0q_s5aSlg



Hope you enjoy.

BTW, at one time Herb Pedersen (banjo player with J2B2) was a member of the Dillards, replacing Doug Dillard on banjo.

[Roger Moss]

I was always big fan of the Darlings.

[allenhopkins]

This song came up in the "Bluegrass" forum, I think, when there was a discussion of BG songs in a minor key. There aren't a huge number, in my experience, but this is a good'un.

[KEB]

Billy Strings played this at his DelFest late night show, and it's been running through my head nonstop for the last week or so. The only other version I can remember hearing was the one from Andy Griffith.

[Cheryl Watson]

I taught the melody of this tune to a student who requested the Dillard's version, which is, if I remember correctly, in the key of Am. Then, we learned a slightly simplified mandolin break (the 2nd mandolin break) of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's version, which is in Dm. I really like the Jorgenson version also. This falls under the saying, "Trust a simple song." It's a good one!

[soliver]

Great song!... adding it to my list of songs to learn!

[Roger Moss]

Just had to throw this one in the mix...


https://youtu.be/oELWmTVR_j4

[HonketyHank]

I am not a guitar player, so I have an innocent question:

Just what kind of picking is Andy doing in the first half of this song? In my ignorance, I have to say it just looks pretty strange.

[Ivan Kelsall]

I have the 2 original Dillards LPs from back when they were first released,& also the CDs of them. I don't know who did the mastering,but when i play them,there's no 2 tunes played in any 'exact key' - they're all a tad # or b,& i play them on a strobe. speed adjustable record deck. Nevertheless,they're 2 great recordings - ''Backporch Bluegrass'' & ''Live - Almost'',should be in every Bluegrass lover's collection.

Here's a favourite clip of mine - Rodney Dillard & Mitch Jayne,
Ivan

[NursingDaBlues]

I am not a guitar player, so I have an innocent question:

Just what kind of picking is Andy doing in the first half of this song? In my ignorance, I have to say it just looks pretty strange.

I’ve not knowingly heard a name for that particular style. However, it's one I've seen used by a few older folk artists, a handful of similar aged country singers, and some American roots guitar players. I was once told that Maybelle Carter had a similar approach, but I can’t attest to that. Harry Tuft, who is a much-lauded folk singer in Colorado, primarily uses that style; if you have any interest, you can YouTube him and see a handful of videos of his picking.

Essentially, instead of using downstrokes when playing a chord, two or three notes of the chord are plucked (or occasionally strummed with an upstroke) along with an alternating bass line.

This is pure conjecture on my part, but it would appear that it's pretty much a self-taught style that came out of the Appalachias. I also assume that Travis picking evolved from it.

Andy Griffith was a pretty fair picker. His playing style complemented his singing and the songs in his repertoire.

Sorry. That's all I got. But good question.

[Roger Moss]

Wikipedia on "Mother" Maybelle Carter...

"Maybelle, who played autoharp and banjo as well as being the group's guitarist, created a unique sound for the group with her innovative 'scratch' style of guitar playing, where she used her thumb to play melody on the bass and middle strings, and her index finger to fill out the rhythm. Although Maybelle herself had first picked up this technique from the guitarist Lesley Riddle, it became widely known as Carter Family picking, an indication of the group's pivotal role in popularizing the style."

[Cheryl Watson]

I don't hear Andy's guitar very much which is a soft fingerstyle, I hear the guitar being flatpicked by the Dillard's guitar player.

[Roger Moss]

I don't hear Andy's guitar very much which is a soft fingerstyle, I hear the guitar being flatpicked by the Dillard's guitar player.

Not so soft or wholesome as Sheriff Taylor, but Andy just the same...

https://youtu.be/rP1RM4k7hV8